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Yoshitha Rajapaksa Money Laundering Case Postponed to June 10
Colombo High Court postponed the money laundering case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Forrest to June 10 pending amended indictments.
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ASG Alleges Army Intel Threatened Easter Witnesses, Plotted to Plant Weapons
Peiris told Fort Magistrate that Army intelligence officers threatened a witness at home and planned to plant weapons and arrest them through another unit.
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CID Tells Court of Prof. Rohan Gunaratne's Prison Meetings With Pillayan
CID tells Fort Magistrate Prof. Rohan Gunaratne met Pillayan three times in Batticaloa Prison; one of two women with him later joined Army as Major.
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Coal Commission Opens Public Submissions From Next Week
PCOI Secretary Bandulasena invites anyone with information on coal transactions to submit details to the Hulftsdorp commission office starting next week.
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Harsha de Silva Raises 'Technical Default' Question Over Treasury Hacking
COPF chair says five debt payments were reportedly missed, queries whether the diversion amounts to a technical default as investigators pursue the breach.
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FSP Resumes Yakkala Office Operations After Court Win Over JVP-Linked Takeover
Frontline Socialist Party restarts work at Gampaha office after a Magistrate's Court ruled its eviction by a JVP-linked group in September 2025 was unlawful.
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India-Sri Lanka DIVEX 2026 Navy Diving Exercise Underway in Colombo
Fourth India-Sri Lanka joint Navy Diving Exercise features mixed-gas drills off Colombo to strengthen underwater search and salvage capability.
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Marikkar: Jayakody's Resignation Cannot Cover Up Rs. 8.5 Billion Coal Scam
SJB MP says PUCSL calculated Rs. 8.5bn loss on 9 substandard coal ships; warns entire cabinet bears collective responsibility if minister alone is blamed.
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Body of 19-Year-Old Found in Mattakkuliya, Police Cite Criminal Links
Police say murdered youth found near Nadee Viharaya was a 19-year-old allegedly involved in organised crime; no suspects named, investigations ongoing.
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Namal Rajapaksa's 'Krrish' Case Recalled to May 29
Colombo High Court orders Namal Rajapaksa's criminal breach of trust case over Rs.70mn Krrish payment be recalled on May 29 before Justice Suwandurugoda.
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Government Reviews Framework to Place Retiring Navy Personnel in Foreign Marine Jobs
Defence and Ports deputy ministers review certification gaps blocking retiring Navy personnel from foreign maritime jobs at April 22 inter-ministry meeting.
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Navy Seizes Over 1,030kg of Smuggled Turmeric on Kalpitiya Beach
Sri Lanka Navy recovered about 1,038kg of smuggled dried turmeric in 26 sacks during a coastal search at Thillayadi beach, Kalpitiya, on Wednesday.
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Court Extends Salley Detention, Orders CID Progress Report on Easter Probe by May 20
Former SIS Director Suresh Sallay produced before Colombo Fort Magistrate under tight security; remand continues under 90-day PTA order from February arrest.
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Magistrate Orders CID to Arrest Shasheendra Rajapaksa Over Airbus Bribery; New Warrant for Chandrasena's Wife
Colombo Fort Magistrate demands CID explain delay on existing warrant and issues fresh warrant on Priyanka Nayomali Wijenayake; case called for May 20.
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SJB Invites UNP Members to Join May Day Rally at Maligawatta Stadium
Marikkar says SJB will hold 'biggest' May Day rally on May 1 at Maligawatta; cites World Bank finding that a third of Sri Lankans are below poverty line.
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TRCSL to Consider Lal Kantha's Complaint Against TV Channel
Regulator will decide after Mass Media Ministry conclusions; minister alleges the channel breached frequency licence conditions on a continuous basis.
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Free Lawyers' Gunaratne Accuses President, Finance Secretary Over Treasury USD 2.5M Theft
President's Counsel Maithri Gunaratne says both the President and Finance Secretary should be held responsible; five officials already interdicted.
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Committee Majority Blocks Bid to Summon President, Bimal Over 323 Containers
Parliamentary committee's government-side majority rejects opposition request to summon President AKD and former Ports Minister Bimal Rathnayake as witnesses.
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ABC Rejects Lal Kantha's Rs. 10Bn Claim, Threatens Counter-Action
Hiru TV operator says the minister 'does not possess a reputation capable of being tarnished' and alleges his own asset declaration violated the law.
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Prosecution Names Salley as 'Key Driving Force' Behind Easter Attacks
ASG Dileepa Peiris tells Colombo Fort Magistrate former SIS chief Suresh Salley was the key force behind the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.
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Balapitiya Court Sentences Man to Death for 2008 Police Constable Murder
Balapitiya High Court sentences 'Kalutara Chuti' to death for the 2008 Baddegama police constable murder, acquitting three co-accused after 18 years.
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Cabinet Appoints Expert Committee to Enforce Easter Probe Recommendations
Cabinet approves counter-terrorism expert committee under Presidential Secretariat to monitor implementation of 2021 PCOI Easter Sunday recommendations.
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Cabinet Clears New Methodology for Inter-Provincial Bus Permits
Cabinet approves revised NTC framework for inter-provincial passenger transport permits under 2025 amendment act.
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Cabinet Clears Housing Policy Overhaul and NHDA Stalled Projects Review
Cabinet approves revision of 2019 National Housing Policy and appoints expert committee to examine stalled NHDA construction projects.