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Two Embilipitiya houses frozen over alleged drug proceeds under money laundering law
Illegal Assets Investigation Division froze two Embilipitiya properties valued at Rs. 150 million in alleged drug-trafficking case.
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Weapons cache dug up at Hanwella cemetery after 'Bus Lalith' questioning
T-56 rifle, repeater gun and pistol recovered from underground cache near Hanwella cemetery — police link to gang activity.
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Five arrested over illegal excavation for artifacts in Hingurakgoda
Police raided the Thalpotha area of the Hingurakgoda division and arrested five men aged 19 to 49 from Polonnaruwa and Pulasthigama.
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Man held at Kalugala roadblock carrying drugs from Colombo to Hatton
Polpitiya Police arrest suspect from Dikoya tea estate with ICE and cannabis — largest haul in region in recent months.
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'Kos Malli' brother-in-law hacked to death at Oban Place, Dehiwala
Four men in a three-wheeler killed the 46-year-old brother-in-law of 'Kos Malli' at Dehiwala. Four suspects have been arrested and the victim identified.
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Road accident in Kotadeniyawa leads police to 350g of 'Ice'
Two motorcyclists injured in a collision with a bus were arrested after officers investigating the crash found crystal methamphetamine in their bags.
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Further evidence in CIABOC case against Kumara Jayakody fixed for October 5
A former Lanka Fertilizer chairman told the Colombo High Court a 2014 road-carpeting contract was paid Rs. 8.8mn in advance but never carried out.
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Namal Rajapaksa allowed home-cooked meals in remand as Shiranthi visits prison
Prisons say the remanded MP may receive food from home and up to three visitors a day, under special security arrangements around his ward.
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Namal Rajapaksa to attend Parliament from remand custody on Tuesday
The remanded SLPP MP wrote to the Secretary General requesting facilities to sit; she has asked the Commissioner General of Prisons to make the arrangements.
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Two drug suspects escape from Pallekele Open Prison Camp
Prisons Spokesman Senaka Palletenna says the two were held over drug offences; the escape was found during a routine check and police have joined the search.
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PM says social media abuse of children and women shows need for a cultured society
Harini Amarasuriya told the Gampaha Literary Festival that a cultured person is formed by literature and the arts, not by memorised book knowledge.
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Ditwah select committee questions police officers as report deadline nears
Senior police officers from Ditwah-hit districts and ex-MP Nimal Piyatissa faced the Jayatissa select committee, whose report is due September 19.
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Colombo traffic plan issued for Rajnath Singh's visit, with IPKF memorial on the itinerary
Police set rolling restrictions for Defence Minister Singh's visit Sept 8–10, with IPKF memorial and Nuwara Eliya on itinerary.
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Premadasa adds foreign investment to his case against the 22nd Amendment
Opposition Leader warns judiciary as election issue — Matale rally audience doubts foreign investment will return under uncertainty.
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Deputy minister presses Airbus case against Namal Rajapaksa, turning fire on the UNP
Ruwan Senarath says Airbus officials gave evidence four times and alleges Rs. 100mn reached Namal Rajapaksa, while attacking UNP criticism of the arrest.
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Expressway service area land leased for 99 years at Rs. 10,000 a year, minister says
Transport Ministry leases Welipenna service area for 99 years to private operator — first concessional arrangement on expressway.
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UN offers support for Ditwah resettlement as El Niño preparedness discussed
UN Resident Coordinator meets Chief of Staff on Ditwah resettlement coordination and humanitarian assistance arrangements.
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Sri Lanka records 34 underworld shootings this year, 17 dead
Police report 34 gang-linked shootings this year, 17 fatal — underworld violence continues amid crackdown on narcotics networks.
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UN rights report cites Mahinda and Ranil cases as Geneva session opens
OHCHR report links Sri Lanka rights record to corruption — notes Airbus cancellation compensation and prior debt management issues.
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Herath meets UN Resident Coordinator to set Sri Lanka's priorities for UNGA
Talks with Marc-André Franche covered the 81st General Assembly session, the UN80 process and Sri Lanka's third Voluntary National Review on the SDGs.
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Wijepala says drug pills have reached rural schools, cites 70% of inmates
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala says 70% of inmates face drug charges — but his 40,000 figure matches the entire prison population.
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Yoshitha Rajapaksa withdraws Supreme Court petition against conspiracy charge
Special leave to appeal petition seeking to halt the money laundering trial withdrawn; the case returns to the Colombo High Court on September 10.
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Cardinal Ranjith asks fishing community not to let boats carry drugs
The Archbishop of Colombo told a Beruwala congregation that much of the country's drug supply arrives by sea, and appealed directly to fishing crews.
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About 2,200 rounds of ammunition found in abandoned Palaly well
Residents cleaning an old well in Anthonypuram, Jaffna found the rounds submerged in the water. Police suspect they were hidden during the war.