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Jagath Pushpakumara Hit With Court Travel Ban

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Jagath Pushpakumara Hit With Court Travel Ban

By The Morning Telegraph July 8, 2026

By Roy Denish. Jagath Pushpakumara travel ban issued after court hears corruption allegations involving plantation companies and...

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Ex-Prison Chief Faces Historic Forgery Case

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Ex-Prison Chief Faces Historic Forgery Case

By The Morning Telegraph July 8, 2026

By Roy Denish. The Anuradhapura prison chief who formerly headed the Anuradhapura Prison has been indicted for...

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Namal Rajapaksa Trial Fixed Over Krrish Case

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Namal Rajapaksa Trial Fixed Over Krrish Case

By The Morning Telegraph July 8, 2026

By Dwayne Ferreira. Sri Lanka’s Namal Rajapaksa trial over alleged Rs.70 million Krrish misappropriation is set for...

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Sri Lanka Consumer Prices Rise After Year Of Relief

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Sri Lanka Consumer Prices Rise After Year Of Relief

By The Morning Telegraph July 8, 2026

By Roy Denish. Sri Lanka consumer prices have moved from deflationary relief to renewed pressure as food,...

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Shasheendra Rajapaksa Indictment Puts Millions in Focus

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Shasheendra Rajapaksa Indictment Puts Millions in Focus

By The Morning Telegraph July 7, 2026

By Roy Denish. Shasheendra Rajapaksa indictment moves forward as CIABOC brings corruption charges over alleged compensation misuse...

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Malabe Illicit Bottling Plant Linked to Ex-Minister

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Malabe Illicit Bottling Plant Linked to Ex-Minister

By The Morning Telegraph July 7, 2026

By Roy Denish. Malabe illicit bottling plant probe expands after police seize counterfeit liquor and alleged fake...

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa Writ Petition: AG Seeks SC Referral

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa Writ Petition: AG Seeks SC Referral

By The Morning Telegraph July 7, 2026

By Roy Denish. Gotabaya Rajapaksa writ petition faces AG push for Supreme Court referral over arrest fears...

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Paddy Farmers Protest With Coffin Over Price Crisis

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Paddy Farmers Protest With Coffin Over Price Crisis

By The Morning Telegraph July 7, 2026

By Roy Denish. Paddy farmers protest in Hettipola saw growers carry a coffin, demand Rs.150 per kilo,...

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Sri Lankan Police Officers Face Major Purge

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Sri Lankan Police Officers Face Major Purge

By The Morning Telegraph July 6, 2026

By Roy Denish. Sri Lankan police officers have been removed after disciplinary probes found links to drugs,...

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Harak Kata Bribery Probe Reaches Minister’s Home

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Harak Kata Bribery Probe Reaches Minister’s Home

By The Morning Telegraph July 5, 2026

By Roy Denish. Harak Kata bribery probe widens as the Bribery Commission tells court Rs.20 million was...

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