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SJB Invites UNP Members to Join May Day Rally at Maligawatta Stadium
Marikkar says SJB will hold 'biggest' May Day rally on May 1 at Maligawatta; cites World Bank finding that a third of Sri Lankans are below poverty line.
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TRCSL to Consider Lal Kantha's Complaint Against TV Channel
Regulator will decide after Mass Media Ministry conclusions; minister alleges the channel breached frequency licence conditions on a continuous basis.
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Free Lawyers' Gunaratne Accuses President, Finance Secretary Over Treasury USD 2.5M Theft
President's Counsel Maithri Gunaratne says both the President and Finance Secretary should be held responsible; five officials already interdicted.
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Committee Majority Blocks Bid to Summon President, Bimal Over 323 Containers
Parliamentary committee's government-side majority rejects opposition request to summon President AKD and former Ports Minister Bimal Rathnayake as witnesses.
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ABC Rejects Lal Kantha's Rs. 10Bn Claim, Threatens Counter-Action
Hiru TV operator says the minister 'does not possess a reputation capable of being tarnished' and alleges his own asset declaration violated the law.
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Prosecution Names Salley as 'Key Driving Force' Behind Easter Attacks
ASG Dileepa Peiris tells Colombo Fort Magistrate former SIS chief Suresh Salley was the key force behind the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.
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Balapitiya Court Sentences Man to Death for 2008 Police Constable Murder
Balapitiya High Court sentences 'Kalutara Chuti' to death for the 2008 Baddegama police constable murder, acquitting three co-accused after 18 years.
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Cabinet Appoints Expert Committee to Enforce Easter Probe Recommendations
Cabinet approves counter-terrorism expert committee under Presidential Secretariat to monitor implementation of 2021 PCOI Easter Sunday recommendations.
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Cabinet Clears New Methodology for Inter-Provincial Bus Permits
Cabinet approves revised NTC framework for inter-provincial passenger transport permits under 2025 amendment act.
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Cabinet Clears Housing Policy Overhaul and NHDA Stalled Projects Review
Cabinet approves revision of 2019 National Housing Policy and appoints expert committee to examine stalled NHDA construction projects.
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Cabinet Approves Six Short-Term Drug Rehabilitation Centres
Public Security Minister's proposal clears Cabinet; new NDDCB facilities will target narcotic and psychotropic substance dependence.
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Retired Health Ministry Legal Officer Remanded in CIABOC Lease Bribery Probe
Former Chief Legal Officer Ahmad Riyasa Ahmad accused of demanding Rs. 4.1 million to prepare Ministry of Health lease extensions; remanded until May 5.
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CIABOC Asks Parliament to Cancel Witness Transfer in Deputy Secy General Probe
CIABOC asks Parliament's Secretary General to delay transferring a key witness in its probe of suspended Deputy Secy General Chaminda Kularatne.
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GL Peiris: Only Chief Justice Can Set Up Trial-at-Bar for Ranil Case
Prof. GL Peiris says only the Chief Justice can convene a Trial-at-Bar, challenging the government's move on Ranil Wickremesinghe's Rs. 16.2 million case.
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Iraj Pathiraja Confirmed as Permanent Immigration Controller General
Cabinet approves permanent appointment of SLAS Special Grade officer Iraj Chaminda Pathiraja as Controller General of Immigration and Emigration.
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Around 20 Injured as Bus Veers Off Road Near Kinniya
A Trincomalee–Mutur private bus crashed into a tree near the Upparu-aru Bridge; four passengers are in intensive care and three in ICU transfers.
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Man Impersonated PM Secretary's Spouse to Broker School Admissions, Police Say
Borella resident, convicted twice before, created fake Facebook accounts claiming his wife was the Prime Minister's Personal Secretary.
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Mass Media Ministry to Investigate Hiru TV on Minister and CPC Complaints
Cabinet Spokesperson confirms Ministry Secretary will probe licence conditions after complaints from Lal Kantha and CPC; TRCSL running parallel review.
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Minister to Review Why MPs Pay Lower Income Tax Than Ordinary Earners
Cabinet Spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa says he will examine which MP salary components are APIT-exempt after a disparity with private-sector employees.
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Opposition Seeks to Summon President, Bimal Rathnayake Over 323 Uninspected Containers
Opposition MPs want the parliamentary committee probing 323 uninspected Colombo containers to summon President AKD and former Ports Minister Bimal Rathnayake.
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Coal Inquiry Commission Formally Begins Operations at Hulftsdorp
The Presidential Commission investigating coal transactions has opened its Hulftsdorp office under SC Justice Kulatunga, covering imports to April 16.
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Police Donate Rs. 9.6 Million to Cyclone Ditwah Rebuilding Fund
Police officers contribute Rs. 9.68 million from a one-day salary to the Rebuilding Sri Lanka Fund, taking total police donations past Rs. 74 million.
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Socialist People's Forum Slams NPP Over Withheld Tamil Literary Works at Customs
Books by Tamil writer Pradeepan Deepachelvan held at Customs for weeks; Forum says unread works treated as national security threat.
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Premalal Jayasekara Released on Bail, Passport Impounded
The former State Minister was granted bail by the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate's Court on Tuesday after his arrest over an alleged firearm threat.