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Indian geologist held at BIA with 2.15kg cocaine worth Rs. 108 million
A 60-year-old Indian geologist was arrested at BIA with 2,150 grams of cocaine valued at Rs. 108 million after arriving from Uganda via Doha on Qatar Airways.
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Malwana occupation enters third day as Education Ministry talks fail
IUSF activists remained at the disputed Malwana property for a third consecutive day after Education Ministry discussions ended without agreement.
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CAA Files Court Cases Against Marawila Traders for Selling Samba Rice Above MRP
The Consumer Affairs Authority has filed court cases against Marawila traders found selling Samba rice above the government-mandated Maximum Retail Price.
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Former Provinces Governor M.P. Jayasinghe passes away
Former Uva and North Central Provinces Governor and veteran lawyer M.P. Jayasinghe has died. Funeral rites will be held in Kandy on Friday afternoon.
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National Police Commission's Term Ends; Members to Continue Until Successors Appointed
The National Police Commission's term ended May 15 but members will stay on until the Constitutional Council names successors, Public Security Ministry said.
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NBRO extends Level 2 landslide alerts to six districts after heavy rain
NBRO has extended its Level 2 Amber landslide alerts to 26 divisions in six districts and Level 1 watch to 41 divisions in 13 districts as heavy rain.
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NCPA says no interference in Hemarathana child abuse case; victim safe
NCPA says no pressure has been exerted on the Hemarathana case and warns that public agitation could interfere with the administration of justice.
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Peradeniya bridge to be completed in 4-5 months; Badulla line full restoration set for mid-2027
Sri Lanka Railways Chief Engineer Deegala sets first specific post-Ditwah timelines: Kandy soon, Peradeniya bridge late 2026, Badulla full line mid-2027.
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Three senior police officers tender unconditional apology in SC over 2022 Galle Fort protest
Then-DIG Galle K.N.G. Wedasinghe and two other senior officers apologised in court to two lawyers whose 2022 protest at Galle Fort was broken up by police.
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Sajith: IMF won't engage with me because I speak for farmers and the poor
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, addressing farmers in Buttala, said IMF officials no longer engage with him because he raises rural and SME grievances.
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Sanath Nishantha's brother sentenced to 5½ years over 2008 temple assault
Chilaw High Court sentenced Jagath Samantha, brother of late SLPP State Minister Sanath Nishantha, to 5½ years over a 2008 assault on a Divisional Secretary.
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SC sets November 3 to hear petition on shopping bag tax revenue diversion
The Centre for Environmental Justice wants Supreme Court orders routing supermarket shopping bag tax revenue to the statutory environmental conservation fund.
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Bid to release Thumbikulam Forest Reserve lands for tourism sparks outrage
Environmentalists warn that releasing parts of the Thumbikulam Forest Reserve in NCP for private commercial use will deepen Sri Lanka's human-elephant.
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Wildlife officers destroy illegal cannabis plot inside Udawalawe National Park
A quarter-acre cannabis cultivation in Udawalawe National Park's Ali Dutugala area was uncovered and destroyed by Panahaduwa wildlife officers; no arrests.
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74 Vietnamese cybercrime suspects had been deported from Cambodia, court told
Colpetty Police told the Colombo Magistrate the 74 Vietnamese arrested May 7 had earlier been deported from Cambodia for similar fraud; remand to May 21.
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Weather Toll Rises to Two Dead, 88 Houses Damaged; Met Department Says System to Recede in 36 Hours
Weather death toll rose to two on May 15, with 88 houses damaged and 3,475 people affected. Met Department says the system will recede within 36 hours.
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No CCTV Footage Recorded at Aravinda's Residence in Chandrasena Death Probe
CCD told the Fort Magistrate's Court the CCTV system at Aravinda de Silva's home was operational but had no recorded data when Chandrasena was found dead.
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Coal fraud accusers yet to file complaints with Presidential Commission, says Minister Ranasinghe
Construction Minister Susil Ranasinghe says those alleging Rs. 5 crore commissions and a Russia meeting must take their evidence to the Kulatunga Commission.
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49 Chinese and Malaysian nationals remanded after Colpetty CID raid
Forty-nine Chinese and Malaysian nationals were remanded after a Colpetty CID raid for allegedly entering Sri Lanka on Cambodian tourist visas unlawfully.
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COPA flags Rs. 167 million cooperative fund loss, demands new Cooperative Act
Public Accounts Committee finds Rs. 167 m loss from a 2013 loan to Building Materials Corporation and Rs. 31 m unrecovered from 28 cooperative societies.
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'Gampaha Ousmand' arrested for aiding 'Ganemulla Sanjeewa' killing; firearm recovered
Police arrest Ousmand Gunasekera, alias 'Gampaha Ousmand', recovering a foreign-made repeater shotgun, two magazines and 10 rounds in the operation.
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Immigration IT Controller arrested over Rs. 9.8 million fake software claim
Sri Lanka's immigration IT controller was arrested by the CID for submitting a Rs. 9.8 million fraudulent claim for a software system that was never installed.
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IUSF occupies disputed Malwana property linked to Basil Rajapaksa, demands transfer to universities
Inter University Students' Federation activists begin occupying the controversial Malwana property, calling on authorities to allocate the land to.
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Nine Private Bank Employees Arrested in Kandy Over Forged Loan Documents
Kandy Special Crimes Investigation Division arrested nine bank employees at a Dalada Veediya branch for forged loan documents prepared between 2012 and 2019.