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ITAK welcomes UN update on Tamil issues but says government has delivered little in two years
M.A. Sumanthiran credits the government on corruption and the underworld while faulting it on land, disappearances and a new constitution.
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Supreme Court finds three clauses of media professionals bill unconstitutional
Speaker tells Parliament the bill needs a two-thirds majority unless three clauses are deleted or amended as the court directs.
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Namal Rajapaksa brought to Parliament on a prison bus, attacks government from the floor
Remanded SLPP MP attended the September sitting under prison escort and attacked the government's record — without once mentioning his own case.
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Two National Hospital employees remanded over drug dealing near mortuary
Maligakanda court remands the pair until September 16; the hospital director says steps will be taken to suspend them.
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Parliament opens September week with Chief of Defence Staff Bill on Wednesday
Parliament September 8-11 agenda: Motor Traffic Act orders, Opposition motion, Women Empowerment Act resolution — Namal Rajapaksa attends from remand.
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Police open 119 emergency line to deaf callers through WhatsApp video from September 10
A temporary WhatsApp video route to the 119 emergency unit opens on September 10, pending a dedicated short code for deaf callers.
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Cabinet approves inaugural Presidential Road Safety Awards, to be held every November
Merit and Presidential awards will go to individuals and institutions, timed to the global remembrance day for road traffic victims.
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Railway Controllers Union backs September 17 token strike, wants General Manager removed
Union threatens a 48-hour walkout over an apology demanded from the Station Masters' Association secretary and what it calls 'feudal-style' administration.
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Rajnath Singh lands in Colombo — first Indian Defence Minister visit in 38 years
Three security MoUs are set to be signed during the three-day visit, the first by an Indian Defence Minister since K.C. Pant in 1988.
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SDIG Ajith Rohana retires after 38 years in the police
The former police media spokesman, a household name during the pandemic, got a guard of honour in Kurunegala and a send-off at Police Headquarters.
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'I'm not a war criminal': Shavendra Silva rejects US and UK sanctions
Shavendra Silva denies war crimes and rejects US and UK sanctions. Former Army Commander challenges governments to disclose specific allegations.
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Colombo High Court puts off Shiran Basik narcotics case to October 2
The alleged trafficker, held under a CCIB detention order, was produced before Judge Nayomi Wickramasekara with two co-defendants.
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Speaker tells Parliament he has received 79 more petitions on the 22nd Amendment
Jagath Wickramaratne gives a date-by-date breakdown of Supreme Court challenges to the amendment, plus 15 filed against the Anti-Corruption Bill.
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Two Thai nationals held at BIA with Rs. 51mn of Kush and hashish
Customs intercepts Thai nationals at BIA with kush-laced hashish worth Rs. 51 million — largest cannabis seizure in weeks.
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UN credits convictions but says reform is slowing; Sri Lanka answers in Geneva
Deputy High Commissioner Awa Dabo delivered the Sri Lanka update to the Human Rights Council. Colombo replied that healing must be nationally owned.
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US Embassy alerts Colombo over Iranian vessels as 47 ships counted off Sri Lanka
Foreign Minister Herath says Washington asked whether Sri Lanka was monitoring the ships. The count has more than doubled since August.
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Solicitor General Viraj Dayaratne appointed Acting Attorney General
The law officer who argued the state's case on the 22nd Amendment before the Supreme Court now heads the Attorney General's Department in an acting capacity.
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Wife arrested over 2018 abduction of retired soldier, now treated as murder
CID arrests wife of missing Kirindiwela ex-soldier from September 2018 — investigation into alleged abduction continues.
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13 arrested at Kankesanthurai after India turns back sea crossing
A woman and 12 men were detained by immigration officers after Indian customs sent them back to Sri Lanka. They are due in court today.
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Petition says Supreme Court never heard a 22nd Amendment challenge, seeks to freeze its determination
Two petitioners argue their constitutional rights were violated when the Supreme Court failed to hear a 22A petition before parliamentary debate.
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Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thero remanded over Mines Bureau incident in Batticaloa
The Eastern Province monk was arrested over alleged obstruction of Geological Survey and Mines Bureau officers and remanded until September 8.
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Second phase of 'Aththama' cleanliness programme to begin September 19
The Rural Development Ministry will start the second phase of its Clean Sri Lanka cleanliness drive on September 19, six weeks after the first.
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Two Embilipitiya houses frozen over alleged drug proceeds under money laundering law
Illegal Assets Investigation Division froze two Embilipitiya properties valued at Rs. 150 million in alleged drug-trafficking case.
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Weapons cache dug up at Hanwella cemetery after 'Bus Lalith' questioning
T-56 rifle, repeater gun and pistol recovered from underground cache near Hanwella cemetery — police link to gang activity.