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SLWJA demands withdrawal of media regulatory bill, warns it would 'police journalists'
Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association calls the draft Chartered Institute of Media Professionals Bill an instrument of state suppression.
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Sri Lanka jumps 30 places to 67th in Global Peace Index 2026, second in South Asia
The Institute for Economics & Peace ranks Sri Lanka 67th globally and second in South Asia after Bhutan, citing reduced political instability.
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Luxury bus driver dies in Tangalle after ICE packet ruptures in stomach
A 55-year-old Okawela bus driver collapsed at Tangalle and died after a packet of crystal methamphetamine in his stomach burst, police say.
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UNP says CID should ask Britain, not SL High Commission, on Ranil's UK visit probe
UNP argues evidence on Wickremesinghe's 2023 UK visit should come from the British government or Wolverhampton, not Sri Lanka's London High Commission.
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Eight plantation guards arrested after 34-year-old shot dead at Wanathawilluwa cashew estate
Police say a Kaladiya resident entered the private cashew plantation to gather nuts and was assaulted then shot with what is believed to be an air rifle.
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44-year-old arrested over elephant killing in Welikanda reserve, found with tusks and firearm
A 44-year-old man from Poonani was arrested inside Wadumuna Reserve in Welikanda with elephant tusks and a locally-made firearm used in the killing.
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Ex-Navy Commander Wijegunaratne named suspect in 2008-2009 Colombo abductions case
Former Navy chief Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne has been issued a court summons over 11 alleged ransom abductions in Colombo between 2008 and 2009.
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Yoshitha Rajapaksa money laundering case put back to July 16 after Court of Appeal revision
The Colombo High Court refixed Yoshitha Rajapaksa's money laundering case for July 16 after the prosecution flagged a parallel CA revision application.
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Labour Minister meets ILO chief Houngbo at 114th Conference, flags fishing convention ratification
Anil Jayantha met ILO DG Gilbert Houngbo in Geneva, briefed him on C190 implementation, and said Sri Lanka is considering ratifying C188 on Work in Fishing.
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Australia donates five ATVs and 12 drones to Sri Lanka Coast Guard at Operation Disi Rela Phase 3 launch
Australia handed over five ATVs and 12 long-range drones to the Sri Lanka Coast Guard, coinciding with the Phase 3 launch of joint Operation Disi Rela.
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Treasury report finds Central Bank also responsible for US$2.5m loss; CBSL given one week to respond
A Treasury inquiry says the Central Bank shares responsibility for the diverted US$2.5m payment; CBSL has been given one week to formally reply.
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Eight child skeletons among nine sets of remains found at Chemmani, total reaches 327
Phase Three excavations at the Chemmani mass grave have crossed 327 sets of remains identified after eight believed to be children were uncovered on Day 20.
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CID arrests suspect over 2018 abduction of retired Army soldier in Kirindiwela
A 47-year-old man was arrested in Nittambuwa over the September 2018 disappearance of a Kirindiwela ex-soldier, with weapons and ammunition seized.
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Day 2 of Salley satyagraha sees low turnout at Colombo Fort
The Fort Railway Station protest against Easter Sunday investigators entered its second day with key opposition figures absent and only a small crowd present.
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Rathnayake blames decades of DMT corruption as Parliament refers COPA fraud report to AG
Transport Minister says the 450,000-licence backlog has been cleared but only 33,000 dispatched last month; COPA's DMT fraud report goes to the AG.
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Easter probe will not be derailed by threats, Cabinet spokesman warns
Nalinda Jayatissa says the CID will report any obstruction to court, linking the new unrest to the Gotabaya travel ban and the Salley sathyagraha at Fort.
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Food Policy Committee meets at Presidential Secretariat to plan El Niño preparedness for Yala
Lal Kantha and Wasantha Samarasinghe co-chaired the committee to plan Yala reservoir storage, drinking water and agriculture-sector El Niño mitigation.
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Human Rights Commission summons CID over Suresh Sallay investigation
HRCSL Commissioner Nimal Punchihewa says CID officers handling the Sallay case have been directed to appear this week after missing an earlier date.
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All Kalpitiya police officers except OIC transferred over misconduct complaints
The IGP transferred every officer on duty at Kalpitiya Police Station, except the OIC, citing failure to perform duties and fraud and corruption complaints.
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NPP MP Hemachandra threatens to take BBC Sinhala report to Privileges Committee
Lakmali Hemachandra says she will raise a privilege issue over a BBC Sinhala article on the Women MPs' Caucus discussion of a child sexual abuse case.
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Suspect arrested in Nuwara Eliya with 3,755 cannabis-infused 'Madana Modaka' pills targeted at schoolchildren
Nuwara Eliya Anti-Vice Unit raided an unlicensed Ayurveda shop on Old Bazaar Street, seizing 3,755 cannabis-laced pills reportedly being sold to.
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Education Ministry revises principals' salary structure under new circular
Circular 03/2014 (I) treats principals' initial salary steps as a promotion and grants a concession period until December 2027 for Grade III recruits.
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Supreme Court says two Money Laundering Amendment Bill clauses need special majority
Speaker Wickramaratne told Parliament the SC ruled Clause 14 (Sections 12A–12B) and Clause 18 (17A–17C) need a two-thirds majority unless amended.
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Ten arrested in Mt Lavinia operation with live grenade, crystal meth and swords
Police seized a live hand grenade, 35 grams of crystal methamphetamine and five swords in raids across Mt Lavinia, Dehiwala and Angulana on Tuesday.