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Cabinet Approves Six Short-Term Drug Rehabilitation Centres
Public Security Minister's proposal clears Cabinet; new NDDCB facilities will target narcotic and psychotropic substance dependence.
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Retired Health Ministry Legal Officer Remanded in CIABOC Lease Bribery Probe
Former Chief Legal Officer Ahmad Riyasa Ahmad accused of demanding Rs. 4.1 million to prepare Ministry of Health lease extensions; remanded until May 5.
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CIABOC Asks Parliament to Cancel Witness Transfer in Deputy Secy General Probe
CIABOC asks Parliament's Secretary General to delay transferring a key witness in its probe of suspended Deputy Secy General Chaminda Kularatne.
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GL Peiris: Only Chief Justice Can Set Up Trial-at-Bar for Ranil Case
Prof. GL Peiris says only the Chief Justice can convene a Trial-at-Bar, challenging the government's move on Ranil Wickremesinghe's Rs. 16.2 million case.
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Iraj Pathiraja Confirmed as Permanent Immigration Controller General
Cabinet approves permanent appointment of SLAS Special Grade officer Iraj Chaminda Pathiraja as Controller General of Immigration and Emigration.
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Around 20 Injured as Bus Veers Off Road Near Kinniya
A Trincomalee–Mutur private bus crashed into a tree near the Upparu-aru Bridge; four passengers are in intensive care and three in ICU transfers.
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Man Impersonated PM Secretary's Spouse to Broker School Admissions, Police Say
Borella resident, convicted twice before, created fake Facebook accounts claiming his wife was the Prime Minister's Personal Secretary.
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Mass Media Ministry to Investigate Hiru TV on Minister and CPC Complaints
Cabinet Spokesperson confirms Ministry Secretary will probe licence conditions after complaints from Lal Kantha and CPC; TRCSL running parallel review.
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Minister to Review Why MPs Pay Lower Income Tax Than Ordinary Earners
Cabinet Spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa says he will examine which MP salary components are APIT-exempt after a disparity with private-sector employees.
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Opposition Seeks to Summon President, Bimal Rathnayake Over 323 Uninspected Containers
Opposition MPs want the parliamentary committee probing 323 uninspected Colombo containers to summon President AKD and former Ports Minister Bimal Rathnayake.
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Coal Inquiry Commission Formally Begins Operations at Hulftsdorp
The Presidential Commission investigating coal transactions has opened its Hulftsdorp office under SC Justice Kulatunga, covering imports to April 16.
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Police Donate Rs. 9.6 Million to Cyclone Ditwah Rebuilding Fund
Police officers contribute Rs. 9.68 million from a one-day salary to the Rebuilding Sri Lanka Fund, taking total police donations past Rs. 74 million.
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Socialist People's Forum Slams NPP Over Withheld Tamil Literary Works at Customs
Books by Tamil writer Pradeepan Deepachelvan held at Customs for weeks; Forum says unread works treated as national security threat.
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Premalal Jayasekara Released on Bail, Passport Impounded
The former State Minister was granted bail by the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate's Court on Tuesday after his arrest over an alleged firearm threat.
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President Orders Ditwah Partial-Home Compensation Paid Before May-End
Dissanayake directs officials to ensure Rs. 500,000 payments for partially damaged homes reach all beneficiaries by end-May, except in exceptional cases.
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Sri Lanka's Riyadh Embassy Launches Weekend Consular Sessions
The Embassy will open on the last Friday of each month from 2pm to 5pm for expatriates unable to visit during the revised weekday hours.
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Sri Lanka Strengthens Targeted Financial Sanctions to Block Terror Funding
Defence Ministry says Sri Lanka has strengthened Targeted Financial Sanctions under UN Resolution 1373 and FATF standards, with a new public Gazette website.
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Salley Detention Continues; CID to Report on Easter Probe by May 20
Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court orders ex-SIS chief's detention extended and directs CID to report back on investigation progress on May 20.
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Treasury Loses $2.5M to Hacker in Foreign Debt Repayment Fraud
Cabinet confirms probe into diversion of part of a $22.9M debt instalment via fraudulent email; Treasury IT head among officials facing suspension.
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50 foreign nationals arrested in Negombo for overstaying business visas
47 Chinese, two Malaysian and one Indian national detained at Negombo safehouse; Welisara detention centre holding arrests, deportation being arranged.
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Aswesuma April elderly allowance to be credited Wednesday, Rs. 3.447 billion for 689,931 beneficiaries
Welfare Benefits Board confirms Rs. 3.447 billion April disbursement for elderly Aswesuma recipients: Rs. 3.087 billion Phase 1, Rs. 362.6 million Phase 2.
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Cardinal Ranjith Says Easter Probe Progressing, Warns of Obstruction by Factions
Addressing the seventh-anniversary mass, Cardinal Ranjith said the Easter probe is progressing but certain factions are trying to obstruct it.
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All Idle CHOGM Buses to Be Refurbished and Redeployed by Year-End
Buses imported for the 2013 CHOGM summit and left idle for years will be fully refurbished and back in service by year-end, the Transport Ministry says.
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Colombo Court Fixes May 12 for Further Evidence in Diana Gamage CID Case
Chief Magistrate Asanga Bodaragama directed that further evidence in the CID case against former State Minister Diana Gamage be recorded on May 12.