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Is This the Rise of the Rajapaksas? Or Their Fall?

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Is This the Rise of the Rajapaksas? Or Their Fall?

By The Morning Telegraph September 16, 2026

The Namal Rajapaksa Airbus case raises legal and political questions as prosecutors allege a Rs. 100 million...

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Search Underway for Gnanasara Thero After Supreme Court Voids 2019 Presidential Pardon

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Search Underway for Gnanasara Thero After Supreme Court Voids 2019 Presidential Pardon

By The Morning Telegraph September 14, 2026

By Roy Denish. Gnanasara Thero pardon voided by Supreme Court as prison authorities search for the BBS...

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The Vanished Billion: How Sri Lanka’s Judiciary and State Are Failing the MV X-Press Pearl Victims

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The Vanished Billion: How Sri Lanka’s Judiciary and State Are Failing the MV X-Press Pearl Victims

By The Morning Telegraph September 11, 2026

By Roy Denish. MV X-Press Pearl compensation remains stalled as victims await justice amid court delays, a...

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Nimal Perera’s Testimony Set to Seal Airbus and Krrish Cases Against Namal Rajapaksa

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Nimal Perera’s Testimony Set to Seal Airbus and Krrish Cases Against Namal Rajapaksa

By The Morning Telegraph September 9, 2026

By Roy Denish. The Namal Rajapaksa Airbus case deepens as Nimal Perera’s Australian affidavit details an alleged...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Fundamental Rights Challenges Over Police Promotions

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Supreme Court Dismisses Fundamental Rights Challenges Over Police Promotions

By The Morning Telegraph September 9, 2026

By Dwayne Ferreira. Police promotion schemes challenged by nearly 1,050 Sri Lankan police personnel have been upheld...

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CIABOC Petitioned to Investigate Supreme Court Judges Over Unrecovered X-Press Pearl Compensation

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CIABOC Petitioned to Investigate Supreme Court Judges Over Unrecovered X-Press Pearl Compensation

By The Morning Telegraph September 1, 2026

By Roy Denish. A complaint over X-Press Pearl compensation asks CIABOC to investigate three Supreme Court judges...

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Former Akkaraipattu Mayor Remanded Over Abuse Allegations

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Former Akkaraipattu Mayor Remanded Over Abuse Allegations

By The Morning Telegraph August 19, 2026

By Roy Denish. Akkaraipattu former mayor Ahamed Zackie has been remanded after police arrested him over alleged...

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Suresh Sallay’s Health Assessed by Court Appointed Medical Team

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Suresh Sallay’s Health Assessed by Court Appointed Medical Team

By The Morning Telegraph August 14, 2026

By Roy Denish. A Suresh Salley medical board appointed by the Fort Magistrate examined the former intelligence...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Bid to Delay 2026 A/L Examination

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Supreme Court Dismisses Bid to Delay 2026 A/L Examination

By The Morning Telegraph August 6, 2026

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has dismissed a petition by five students seeking a two-month delay to the...

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Basil Rajapaksa Extradition: Sri Lanka Seeks US Help

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Basil Rajapaksa Extradition: Sri Lanka Seeks US Help

By The Morning Telegraph August 5, 2026

Sri Lanka will seek US assistance to bring Basil Rajapaksa before court over the alleged Rs. 60...

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