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Panadura man arrested with foreign revolver, T-56 rounds and crystal meth
Panadura South Police arrested a 39-year-old in Kuruppumulla with a foreign revolver, 49 T-56 rounds, nine 9mm rounds and 4.28g of crystal methamphetamine.
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'Namal will come in 2029' — MP Ramanathan Archchuna predicts Rajapaksa return
MP Ramanathan Archchuna told journalists Namal Rajapaksa will return to power in 2029 and 'doesn't need to become Opposition Leader — he will become.
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Two arrested over Sahaspura murder committed on June 3
Sahaspura Police arrested two Borella residents aged 21 and 23 over the early-morning June 3 murder of a man attacked with a sharp weapon at Halgahawatta.
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Sajith: govt delaying Provincial Council polls after losing 2.3 million votes between general and LG elections
Premadasa told former PC members the NPP is reluctant to face the electorate after the LG result; SJB to set up a national committee to push for the polls.
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Sallay begins hunger strike in CID custody, family alleges 'inhumane treatment'
Udaya Gammanpila says ex-SIS Director Suresh Sallay has refused food, water and medication since Friday after dinner was served on newspaper on the floor.
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SJB MP Ajith P. Perera tables motion for English-medium education across all secondary schools
Kalutara SJB MP Ajith P. Perera has tabled a parliamentary motion calling for English-medium instruction in all Sri Lankan secondary schools.
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Rs. 31 billion programme to upgrade base hospitals, Health Minister says
Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa says Rs. 31 billion will upgrade base hospitals nationwide and a new surgical unit opens at Meerigama on June 12.
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Chandrasena inquest adjourned to June 9 after Arsecularatne and Kollupitiya OIC testify
Colombo Fort Magistrate adjourned the Chandrasena inquest to June 9 after PC Arsecularatne, junior counsel Muhandiramge and the Kollupitiya OIC gave evidence.
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Chartered Institute of Media Professionals Bill gazetted to regulate journalism standards
The Mass Media Ministry has gazetted a Bill creating a Chartered Institute of Media Professionals to regulate journalists, editors and broadcasters.
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Presidential coal commission records statements from 40 officials, open hearings due in July
Sri Lanka's coal procurement commission has questioned 40 officials, including procurement committee members, with open hearings set for the first week of.
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Govt's PTA misuse unprecedented in Sri Lanka's history, Dilith Jayaweera says
Sarvajana Balaya MP Dilith Jayaweera called the government's PTA detention orders the most serious abuse of the Act in Sri Lanka's history.
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Rs.30mn Thotalanga assets frozen in Colombo 14 drug-trafficking probe
Police seized Rs.30mn in Thotalanga assets — two land plots and a three-storey house — under a High Court order tied to a Colombo 14 drug-trafficking probe.
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Government to make registration mandatory for all elders' homes after Anguruwatota fire
Min Pannilage said only 148 of 455 reported elders' homes are registered; new regulations and a crackdown on unlicensed facilities are underway.
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Colombo High Court orders seizure of Rs. 30 mn properties linked to Thotalanga drug trafficker
Colombo High Court orders seizure of two land plots and a luxury house in Thotalanga worth Rs. 30 mn linked to the second husband of a female drug trafficker.
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Assistant manager and security officer arrested over Rs.30.5M Horana bank robbery
Police arrest two state bank insiders in the Horana cash bag theft and recover Rs.17 million as the Western Province North Crime Division leads the probe.
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Kilinochchi singer remanded under PTA over alleged LTTE songs at Chavakachcheri concert
A 24-year-old Kilinochchi singer was remanded under the PTA after Jaffna police accused him of editing and uploading two songs glorifying the LTTE.
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NPP misled Tamil youth, now arrests Tamil singer under PTA — Namal Rajapaksa
SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa accused the NPP of selectively applying the PTA after the Kilinochchi singer's arrest, citing earlier Tamil campaign songs.
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Naveen pitches 'Sajith's body, Ranil's head' as formula for UNP-SJB reunification
UNP's Kandy chief told organisers a Wickremesinghe-Premadasa alliance was the only route back to power, naming his own Central Province CM ambition.
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Four police constables suspended after drug tests confirm use
Four constables from the Ambalangoda and Ahungalla police stations have been suspended after a JMO examination confirmed positive drug-use results.
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FCID arrests Wimal Weerawansa's former Media Secretary Prasad Manju over State Engineering vehicle, fuel misuse
FCID arrested former Minister Wimal Weerawansa's ex-Media Secretary Prasad Manju over a complaint alleging misuse of State Engineering Corp. vehicles and fuel.
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Parliament opens public submissions on election law reforms
The 11-member parliamentary committee reviewing election laws has invited citizens and stakeholders to submit reform proposals by July 15.
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Anuradhapura HC sentences absconding robe-clad individual to 24 years for abuse of 10-year-old
Anuradhapura HC sentenced an absconding robe-clad individual to 24 years rigorous imprisonment for abusing a boy entrusted to a Sivalakulama temple in 2015.
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Thiniyawala Palitha Thera apologises for criticising Gotabaya travel ban, says he was unaware of court order
Ven. Thiniyawala Palitha Thera apologised for June 3 remarks condemning Gotabaya Rajapaksa's travel ban, saying he was unaware it was a court order.
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NWSDB security guard arrested with 6.1 kg cannabis at Gorakadeniya plant
Peradeniya Police seized cannabis from the guard room of the Gorakadeniya water treatment plant; suspect allegedly used a motorcycle for area-wide delivery.