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Shiranthi’s anticipatory bail application rejected

The Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court yesterday (12) rejected an anticipatory bail application filed on behalf of former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa. Rajapaksa filed the application seeking anticipatory bail to prevent her being arrested by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) in connection with the Siriliya Saviya account. The application was first taken up before the Maligakanda…

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Secret deals, cobras and mongooses

Tuesday 13th October, 2026 The Opposition and the government engaged in an interesting thrust and parry over secret political deals in Parliament the other day.

‘Outpost of Empire’

Review by Colleen Figg, Editor and Reviewer – Amazon, New Voices Publishing “Fernando echoes Macbeth with the line, “There is judgment here.” It captures the question running through the novel: can…

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