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Sri Lanka secured US$1.85bn in foreign loans since current government took office
Sri Lanka obtained US$1,854.77M in foreign loans excluding IMF funding between the 2024 election and May 5, 2026, the Finance Ministry told Parliament.
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Minister Wijepala opens new Kopay police station, returns old site to original owners
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala opened a Rs.40 million police station in Kopay on Sunday and handed back land from the old building to seven owners.
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Irrigation Department warns Kuda Ganga residents as Kelani, Nilwala and Gin rivers also rise
Hydrology chief Chamara Yapa Arachchi urged residents along the Kalu Ganga tributary to stay alert as heavy southwest monsoon rains continue.
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2025 G.C.E. O/Level results delayed, due within two weeks: Examinations Department
Department of Examinations says 2025 O/Level results will not be released on June 15 as expected; finalisation in final stage, release within two weeks.
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Ex-monk Rajangane Saddharathana assaulted by two masked men in a van
Two masked men in a van assaulted former monk Rajangane Saddharathana on June 6 and fled the scene; he was hospitalised and police investigations are underway.
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Sarvajana Balaya urges President to act over Sallay's deteriorating health in custody
Sarvajana Balaya has written to President Dissanayake urging urgent action on ex-SIS chief Suresh Sallay's deteriorating health in PTA detention.
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Three suspects arrested over telephone cable thefts in Ragama and Moratuwa
Ragama Police seized 17.7g of crystal meth alongside two cable-theft suspects; a third was arrested in Moratuwa with a stolen TV and copper wire.
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Two wild elephants, including calf, electrocuted by illegal fence in Maligawila
Two wild elephants — a 20-year-old adult and a one-year-old calf — were electrocuted by an illegally rigged fence around a cultivation in Maligawila, Buttala.
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Two motorcyclists killed in separate accidents in Athurugiriya and Matale
A man fell from his bike after hitting a dog in Panagoda and a 74-year-old struck a gas-cylinder lorry on the A9, police said.
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UN torture prevention subcommittee to visit Sri Lanka June 15–24, second visit since 2019
A four-member UN SPT delegation will meet ministers, the Human Rights Commission and civil society over 10 days from June 15, MFA said.
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Unidentified male body washes ashore at Uswetakeiyawa beach in Pamunugama
Pamunugama Police are investigating after an unidentified male body, believed to be aged 40–45, washed ashore at Uswetakeiyawa beach on Sunday.
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Six families evacuated in Basnakanda, Makandura over landslide risk after hilltop trees uproot
Six families in Basnakanda, Makandura were evacuated on Saturday after heavy rain uprooted hilltop trees and raised the landslide risk; NBRO report pending.
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Marawila man held at BIA with 26,600 duty-free cigarettes in 133 cartons
Police Narcotics Bureau Airport Unit arrested a 40-year-old Marawila resident at the arrival terminal early Saturday with 133 cartons of duty-free cigarettes.
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May elders' allowance available at post offices from Monday June 15
National Secretariat for Elders Director Chathura Mihidum said the May allowance pays via post offices from June 15 for elders outside the Aswasuma database.
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Father killed and child injured after bus strike on Kurunegala–Puttalam Road
A 40-year-old father walking with his five-year-old child was struck by a Puttalam-bound bus near Herathgama Junction on Friday; bus driver arrested.
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Former MPs write to President urging equal treatment under the law for Suresh Sallay
Nine former MPs led by Dullas Alahapperuma wrote to President AKD asking equal treatment for ex-SIS chief Suresh Sallay, citing Wijeweera's custodial killing.
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Free Lawyers urge govt to table USD 2.5M treasury cyber heist report in Parliament
The Free Lawyers' Organization said no official report on last year's USD 2.5M treasury cyber fraud has been tabled in Parliament eight months on.
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PM Harini meets Vedda chief on land rights, Hennanigala Ditwah relief
Vedda leader Uru Warige Wannila Aththo raised ancestral land access, Hennanigala Ditwah relief gaps and Dambana School needs with PM Amarasuriya at Parliament.
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Joint Opposition demands disciplinary inquiry against CIABOC Director General over alleged inaction
G.L. Peiris and Joint Opposition leaders asked CIABOC Chair Iddawela to probe the Director General over alleged inaction on government-linked complaints.
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Kalu Ganga and Attanagalu Oya near minor flood level, Irrigation Department warns
Hydrology Director L.S. Suriyabandara said the Kalu Ganga at Ratnapura and Millakanda and the Attanagalu Oya at Dunamale are approaching minor flood level.
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Madampe businessman, 65, arrested over alleged sexual abuse of five-year-old girl
Madampe Police arrested a Karukuwatawa shop owner after a preschool girl who entered his retail shop to buy biscuits was allegedly lured to its interior.
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Defence Secretary and Transport Minister inspect renovated Pettah Central Bus Stand
Defence Secretary Sampath Thuyacontha and Minister Bimal Rathnayake inspected the SLAF-renovated Pettah Central Bus Stand under the Clean Sri Lanka programme.
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PM Harini meets UNICEF on Cyclone Ditwah education recovery
PM Amarasuriya and UNICEF reviewed Phase 1 progress (Jan–Apr 2026) of the Cyclone Ditwah Education Emergency Response Plan at Temple Trees on June 12.
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Missing six-year-old boy found dead in well in Point Pedro
Point Pedro Police are investigating after a six-year-old boy from Puloly South, reported missing on Friday night, was found dead in a well near his home.