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UGC Removes Sabaragamuwa University Vice Chancellor
Sri Lanka's UGC has removed Professor Sunil Shantha as Vice Chancellor of Sabaragamuwa University, without publicly disclosing the reasons for the dismissal.
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UNP accuses President Dissanayake of breaching protocol over Vijay congratulatory note
UNP says President Dissanayake should not personally congratulate Tamil Nadu CM Vijay as Head of State, asks why other Indian CMs were not similarly addressed.
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221 foreign nationals arrested over cybercrime in Galle, Hikkaduwa and Midigama raids
Police arrest 192 Indians and 29 Nepalese across Southern Province in coordinated cybercrime raids, seizing 93 computers and 230 mobile phones.
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23 Monks Remanded Again Over Thailand Drug Smuggling, Layperson Joins Case
Twenty-three robed suspects back at Negombo Magistrate's Court; layperson Chandrakumara Dayarathna now produced before Kaduwela court in the trafficking case.
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President orders fast-track resettlement of Kandy families displaced by Cyclone Ditwah
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake directs officials to expedite resettlement of Kandy District families displaced by Cyclone Ditwah.
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AKD orders all Ditwah Rs. 500bn projects completed within 2026 at Matale review
President AKD told a Matale coordination meeting on Tuesday to complete every project under the Rs. 500 billion Cyclone Ditwah allocation before year-end.
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Dissanayake: No One Above the Law, Even the President
AKD says he is aware of attempts to intimidate public officials and warns that a culture portraying lawful procedures as persecution is being engineered.
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Main suspect in 2025 Mamadala triple murder beheaded in late-night attack on Ambalantota home
Attackers stormed a Mamadala home on May 11 and killed the main suspect in a 2025 triple murder, severing his head and shooting his father-in-law.
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Cabinet approves Animals Act amendment to include pigs, goats and sheep
Cabinet approved amending the Animals Act No. 29 of 1958 to expand the definition of 'animal' to include pigs, goats and sheep alongside cattle and buffaloes.
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Sri Lanka cancels weekly cabinet briefing with both spokesmen overseas
Sri Lanka cancelled Tuesday's post-cabinet briefing as both spokesmen were abroad — Jayatissa at the Asian Media Summit, Herath in Belarus.
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74-year-old broker arrested by CCIB for arranging paid bail sureties in Chandrasena Airbus case
CCIB arrested a 74-year-old broker who allegedly procured paid Rs.10m sureties to secure the May 5 bail of former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena.
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Aravinda de Silva gives evidence in Chandrasena death inquest; police seek to unlock phone
Eight witnesses including former Sri Lanka captain Aravinda de Silva testified at Tuesday's Fort Magistrate inquest into Kapila Chandrasena's death.
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Two more remanded over alleged bail-surety fraud in Chandrasena case
Colombo Magistrate's Court remanded two more suspects until May 13 over the alleged paid-surety scheme used to bail Kapila Chandrasena out before his death.
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Three Joint Opposition councillors at Colombo Municipal Council declare independent
Mansil Mohamed, Indhika Sanjiva Liyanage and Sunanda Liyanapathirana break away from the Joint Opposition at CMC to function as independent members.
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Sri Lanka submits Environmental Act amendments to Parliament with load-based fines and SEA mandates
The National Environmental Act has been submitted to Parliament with load-based pollution charges, mandatory SEAs and a chemical lifecycle licensing regime.
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Fair Comment files criminal complaint over Chandrasena death, names CIABOC officials
Investigative platform Fair Comment lodges IGP/CID complaint alleging criminal intimidation and abetment of suicide, citing Chandrasena's March 18 affidavit.
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Galle businessman shot dead at Dickson Junction; police suspect business dispute
A 43-year-old Ahangama moneylender was shot by gunmen in a red car in Dangedera, Galle on May 12; a 22-year-old aiding suspect was arrested on May 23.
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Galle National Hospital refutes Sajith's stent shortage claim
Galle National Hospital says stenting and angiograms continue as normal with adequate balloon stocks, rejecting reports of a shortage.
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Harsha de Silva vows to lead right-wing camp, calls NPP government a failure
SJB MP issues second denial in five days, sharpening his criticism by declaring the NPP has failed and operates on closed economic ideas not open to the world.
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Anuradhapura court declines to re-remand Hemarathana Thera; case fixed for May 15
Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate found no legal basis to extend Pallegama Hemarathana Thera's remand without Colombo's written order; case refixed for May 15.
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India-funded Rs. 600 million ward complex breaks ground at Mullaitivu hospital
Work has begun on a four-storey Medical Ward Complex at Mullaitivu District General Hospital, fully funded by an Indian government grant of Rs. 600 million.
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T-56 rifle recovered at cinnamon estate in Inspector Balendra murder probe
Police recover a T-56 assault rifle and ammunition at a Meetiyagoda cinnamon estate as ballistics tests proceed in the Balendra murder case.
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Cabinet approves trust to manage Jaffna Thiruvalluvar Cultural Centre
Cabinet approved a trust to manage the 11-storey India-built Jaffna Thiruvalluvar Cultural Centre after the Attorney General cleared the draft deed.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa arrives at CIABOC to give statement on Airbus bribe
Former President appears before the Bribery Commission over the alleged US$2 million SriLankan Airbus bribe; Willy Gamage gave a statement on Monday.