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Presidential Coal Commission Begins Hearings; Public Notices to Issue This Week
The Presidential Commission probing all past coal transactions opened hearings at Hulftsdorp Monday under SC Justice Kulatunga, with public notices coming.
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Dharmapuram Mother and Partner Arrested for Allegedly Selling 2-Year-Old Daughter for Rs. 40,000
Three suspects remanded over the alleged sale of a child in Kilinochchi; mother says money was needed for elder daughter's thalassemia treatment.
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Govt to Build Interim Shelters for 1,000 Cyclone Ditwah Victims in May
Defence Ministry directs Sri Lanka Army to construct interim shelters in Kegalle, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Badulla from first week of May.
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Easter Probe Reopens Question of Whether Bomber's Wife Sarah Jasmine Is Alive
CID told court the 2022 DNA confirming Sarah Jasmine's death is suspicious; STF testified a motorcycle was heard leaving Sainthamaruthu post-blast.
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Free Lawyers Direct 22 Questions to President Over Treasury Probe Delay
The Free Lawyers Organisation has put 22 open questions to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake over the alleged $2.5M Treasury cyberattack and a stalled probe.
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Government Rejects Opposition Request for Parliamentary Debate on Treasury Cyber Heist
SJB MP Gayantha Karunathilaka says party leaders' meeting denied opposition's request for a one-day debate on the $2.5M Treasury cyber heist.
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Harsha Says 'No Such Fund Exists' — Challenges Legality of Rebuilding Sri Lanka Fund
SJB MP Harsha de Silva says Rebuilding Sri Lanka Fund has no legal existence as no Act of Parliament has been passed, contradicting Deputy Minister.
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Iniya Bharathi Associates Granted 72-Hour Detention After Eravur Court Production
Eravur Court granted a 72-hour detention order Monday for two close associates of former EPC member Iniya Bharathi, arrested over 2007-2008 Ampara abductions.
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Joint Opposition Files Bribery Commission Complaint Over CPC Diesel Imports
JOA names Trafigura in CIABOC complaint, alleging diesel premium jumped from $4 to $45 a barrel after a lower $38 offer from Terrington was bypassed.
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Police Link 48 Southern Province Murders to Karandeniye Raju Network, Senior DIG Says
Senior DIG Ranmal Kodituwakku says Raju's arrest prevented further killings; revolver and 15 rounds tied to murders recovered from his Midigama house.
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Lal Kantha Hands Over Hanthana Land Plots to 44 Disaster-Hit Kandy Families
Minister K.D. Lalkantha distributed Hanthana land plots to 44 households whose homes were destroyed in a recent disaster in the Gangawata Korale division.
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Lawyer Linked to Ganemulla Sanjeewa Murder Remanded Until May 7 Under PTA
Colombo Magistrate ordered Thamara Kumari Abeyratne, a lawyer suspect in the Ganemulla Sanjeewa murder case detained under the PTA, remanded until May 7.
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Jaffna MP Archchuna Ramanathan Remanded Until April 29 Over Firearm Threat
Mallakam Magistrate's Court remanded Jaffna MP Archchuna Ramanathan until April 29 after his arrest over a land-dispute firearm threat in Periyavilaan.
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Namal Posts Alleged BOC 'Recall of Funds' Notice in Bid to Substantiate RDA Payment Row
Namal Rajapaksa posted what he says is a BOC fund recall notice for Rs. 263M, contradicting Deputy Minister Gunasena's denial of RDA double-payments.
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Retired Public Servants to Protest at Galle Face on April 28 Over Pension Anomalies
Western Province retirees' alliance says 154,000 public servants who retired between 2020 and 2024 were hit by 2025 Budget pension anomalies.
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NMRA approves FDG supplier; chemical due soon to restore PET scans at Apeksha
PET scan services at Apeksha and Colombo National Hospital halted since March 27 are set to resume after NMRA approved the importer's registration.
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Police Destroy 302kg of Seized Narcotics at Puttalam Incinerator
Police Narcotics Bureau began destroying 302kg of seized drugs at the Lactowatta incinerator in Vanathavilluwa, Puttalam, after court cases concluded.
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Sri Lanka Police Inaugurate Scout Division to Boost Leadership and Community Ties
IGP Priyantha Weerasuriya unveils the new Police Scout Division at headquarters, with Senior DIG Sampath Kumara Liyanage appointed to lead it.
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Rebuilding Sri Lanka Fund Remains Safe With Rs. 9.58bn, Deputy Finance Minister Says
Deputy Finance Minister Anil Jayantha Fernando said the Rebuilding Sri Lanka Fund holds Rs. 9.58bn from 49-country donations and remains fully protected.
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Sagarika Train Resumes Service After Twin Derailments; Four Crew Suspended
Department of Railways restored Sagarika service from Monday after the April 24 Wadduwa derailment; four crew members suspended pending probe.
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Three Groups Stage Simultaneous Protests Over Treasury's USD 2.5M Cyber Heist
Sarvajana Balaya, SLPP and Aragalaye Purawesiyo staged Monday protests over the diverted USD 2.5M loan repayment — first street pressure on the Treasury hack.
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Senior Buddhist Prelate Alleges Political Motives Behind Vesak Poya Date Shift to May 30
Kotapitiye Rahula Thero alleges Vesak Poya was shifted to May 30 for political reasons tied to May Day, urging Buddhists to observe both dates.
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Wanted Foreign Employment Fraud Suspect Arrested in Yakkala With Fake ID, Driving Licence
Yakkala Police arrested a 60-year-old Gampaha resident wanted under Marawila court warrants for multiple foreign employment scams, with forged ID papers.
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22 Buddhist Monks Arrested at BIA in Largest Airport Drug Bust in Sri Lankan History
Police Narcotics Bureau seized over 110kg of Kush and hashish worth Rs. 1.1 billion from 22 monks returning from Bangkok at BIA.