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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.
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Sallay's wife and lawyer seek daily CID access at hospital as hunger strike continues
Sallay's wife and counsel Asith Siriwardena wrote to the CID Director seeking daily hospital visits after the Fort Magistrate cited no PTA authority.
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Colombo HC rejects Shashi Weerawansa appeal, upholds two-year passport-case sentence
Judge Manjula Thilakaratne affirmed the magistrate's 2022 ruling sentencing the wife of Wimal Weerawansa to two years in prison and a Rs.100,000 fine.
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Rural depots and ageing fleet driving SLTB losses, Deputy Minister tells Parliament
Deputy Minister Prasanna Gunasena said rural service gaps and an ageing fleet are driving SLTB losses, even as the board narrows staff vacancies.
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UN ends Cyclone Ditwah emergency response after reaching 575,000 people and raising $28.5M
UN's Humanitarian Priorities Plan launched Dec 11 has wrapped up after 83 partner organisations delivered cash, shelter and water relief across 25 districts.
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UNP discusses party rebuilding and political alliances at management committee meeting
Ranil Wickremesinghe chaired the UNP Management Committee at the party's Colombo office to discuss organisational rebuilding and political alliances.
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Cabinet approves Upper Watershed Management Authority under three-phase plan
Cabinet approved a Technical Expert Committee to design the Upper Watershed Management Authority and draft an enabling bill under a three-phase plan.
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Sri Lanka to launch pilot 24-point driver demerit scheme in September
Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake told Parliament drivers will get 24 points on their licence with deductions for violations and suspension at zero.
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PM Harini rules out PC polls under proportional representation, says reform must come first
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya tells Parliament Provincial Council elections will follow only after a new electoral system is in place.
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Brampton mayor and Amnesty condemn PTA arrest of Tamil hip hop artist Hiphop Sangee
Patrick Brown calls the arrest a 'flagrant violation of free speech' as Amnesty International urges Sri Lanka to release Sangeethsan Ganeskumar.
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Govt draws line: LTTE promotion banned, remembrance of war dead permitted
Public Security Minister Wijepala told Parliament glorifying the LTTE remains prohibited but families can mourn relatives lost during the conflict.
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Railway Guards' Union calls off strike; freight services still affected
The Sri Lanka Railway Guards' Union called off a strike planned for June 10, restoring passenger services but withdrawing from freight operations.
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Rumy Jauffer remanded to June 17 over Rs. 7.8 million SLTPB funds case
Ex-SLTPB MD Rumy Jauffer was remanded until June 17 over alleged 2014 misuse of Rs. 7.8m in tourism funds; ex-chairman Bhashwara Gunaratne got bail.
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Sajith alleges cigarette tax cuts cost the Treasury Rs. 17.3 billion in lost revenue
Opposition Leader told Parliament the government raised VAT on households while cutting tobacco duty against WHO advice, foregoing Rs. 17.3 billion.
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Wijepala tells Parliament credible evidence ties Salley to orchestrating Easter attacks
Public Security Minister says four informants directed by Salley scouted Negombo churches three weeks before the bombings, citing CID findings.
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Fort Magistrate appoints five-member medical board for Salley torture probe; Fort satyagraha called off
Magistrate Pasan Amarasena ordered a Colombo South Teaching Hospital examination; Wimal Weerawansa says the Fort protest is suspended pending the report.
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Travel ban imposed on Wimal Weerawansa's brother Sarath over 40-vehicle misuse probe
The Fort Magistrate banned Sarath Weerawansa from leaving Sri Lanka over a 40-vehicle misuse probe alleging Rs. 9 million in state losses.
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PM Harini reports 267,138 school dropouts between 2018 and 2024 to Parliament
PM cited Grade 1–10 census data showing 2022 as the peak year for school dropouts at 52,596; pre-2018 figures unavailable and transfers cannot be isolated.
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SDIG Waruna Jayasundera files Court of Appeal writ to bar arrest in Easter probe
Senior DIG asks the Court of Appeal to block his arrest in the Easter Sunday investigation, arguing there are no reasonable grounds.
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Seethawakapura police officers warned not to spend double-credited May allowances
A banking error double-credited May food and accommodation allowances to Seethawakapura Division officers; SSP told staff to leave the excess untouched.
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Former Southern Province Chief Minister Shan Wijayalal arrested by Bribery Commission
CIABOC took former Southern Province Chief Minister Shan Wijayalal De Silva into custody on Wednesday over alleged misuse of funds in 2019.