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Green Energy Delays Leave Sri Lanka Paying Diesel Premiums

By The Morning Telegraph October 20, 2026

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka risks prolonging its dependence on expensive diesel-generated electricity as administrative delays, unresolved land...

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Principal Gets Rs. 200,000 Bail in Child Abuse Case

By The Morning Telegraph October 20, 2026

COLOMBO — An international school principal accused of physically and sexually abusing an 11-year-old boarding student at...

HSBC Exits Sri Lanka: Rs. 15 Billion Lost Every Year frty6uy7jhg

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HSBC Exits Sri Lanka: Rs. 15 Billion Lost Every Year

By The Morning Telegraph October 20, 2026

COLOMBO — HSBC’s decision to withdraw its global service centre operations from Sri Lanka threatens approximately 3,000...

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Dollar Settlements Shift to London, Central Bank Faces Scrutiny

By The Morning Telegraph October 19, 2026

COLOMBO, October 20, 2026 — The Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s decision to move the settlement of...

72 Hours Without a Magistrate: New Organised Crime Bill Raises Alarm t5y67uyhjg

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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...

Sri Lanka’s Debt Reform Innovation Reaches the Global Stage ty6u7io89likj

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Sri Lanka’s Debt Reform Innovation Reaches the Global Stage

By The Morning Telegraph October 19, 2026

BANGKOK, October 20, 2026 — Verité Research has brought Sri Lanka’s pioneering governance-linked bond model to international...

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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...

Caught Between the President and the Fuel Mafia: The Minister’s U-Turn t567uytgh

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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...

Digital Fines, Paper Licences: Sri Lanka’s Transport Crisis t567utygh

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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...

Who Pays for Colombo Port’s Cancelled $392M Chinese Deal? y67u8kijh

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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...