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Weerawansa assets case fixed for September 22 as court summons prosecution witnesses
The Colombo High Court called the CIABOC case over Rs. 75 million in alleged unexplained assets and ordered four named prosecution witnesses to appear.
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Man arrested in Wellampitiya with 130 foreign-made e-cigarettes
Navy personnel from SLNS Rangala and Mirihana CIU detained a 26-year-old and seized a car in a joint operation targeting devices held for illegal sale.
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Auditor General opens audit into Ambuluwawa land allocation
Auditor General launched inquiry into Ambuluwawa land allocation, administration, and finances.
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Commonwealth Lawyers Association president questions 22nd Amendment bench
Steven Thiru observed the Supreme Court hearing in person and said the refusal of an oral right of reply and the rejection of a fuller bench raise concerns.
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Customs finds 200,000 Chinese cigarettes built into a container of imported doors
Customs seized 200,000 Chinese cigarettes worth Rs. 30 million, concealed in a container of imported metal doors from China.
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Dinana Dakuna asks Bribery Commission to summon all 159 NPP MPs over allowances
The collective alleges NPP MPs deposited parliamentary allowances into a JVP bank account, and wants CIABOC to examine the party's accounts.
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Parliament committee orders three-phase plan to stop Diyawanna Lake pollution
An oversight committee wants Cabinet approval for a national programme after a task force blamed household, commercial and industrial waste.
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Former Hambantota mayor Eraj Fernando found dead in Colombo apartment
Two police teams are investigating the death of the former Hambantota Municipal Council mayor, found at a Colombo apartment on Wednesday morning.
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Mohamed Hisham Jamaldeen, son of former Colombo mayor, arrested at Katunayake airport
The son of former Colombo Mayor A.J.M. Muzammil was detained at BIA boarding a London flight, under a travel ban tied to a fraud investigation.
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Namal Rajapaksa to appear before Bribery Commission on Friday over SriLankan aircraft deal
His attorney says CIABOC rejected a request to postpone to the 25th and ordered him to keep the original date in the wide-body aircraft probe.
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Defence Secretary asks NATO for help modernising military hardware and cyber capabilities
Defence Secretary met NATO's Military Committee chairman in Canada, seeking cooperation on hardware, cyber and disaster response.
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Fort Magistrate orders National Hospital report on Suresh Sallay's health
The court asked whether the former SIS chief needs further inpatient treatment, acting on a request from the CID's own counsel.
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Suspect held in Sedawatta with 8kg of Ice and 4kg of heroin
The Colombo Crimes Division arrested a suspect at Sedawatta in Wellampitiya with about 8kg of crystal methamphetamine and 4kg of heroin.
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Supreme Court concludes 22nd Amendment hearing, determination to go to the Speaker
The five-judge bench closed two days of argument on a record 67 petitions. Its ruling on the Bill's constitutionality goes confidentially to the Speaker.
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Rs. 65 million in cash and gold stolen from Thalawathugoda travel agency
Four men who arrived by car stole about Rs. 65 million in cash and gold jewellery from a Thalawathugoda travel agency, police said.
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Herath begins two-day UAE visit, with labour and tourism ministers on the schedule
The Foreign Minister meets the UAE's human resources and economy ministers, and attends the second 'Sri Lanka Beyond Your Dreams' event in Dubai.
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Man arrested in Ahungalla with Ice, heroin and kush
Police stopped a motorcycle at an Ahungalla roadblock and seized 1.19kg of Ice, 217g of heroin and 101g of kush. The suspect is a 23-year-old from Watugedara.
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Father hacked to death in Anuradhapura after dropping daughter at A/L exam centre
Ratnayake Bandara, 47, was attacked at the Saliyapura-Mankadawala junction on his way home. Police say the suspects have been identified.
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Cabinet clears community corrections bill for Parliament as house-arrest law is drafted
Cabinet cleared Community-Based Corrections Bill for Parliament. Separately drafting provisions to allow house-arrest sentences.
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Cabinet clears cross-border crime pacts with South Korea and China
Cabinet approved mutual legal assistance agreement with Seoul (first proposed 2023) and immigration control pact with Beijing.
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Cabinet orders a review of Sri Lanka's 1897 quarantine law, a decade after the last attempt stalled
Cabinet orders review of 1897 Quarantine Ordinance. A 2016 overhaul attempt never reached Parliament.
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France awards Order of Maritime Merit to KDU Vice Chancellor Dammika Kumara
KDU Vice Chancellor Dammika Kumara awarded French Order of Maritime Merit for maritime studies centre.
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Former Dehiwala-Mt. Lavinia mayor gives statement to CCIB in Shiran Basik probe
Former Dehiwala-Mt. Lavinia mayor gave statement to CCIB in alleged drug trafficker investigation.
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University lecturers to protest on Wednesday as FUTA says 1,000 have left the state system
FUTA holds lunch-break protests at every state university and warns of further action next week. Admissions nearly doubled since 2015 as staff numbers fell.