{
  "id": 10684959,
  "title": "Draft Bill for amending the Trust Ordinance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/draft-bill-for-amending-the-trust-ordinance",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T12:05:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/draft-bill-for-amending-the-trust-ordinance/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Island Sri Lanka reports that a draft bill for amending the Trust Ordinance No. 9 of 1917 has been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers in Sri Lanka. This amendment includes proposals submitted by the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, as recommended by the Task Force on Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing for Terrorism. Following approval from the Attorney General, the Minister of Justice and National Integration has authorized the publication of the draft bill in the government gazette, initiating the process of submitting it to Parliament for approval.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}