{
  "id": 725662,
  "title": "BASL hopes talks with President on 22A may yield positive outcome",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/basl-hopes-talks-with-president-on-22a-may-yield-positive-outcome",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-13T00:06:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/basl-hopes-talks-with-president-on-22a-may-yield-positive-outcome/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) yesterday expressed cautious optimism that the government might reconsider its proposed constitutional amendment to extend the retirement ages of judges, following a meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Speaking to reporters after the meeting at the Presidential Secretariat, BASL President Rajeev Amarasuriya said the Association had explained in…",
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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."
}