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US Embassy denies FBI team deployed to Sri Lanka over Treasury cyber theft
US Embassy in Colombo says no FBI team has deployed to Sri Lanka for the Treasury cyber theft probe, but its FBI Legal Attaché remains permanently at post.
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21 wanted suspects deported from Dubai, arrested on arrival at Mattala
CID arrested 21 Sri Lankans, including alleged underworld figures Mahawatta Chamara and Kudu Duminda, on arrival at Mattala after deportation from Dubai.
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AKD says '2022 will not happen again' citing $7bn reserves as rupee slides
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dismissed fears of a 2022-style crash, contrasting today's ~$7bn in reserves with $50mn at the peak of the default.
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AKD pledges record Rs. 2,000bn capex for 2027, says Treasury now in positive balance
President Dissanayake said the Government will allocate Rs. 2,000 billion for capital expenditure in 2027, citing a Treasury now in positive balance.
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Angunakolapelassa Prison inmate dies amid viral fever outbreak in ward
A 45-year-old inmate died after hospitalisation; eight others were transferred to Hambantota General Hospital with viral fever, the prisons department said.
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Matara court issues arrest warrant for Basil Rajapaksa over Brown Hill land case
Matara Magistrate Chathura Dissanayake rejected health-condition submissions from Basil Rajapaksa's lawyers and issued a warrant in the Brown Hill land case.
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Catholic Council meets government at Presidential Secretariat after nine-year gap
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith and bishops met government representatives on Thursday for the first time in nine years, agreeing on three meetings per year.
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"It ain't gonna happen": Abeysinghe rejects collapse fears, sees $1bn more reserves in 30 days
Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysinghe said reserves stand at $6.3bn with $1bn more expected in 30 days, dismissing opposition claims of imminent collapse.
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Coal commission closes complaints with 28 filed as COPE moves to refer cases to CID and bribery commission
Complaint count rose from 16 on May 20 to 28 at closure; COPE chair Samaraweera confirms findings will go to CID and CIABOC for criminal probes.
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Elderly couple, both 82, found murdered inside their shop in Hatton-Dikoya
Hatton Police launched an investigation after an elderly couple were found dead inside their shop with injuries consistent with a sharp-weapon attack.
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Election Commission ready to hold provincial polls under any system Parliament approves
Election Commission told the Vijitha Herath–chaired committee it can hold provincial polls under whichever system Parliament approves; AG flagged hurdles.
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Five Police Officers Arrested by CID Over Rs.100 Million Gold Robbery
A Sub-Inspector, a Sergeant and three Constables have been arrested by the CID over the abduction of a businessman and theft of 2kg of gold in 2023.
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PM Harini meets Commonwealth Secretary-General Botchwey in London
PM Harini Amarasuriya met Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey at Marlborough House; climate finance and democratic governance led talks.
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Anuradhapura court grants bail to Pallegama Hemarathana Thera in child abuse case
The Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate's Court released Ven. Pallegama Hemarathana Thera on Rs. 10mn sureties, Rs. 100,000 cash bail and a foreign travel ban.
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National anti-drug youth conference set for June 26 under Ratama Ekata campaign
An anti-drug youth conference will be held on June 26, the International Day Against Drug Abuse, as part of the government's Ratama Ekata national campaign.
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AKD relaunches stalled Nindavur Cultural Centre, Ampara town hall projects
President restarts Rs. 945mn Nindavur Cultural Centre and Rs. 1,744mn Ampara town hall, both stalled for years, with 2027 and 2028 completion targets.
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Opposition formally asks Speaker for urgent parliamentary debate on rupee crisis
Sajith Premadasa and party leaders asked Speaker Wickramaratne for an urgent rupee debate and pressed President Dissanayake to convene an All Party Conference.
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FM Vijitha Herath meets US State Dept's Nicole Chulick; 10 Bell helicopters, 4th Coast Guard cutter pledged
FM Herath thanked Washington for 10 Bell helicopters and a fourth Coast Guard Cutter after meeting US State Department's Nicole Chulick in Colombo.
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Aswesuma Phase I welfare census to conclude May 31; false information carries one-year jail
Finance Ministry says officers are visiting Aswesuma applicants' homes ahead of the May 31 deadline; false information carries up to a year in jail.
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Borella couple arrested, assets frozen over drug-linked funds laundered via eZ Cash
IAID freezes Athurugiriya house, six bank accounts and a luxury car under the PMLA after a probe into eZ Cash wallet deposits dating to 2017.
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Speaker orders Chamara Sampath ejected from Parliament Chamber over travel ban dispute
Wickramaratne calls in the Sergeant-at-Arms after the NDF MP walks into the Well of the House and refuses to drop his sub judice travel-ban grievance.
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China-India Rivalry Could Become 'Alarming' for Sri Lanka, Warns Ex-Navy Hydrographer
Rear Admiral (Retd) Jayarathna says India and China read Colombo's decisions through their rivalry lens and warns local strategic awareness has lagged.
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China Ran 'Weapons Supermarket' Warehouses in Sri Lanka During Final War Years, Says Colombage
Admiral Colombage said China ran bonded weapons warehouses at Colombo and Galle from 2006–2009 from which Sri Lanka drew arms on Defence Ministry letters.
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Deputy Finance Minister: only 1,782 vehicle LCs opened on May 15, not 4,000 as opposition claimed
Anil Jayantha Fernando says 380 LCs covering 1,782 vehicles valued at USD 23.71 million were opened on the day before the 50% surcharge gazette took effect.