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Coal Inquiry Commission Formally Begins Operations at Hulftsdorp
The Presidential Commission investigating coal transactions has opened its Hulftsdorp office under SC Justice Kulatunga, covering imports to April 16.
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Police Donate Rs. 9.6 Million to Cyclone Ditwah Rebuilding Fund
Police officers contribute Rs. 9.68 million from a one-day salary to the Rebuilding Sri Lanka Fund, taking total police donations past Rs. 74 million.
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Socialist People's Forum Slams NPP Over Withheld Tamil Literary Works at Customs
Books by Tamil writer Pradeepan Deepachelvan held at Customs for weeks; Forum says unread works treated as national security threat.
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Premalal Jayasekara Released on Bail, Passport Impounded
The former State Minister was granted bail by the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate's Court on Tuesday after his arrest over an alleged firearm threat.
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President Orders Ditwah Partial-Home Compensation Paid Before May-End
Dissanayake directs officials to ensure Rs. 500,000 payments for partially damaged homes reach all beneficiaries by end-May, except in exceptional cases.
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Sri Lanka's Riyadh Embassy Launches Weekend Consular Sessions
The Embassy will open on the last Friday of each month from 2pm to 5pm for expatriates unable to visit during the revised weekday hours.
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Sri Lanka Strengthens Targeted Financial Sanctions to Block Terror Funding
Defence Ministry says Sri Lanka has strengthened Targeted Financial Sanctions under UN Resolution 1373 and FATF standards, with a new public Gazette website.
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Salley Detention Continues; CID to Report on Easter Probe by May 20
Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court orders ex-SIS chief's detention extended and directs CID to report back on investigation progress on May 20.
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Treasury Loses $2.5M to Hacker in Foreign Debt Repayment Fraud
Cabinet confirms probe into diversion of part of a $22.9M debt instalment via fraudulent email; Treasury IT head among officials facing suspension.
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50 foreign nationals arrested in Negombo for overstaying business visas
47 Chinese, two Malaysian and one Indian national detained at Negombo safehouse; Welisara detention centre holding arrests, deportation being arranged.
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Aswesuma April elderly allowance to be credited Wednesday, Rs. 3.447 billion for 689,931 beneficiaries
Welfare Benefits Board confirms Rs. 3.447 billion April disbursement for elderly Aswesuma recipients: Rs. 3.087 billion Phase 1, Rs. 362.6 million Phase 2.
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Cardinal Ranjith Says Easter Probe Progressing, Warns of Obstruction by Factions
Addressing the seventh-anniversary mass, Cardinal Ranjith said the Easter probe is progressing but certain factions are trying to obstruct it.
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All Idle CHOGM Buses to Be Refurbished and Redeployed by Year-End
Buses imported for the 2013 CHOGM summit and left idle for years will be fully refurbished and back in service by year-end, the Transport Ministry says.
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Colombo Court Fixes May 12 for Further Evidence in Diana Gamage CID Case
Chief Magistrate Asanga Bodaragama directed that further evidence in the CID case against former State Minister Diana Gamage be recorded on May 12.
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Hatton-Dickoya Flooding Submerges 50 Fordyce Estate Houses
Some 50 houses in the Fordyce Estate, Dickoya, submerged after heavy rain caused the Dickoya stream to overflow; the Hatton-Dayagama road is cut off.
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India Extends OCI Card Eligibility to 5th and 6th Generation Tamils in Sri Lanka
VP Radhakrishnan announced OCI eligibility for 5th/6th generation Indian-origin Tamils in Sri Lanka, expanding from the previous 4th generation cap.
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Three Shortlisted for Sri Jayewardenepura Vice Chancellor Post
Three candidates, including incumbent VC Pathmalal Manage, have been shortlisted for the Sri Jayewardenepura University Vice Chancellor post.
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Kandy Christian Council Holds Protest March Over Easter Attack Justice
Kandy Christian Council leads a protest march from Good Shepherd Convent to George E. de Silva Park demanding justice for 2019 Easter Sunday attack victims.
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Suspect Linked to 'Kanjipani Imran' Gang Arrested in Ja-Ela
CTID officers have arrested a 38-year-old Colombo 15 resident identified as an associate of overseas organised crime boss 'Kanjipani Imran,' police said.
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Karandeniye Raju to Be Detained 90 Days Under PTA for Questioning
Police will detain organised crime suspect 'Karandeniye Raju' for 90 days under the Prevention of Terrorism Act after his 72-hour detention order expires.
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Lal Kantha Escalates Hiru TV Dispute with Mass Media Ministry Complaint
The minister has lodged a formal Ministry of Mass Media complaint over Hiru TV's asset declaration coverage, on top of a Rs. 10 billion damages demand.
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LPBOA Questions Procurement of SLTB Low-Floor Luxury Buses
LPBOA chairman Gemunu Wijeratne says the SLTB–Metro low-floor bus project may have bypassed tender laws and questions permits, standing-passenger design.
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New Maldives Transit Rules Issued for Sri Lankan Multi-Day Trawlers
The Department of Fisheries says Sri Lankan multi-day vessels must apply 96 hours before entering Maldivian waters or face detention and heavy fines.
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Rs. 1.2 Billion Compensation for Nilwala Salinity Barrier Farmers Fast-Tracked
Cabinet moves to expedite Rs. 1.2 billion in compensation for Matara paddy farmers damaged by the Nilwala salinity barrier from 2019 to 2022.