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Sri Lanka emerging as new base for global cyber-scam syndicates, police warn
Over 1,000 foreign nationals arrested for cybercrime in 2026, more than double the 2024 total, as syndicates pushed out of Cambodia and Myanmar shift base.
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HRCSL writes to President AKD with proposals to strengthen rights commission
The HRCSL updated the President on eight GANHRI recommendations and proposed amendments to the HRCSL Act to fully implement them.
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IUSF to vacate Malwana property after PM Harini commits to UGC transfer
PM Harini Amarasuriya has agreed to transfer the disputed Malwana property to the UGC, prompting IUSF students to begin vacating after a four-day occupation.
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Jayatissa Pitches People-Centred Health System and Childhood-Cancer Care at 79th WHA
Health Minister tells Geneva assembly Sri Lanka has 41 Arogya wellness centres with 300 targeted this year, and calls for lifelong childhood-cancer care.
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J'pura political science academics file HRCSL complaint over departmental crisis
Senior J'pura academics asked the HRCSL to probe alleged harassment, blocked recommendations and disrupted academic freedom in the political science dept.
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JVP denies internal clash, calls Sunday paper's chair-kicking story 'fabricated'
Party says no Pelawatte clash took place over Wickramaratne's cricket role and reiterates the NPP opposes political crossovers from the opposition.
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Two Sri Lankan passengers arrested at BIA with 14kg of Kush worth Rs. 140 million
Two Sri Lankan passengers arriving from Bangkok were detained at BIA with 14kg of Kush concealed in two suitcases, with a street value of over Rs. 140 million.
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Tamils mark LTTE defeat anniversary with remembrance events in North and East
Memorial events were held across the Northern and Eastern provinces on May 18; organisers said security forces and police tried to disrupt commemorations.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa not invited to National War Heroes' Commemoration: Media Secretary
Attorney Manoj Gamage said the former President received no invitation to the May 19 Battaramulla event and disputed Minister Upali Pannilage's claim he had.
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Monaragala Grama Niladhari transferred as Ditwah compensation inquiry deepens
A Disaster Relief Services Officer in Monaragala has been dismissed and a Grama Niladhari transferred amid the inquiry into misused Ditwah relief funds.
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CID seizes pen-shaped firearm in Weligama linked to Southern Province crime ring
Police say the concealed weapon, believed used in targeted hits, was found in Weligama after questioning of a repatriated organised crime figure.
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PM Harini departs for UK to address Commonwealth Education Forum and Oxford
PM Amarasuriya left for the UK Monday to attend the Commonwealth Education Forum and COL Board meeting, with bilateral talks with Phillipson and Cooper.
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Sri Lanka moves to declare Marine Protected Areas around Northern Province islands
Environment and Defence Deputy Ministers initiate a joint mechanism to declare MPAs around Northern Province islands and crack down on IUU fishing.
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Supreme Court sets June 27 hearing on Rs. 15.9 billion sugar tax loss under Gotabaya
FR petition seeking recovery of the Rs. 15.9 billion sugar-tax loss under the former president was called before Justices Gunaratne and Abeykoon.
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Tamil Nadu CM Vijay marks Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day with solidarity message
TVK leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay pledged continued support for the global Tamil diaspora marking the 2009 civil war anniversary.
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5,289 Tri Service personnel promoted ahead of National War Heroes' Day
Promotions across the Tri Forces were granted on Service Commanders' recommendations ahead of the May 19 commemoration marking 17 years since Nandikadal.
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AKD to preside over Victory Day ceremony with N&E fallen-soldier families
Ranaviruseva Authority says May 19 Battaramulla ceremony will include 30 N&E fallen-soldier relatives for the first time under President AKD's patronage.
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Sri Lanka marks 17 years since the end of the war against LTTE terrorism
May 18 marks 17 years since Sri Lankan forces ended the LTTE insurgency at Nandikadal in 2009, with Prabhakaran's death closing a three-decade conflict.
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Court adjourns 2016 UN Office protest case against Wimal Weerawansa to July 13
Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court has adjourned the 2016 UN Office protest case against former minister Wimal Weerawansa and five others to July 13.
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Police accuse Wimal Weerawansa of assaulting officer at war heroes memorial
Footage cited by NewsFirst shows the NFF leader pushing past security and striking an officer; police say legal action will follow against him and ~35 others.
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Women Parliamentarians' Caucus completes first official visit to India
A 19-member delegation led by Minister Saroja Savithri Paulraj met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Indian women leaders during the May 10-16 study tour.
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President AKD to visit Batticaloa and Ampara on May 20 and 22
President Dissanayake to attend DCC meetings, launch the Ratama Ekata anti-drug programme and lay the Nindavur Cultural Centre foundation stone.
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Jaffna MP Archchuna Predicts Arrest Over LTTE Speech in India
Jaffna District MP Archchuna says he expects 'compulsory arrest' on returning home after defending LTTE ideology in a speech at an event in India.
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Magistrate orders phone records of Grama Niladhari who issued 17 bail certificates to two men
Colombo court orders GN phone records analysed after probe finds 17 bail certificates issued to two repeat guarantors in the Chandrasena case.