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STF arrests 'Kalubowila Avishka' associate with 2.5kg of ice and heroin
A 33-year-old Kirulapone man was held with methamphetamine and heroin; police say he ran the local drug network of an organised crime figure.
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Three held over Rs. 1.4m contract to kill the informant behind a 325kg Ice seizure
Police say a contract was issued to abduct and murder a Kirinda informant. A suspect was found with a suicide note addressed to his son.
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Court of Appeal names three-judge bench for contempt case against Weerawansa, Gammanpila and four others
The bench will determine a complaint referred by the Colombo Fort Magistrate over statements allegedly made at a July protest against Suresh Salley's arrest.
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UNDP hands 17 pieces of equipment to Government Analyst's DNA laboratory
Canada-funded forensic equipment strengthens Government Analyst's DNA lab for sexual violence investigations.
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Welikada prison officer held with heroin and Ice hidden in his shoe
A guard on prisoner registration duty was stopped at the gate and told to remove his shoes. Detectives have seven days to question him under IGP supervision.
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Agriculture Minister and his deputy skip the government's first farmers rally
Agriculture Minister Lalkantha and deputy Karunaratne skip NPP's first farmers rally in Polonnaruwa. Deputy says not everyone needed to attend.
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A CIABOC seat falls vacant in December — and the Speaker who helps fill it is under CIABOC investigation
Commissioner Chethiya Goonasekara's term ends on 31 December. The Constitutional Council recommends his successor, and Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne chairs it.
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Court of Appeal upholds 15-year sentence for father convicted of raping daughter
Court of Appeal rejects all appeal grounds and upholds 15-year sentence for father convicted of raping daughter. Hambantota High Court conviction affirmed.
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Nine Eastern Province divisional secretariats honoured for President's Fund service
The third 'Mehewara Pasasum' awards ranked offices in Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee on how promptly they handled President's Fund applications in 2025.
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Prison officials went to return Gnanasara Thera to jail. The monks said they did not know where he was
Gnanasara Thera is reportedly untraceable after the Supreme Court voided his 2019 pardon. Prisons say they cannot act until police take him into custody.
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Sri Lanka and Thailand sign labour pacts covering an initial 10,000 workers
Herath and Thai Labour Minister Julapun Amornvivat signed two agreements in Bangkok — but the 10,000-worker approval dates from February.
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MP says 'media activists' are blackmailing parliamentarians facing court cases
Jagath Vithane says one person demanded Rs. 1 million to stop spreading a false story about a land sale he made 15 years ago.
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Local Government Week opens with 4,000 programmes planned across the island
The 'Punarudaye Purawara' week runs to September 19 with a theme for each day, closing on the second phase of the Clean Sri Lanka 'Aththama' drive.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa says internal enemies are more dangerous than external ones
Ex-president in Facebook post after SLPP rally: internal enemies—those who betray country for personal gain—are more dangerous than external ones.
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Namal Rajapaksa remanded to September 23 as prosecution sets out the Airbus money trail
The prosecution told the Fort Magistrate the money laundering file covers the same US$800,000, and that forensic work recovered emails with Airbus officials.
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President to lay foundation stones for Rs. 7.1 billion of hospital projects in four districts
Cardiac care complexes at Anuradhapura and Trincomalee, an emergency complex at Mannar and a ward complex at Mullaitivu, funded by JICA loans and Indian grants.
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Opposition accuses Customs of organised extortion racket against importers
SJB MP Mujibur Rahman told Parliament that Customs runs an extortion racket against importers, with some 70% of fines flowing back to officials.
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SLMC National List MP Abdul Wahid resigns, leaving a parliamentary vacancy
M.S. Abdul Wahid's resignation takes effect from September 14. The Election Commission has been notified under the Parliamentary Elections Act.
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Ugandan national held at Katunayake after swallowing about 90 cocaine capsules
A 43-year-old Ugandan swallowed ~90 cocaine capsules. Customs at BIA recovers remainder; 13 expelled during operation.
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President says VAT on school books will be abolished in the coming Budget
Anura Kumara Dissanayake also put state recruitment at 121,000 posts including 23,000 teachers — a lower teacher figure than the government gave in July.
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Two Colombo businessmen held at BIA with 533 cartons of foreign cigarettes
Customs officers at Bandaranaike International Airport seized 106,600 foreign-manufactured cigarettes worth Rs. 15.99 million from four pieces of luggage.
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Businessman held at BIA with 668g of 'Kush' worth Rs. 6.68 million
Customs officers arrested a businessman at BIA with 668g of Kush valued at Rs. 6.68m in the second seizure in two days.
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Partially buried body of man found on Divulapitiya estate
Police recovered a partially buried male body at Kudagammana, Divulapitiya, with the head separated and currency notes scattered at the scene.
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Joint opposition takes Eppawala co-operative society election from NPP
An SJB-SLPP-SLFP-UNP alliance won 59 of the seats contested in the Eppawala Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society election against 53 for the governing NPP.