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AKD chairs El Niño preparedness talks, warns of 2016-17 like conditions
President Dissanayake convened the Met Department, irrigation, environment and energy agencies to map mitigation plans for the coming El Niño.
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AKD reviews Galle City development; police, prison and post office to be relocated
AKD chaired a Presidential Secretariat review of the Galle City Development Project; land is being sought to relocate key public institutions from the centre.
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Anguruwatota elders' home director granted bail by Horana court over fire that killed 13
Horana Magistrate released the director on Rs. 100,000 cash bail, two Rs. 1 million sureties and a travel ban; next hearing is June 25.
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Govt pledges Treasury support for student burned in Bandarawela school lab accident
Leader of the House Bimal Rathnayake told Parliament the Treasury could fund medical care for the Dharmasoka Vidyalaya pupil if the family submits the details.
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Bingiriya woman killed by husband; suspect dies later in hospital
A 61-year-old woman was killed by her husband in Padiwela, Bingiriya, on June 10. The suspect was arrested but later died of illness in hospital.
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Police seize 6kg of heroin and ICE in Werahera raid, 42-year-old arrested
Western Province North Crime Division officers recovered 1.08kg of heroin and 5.02kg of crystal meth from a 42-year-old Boralesgamuwa man in Werahera.
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Cabinet approves draft Biosafety Bill regulating GMOs in food, seeds and animals
Environment Minister Patabendi said the bill makes pre-clearance mandatory for GMO seeds, food or animals before they enter Sri Lanka or leave laboratories.
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MP raises alarm over blocked remittances from Sri Lankan workers in Israel
Opposition MP D.V. Chanaka says workers in Israel cannot access April and May remittances routed via Global Remit and a state bank, citing possible.
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CIABOC received 3,349 bribery complaints in Jan-Apr; 70 arrested including 32 state officials
The bribery commission has received 3,349 complaints in the first four months of 2026 and arrested 70 people, including 32 state officials, with 51 prosecuted.
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Ragama hospital coroner arrested by CIABOC over Rs. 100,000 bribe
CIABOC arrested a coroner at Ragama Teaching Hospital after he accepted Rs. 100,000 for releasing a judicial inquest report on a December 2025 death.
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Police probe fake PHIs extorting money from shop owners
Police are probing a group impersonating Public Health Inspectors in Anuradhapura, Eppawala, Thalawa and Thambuttegama to extort money from shop owners.
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Three remanded over suspected elephant pearls seized in Hali-Ela
Three Hali-Ela residents were remanded until June 19 after the STF seized two suspected elephant pearls weighing 5,900 milligrams from their possession.
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Poddala man arrested over string of Galle temple thefts; foreign currency seized
Galle Harbour Police arrested a 40-year-old Poddala man in Karapitiya with 4,700 Yuan, USD 1,112 and Rs. 24,120 allegedly stolen from a Makuluwu temple.
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Gammanpila tells HC Patali Ranawaka filed complaint against him over political rivalry
Udaya Gammanpila is giving evidence in a Colombo HC case alleging he misappropriated Rs. 20 million in shares from Australian businessman Brian Shaddick.
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Health Ministry fills nine deputy director general posts vacant for up to eight years
Minister Jayatissa handed appointment letters to nine new Deputy Directors General, including heads of the National Hospitals in Colombo, Kandy and Galle.
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Japan and UNDP launch $1.33M Build Back Better project for Ditwah-hit Central Province
Japan and UNDP signed a ¥208 million Build Back Better deal targeting Kandy, Matale and Nuwara Eliya with debris clearance and community facilities.
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No Cabinet approval yet to extend retirement age of judges, Justice Minister tells Parliament
Harshana Nanayakkara told Parliament the government is considering extending judges' retirement age but no Cabinet decision has been taken.
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CIABOC probes fate of LTTE financier KP's seized gold as Fonseka testifies
Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka told the Bribery Commission he was Chief of Defence Staff, not Army Commander, when KP was brought to Sri Lanka in 2009.
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Two private buses collide head-on in Lunugamwehera
A private bus from Colombo to Ampara collided head-on with another bus operating from Badulla to Matara near the 170 Mile Post in Unathuwewa, Lunugamwehera.
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Two youths arrested after viral Mawanella bus-motorcycle clash
Kadugannawa Police took two riders, aged 20 and 25, into custody after a confrontation in which a motorcycle was dragged under a bus near Henawala Hospital.
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Navy seizes 177kg of Kendu leaves and 354,000 tablets off Alankuda, Puttalam
SLNS Vijaya intercepted a dinghy off Alankuda and recovered 177kg of Kendu leaves with 354,000 pharmaceutical tablets, 7,673 ointment packs and 118 bottles.
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Parliament extends Cyclone Ditwah preparedness probe to September 19
MPs gave the Jayatissa-chaired select committee studying lack of preparedness for Cyclone Ditwah three more months to September 19.
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Parliament explores creating Budget Office with US Embassy, CBO technical support
US Embassy, HDP and Congressional Budget Office experts ran a 100-MP technical week in Colombo June 8–12 on a proposed Sri Lanka Parliamentary Budget Office.
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Court of Appeal adjourns Sallay's PTA challenge to July 10 after wide-ranging Easter submissions
Counsel cited 97 intelligence reports and a 129-name list before justices Abeysuriya and Fernando postponed Sallay's PTA writ to July 10.