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Speaker’s Moral Collapse: Signing Anti-Corruption Bill Amid Concealment Accusations

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Speaker’s Moral Collapse: Signing Anti-Corruption Bill Amid Concealment Accusations

By The Morning Telegraph October 20, 2026

COLOMBO — Speaker of Parliament Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has certified legislation designed to strengthen Sri Lanka’s anti-corruption...

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72 Hours Without a Magistrate: New Organised Crime Bill Raises Alarm

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72 Hours Without a Magistrate: New Organised Crime Bill Raises Alarm

By The Morning Telegraph October 19, 2026

COLOMBO, October 20, 2026 — Sri Lanka’s proposed Prevention of Organised Crimes Bill would permit extended police...

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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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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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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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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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Election Commission Urges Parliament to End PC Polls Deadlock

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Election Commission Urges Parliament to End PC Polls Deadlock

By The Morning Telegraph October 18, 2026

COLOMBO, October 18, 2026 — Chairman R.M.A.L. Rathnayake says the Commission is ready to conduct Provincial Council...

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AG Prepares Dossier to Seek Interpol Red Notice for Basil

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AG Prepares Dossier to Seek Interpol Red Notice for Basil

By The Morning Telegraph October 18, 2026

COLOMBO, October 18, 2026 —The Attorney General’s Department is preparing documents for an international notice against former...

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No-Confidence Debate Against Speaker Postponed Indefinitely

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No-Confidence Debate Against Speaker Postponed Indefinitely

By The Morning Telegraph October 17, 2026

COLOMBO, October 18, 2026 — The Government has sought the Attorney General’s advice over procedural objections to...

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