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Budget 2027 To Parliament Today: Growth Ambitions vs. State Enterprise Reality

By The Morning Telegraph November 12, 2026

COLOMBO, November 12, 2026 – Sri Lanka’s 2027 Budget promises Rs. 2 trillion in capital investment as...

State Media Losses Hit Rs. 271 Million in Six Months thryjtkmuj,gv

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State Media Losses Hit Rs. 271 Million in Six Months

By The Morning Telegraph November 12, 2026

COLOMBO, November 12, 2026 – Sri Lanka’s three leading state broadcasters lost a combined Rs. 271 million...

Ali Sabry Warns New Anti-Terror Law Could Keep Sri Lankans Detained for Two Years Before Trial Ali Sabry Warns Against Arbitrary Detention Under PSTA

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Ali Sabry Warns New Anti-Terror Law Could Keep Sri Lankans Detained for Two Years Before Trial

By The Morning Telegraph November 12, 2026

By Dwayne Ferreira Former Justice Minister challenges sweeping detention powers, vague terrorism definitions and executive authority as...

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Johnston Fernando’s BMW Sentencing Deferred Until November 25

By The Morning Telegraph November 12, 2026

A Colombo court has reportedly deferred sentencing Johnston Fernando until November 25 following his guilty plea in...

Sirikotha’s Hidden Hand in the Substandard Medicine Scandal dgfhtyjgf

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Sirikotha’s Hidden Hand in the Substandard Medicine Scandal

By The Morning Telegraph November 11, 2026

COLOMBO — Who controlled Isolez Biotech Pharma before the immunoglobulin scandal erupted? Reported company records show two...

Beyond Firecrackers: The Lost Art of “Telling by Virtue” to Elephants dgfhtryjtkujgm

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Beyond Firecrackers: The Lost Art of “Telling by Virtue” to Elephants

By The Morning Telegraph November 11, 2026

Long before firecrackers and electric fences became familiar responses to wild elephants entering villages, rural Sri Lankans...

Saudi Arabia Drops Case Against Anojan Sivarasa fertyjgf

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Saudi Arabia Drops Case Against Anojan Sivarasa

By The Morning Telegraph November 11, 2026

COLOMBO, November 12, 2026 – From a Facebook comment to a death sentence and now freedom from...

Bikini Photoshoots in Sri Lanka’s National Parks Raise Legal Concerns htyjtuyklhj,

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Bikini Photoshoots in Sri Lanka’s National Parks Raise Legal Concerns

By The Morning Telegraph November 11, 2026

COLOMBO, November 12, 2026 – Are Sri Lanka’s protected wildlife reserves being turned into commercial photography studios?...

Ex-Mayor, UDA Director and a Month-Long European Trip: The Negombo Bribe Scandal tu7iuykjhg

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Ex-Mayor, UDA Director and a Month-Long European Trip: The Negombo Bribe Scandal

By The Morning Telegraph November 11, 2026

NEGOMBO — Formal complaints submitted to Sri Lanka’s Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC)...

New Madrasa Directive Puts Finances and Oversight Under Scrutiny fdegbrneg

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New Madrasa Directive Puts Finances and Oversight Under Scrutiny

By The Morning Telegraph November 11, 2026

COLOMBO — An administrative directive concerning Sri Lanka’s registered Arabic colleges raises questions about financial transparency, institutional...