{
  "id": 15838767,
  "title": "Coal inquiry gets extension until 16 December",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/coal-inquiry-gets-extension-until-16-december",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T00:01:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/coal-inquiry-gets-extension-until-16-december/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing alleged irregularities in Sri Lanka’s coal imports and coal-fired power generation has been granted an extension until December 16, 2026, to submit its final report. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake extended the deadline under Section 4 of the Special Presidential Commissions of Inquiry Law, No. 7 of 1978. The Commission […]",
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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."
}