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Justice Kodagoda calls court delays the 'slow poison' of Sri Lanka's justice system
Supreme Court Justice Yasantha Kodagoda told the BASL convocation that case backlogs reflect workload and capacity shortfalls, not lawyer-side delays.
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Monaragala disaster relief officer suspended over Ditwah commission allegations
Disaster Relief Services Officer suspended and Grama Niladhari transferred after Monaragala residents alleged officials skimmed commissions from Ditwah.
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Man found dead with neck injury in Badovita home, Mount Lavinia
Police investigate after a 54-year-old man living alone is found dead with a small cut to the neck inside a house in Badovita, Mount Lavinia.
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Court orders further NDB employee arrests in USD 42 million fraud probe
Chief Magistrate Asanga Bodaragama directs additional arrests at National Development Bank as Rs.13.2bn fraud probe deepens beyond the four already remanded.
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Two injured in collision involving NPP MP Jayasundara's vehicle in Galle
A cab carrying Galle District NPP MP T.K. Jayasundara collided with a three-wheeler at Dunghena, injuring a driver and his 8-year-old son.
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PM Harini to meet IUSF students occupying Malwana property on Monday
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya will host discussions with IUSF representatives on May 18 over the abandoned Malwana property they entered on May 14.
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Long-delayed police promotions to be expedited, says Public Security Minister
Wijepala says five-year backlog of promotions being cleared as recruitment of 10,000 new officers continues to address manpower shortage.
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Port City probes cybercrime suspects' use of 'Authorised Person' company visas
Port City is reviewing whether visas issued via its licensed companies were misused by arrested foreigners after court hearings flagged registered firms.
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PSTA draft bill ready, set to reach Justice Minister this month
Drafting committee forwards revised Protection of the State from Terrorism Act to Legal Draftsman after February public consultations; handover due in May.
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Herath Concludes Belarus Visit; Invites Belavia for Direct Colombo–Minsk Flights
Foreign Minister invites Belavia to launch direct Colombo–Minsk flights; FM Ryzhenkov's reciprocal Sri Lanka visit accepted as next IGC round set for 2026.
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COPE convenes 300 SOE CFOs to overhaul internal audits across 457 state enterprises
Chairman Nishantha Samaraweera proposes internal auditors report to Ministry Secretaries instead of SOE heads, plus a digital monitoring tool.
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Bad Weather Affects 5,242 People Across 14 Districts: DMC
DMC says 5,242 people in 14 districts affected by adverse weather; 192 houses partially damaged, 162 in shelters, two deaths reported.
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Mano Ganesan urges Public Security Minister to convene plantation violence conference
MP Mano Ganesan has written to Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala demanding urgent convening of a multi-stakeholder conference on plantation violence.
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Namal Rajapaksa urges 'value-based modernisation' at Hong Kong cultural forum
SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa told an Asian cultural forum in Hong Kong that Asia must modernise without losing its civilizational identity or sustainability.
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One in five Sri Lankans now suffers from a non-communicable disease — Health Minister
Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said one in five Sri Lankans now suffers from a non-communicable disease, citing a 2024 census-statistics report.
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Probe reveals 'Gampaha Ousmand' laundered for 'Kehelbaddara Padme'; feud staged as decoy
Interrogators say Ousmand Gunasekera ran Padme's local money laundering using his businesses, and that their public feud was fabricated to mislead police.
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Sri Lanka's courts groaning under 1.13 million pending cases
More than 1.13 million cases remain unresolved across Sri Lanka's 293 courts as of June 2025, with Magistrate's Courts carrying the bulk of the backlog.
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Samples of 'Substandard' Fertilizer From Thambuttegama Sent for Testing
MOP fertilizer produced in 2019 and recently distributed to farmers from a Thambuttegama warehouse has been sent to Colombo for urgent laboratory testing.
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Train derails between Kelaniya and Wanawasala, 10 hospitalised
A South Kalutara-bound train derailed near Wanawasala on Saturday; 10 passengers were hospitalised and a special engineering team has been deployed.
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Wanawasala train derailment: Suspect arrested over removal of track bolts
Peliyagoda Police arrest a suspect over removal of metal plates from a switch point at the Wanawasala derailment site; Railway Department lodges complaint.
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17 Foreign Nationals Arrested in Waskaduwa and Trincomalee Hotel Raids for Visa Violations
Sri Lanka Police arrested 17 foreign nationals — 12 Chinese, two Malaysians and three Indians — in hotel raids in Waskaduwa and Trincomalee on May 14.
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Nikaya registrars urge 23 remanded monks to voluntarily disrobe over Thailand drug case
Three Buddhist chapters formally asked the 23 monks held in remand over Thailand narcotics smuggling to leave their robes; four or five refused.
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Provincial Council elections will be held within 2026 — Minister Abeyasena
Science and Technology Minister Chrishantha Abeyasena said Provincial Council elections will be held within 2026, citing Cyclone Ditwah for the delay.
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Fisheries Minister Chandrasekar urges Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to ban bottom trawling
Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to ban bottom trawling and offered to travel to Chennai for talks.