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Appeal Court orders Johnston Fernando's CWE corruption trial to resume
A five-judge bench set aside the High Court order that discharged the former minister and two CWE officials, restoring the bribery case to the trial roll.
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Bimal Ratnayake and Harsha de Silva clash over Auditor General's salary
A cross-talk broke out in Parliament over the proposal to raise the Auditor General's monthly salary, with the COPF chairman questioning his legal status.
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Cabinet approves constitutional amendment bill extending judges' retirement age
Cabinet approves bill extending judicial retirement age to 68 after months of parliamentary debate.
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Cabinet sends vehicle roadworthiness rules and seatbelt extension to Parliament
Cabinet cleared new roadworthiness testing for passenger vehicles and an expressway seatbelt grace period extension to September 19 for parliamentary approval.
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Police officer remanded over body found in the Gin Ganga
A police officer held over the killing of a man whose body was recovered from the Gin Ganga is remanded until August 17 by the Baddegama Magistrate's Court.
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Two remanded over alleged Customs fraud in luxury vehicle imports
A Colombo magistrate remanded two suspects over undervalued imports. Customs says one Mercedes-Benz alone cost the state Rs. 4.1 million in lost taxes.
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Dehiwala bakery owner disarms gunman after shooting attempt fails
Masked attacker tries to shoot Dehiwala bakery owner; weapon fails to fire and victim disarms the suspect. A second suspect was arrested on September 15.
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Sri Lanka moves to raise demining personnel to 500 in landmine-free push
Housing Minister Susil Ranasinghe chaired talks with the Army Commander on expanding trained demining personnel to 500 and speeding up mine clearance.
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International Association of Judges urges Sri Lanka to reconsider retirement age amendment
The IAJ, representing 93 national judges' associations, says the timing and manner of Sri Lanka's judicial retirement age amendment threaten judicial.
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Joint Opposition asks international partners to review Anti-Corruption Bill
G.L. Peiris urges the UNDP, EU, ADB and Japan to review bail provisions in the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill, warning of worse prison overcrowding.
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Pillayan further remanded until August 18 over 2008 Batticaloa murders
Former State Minister Pillayan remanded until August 18 in CID investigation of 2008 Batticaloa killings.
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Government weighs one-year service extension for police officers turning 60
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala says officers with clean records may get a year past 60, as the force moves to fill vacancies with 7,800 recruits.
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President reviews Justice Ministry spending ahead of 2027 Budget
Anura Kumara Dissanayake reviewed court construction, a Rs. 5.6 billion prisons allocation and Legal Draftsman capacity at a pre-Budget meeting on Tuesday.
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Prisons chief post stays vacant pending probe into former commissioner general
Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa says no permanent Commissioner General of Prisons can be named until the probe into the former officeholder concludes.
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Public Officers' Salaries and Pensions Commission begins work in Colombo
The 15-member commission chaired by Ashoka Peiris opened in Colombo 7 to address two decades of public sector pay anomalies and pensioners' grievances.
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Attorney General opposes intervening petitions in Suresh Sallay's detention case
Court of Appeal to hear intervening petitions in Suresh Sallay's PTA detention case on August 6.
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Government orders investigation into SLPP secretary's remarks about the IGP
Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa says Sagara Kariyawasam's comments implied the police chief could be assassinated. The CCIB has opened a special inquiry.
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Southern Province orders prison security review after intelligence on possible unrest
An emergency committee chaired by Governor Susiripala Manawadu will assess security at five Southern Province prisons and set up a rapid response mechanism.
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Six Tamil-speaking parties brief Indian High Commissioner on key concerns
Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha meets six Tamil parties to discuss their key concerns.
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Navy and Police arrest 36 in late-July illegal fishing crackdown
Navy and Police arrested 36 people for illegal fishing between July 16 and 31, seizing 17 dinghies, two tractors and a cab on northern and eastern coasts.
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Chief Prelates write to President opposing move to extend judges' retirement age
The Mahanayake Theras of the four Buddhist chapters have told President Dissanayake the proposed constitutional amendment raising the judicial retirement age.
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Chinese woman arrested at BIA with Rs. 3 million in smuggled cigarettes
Police seize 102 cartons of Chinese cigarettes from 44-year-old beautician at Katunayake airport via Kuala Lumpur.
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Communist Party urges President to act on Indian trawlers in Jaffna waters
The Communist Party of Sri Lanka has written to President Dissanayake seeking immediate action on Indian bottom-trawling vessels affecting Jaffna fishermen.
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Defence Ministry orders immediate disaster preparedness as severe weather spreads
Defence Ministry orders officials to activate village-level disaster committees and prepare evacuation centres as severe weather batters the country.