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Cabinet Committee Eyes Work-from-Home for April 16–17 as Fuel Savings Hit 42%
Cabinet committee weighs work-from-home on April 16-17 as Health Ministry reports a 42% diesel cut, with schools and universities shifting online.
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Easter Sunday Seven Years On: President Calls for Unity, Opposition Demands Justice
Sri Lanka marks the seventh anniversary of the 2019 Easter bombings as political leaders clash over accountability.
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GMOA Strike Enters Day 3 as Health Minister Declares 'No Room for Talks'
GMOA strike enters Day 3 as Health Minister brands the walkout 'baseless' and cites Rs. 6 million per doctor in state training costs.
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GMOA Strike Day 5: Doctors' Union Alleges Intimidation Behind 96% Compliance Figure
GMOA claims newly qualified doctors were threatened with dismissal and salary cuts, calls for presidential intervention.
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GMOA Strike Enters Day 6 as Executive Committee Weighs Next Steps
Doctors maintain islandwide strike action on April 5 as GMOA executive committee meets to decide future course.
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GMOA Strike Enters Day 7 as Executive Committee Meets, Doctors Allege Coercion
The GMOA says 96% of new doctors applied for posts under duress as the strike continues until April 6 morning.
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GMOA Extends Strike to Day 9, Claims Doctors Coerced Into Compliance
GMOA extends token strike until 8am Monday after claiming 96% intern compliance rate reflects coercion, not voluntary participation.
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GMOA Shifts to Token Strike on Day 4 as Doctors' Action De-Escalates
GMOA scales back to a 24-hour token strike on Day 4, signalling a de-escalation from the full walkout that disrupted hospitals across Sri Lanka.
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Bribery Commission Orders Mahinda Rajapaksa to Declare Assets by April 10
CIABOC directs former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to declare assets by April 10, linked to an Airbus bribery probe alleging Rs. 60 million in payments.
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Major General Manada Yahampath Appointed 68th Army Chief of Staff
Major General Manada Yahampath of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry takes over as the 68th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, effective April 2.
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OMP Excavation at Batticaloa War-Era Site Ends Without Finding Remains
A three-day excavation at a suspected mass grave in Kurukkalmadam yielded no human remains, but the OMP says the search continues.
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Pillayan Confesses to Killing Eastern University Vice Chancellor, Remanded
Pillayan confesses to magistrate that Professor Ravindranath was murdered in a torture chamber in 2006, closing 18 years of uncertainty.
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Former Minister Prasanna Ranatunga Settles Corruption Case with Rs. 25 Million Fine
Prasanna Ranatunga pays Rs. 25 million to settle a corruption case over alleged Rs. 64 million solicited from a businessman for land approvals.
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Sri Lanka Secures Russian Pledge on Oil Supply in High-Level Diplomatic Talks
FM Vijitha Herath secures a Russian commitment to supply oil to Sri Lanka as the island battles its energy crisis linked to the Middle East war.
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Court Issues Arrest Warrants for Shamindra Rajapaksa in SriLankan Airlines Airbus Bribery Case
Colombo Magistrate orders open warrants for two suspects in USD 2 million Airbus aircraft procurement scandal.
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Over 11,400 Corporal Punishment Complaints in Two Months, NCPA Says
Sri Lanka's NCPA logged 11,409 corporal punishment complaints in January and February 2026 — already exceeding the entire 2025 total.
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Health Minister Tells GMOA to Go to Court as 96% of Doctors Defy Strike
Health Minister Jayatissa rejects GMOA demands, challenges the union to seek legal remedies as 435 of 453 junior doctors comply before deadline.
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Opposition MP Alleges Energy Minister Suppressing Report on Substandard Lakvijaya Coal
SLPP MP alleges Energy Minister Jayakody is blocking a PUCSL report exposing the Lakvijaya coal quality scandal behind Sri Lanka's power crisis.
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Government Weighs Work-From-Home Order for April 16–17 to Conserve Fuel
Sri Lanka weighs shifting public sector work online around the Sinhala and Tamil New Year to cut fuel use amid the energy crisis.