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NAO Audit Confirms Coal Contract Went to Unregistered Company, SJB Says
NAO found the Energy Ministry and Lanka Coal Company awarded the 2025/26 coal contract to Trident Champhar before the firm completed registration, SJB says.
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Two 'Panadura Kudu Salindu' Associates Arrested with 90g of Ice in Payagala
Police Walana Anti-Corruption Striking Force arrested suspects 'Pettha' and 'Kaviya' in Payagala with a combined 90,520 mg of crystal methamphetamine.
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PM sets year-end deadline for Cyclone Ditwah reconstruction, USD 3.4 billion cost confirmed
Harini Amarasuriya orders all reconstruction work completed before end of 2026; Rs. 500 billion allocated, 99% of Rs. 25,000 initial payments done.
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Police Call Avant Garde Motorcycle Donation Claim 'Completely False'
Sri Lanka Police reject social media reports that controversial firm Avant Garde is giving the STF 50 motorcycles with 450cc engines and 15-year maintenance.
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Police Reject 'Completely False' Bomb-Plot Claim Linked to Kanjipani Imran Arrest
ASP F. U. Wootler said reports that a Kanjipani Imran associate arrested in Ja Ela was preparing a string of bomb attacks in Colombo are baseless.
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Former Minister Premalal Jayasekara Arrested Over Firearm Threat
Former State Minister and Ports and Aviation Minister Premalal Jayasekara was arrested by Nuwara Eliya Police on Tuesday over alleged firearm threats.
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Two Teldeniya Constables Arrested Over Gomagoda Assault
Two Teldeniya constables arrested after allegedly assaulting two Gomagoda residents; one victim is in critical condition at Kandy National Hospital.
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UN Urges Sri Lanka to Deliver Results in Easter Bombing Probe
UN envoy Marc-Andre Franche calls for concrete results after seven years, as Sri Lanka marks the April 21, 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279.
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Minister Wasantha: Parts of Auditor General's Coal Import Report 'Unacceptable'
Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe says certain findings in the Auditor General's coal import report cannot be accepted, the NPP's first public pushback.
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608 Suspects Arrested in Post-Avurudu Island-Wide Crime and Narcotics Sweep
Sri Lanka Police arrested 608 suspects in the latest 24-hour phase of the island-wide post-Avurudu anti-crime and narcotics operation, checking 26,600 people.
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Anura Karunathilake Sworn In as New Energy Minister
President Dissanayake appointed Anura Karunathilake as Energy Minister on April 20, succeeding Kumara Jayakody who resigned over the coal procurement probe.
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Chinese businessman arrested at BIA with Rs.34.47m in smuggled cigarettes
Airport customs officers seized 229,800 cigarettes in 1,149 cartons from a 35-year-old traveller who arrived at BIA on a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok.
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Two Indonesians arrested at BIA with Rs.64.7m worth of Kush cannabis
Police Narcotics Bureau officers intercepted two Indonesian nationals with over 5kg of Kush at Bandaranaike International Airport on Monday morning.
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Body Recovered from Well Near Residence of Slain Weligama PS Chairman
Police recovered a body from a well near the home of Weligama PS Chairman Lasantha Wickramasekara, who was shot dead in October 2025.
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Catholic Church to Hand Easter Anniversary Petition to President on Jayasekera Removal
Catholic Church to petition President Dissanayake on April 21 for Deputy Defence Minister Jayasekera's removal over Easter attacks conflict of interest.
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Colombo Security Conclave to Gain International Organisation Status
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the Colombo Security Conclave will become a formal international body with an Indian national as Secretary General.
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CPC Files Media Ministry Complaint Against Hiru TV Over $286 Oil Claim
Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has asked the Ministry of Mass Media to investigate Hiru TV over what it calls a false, damaging report on crude oil pricing.
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Sri Lanka Must Fix National Security Advisor Gap, Former Official Warns
Dinouk Colombage says Colombo Security Conclave elevation exposes Sri Lanka's institutional shortfall — Defence Secretary still doubling as de facto NSA.
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Nine Arrested Over Gokarella Assault on Woman After Video Goes Viral
Police arrested nine suspects over the April 16 assault of a woman on a public road in Medalanda, Gokarella, after a video went viral.
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Hiru to Issue Legal Reply to Lal Kantha; Denies Fake Security Letter
Asia Broadcasting Corp says a 'strong' reply to Minister Lal Kantha's Rs. 10 billion notice is due within 24 hours, and calls a viral police-letter a forgery.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Says SLPP Has 'Big Plan' to Regain Power
Former president declares change is coming as SLPP skips May Day rally this year, citing clash with Vesak festival; opts for religious observance instead.
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Over 80 killed in road accidents and drownings during New Year season
Police report 53 road-accident deaths and 27 drownings between April 10 and 18, up on previous Sinhala-Tamil New Year periods.
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Eight Organised Criminals in Foreign Custody, SL Police Pursue Extradition
Sri Lanka Police confirmed eight prominent organised crime figures are in foreign custody, with legal procedures underway to extradite them back home.
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Patali Pledges Full Disclosure on Coal Deals Since 2009, Including Auditor General Report
Patali Champika Ranawaka will release the Auditor General's coal-import audit covering 2009-2016, along with Cabinet papers and CEB directives.