{
  "id": 9255718,
  "title": "One clause in Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill requires referendu: SC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/one-clause-in-anti-corruption-amendment-bill-requires-referendu-sc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T00:02:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/one-clause-in-anti-corruption-amendment-bill-requires-referendu-sc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Saman Indrajith Speaker Dr Jagath Wickramarate yesterday informed Parliament that the Supreme Court had determined that several provisions of the Anti-Corruption Amendment Bill could be passed by a simple majority, while key clauses required a special majority and one provision required approval at a referendum. The Speaker said the Court’s determination on the Bill, […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "IEC says Amendment Bill may be more useful after local elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/iec-says-amendment-bill-may-be-more-useful-after-local-elections",
        "published": "2026-09-23T04:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}