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Sri Lankan's five-year Saudi sentence reportedly raised to death on his own appeal
Anojan Sivarasa faces death sentence in Saudi Arabia after appellate court raised five-year jail term.
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Ditwah select committee to summon Pradeshiya Sabhas and Municipal Councils
Ditwah committee opens new inquiry into local authority communication during cyclone, day before report due.
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78,368 have lost their livelihoods to the drought — and the Labour Ministry says it has no way to help them
Parliament was given a seven-district breakdown of drought livelihood losses. The Deputy Labour Minister says his ministry's remit stops at the formal sector.
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350 health attendants appointed to Northern Province hospitals
Appointment letters went to 350 health attendants recruited under the Line Ministry and the Northern Provincial Council, with 50 posted to Jaffna institutions.
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Police freeze over Rs. 125 million in assets in two drug trafficking probes
Restraining orders cover houses and land in Hunupitiya and a luxury Toyota SUV traced to a Thanamalwila suspect, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
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'Kudu Salindu' cash collector and wife held at Ratmalana with Rs. 6.3 million
Ratmalana couple arrested with Rs. 6.3m, paid Rs. 150k/month to distribute drugs and collect cash.
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Namal Rajapaksa back before the Chief Magistrate today as Airbus bribery case is called
SLPP organiser remanded until 29 Sept; court sets bail timetable and orders contempt probe.
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Navy rescues harbour pilot who fell overboard off Colombo Port
The pilot fell into the water while trying to board an incoming merchant vessel. An Inshore Patrol Craft already on station pulled him out.
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China and Sri Lanka weigh multi-year school uniform deal to end annual delays
PM discusses multi-year school uniform framework with Chinese Ambassador to end delays; reviews 500 smart classrooms.
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Rs. 212 million nursing quarters to be built at Point Pedro Base Hospital
Rs. 212m nursing quarters foundation stone laid at Point Pedro Base Hospital with Health Minister attending.
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Court of Appeal to rule on November 27 whether Sallay's writ petition can proceed
Oral submissions closed on Friday. The bench will decide on leave to proceed and interim relief on November 27 — ten weeks away.
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Sri Lanka's first blind MP wins Commonwealth New Parliamentarian Award
Sugath Wasantha de Silva received the 2026 CPA New Parliamentarian Award in Cape Town for his work on disability rights and inclusive governance.
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Proposal would bar anyone born after 2010 from ever buying tobacco in Sri Lanka
ADIC is backing a lifetime ban on tobacco sales to people born on or after January 1, 2010. The identification mechanism would take effect in 2031.
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Unpaid care work is why women leave the workforce, Deputy Minister tells Seoul forum
Sri Lanka's National Action Plan on Social Care is drafted and awaiting Ministerial approval, the Deputy Minister of Women and Child Affairs said in Seoul.
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Former presidents must now come to investigators, not the other way round, says Watagala
Deputy Security Minister: powerful suspects must now come to investigators, not the other way.
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STF seizes foreign-made firearm in Weligama house raid
A 33-year-old from Thelijjawila was arrested near Gadolagalla Temple with a pistol and magazine, heroin, drug pills and Rs. 62,400 in cash.
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Chief Magistrate orders IGP to investigate Weerawansa's rally remarks on the Namal Rajapaksa order
Court orders IGP to investigate Weerawansa's rally remarks on Namal order; judiciary authority questioned.
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Court sets 10 November for defence evidence in Archchuna Ramanathan case
Colombo Additional Magistrate Nuwan Kaushalya set 10 November for defence evidence after the prosecution closed its case over a 2021 Baseline Road crash.
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Chilaw High Court sentences businessman to death over 2017 heroin seizure
Businessman sentenced to death for 2017 heroin seizure at Anawilundawa. Nine-year case reaches verdict.
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China to support introduction of AI to Sri Lanka's judicial system
Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara and Chinese Ambassador Wei Huaxiang discussed AI, the e-Court project and voice-to-text technology for the courts.
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Three-wheeler driver shot dead under Dematagoda's Black Bridge
Former soldier shot dead under Dematagoda's Black Bridge. Gunman suspect was a rear-seat passenger.
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Rs. 90 million in property frozen from alleged drug trafficker in Wattala
Illegal Assets Division freezes Rs. 90 million in property from suspected trafficker in Wattala.
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Eastern Province land committee orders encroachment report within two months
The panel set up to stop land grabs in the East met for a second time and sought an interim report on unauthorised building along the Arugam Bay coast.
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Fort Magistrate's Court office assistant arrested over Rs. 500 bribe
CIABOC arrested the office assistant for allegedly taking Rs. 500 to hand over a copy of a court judgment. The bribe was allegedly solicited on June 30.