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Sanath Nishantha's brother sentenced to 5½ years over 2008 temple assault
Chilaw High Court sentenced Jagath Samantha, brother of late SLPP State Minister Sanath Nishantha, to 5½ years over a 2008 assault on a Divisional Secretary.
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SC sets November 3 to hear petition on shopping bag tax revenue diversion
The Centre for Environmental Justice wants Supreme Court orders routing supermarket shopping bag tax revenue to the statutory environmental conservation fund.
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Bid to release Thumbikulam Forest Reserve lands for tourism sparks outrage
Environmentalists warn that releasing parts of the Thumbikulam Forest Reserve in NCP for private commercial use will deepen Sri Lanka's human-elephant.
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Wildlife officers destroy illegal cannabis plot inside Udawalawe National Park
A quarter-acre cannabis cultivation in Udawalawe National Park's Ali Dutugala area was uncovered and destroyed by Panahaduwa wildlife officers; no arrests.
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74 Vietnamese cybercrime suspects had been deported from Cambodia, court told
Colpetty Police told the Colombo Magistrate the 74 Vietnamese arrested May 7 had earlier been deported from Cambodia for similar fraud; remand to May 21.
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Weather Toll Rises to Two Dead, 88 Houses Damaged; Met Department Says System to Recede in 36 Hours
Weather death toll rose to two on May 15, with 88 houses damaged and 3,475 people affected. Met Department says the system will recede within 36 hours.
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No CCTV Footage Recorded at Aravinda's Residence in Chandrasena Death Probe
CCD told the Fort Magistrate's Court the CCTV system at Aravinda de Silva's home was operational but had no recorded data when Chandrasena was found dead.
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Coal fraud accusers yet to file complaints with Presidential Commission, says Minister Ranasinghe
Construction Minister Susil Ranasinghe says those alleging Rs. 5 crore commissions and a Russia meeting must take their evidence to the Kulatunga Commission.
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49 Chinese and Malaysian nationals remanded after Colpetty CID raid
Forty-nine Chinese and Malaysian nationals were remanded after a Colpetty CID raid for allegedly entering Sri Lanka on Cambodian tourist visas unlawfully.
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COPA flags Rs. 167 million cooperative fund loss, demands new Cooperative Act
Public Accounts Committee finds Rs. 167 m loss from a 2013 loan to Building Materials Corporation and Rs. 31 m unrecovered from 28 cooperative societies.
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'Gampaha Ousmand' arrested for aiding 'Ganemulla Sanjeewa' killing; firearm recovered
Police arrest Ousmand Gunasekera, alias 'Gampaha Ousmand', recovering a foreign-made repeater shotgun, two magazines and 10 rounds in the operation.
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Immigration IT Controller arrested over Rs. 9.8 million fake software claim
Sri Lanka's immigration IT controller was arrested by the CID for submitting a Rs. 9.8 million fraudulent claim for a software system that was never installed.
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IUSF occupies disputed Malwana property linked to Basil Rajapaksa, demands transfer to universities
Inter University Students' Federation activists begin occupying the controversial Malwana property, calling on authorities to allocate the land to.
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Nine Private Bank Employees Arrested in Kandy Over Forged Loan Documents
Kandy Special Crimes Investigation Division arrested nine bank employees at a Dalada Veediya branch for forged loan documents prepared between 2012 and 2019.
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Ex-MP Kathriarachchi Remanded Until May 27 Over Weapons Cache
Kesbewa Magistrate's Court orders the former United People's Freedom Alliance MP into custody until May 27 in the T-56 ammunition and grenade case.
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Kilinochchi couple arrested over Rs. 7.5 million in daytime house burglaries
Police arrest a husband-and-wife pair linked to 10 daytime house break-ins in Kilinochchi, with much of the stolen gold pawned across multiple branches.
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Financier in Monk Drug Smuggling Case Remanded; Police Trace 'Millions' in Transfers
Negombo court remands Mahmoud Mohammed until May 26 over allegations he financed overseas travel for the 22 monks caught with kush and hash at BIA.
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Namal Invokes Public Finance Management Act Over $2.5M Treasury Diversion
SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa says PFMA No.44 of 2024 makes the Finance Minister and Treasury Secretary jointly accountable for the $2.5M cyber-diverted payment.
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National War Heroes' Day commemoration set for May 19 at Battaramulla under President AKD
Annual ceremony at the National War Heroes' Monument marks 17 years since the war ended, presided over by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
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Supreme Court jails ex-NIE Director Premathilaka for six years over Grade 5 exam contempt
Ex-NIE Director I.G.S. Premathilaka has been sentenced to six years rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs. 3 million for Grade 5 Scholarship contempt.
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Parliament to take up Inland Revenue Amendment Bill second reading on May 19
Parliament will sit May 19-22 with the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill second reading on Monday and a CBSL 2025 Annual Review adjournment debate on Tuesday.
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Special commission to address public sector salary disparities under 2026 Budget gets underway
Deputy Labour Minister Mahinda Jayasinghe says the President's budget-announced commission will tackle decades-old salary and professionalism gaps.
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Sajith warns proposed Section 185A clause could jail citizens for tax filing errors
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa says the proposed Section 185A clause risks criminalising small business owners over administrative tax mistakes.
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Supreme Court reserves verdict on Shani Abeysekara FR petitions challenging CCD arrest
The Supreme Court has reserved verdict on FR petitions filed by CID Director Shani Abeysekara and two others over their CCD arrest in the Siyam murder probe.