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22-year-old arrested at BIA with 10,800 smuggled cigarettes
Police Narcotics Bureau officers at Bandaranaike International Airport seized 54 cartons holding 10,800 sticks of foreign cigarettes.
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Nearly 10% of bus drivers and conductors tested positive for drugs, NTMI says
National Transport Medical Institute Chairman Professor Clifford Perera says screening across four provinces found close to one in ten drivers and conductors had used drugs.
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NCPA reports over 1,000 child abuse complaints a month in June and July
The National Child Protection Authority says monthly complaints rose above 1,000 in June and July, up from a usual 600 to 800, driven mainly by child abandonment.
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709 escaped prisoners still at large, National Audit Office finds
A National Audit Office report says 1,181 inmates escaped over six years and 709 were never re-arrested. Officers seized 5,083 phones from 22 prisons in 2025.
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BASL says it has yet to receive full recording of meeting with President on judges' retirement age
The Bar Association says it is still waiting for the complete video recordings of its August 12 meeting with President Dissanayake on the 22nd Amendment.
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Three arrested over viral sword-threat incident in Divulapitiya
Police have arrested three people over an August 11 incident in Divulapitiya in which a bus and a main road were blocked and a man was threatened with a sword.
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9,000 delayed Government Analyst reports to be cleared within the month — Wijepala
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala says arrangements are complete to clear 9,000 backlogged Government Analyst reports and send them to courts this month.
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Grama Niladharis withdraw from Saturday duties over unresolved demands
The Sri Lanka Grama Niladhari Union says officers will stop working Saturdays from today, after a two-day sick-leave campaign drew no government response.
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IGP says Red Notices issued against 73 suspects, more than 100 may follow
IGP Priyantha Weerasooriya says international support has been secured to extradite wanted suspects, and that he has received no threats over the drug crackdown.
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Suspected Indian fishing vessel washes ashore at Iranawila
The Navy has deployed security personnel at Iranawila in Chilaw after a fishing vessel believed to be Indian washed ashore on Saturday morning.
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Fact-check: viral video of Justice Minister driving dates from 2023
Footage circulated as showing Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara livestreaming while driving in 2026 was recorded in August 2023, a fact-check found.
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Ministry seeks report on abandoned four-year-old in Wattegama
Deputy Minister Namal Sudarshana says the NCPA and the Probation Department are acting to secure the future welfare of the girl found abandoned at Wattegama.
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Man shot dead in Mount Lavinia
A man shot by an unidentified gunman on Huludagoda Road in Mount Lavinia on Saturday night has died of his injuries at Kalubowila hospital, police say.
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Eleven rescued, one sailor missing after Navy craft accident off Angulana
A Sri Lanka Navy Dvora fast attack craft ran into distress off Angulana on Saturday. Eleven of the twelve aboard were rescued; a search continues for one missing sailor.
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Man dies after clash between two groups at Nawala restaurant
A 27-year-old Rajagiriya resident died after a clash between two groups at a Nawala restaurant. Welikada Police say no arrests have been made so far.
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Senior counsel urges stronger justice safeguards before any return to executions
Criminal defence lawyer Darshana Kuruppu says Sri Lanka must fix investigation and evidence failings before reintroducing the death penalty.
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Man arrested in Anamaduwa over WhatsApp circulation of woman's nude images
A 34-year-old from Mampuriya was arrested by the Wariyapola Computer Crime Investigation Division after the woman complained to the unit.
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Body of 59-year-old recovered from ravine in Ayagama after five days
Police say the man had fallen about five days before his body was spotted in Ellahena, Ayagama, with the Army called in to help with the recovery.
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'Backhoe Saman' has refused to attend mother's funeral, prison sources say
Prison sources say 'Backhoe Saman' declined to attend funeral of his mother, shot dead in Middeniya on August 12.
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Returning migrant worker fined after 35,200 cigarettes found at BIA
Customs officers found 176 cartons hidden in four bags after the 45-year-old passed through the Green Channel at Katunayake.
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Villagers and monks protest against Chabad House in Hiriketiya
Residents of the southern coastal village say the recently opened facility lacks the necessary approvals and want authorities to investigate.
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Parliament climate caucus urges anticipatory governance for El Niño risks
Caucus co-chaired by Sajith Premadasa hears expert reports on El Niño resilience and human-elephant conflict, citing Odisha's cyclone evacuation model.
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Election Commission summoned again over Provincial Council poll system, talks set for August 20
The special committee chaired by Minister Vijitha Herath has recalled Election Commission officials to discuss how the polls should be conducted.
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Nearly 20,000 Grade 1 Tamil textbooks never reached Eastern Province schools
Five arrested after police found a lorry driver sold Rs. 800,000 worth of Grade 1 Tamil textbooks to a waste paper collector for Rs. 47,000.