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Court Tells Sajin Vass Gunawardena to File New Affidavit Before Travel Ban Lifted
Colombo CMC told former MP Sajin Vass Gunawardena to file a fresh affidavit specific to its case before it would consider lifting his foreign travel ban.
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Police Vacancies to Be Filled by July 2027, Wijepala Plans Interpol Notices for Fugitives
Public Security Minister Wijepala told Kandy officials all police vacancies will be filled by July 2027 and Interpol red notices sought for fugitives.
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Over 10 tonnes of narcotics seized under 'A Nation United' anti-drug programme
Sri Lanka has seized over 10 tonnes of narcotics including 5,800kg of cannabis and 2,100kg of crystal methamphetamine since October 30, 2025.
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13 Chinese nationals nabbed at BIA with Rs.31.89 million cigarettes from Kuala Lumpur
Customs intercepted 13 Chinese passengers off a 4am MH 179 from Kuala Lumpur with 1,063 cartons of cigarettes worth Rs.31.89 million hidden in tea-leaf boxes.
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Gotabaya files Court of Appeal petition to block PTA arrest over Easter probe
Gotabaya Rajapaksa petitioned the Court of Appeal seeking to block his arrest under the PTA over the CID's reopened Easter Sunday investigation.
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Probe launched after Police clash with Air Force in Kalpitiya smuggling raid
Police have opened an investigation after a tense standoff with Air Force personnel during a smuggled-goods raid at the Kalpitiya seashore on Thursday.
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Nalin Fernando seeks to quash Rs.39mn Sathosa carrom-board indictment on double-jeopardy grounds
Former minister Nalin Fernando has asked the Court of Appeal to quash a Sathosa carrom-board indictment, citing his existing Bribery Commission conviction.
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Patali says government earned Rs.600 crore from war-era fuel hike, demands price cut
Patali Champika Ranawaka said the government earned Rs.600 crore from the war-era fuel hike and alleged Trafigura and Aditya Birla procurement fraud.
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Only Government-Approved Programmes Should Operate in Schools, Says PM Harini
PM Harini Amarasuriya said only state-approved programmes should run in schools, in remarks at a North Central Province education review on Wednesday.
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Sugeeshwara Bandara Arrested Over Alleged Double Salary Drawn During Gotabaya Era
CCIB has arrested former presidential private secretary Sugeeshwara Bandara over allegations of simultaneous salaries from two government posts under Gotabaya.
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Sallay calls CID detention cell 'hell', refuses to end hunger strike
Retired Major General Suresh Sallay told his lawyer he refuses to return to the CID detention cell, calling it 'hell' and vowing to continue his hunger strike.
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Police Hunt Software Engineer Boyfriend Over Teldeniya Vehicle Death
A 34-year-old physiotherapist was found dead in a car near Teldeniya Hospital; police say her boyfriend is a wanted person of interest in a suspected murder.
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UNP Presses Government to Obtain FBI Evidence on 2019 Easter Sunday Attacks
The UNP is asking the government to secure FBI and US Department of Justice material gathered through the 2019 American probe into the Easter Sunday attacks.
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Catholic Church denies Cardinal Ranjith requested Ravi and Shani appointments
The Catholic Church said Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith never requested the appointment of Ravi Seneviratne or CID Director Shani Abeysekara.
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Archdiocese rejects social media claims that Cardinal had prior knowledge of Easter attacks
The Archdiocese of Colombo called online claims that Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith had prior knowledge of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks false and baseless.
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Chemmani becomes largest mass grave in Northern Province as remains reach 351
Skeletal remains of 351 individuals have been exhumed at Chemmani Siththupaththi in Jaffna, surpassing Mannar Sathosa as the largest mass grave in the north.
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26 passengers detained at Kankesanthurai over suspected gold smuggling before India ferry
Sri Lanka Customs detained 26 ferry passengers at Kankesanthurai bound for Nagapattinam on suspicion of gold smuggling; two were found carrying gold.
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Harsha demands online casino regulator as betting ads run on cricket telecasts
COPF Chairman Harsha de Silva says online casinos use the SL government logo during cricket telecasts with no licensing oversight or tax framework.
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Indian national with Sri Lankan citizenship arrested in Kilinochchi over Rs. 4.99m foreign job fraud
Kilinochchi police arrested a 32-year-old Indian national naturalised in Sri Lanka over an alleged Rs. 4.99 million overseas job scam.
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CCIB freezes Rs. 40m Ganemulla luxury house tied to 'Kudu Kumari'
Sri Lanka's CCIB froze a Rs. 40m Ganemulla house owned by jailed drug trafficker Nilanthi Perera ('Kudu Kumari') after fixtures were stripped pre-seal.
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Election Commission submits four Provincial Council election models to select committee
The Election Commission has submitted four possible PC election models to Parliament's select committee, Chairman R.M.A.L. Rathnayake said.
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Four officers indicted over Peliyagoda Police torture of law student Migara Gunaratne
Former Peliyagoda Police OIC Linton Silva and three officers are indicted at Colombo High Court over the 2021 torture of law student Migara Gunaratne.
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Sajith calls for fuel price cut as global crude oil retreats to pre-conflict levels
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa says falling global crude prices should be passed through to consumers and accuses the government of breaking promises.
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Sallay's wife says CID has acknowledged strip search; condition deteriorating
Suresh Sallay's wife Manori says the CID has now confirmed her husband was stripped in custody and that his condition has worsened amid an ongoing fast.