{
  "id": 2343084,
  "title": "President chairs discussion on releasing lands in the Northern and Eastern Provinces",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/president-chairs-discussion-on-releasing-lands-in-the-northern-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T06:45:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/president-chairs-discussion-on-releasing-lands-in-the-northern-and-eastern-provinces/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Anura Kumara Dissanayake instructed the security forces to expedite the release and return of lands in the Northern and Eastern Provinces that were taken over during the conflict and have now been identified as no longer required for security purposes. The President issued these instructions while participating in a discussion held at the Parliamentary […]",
  "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."
}