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Chilaw HC ruling a turning point for public servants, NPP lawyers say
NPP lawyers cite the Chilaw HC verdict linked to ex-Minister Sanath Nishantha's brother as proof that political interference in courts is over.
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Retired Rear Admiral Alleges India Aims to Use Provincial System to Expand Influence in Sri Lanka
Retired Rear Admiral D.K.P. Dassanayake alleged India is using provincial councils, Katchatheevu and fisheries to expand influence in Sri Lanka.
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Fuel QR Code System to Continue, Deputy Finance Minister Tells Parliament
Anil Jayantha Fernando confirms QR rationing stays in place to manage consumption; CPC says May use is below recent months and is now ordering November fuel.
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Civil society collective demands independent probe ahead of Hemarathana May 22 hearing
Joint statement says the May 22 hearing on abuse allegations against Anuradhapura Atamasthanadhipathi Hemarathana Thera is a test of equal justice.
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Hirunika Premachandra apologises to Ashu Marasinghe over doctored dog-abuse footage
SJB ex-MP says the Dec 2023 press conference used fabricated video from Adarsha Karadana to accuse Ashu Marasinghe; both sides reached a court settlement.
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NFF Files Human Rights Commission Complaint Over War Heroes' Monument Access Denial
NFF Central Committee member Dr. Supun Abeysinghe lodged an HRCSL complaint over denial of access at the War Heroes' Monument involving Wimal Weerawansa.
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Indian Air Force Chief Begins Three-Day SL Visit With IPKF Memorial Tribute
Indian Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh paid tribute at Battaramulla's IPKF Memorial and met SLAF and Defence Ministry leaders during a three-day visit.
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Parliament passes Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill with court-agreed changes
House clears tax legislation aimed at simplifying the system and tightening enforcement on evaders, rejecting opposition push to extend the penalty window.
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Suspect Arrested in Kadawatha with 1.5kg of Crystal Methamphetamine
A 41-year-old Peliyagoda resident was arrested in Pahala Biyanwila with 1,568 grams of crystal methamphetamine, two phones, three bank cards and a car.
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Namal Rajapaksa, NPP MP clash in Parliament over recognition of war heroes
Namal Rajapaksa accuses the President and PM of failing to honour war heroes; NPP's Madarasinghe rejects the charge, citing the past exploitation of soldiers.
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PM Harini tells IDS Sussex: 'politics is not separate from development'
At the Institute of Development Studies 60th anniversary, PM Amarasuriya put paid and unpaid care work at the centre of her UK address on governance.
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Supreme Court clears Terrorist Financing Amendment Bill as constitutional
Supreme Court cleared the Terrorist Financing Amendment Bill as constitutional; the Financial Transaction Reporting Bill was approved with conditions.
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Supreme Court rules Transport Ministry Secretary violated SLAS officer's fundamental rights
SC finds Prof. Kapila Perera arbitrarily blocked W.S. Sathyananda from his Additional Secretary post, undermining the PSC's constitutional authority.
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Police Raid Secret TV and Radio Transmission Centre Near Ratmalana Airport, Maldivian National Arrested
Police raided a secret TV and radio transmission centre near Ratmalana Airport, seizing Rs. 50 million in equipment and arresting two, including a Maldivian.
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SJB alleges vehicle-import tax decision leaked — Rs.40bn LCs opened before gazette
SJB's Niroshan Padukka says two businessmen opened LCs for 4,000 vehicles before the surcharge gazette, linking the rush to the rupee's slide from Rs.323.
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SJB MP Senasinghe predicts rupee at Rs.360, national government in four months
Sujeewa Senasinghe warns Parliament the rupee could hit Rs.360 in five months and President AKD may be forced into a national government within four.
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New pension benefits for war veterans' families, Deputy Defence Minister tells Parliament
Aruna Jayasekara announces widow-and-orphan pension extensions for unmarried injured retirees and divorced veterans, plus a private security regulator soon.
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Ex-Mahason Balakaya leader Amith Weerasinghe arrested over cabana fraud
Teldeniya Police arrested Amith Weerasinghe over alleged fraud over unbuilt cabanas in Pallekele and Ella; his company's MD was earlier detained in the case.
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Amnesty International warns of entrenched impunity 17 years after war's end
Amnesty said Sri Lanka's failure to deliver credible wartime investigations still undermines reconciliation as Tamil families gathered at Mullivaikkal.
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Liquor retailers ask Court of Appeal to halt use of rice and sugar in beer production
A writ petition by licensed retailers argues using subsidised rice as a beer raw material breaches the Excise law and harms the national economy.
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Bimal Rathnayake represents Sri Lanka at XVII Kazan International Economic Forum
Transport Minister addressed the Kazan forum on international routes and foreign trade, emphasising connectivity gains for developing economies.
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Central Province technical officers threaten total shutdown over recruitment row
Central Province technical officers warn of provincial service shutdown over a recruitment dispute that could halt Rs. 4 billion Ditwah rehabilitation.
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Court temporarily lifts foreign travel ban on MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake
Colombo High Court lifted the overseas travel restriction on the MP, who faces corruption charges over a 2016 Uva Provincial Council cheque deposit.
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Sri Lanka to import 10,000 rail tracks to fix deteriorating Coastal Line
Sri Lanka Railways imports 10,000 rail tracks for the Coastal Line corridor, with June delivery and 70% of speed restrictions to be cleared by December 2026.