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SJB alleges vehicle-import tax decision leaked — Rs.40bn LCs opened before gazette
SJB's Niroshan Padukka says two businessmen opened LCs for 4,000 vehicles before the surcharge gazette, linking the rush to the rupee's slide from Rs.323.
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SJB MP Senasinghe predicts rupee at Rs.360, national government in four months
Sujeewa Senasinghe warns Parliament the rupee could hit Rs.360 in five months and President AKD may be forced into a national government within four.
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New pension benefits for war veterans' families, Deputy Defence Minister tells Parliament
Aruna Jayasekara announces widow-and-orphan pension extensions for unmarried injured retirees and divorced veterans, plus a private security regulator soon.
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Ex-Mahason Balakaya leader Amith Weerasinghe arrested over cabana fraud
Teldeniya Police arrested Amith Weerasinghe over alleged fraud over unbuilt cabanas in Pallekele and Ella; his company's MD was earlier detained in the case.
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Amnesty International warns of entrenched impunity 17 years after war's end
Amnesty said Sri Lanka's failure to deliver credible wartime investigations still undermines reconciliation as Tamil families gathered at Mullivaikkal.
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Liquor retailers ask Court of Appeal to halt use of rice and sugar in beer production
A writ petition by licensed retailers argues using subsidised rice as a beer raw material breaches the Excise law and harms the national economy.
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Bimal Rathnayake represents Sri Lanka at XVII Kazan International Economic Forum
Transport Minister addressed the Kazan forum on international routes and foreign trade, emphasising connectivity gains for developing economies.
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Central Province technical officers threaten total shutdown over recruitment row
Central Province technical officers warn of provincial service shutdown over a recruitment dispute that could halt Rs. 4 billion Ditwah rehabilitation.
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Court temporarily lifts foreign travel ban on MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake
Colombo High Court lifted the overseas travel restriction on the MP, who faces corruption charges over a 2016 Uva Provincial Council cheque deposit.
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Sri Lanka to import 10,000 rail tracks to fix deteriorating Coastal Line
Sri Lanka Railways imports 10,000 rail tracks for the Coastal Line corridor, with June delivery and 70% of speed restrictions to be cleared by December 2026.
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Court of Appeal orders alternative land for Batticaloa tsunami-era expropriation
Court of Appeal ordered officials to grant alternative land to a Swiss-Sri Lankan whose Batticaloa plot was seized in 2005 to house tsunami displaced.
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Sri Lanka launches digital compensation system for Cyclone Ditwah survivors
NDRSC has rolled out an online compensation and community-inquiry platform for Ditwah survivors with Norway funding, UNICEF support and 34 UN Volunteers.
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Govt unveils plan to cut electricity tariffs as 1,898 CEB retirees paid compensation
Power Minister Anura Karunathilaka says restructuring, renewables and hydropower efficiency will lower generation costs as 1,898 CEB retirees collect payouts.
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Fonseka slams politicians 'exploiting' war victory as opportunists
Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka accused Wimal Weerawansa and others of opportunism, saying they portrayed themselves as saviours while soldiers carried the war.
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Foreign Ministry launches revamped website and unified platform for overseas missions
Vijitha Herath launched a unified digital platform linking seven SL missions: New Delhi, Malé, Cairo, Bucharest, Brasília, Wellington and The Hague.
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G.L. Peiris alleges CIABOC has become political tool of NPP government
Prof. G.L. Peiris accused the bribery commission of fabricating cases and linked Kapila Chandrasena's suicide to alleged intervention by its director general.
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Sri Lanka emerging as new base for global cyber-scam syndicates, police warn
Over 1,000 foreign nationals arrested for cybercrime in 2026, more than double the 2024 total, as syndicates pushed out of Cambodia and Myanmar shift base.
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HRCSL writes to President AKD with proposals to strengthen rights commission
The HRCSL updated the President on eight GANHRI recommendations and proposed amendments to the HRCSL Act to fully implement them.
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IUSF to vacate Malwana property after PM Harini commits to UGC transfer
PM Harini Amarasuriya has agreed to transfer the disputed Malwana property to the UGC, prompting IUSF students to begin vacating after a four-day occupation.
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Jayatissa Pitches People-Centred Health System and Childhood-Cancer Care at 79th WHA
Health Minister tells Geneva assembly Sri Lanka has 41 Arogya wellness centres with 300 targeted this year, and calls for lifelong childhood-cancer care.
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J'pura political science academics file HRCSL complaint over departmental crisis
Senior J'pura academics asked the HRCSL to probe alleged harassment, blocked recommendations and disrupted academic freedom in the political science dept.
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JVP denies internal clash, calls Sunday paper's chair-kicking story 'fabricated'
Party says no Pelawatte clash took place over Wickramaratne's cricket role and reiterates the NPP opposes political crossovers from the opposition.
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Two Sri Lankan passengers arrested at BIA with 14kg of Kush worth Rs. 140 million
Two Sri Lankan passengers arriving from Bangkok were detained at BIA with 14kg of Kush concealed in two suitcases, with a street value of over Rs. 140 million.
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Tamils mark LTTE defeat anniversary with remembrance events in North and East
Memorial events were held across the Northern and Eastern provinces on May 18; organisers said security forces and police tried to disrupt commemorations.