{
  "id": 12755009,
  "title": "Former NSB Chairman Kariyawasam granted bail",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/former-nsb-chairman-kariyawasam-granted-bail",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T00:02:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/former-nsb-chairman-kariyawasam-granted-bail/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former National Savings Bank (NSB) Chairman Pradeep Kariyawasam was yesterday granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court following his arrest by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). Kariyawasam, husband of former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake, was arrested in connection with the Bribery Commission’s investigation into the ‘Siriliya Saviya’ account…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}