{
  "id": 19750990,
  "title": "SC: PSTB can be passed by simple majority subject to four committee-stage amendments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/sc-pstb-can-be-passed-by-simple-majority-subject-to-four-committee",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T00:05:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/sc-pstb-can-be-passed-by-simple-majority-subject-to-four-committee-stage-amendments/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Supreme Court had determined that several provisions of the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act are inconsistent with the Constitution, Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne announced in Parliament yesterday. The Bill was challenged before the Supreme Court under Article 121(1) of the Constitution. According to the Court’s determination, the Bill can be passed […]",
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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."
}