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Parliament Committee Summons Ports Secretary Over Six Months of Non-Compliance
Oversight committee chaired by SJB MP S.M. Marikkar flags absent Secretary and regional port losses even as SLPA posts Rs. 56bn profit.
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Parliament Extends State of Emergency by 110-Vote Majority Citing Middle East Shock
MPs voted 137 to 27 to approve the extension of emergency regulations under the Public Security Ordinance, renewed in March over the Middle East conflict.
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PM Harini Orders Faster Ditwah Compensation and Housing Rebuild
PM Harini Amarasuriya told the Rebuilding Sri Lanka Task Force to expedite Cyclone Ditwah compensation payouts and housing reconstruction.
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Power Outages Reported Across Several Areas Day Before NCM Debate
Power outages hit several parts of the island on April 8, contradicting Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody's denial of power cuts in Parliament the previous day.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe Returns to Sri Lanka After Singapore Surgery
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived at Katunayake on April 9 after surgery at Mount Elizabeth Hospital; UNP says recovery will take several weeks.
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Sajith Says AKD's Coal Admission Confirms Opposition's Case Before NCM Debate
SJB leader tells Parliament the government has conceded substandard coal was imported, calls the Rs. 100 billion relief package inadequate.
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IMF Rejects SJB Claim of Exclusion, Says All Parties Were Invited Through Speaker's Office
IMF Mission Chief Papageorgiou said invitations for the parliamentary session went to every party via the Speaker, after the SJB complained of exclusion.
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SLTB Losing Rs. 20 Million Daily to Conductor Fraud, Minister Rules Out Sale
Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake says entire SLTB administration destroyed by leakage, promises sweeping reform without privatisation.
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Sri Lanka Repatriates 125 Telecom Fraud Suspects to China
China's Ministry of Public Security escorted 125 suspects from Sri Lanka to Hubei on March 29 as part of a joint crackdown on cross-border telecom fraud.
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Customs Seize Rs. 10 Million in Smuggled Medicines at BIA Airport
Four Colombo residents arrested at BIA after eight suitcases of undeclared medicines from Bangalore were intercepted in the green channel.
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Auditor General Exposes Lakvijaya Coal Procurement Fraud Days Before NCM Debate
COPE-requested audit reveals unregistered suppliers won tenders, lab accreditation lapsed, and 47 days of zero coal imports.
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Dissanayake Meets Arab Envoys, Condemns Attacks on Non-Combatant Nations
President Dissanayake hosted the Council of Arab Ambassadors on April 8, pledging support for Middle East peace as the US-Iran ceasefire holds.
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Former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo Visits Ranil Wickremesinghe in Singapore
Ex-Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo called on Ranil Wickremesinghe during the former Sri Lankan president's recovery from surgery in Singapore.
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GMOA to Launch 48-Hour Token Strike From Thursday in Fresh Standoff With Health Ministry
Doctors' union launches islandwide 48-hour action from April 9 over post-graduate internships, three days after suspending a nine-day strike.
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Indian Ocean Nations Must Defend Their Own Waters, Former Sri Lanka Navy Admiral Warns
Retired Rear Admiral Y. N. Jayarathna says regional security cannot be outsourced and that Sri Lanka must guide its Indian Ocean policy by national interest.
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Maharagama Woman Arrested Over Rs. 10 Million Foreign Job Scam
SLBFE investigators arrest the operator of an unlicensed Maharagama consultancy accused of defrauding victims with fake job offers in Albania and Canada.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe Recovering From Surgery in Singapore
Former Singapore FM George Yeo visited Ranil Wickremesinghe in Singapore on April 8, where the former Sri Lankan president is recuperating after surgery.
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Sajith Demands Immediate Fuel Price Cut After Iran-US Ceasefire
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament the government should cut fuel prices by midnight, citing Brent crude's fall to USD 95 after the ceasefire.
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Sajith Calls for IMF Deal Revision in Parliament, Says Economy Cannot Shrink Further
Opposition Leader rejects Rs. 100bn relief package as inadequate, alleges fertilizer shortages and 2.5 million people excluded.
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Civil Society Urges Dissanayake to Free 10 Long-Term Tamil PTA Detainees
Coalition of families, religious leaders and rights groups submits 18,000-signature petition asking president to release prisoners held up to 30 years.
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US Pacific Fleet Commander Tours Sri Lanka Navy Vessel in Honolulu
Admiral Steve Koehler met Sri Lanka Navy leadership aboard P628, the former USCGC Decisive, at Coast Guard Base Honolulu on April 3.
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CIABOC Arrests Former SLRC Chiefs and Nuwara Eliya PS Chairman in Single Day Sweep
CIABOC arrests former SLRC Chairman Sarath Kongahage, ex-DG Devapriya Abeysinghe and the Nuwara Eliya PS Chairman in two separate corruption cases on April 7.
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Activist Charged Over COVID Burial Posts Despite Cabinet Apology
Activist Chirantha Amerasinghe says he is being prosecuted for 2020 posts arguing COVID burials were safe — a position the Cabinet endorsed in 2024.
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Customs seize 3.38 million cigarettes hidden in Dubai 'bedsheets' container
Sri Lanka Customs uncovered Rs. 507 million worth of foreign cigarettes falsely declared as bedsheets in a Dubai shipment, with Rs. 460 million in lost taxes.