{
  "id": 712396,
  "title": "Sugeeshwara Bandara further remanded",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/sugeeshwara-bandara-further-remanded",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T23:45:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/sugeeshwara-bandara-further-remanded/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Private Secretary, Sugeeshwara Bandara, was further remanded until August 25 after being produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The court rejected a bail application filed on behalf of Bandara, who is in remand custody over allegations that he received two salaries under the Presidential Expenditure Head. Following the rejection of […]",
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  "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."
}