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Nationwide power outage: Is a business agenda behind it?

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Nationwide power outage: Is a business agenda behind it?

By The Morning Telegraph October 19, 2026

COLOMBO, October 20, 2026 — Former Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka has demanded an independent...

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Caught Between the President and the Fuel Mafia: The Minister’s U-Turn

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Caught Between the President and the Fuel Mafia: The Minister’s U-Turn

By The Morning Telegraph October 19, 2026

COLOMBO, October 19, 2026 — Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka has clarified that private fuel suppliers cannot increase...

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Digital Fines, Paper Licences: Sri Lanka’s Transport Crisis

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Digital Fines, Paper Licences: Sri Lanka’s Transport Crisis

By The Morning Telegraph October 19, 2026

COLOMBO, October 19, 2026 — Sri Lanka is preparing to enforce a digital traffic demerit-points system while...

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Who Pays for Colombo Port’s Cancelled $392M Chinese Deal?

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Who Pays for Colombo Port’s Cancelled $392M Chinese Deal?

By The Morning Telegraph October 19, 2026

COLOMBO, October 19, 2026 — The cancellation of a 50-year Chinese-backed logistics agreement has left the Sri...

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AUDIO: President Accuses Two TV Channels of Fuelling Unrest: Full Badulla Speech

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AUDIO: President Accuses Two TV Channels of Fuelling Unrest: Full Badulla Speech

By The Morning Telegraph October 18, 2026

BADULLA, October 19, 2026 — Addressing an NPP women’s conference in Badulla, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake defended...

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Government Officer Arrested Over Shooting of Tusker Kavantissa

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Government Officer Arrested Over Shooting of Tusker Kavantissa

By The Morning Telegraph October 18, 2026

COLOMBO, October 19, 2026 — Police have arrested a Skills Development Officer and seized two firearms and...

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The 12-Page Bomb and the Speaker’s Fate

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The 12-Page Bomb and the Speaker’s Fate

By The Morning Telegraph October 18, 2026

COLOMBO, October 19, 2026 — The postponement of a no-confidence debate against Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has...

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Chinese Firm Exits Colombo Port’s US$392M Logistics Hub

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Chinese Firm Exits Colombo Port’s US$392M Logistics Hub

By The Morning Telegraph October 18, 2026

COLOMBO, October 19, 2026 — The Sri Lanka Ports Authority will pay US$21.9 million under a settlement...

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Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Life Set for the Silver Screen

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Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Life Set for the Silver Screen

By The Morning Telegraph October 18, 2026

COLOMBO, October 18, 2026 — An ambitious cinematic production reportedly plans to portray the former President’s journey...

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Domesticated Vs. Wild Elephants: The Activist Double Standard

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Domesticated Vs. Wild Elephants: The Activist Double Standard

By The Morning Telegraph October 18, 2026

The loss of one of Sri Lanka’s celebrated tuskers has revived a difficult debate over the dangers...

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