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CIABOC arrests army lance corporal over bribe from retired officer
Sri Lanka's anti-corruption commission has arrested an army lance corporal accused of taking Rs. 129,600 from a retired officer to settle a loan.
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Norochcholai Coal Unloading Continues as Off-Spec Shipments Pile Up
Norochcholai keeps unloading coal even as Trident's shipment 16 is flagged substandard, taking the off-spec count confirmed by Cotecna to five consignments.
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WhatsApp Screenshots Surface Showing SIS Warned Defence Ministry Before Easter Attacks
Activist Oshala Herath has released alleged WhatsApp messages between the SIS Director and Defence Secretary warning of an attack before Easter Sunday 2019.
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Permanent Trial-at-Bar appointed for Prageeth Ekneligoda case 16 years on
Chief Justice Surasena names a three-judge High Court Trial-at-Bar to hear the Prageeth Ekneligoda case, 16 years after the journalist was abducted.
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FBI Called In as Treasury Heist Probe Goes International
CID has reached out to the FBI and a US cybersecurity firm as the probe into the Treasury's USD 2.5 million email-fraud loss widens, the Sunday Times reports.
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Free Lawyers ask COPA to probe Treasury cyber heist after Speaker silence
The group says no response has come from the Speaker, and that COPF under Harsha de Silva has produced no meaningful progress on the USD 2.5mn theft.
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593 Arrested in 24 Hours as IGP-Directed Island-Wide Anti-Crime Sweep Continues
Sri Lanka Police arrested 593 suspects and checked 27,042 people in a 24-hour phase of the IGP-directed island-wide anti-crime and anti-drug sweep.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa received no formal CIABOC notice on Airbus case, spokesman says
Attorney Manoj Gamage says no written summons has been issued to the former President and accuses CIABOC of pursuing a political witch-hunt.
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Sri Lanka to Amend Child Protection and Domestic Violence Laws
Deputy Minister Namal Sudarshana says reviews of the 1998 NCPA Act and 2005 Prevention of Domestic Violence Act have already begun.
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NFF accuses government of undermining public confidence in the judiciary
Wimal Weerawansa says May Day remarks by President Dissanayake and ministers about upcoming court rulings raise serious questions about judicial independence.
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Parliament to sit May 5–8 with security sweep ahead of Vietnamese President's address
House to take up Port City Commission Act and Insolvency Bill, with Tô Lâm addressing the House on May 8 amid a full Parliamentary security inspection.
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Police Warn Landlords Housing Foreign Cyber-Scam Suspects of Legal Action
Sri Lanka Police warned landlords renting to visa overstayers will face legal action, after raids netted nearly 157 foreigners in Colombo cyber scam busts.
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Around 120 Foreign Nationals Arrested in Rajagiriya Over Illegal Financial Operations
Police arrested around 120 foreign nationals from seven countries at a Meda Welikada Road premises in Rajagiriya over alleged illegal financial operations.
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AG Tells CID to Use Mutual Assistance Treaty for Wolverhampton Records
AG's Department asks CID to formally request University of Wolverhampton records on Ranil under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act.
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37 Chinese Nationals Remanded Over Online Financial Scams Run From Thalangama House
Police seized 35 desktops, 37 tablets and 147 mobile phones from a rented Thalangama house, with 37 Chinese nationals on tourist visas remanded until May 7.
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77% of Aswesuma beneficiaries enrolled in empowerment programmes — Samurdhi Dept
Department of Samurdhi Development says around 77% of Aswesuma beneficiaries have been included in empowerment programmes run with World Bank and ADB pilots.
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Coal commission to begin recording statements from officials Tuesday
PCOI on coal procurement will start recording statements from Lanka Coal Company and Energy Ministry officials May 5, opening a new phase of the inquiry.
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Railway Department reclaims Nawalapitiya land used by Mahindananda Foundation for 25 years
Land and a three-storey building leased to ex-minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage's foundation in Nawalapitiya have been handed back to the Railways Department.
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Shiral Lakthilake calls for psychological autopsy on Treasury official's death
Attorney Shiral Lakthilake invokes the Thajudeen case in calling for a psychological autopsy on Treasury official Ranga Rajapaksa, challenging the JMO ruling.
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President says a CID officer is overseas on Easter attacks probe
President Dissanayake disclosed at the NPP May Day rally that a CID officer is currently overseas as part of the ongoing Easter Sunday attacks investigation.
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President AKD pledges 2026 will be 'year corrupt go to prison' at Nuwara Eliya May Day rally
Dissanayake pledged sweeping anti-corruption action; PM Harini's parallel May Day message focused on a fair working environment and unpaid labour.
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AKD says 10 corruption cases set for court in May, verdict ordered in one
President Dissanayake said 10 corruption cases are set for court in May and a verdict has been ordered in one, addressing the Nuwara Eliya May Day rally.
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Dilith Jayaweera links Treasury official's death to '$2.5mn heist whistleblower' at Sarvajana May Day rally
Sarvajana Balaya leader called the NPP one of the most corrupt governments and tied the Treasury official's suspicious death to the cyber heist whistleblower.
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Sajith Leads 33rd Death Anniversary Commemoration of Ranasinghe Premadasa
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa led floral tributes at his father's Aluthkade statue, marking 33 years since the May Day 1993 assassination.