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Parliament Subcommittee to Probe Environmental Impact of Norochcholai Plant
MP Bhagya Sri Herath will chair a panel set up by the parliament Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment to probe the coal plant's environmental impact.
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Opposition Unites, Seeks Urgent All Party Conference Over Rupee Slide
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa says opposition parties have united and requested President Dissanayake convene an All Party Conference on the economy.
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Phase II of Pension Revision Programme to Launch in July, Minister Says
Public Administration Minister Chandana Abeyratne says 98% of Phase I pension revision payments are complete, with Phase II rollout scheduled for July.
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PM Harini Meets Sri Lankan Community in London During UK Visit
About 1,000 Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim attendees turned out as the PM claimed an 'irreversible' shift in Sri Lanka's political culture during her UK trip.
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Police freeze assets of Borella couple in money-laundering probe over drug-trafficking proceeds
Illegal Assets Investigation Division targets Rs. 30 million Athurugiriya property, six accounts and a luxury vehicle linked to instant-transfer drug ring.
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RDA Engineers Launch Indefinite Trade Union Action Over Salary Anomaly
RDA engineers begin indefinite strike from 21 May, withdrawing from district and divisional coordination committees over an unresolved salary anomaly.
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Sajith urges immediate IMF successor programme talks, calls $14.2bn reserve target unrealistic
Opposition leader says Sri Lanka cannot hit the IMF's $14.2bn March 2027 reserve target and must negotiate a successor programme from a position of strength.
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79-Year-Old Woman Found Strangled in Seeduwa Home; Neighbour Arrested
A neighbour was arrested after the woman's body was found in a travelling bag at her Mookalangamuwa home, with CCTV removed and the phone line cut.
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Sri Lanka Pitches Port City to SCO Chief in Colombo Talks
FM Vijitha Herath told SCO Secretary-General Yermekbayev that Colombo seeks deeper engagement in tourism, transport, logistics and agriculture.
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Wanawasala train derailment caused nearly Rs. 1.7 million in damage to railway track
Railway Track and Engineering Sub-Department assesses 200 feet of track, sleepers and components damaged; signalling and carriage assessments still pending.
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Weerawansa Ordered to Report to Thalangama Police Over War Memorial Incident
Police summoned Wimal Weerawansa over the May 18 War Heroes Memorial confrontation, threatening Kaduwela court action if he fails to appear.
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AKD pledges rural roads, drinking water and waste management focus in upcoming Budget
At the Batticaloa District Coordination Committee, AKD also commits to starting all planned road projects this year and developing Valaichchenai Harbour.
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AKD: 'No amount of shouting can prevent enforcement of the law' as accountability cases close in on elites
In Batticaloa, the President said historical influence will no longer shield anyone and mobilised crowds cannot obstruct CID, CCD or Narcotics Bureau work.
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AKD says 'outrage' will not stop law enforcement reaching former elites
President tells Batticaloa audience institutional independence is intact; CID, CCD and Narcotics Bureau working without interference as arrests proceed.
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Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thero says he is leaving 'Rajapaksa Nikaya', pledges support to AKD
Eastern Province monk says senior police and Presidential Security Division officials helped arrange a meeting with the President during his Batticaloa visit.
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Ampitiye Thero says he is leaving 'Rajapaksa Nikaya', pledges maximum support to AKD after Batticaloa meeting
The Eastern Province monk said he would distance himself from the Rajapaksa-aligned clerical network after a meeting with the President in Batticaloa.
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Batticaloa Public Library opened by AKD with Sumanthiran declaring it open
A stalled municipal project was completed Wednesday, with the President planting a sapling and former MP M.A. Sumanthiran formally inaugurating the building.
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Three Chinese nationals arrested at BIA with 87 smuggled mobile phones
Customs intercepted three Shanghai passengers carrying 87 phones and 140 batteries worth Rs.5.14 million, hidden in clothing and confectionery packs.
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Cabinet revokes previous government's domesticated elephant decisions
Environment Minister Dhammika Patabendi said the rescinded decisions, in violation of the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance, will go to the Supreme Court.
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Parliament shuts down MP Chamara as he raises Bribery Commission travel ban over missed China trip
Speaker Wickramaratne and Leader of the House Bimal Rathnayake refuse to allow debate on the court-ordered ban that kept the MP off a May 5-6 China programme.
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Four suspects in Kapila Chandrasena fake sureties case released on bail
Colombo court granted bail to all four suspects in the Chandrasena fake-sureties case, including the two fraudulent guarantors who enabled his remand release.
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Eight bus drivers, conductor arrested in Kalutara drug-impairment sweep
Kalutara South Police and transport medical inspectors detained nine bus and van workers aged 35–57 found on duty under the influence of drugs.
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Election Commission Summoned Before Parliament Panel on Provincial Polls
Election Commission to appear Wednesday before the Vijitha Herath Special Committee on Provincial Council elections, after AG submission on legal hurdles.
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Illegal TV transmission station raided in Mount Lavinia; Maldivian national arrested
Mount Lavinia Divisional CID and the TRCSL seized Rs. 10 million of broadcasting equipment at Attidiya Road and arrested a 55-year-old Maldivian national.