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Police investigate Balangoda Kassapa Thera's satyagraha remarks after NPP complaint
Police told the Chief Magistrate claims of armed men were false. The court ordered media to submit unedited footage from the scene.
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Supreme Court bars Keheliya Rambukwella and three others from leaving the country over unpaid compensation
Rambukwella has paid Rs 20 million of the Rs 75 million ordered in the substandard drug case. The court also released the four on bond.
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Any uniformed officer can book a traffic offender, police say after social media questions
Police Spokesman ASP F.U. Wootler says enforcement under the Motor Traffic Act is not confined to the Traffic Police, and applies to an officer on duty alone.
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SLNS Gajabahu sails for India for the first BIMSTEC maritime security exercise
The inaugural exercise runs from October 30 to November 3, hosted by the Indian Navy, with all seven BIMSTEC member states taking part.
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Supreme Court voids a pardon Ranil Wickremesinghe gave a maintenance defaulter
A three-judge bench ruled the 2024 remission breached Article 12(1), after a man freed under a Prisoners' Day amnesty served under two months of 29.
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UNP calls for an immediate presidential pardon for Gnanasara Thera
The party wants the Maha Nayake Theros of the Three Chapters to broker a pardon, and cites a former Chief Justice on the 18-month ceiling for contempt.
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US warship USS Canberra returns to Colombo for a second visit this year
The littoral combat ship arrived at the Port of Colombo on Monday for a routine call, four months after its June visit.
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PM tells CNN Sri Lanka will stay out of the Iran war: conflicts like it "serve no one"
Harini Amarasuriya told Richard Quest that Sri Lanka's position in the Indian Ocean makes non-alignment essential, and defended staying in the IMF programme.
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Police say Homagama custody death was sudden illness; family alleges assault
A 29-year-old drug suspect died in hospital after arrest. Police and family dispute the cause; a post-mortem has been ordered.
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Narcotics Bureau seizes more than 21kg of heroin in Katana raid
Police say the haul, taken in a special raid off the Katana–Giriulla road, is worth close to Rs 500 million. One suspect was arrested.
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Galgamuwa villagers say wildlife officers pressed Kavantissa suspects to confess
Villagers allege wildlife officers assaulted gun owners and offered to settle the case for Rs 100,000 if they confessed.
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Navy puts a year of narcotics seizures at Rs 109 billion, and the Talalla haul explains the jump
The Navy's one-year tally under 'A Nation United' rose from Rs 97bn to Rs 109bn in a day — almost exactly the value of Saturday's Talalla seizure.
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Monks suspend Viharamahadevi satyagraha after Mahanayake Theros step in
The ten-day protest for Gnanasara Thera's release is paused after the Three Nikayas said they were intervening with the government.
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Colombo district ICE distributor arrested at Kalalgoda with 1kg of crystal meth
Police say the man run the Colombo distribution arm of a network directed from overseas. The drugs were found in a car at Kalalgoda Junction, Thalangama.
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Education degree holders cleared for provincial school posts, interviews before year-end
Education Ministry approves recruiting B.Ed graduates for provincial schools, with interviews before year-end.
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SLPP's Cassilingam questions whether Section 149 is being applied fairly in Namal's case
SLPP official warns that misusing legal provisions against opponents threatens democracy.
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Sri Lankans abroad can drive on their local licence when they return, minister says
Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake told Parliament a valid Sri Lankan licence remains usable on return, and set out how to recover a surrendered or lost one.
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Agriculture Minister promises compensation to farmers who planted early on the department's advice
Agriculture Minister promises compensation to farmers who lost crops after planting early on government advice.
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Body of unidentified man found on beach behind Kalutara railway station
Kalutara South Police recovered the body of a man of about 50 on Saturday morning and suspect he may have drowned while sea bathing.
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NPP council chairman and four officials bailed over alleged detention of teacher and son
Matara Magistrate's Court released the Kirinda Puhulwella Pradeshiya Sabha chairman and four officials on personal bail after arrests over a wall dispute.
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Bus linked to Akuregoda lawyer murders impounded as police freeze drug-money assets
Police froze Panadura property tied to a Kudu Salindu associate and impounded a bus they suspect carried the gunman in February's Akuregoda double murder.
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Soldier killed and 11 injured as Army Defender hits palmyra tree in Mannar
Army vehicle crashes in Mannar; one soldier killed, 11 injured when Defender leaves road and hits tree.
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Man held at Mawanella with two pistols, shotgun and 156 rounds of shot
The Kegalle Divisional Crime Investigation Unit arrested a 34-year-old at Kirigaha junction with two pistols, five magazines and a 12-bore shotgun.
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Namal Rajapaksa marks 50 days in remand with a letter: ready for 500 if it helps the country
In a letter issued on Parliament letterhead, the remanded MP says he would stay jailed 500 days if it benefited the country, and blames his father's name.