LNP - Appeals court issues directive on vehicles detained by Sri Lanka Customs
The Court of Appeal today (30) ordered Sri Lanka Customs to investigate and report to court by October 10, whether the vehicles currently being detain...
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LNP - Institutional corruption persists even under new Govt- key U.S. report
Institutional corruption persists, particularly within sectors protected by entrenched vested interests, even under the current government, though hig...
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LNP - Three Sri Lankans involved in crimes arrested in Bengaluru
Three Sri Lankans who were allegedly involved in crimes have been arrested by the Central Crime Branch of Bengaluru. The three Sri Lankans were allege...
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LNP - Temporary Driver’s licences now issued from Nugegoda Medical Institute
The temporary driver’s licence issued during the renewal process will now be provided by the National Transport Medical Institute in Nugegoda, effec...
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LNP - CAA raids over 100 shops for selling rice above control price
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has raided a total of 105 shops over the past two weeks for selling rice above the government-imposed control pri...
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LNP - Two suspects arrested over Rs. 6 mln gold jewelry heist
Two suspects have been arrested in Kiribathgoda in connection with the investigation into the robbery of gold jewelry worth Rs. 6 million after assaul...
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LNP - Former army officials to be arrested over Easter Sunday attacks: President
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks are continuing and advancing and that one or two ...
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LNP - Two persons linked to yesterday’s Tangalle drugs seizure arrested
Police have arrested two sons of an individual who died after being hospitalised from a house in Seenimodara, Tangalle, yesterday (22), where a large ...
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LNP - Three Pakistanis arrested for robbing driver using chemical-laced currency note in Peradeniya
In what appeared to be a rare tactic employed in robberies, three Pakistani nationals have been arrested for allegedly robbing a lorry driver of Rs.90...
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LNP - Immigration Controller Harsha Ilukpitiya sentenced to two years in prison for contempt of court
The Supreme Court today (23) sentenced Harsha Ilukpitiya, the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, to two years of imprisonment after bei...
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LNP - Another lorry with 200kg of substances believed to be ‘Ice’ and heroin found in Tangalle
A large stock of narcotics, including over 200 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine or commonly known as ‘Ice’ and eroin, has been discovered in S...
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LNP - Kush and Hashish worth over Rs. 16.8M found in bathroom at BIA
A large consignment of narcotics estimated to be worth approximately Rs. 16.84 million was discovered today (20) in the men’s bathroom of the arriva...
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LNP - All passenger transport drivers required to obtain ‘PT License’ by December 31 – Transport Minister
Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayake has stated that it is mandatory to all drivers engaged in passenger transpo...
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LNP - SLAF intelligence officer arrested over Rs. 20M gold smuggling attempt at BIA
In a major enforcement success, the Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs apprehended an intelligence officer of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) ...
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LNP - Gunman and two suspects arrested in murder of Dan Priyasad
The alleged shooter in the murder of political activist Dan Priyasad was arrested last night, along with two others—including a woman—in Ranwala t...
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LNP - Court orders PNB Director to appear before court over Backhoe Saman’s wife’s case
Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama ordered the Director of the Police Narcotics Bureau to personally appear before court on September 25 an...
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LNP - Businessman arrested for selling foreign cigarettes to schoolchildren
A businessman has been arrested by the police on suspicion of selling illegally imported cigarettes to schoolchildren in the Thanamalwila area. It has...
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LNP - CAA raids traders selling rice above controlled prices; Rs. 95 million in fines imposed
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has intensified raids across the country to crack down on traders selling rice at prices higher than the governme...
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LNP - Sampath Manamperi surrenders to court
Sampath Manamperi, accused of concealing two containers of raw materials allegedly used in the production of the drug “Ice” and reportedly belongi...
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LNP - Court grants CID permission to probe bank accounts of ‘Panadura Nilanga’
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has granted permission to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to obtain reports on the bank accounts of alleg...
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LNP - World Bank Vice President concludes first official visit to Sri Lanka
The World Bank’s Vice President for South Asia, Johannes Zutt, concluded his first official visit to Sri Lanka yesterday (15). During his two-day vi...
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LNP - Report on motor capacity of BYD vehicles released expected in coming weeks: AG informs court
The Attorney General informed the Court of Appeal today (15) that the report of the expert committee appointed to determine the motor capacity of BYD ...
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LNP - Sri Lanka economy reports 4.9% growth in second quarter
Sri Lanka’s economy grew 4.9% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, official data showed on Monday (15). The Department of Census and Statisti...
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