{
  "id": 1834896,
  "title": "Rs. 74 bn moved out of country, says Cabinet spokesman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/rs-74-bn-moved-out-of-country-says-cabinet-spokesman",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T00:00:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/rs-74-bn-moved-out-of-country-says-cabinet-spokesman/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cabinet spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday said that approximately Rs. 74 billion had been transferred through 89 bank accounts in 10,151 transactions as part of an alleged illegal money transfer operation involving the illegal transfer of around USD 1 billion overseas. The claim was made at the post-Cabinet media briefing at the Information Department. According […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}