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Colombo Land Registrar Arrested In Shocking Fake Deed Probe CID officers investigate documents after Land Registrar arrested in alleged property forgery scheme

CID officers investigate documents after Land Registrar arrested in alleged property forgery scheme

Colombo Land Registrar Arrested In Shocking Fake Deed Probe

By The Morning Telegraph July 9, 2026

By Roy Denish. Land Registrar arrested in Colombo as CID probes alleged duplicate deeds, fake records and...

Sri Lanka’s Currency Shift Sparks India-China Tension gtyu7iy

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Sri Lanka’s Currency Shift Sparks India-China Tension

By The Morning Telegraph July 9, 2026

RMB trade settlements with China raise fresh questions over Sri Lanka’s currency strategy and India’s rupee trade...

Ravi Seneviratne Fine Puts DUI Case Back in Focus gtyu7itykh

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Ravi Seneviratne Fine Puts DUI Case Back in Focus

By The Morning Telegraph July 9, 2026

Ravi Seneviratne fine ordered by Galkissa Magistrate after guilty plea, while reckless driving and DUI charges remain...

Bulathsinhala OIC Held Over Disturbing Assault Claims Bulathsinhala OIC remand extended after Matugama Magistrate’s Court hearing over sexual assault allegations

Bulathsinhala OIC remand extended after Matugama Magistrate’s Court hearing over sexual assault allegations

Bulathsinhala OIC Held Over Disturbing Assault Claims

By The Morning Telegraph July 9, 2026

By Roy Denish. Bulathsinhala OIC remand extended until July 15 after court reviews sexual assault claims, medical...

Law Student Body Found With A Deep Cut On Her Throat Police investigate law student death inside a rented house in Gorakana

Police investigate law student death inside a rented house in Gorakana

Law Student Body Found With A Deep Cut On Her Throat

By The Morning Telegraph July 9, 2026

By Roy Denish. A law student death in Gorakana has triggered a police investigation after officers found...

Old Bogambara Prison Reopened After Negombo Riot Old Bogambara Prison in Kandy reopened after deadly Negombo Prison riot and overcrowding crisis

Old Bogambara Prison in Kandy reopened after deadly Negombo Prison riot and overcrowding crisis

Old Bogambara Prison Reopened After Negombo Riot

By The Morning Telegraph July 9, 2026

By Roy Denish. Old Bogambara Prison has officially returned to Sri Lanka’s correctional system after a deadly...

Lasantha Murder Complaint Puts AG Under Fire Lasantha murder complaint against Sri Lanka Attorney General over Sunday Leader editor investigation

Lasantha murder complaint against Sri Lanka Attorney General over Sunday Leader editor investigation

Lasantha Murder Complaint Puts AG Under Fire

By The Morning Telegraph July 9, 2026

By Roy Denish. The Lasantha murder complaint filed against Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe has placed Sri Lanka’s...

Can War Medals Be Mocked Inside a Courtroom? grtyu7ik

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Can War Medals Be Mocked Inside a Courtroom?

By The Morning Telegraph July 9, 2026

Gallantry medals controversy grows after court remarks about a decorated ex-Air Force officer’s medals during the Suresh...

Wasantha’s Voice SILENCED; Namal’s Channel Gets a Red Carpet from NPP hmjkuyiukgh

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Wasantha’s Voice SILENCED; Namal’s Channel Gets a Red Carpet from NPP

By The Morning Telegraph July 9, 2026

CSN comeback under the NPP government raises questions over media power, political interests and alleged conflicts of...

Gotabaya’s Prison Blueprint Meets Today’s Crisis htytiukmhfgnd

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Gotabaya’s Prison Blueprint Meets Today’s Crisis

By The Morning Telegraph July 9, 2026

Sri Lanka prison reform faces fresh scrutiny as Negombo deaths expose the gap between Gotabaya’s blueprint and...