Topic: Crime & Justice — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-05 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s Ganuka Fernando moved into the quarter-finals after a fine three-set victory in the boys’ second round of the ITF J30 Colombo Sri Lanka Week 2 tennis tournament, played at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) courts in Colombo yesterday.
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[2026-02-05 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Court of Appeal has set aside the summons issued by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court on former President Maithripala Sirisena in relation to the Easter Sunday terror attacks, issuing a Writ of Certiorari in his favour.
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[2026-02-05 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Veteran tennis players Chammika de Silva and Arjun Fernando won the Over-55 Doubles title at the ongoing YETI-SSC Open Tennis Championship played at the SSC Tennis Courts, Maitland Place, Colombo.
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[2026-02-05 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Popular film actor Hemal Ranasinghe who was arrested on Wednesday morning on charges of assaulting a person by the Wellawatta Police was released on bail on the order of the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court.
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[2026-02-05 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prosecutors argued that the would-be assassin was unrepentant and had never apologised
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[2026-02-05 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: For comment or corrections, contact feedback@rappler.com
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[2026-02-05 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Married couple and two doctors detained on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud
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[2026-02-05 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hop On Management outlines rigid schedule for cheque collection for URA building maintenance subsidies, which must be completed by owner or authorised person
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[2026-02-05 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: पश्चिम बंगाल में एसआईआर के एलान के बाद से ही ममता बनर्जी और उनकी सरकार चुनाव आयोग के साथ दो-दो हाथ करने के मूड में है. लेकिन अब इस प्रक्रिया के अंतिम दौर में पहुंचने पर यह टकराव चरम पर पहुंच गया है. मुख्यमंत्री ममता बनर्जी इसके खिलाफ लगातार सड़कों पर उतरती रही हैं.
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[2026-02-05 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: After months of mounting pressure on independent media, academic institutions and NGOs, Serbia's ruling majority has turned its attention to the judiciary.
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[2026-02-05 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A tearful Marius Borg Hoiby tells an Oslo court that an extreme need for recognition drove his life of excess, as he stands trial for rape
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[2026-02-04 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: In July of 1968, Samuel Bowers sat down in his office with fingers poised over his typewriter keys, thoughts filled with fury. As founder and imperial wizard of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, he cut a charismatic figure, though one with a militant Christian faith and a hate-filled mind.
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[2026-02-04 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mui Yiu-keung was wanted in connection with a brutal murder on a Sai Kung beach in 1989
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[2026-02-04 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: As autoridades brasileiras deveriam adotar novas estratégias para enfrentar o crime organizado e suas relações com o poder público, diz a ONG Human Rights Watch (HRW) em seu relatório anual sobre o estado dos direitos humanos em todo o mundo. No Brasil, a segurança pública se tornou o principal fator de atenção para a organização em 2025, que também destaca a alta letalidade em operações policiais.
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[2026-02-04 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The close friendship that Noam Chomsky maintained with Jeffrey Epstein continued being detailed extensively among millions of investigative records pertaining to the late convicted sex offender recently released by the US justice department, including Chomsky “fantasizing about the Caribbean island”.
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[2026-02-04 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than 530 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since an October ceasefire, as Gaza health officials decry the ‘continued genocidal war’
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[2026-02-04 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence lawyer says Hong Kong group aimed to promote democracy and greater political freedom, not oppose or topple Communist Party leadership
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[2026-02-04 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A Tasmanian man who impersonated the Launceston Magistrates Court has been convicted on 28 crimes relating to fraud, forgery and perverting justice.
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[2026-02-04 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-02-04 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Retired justice says updating the Foreign Agents Act will help deter individuals from espousing pro-Beijing content
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[2026-02-04 14:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Our Court Correspondent
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[2026-02-04 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Severe snowfall and related accidents across Japan have killed at least 29 people, including foreign nationals on holiday, in recent weeks
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[2026-02-04 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-02-04 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Four masked men ‘executed’ Saif al-Islam Gaddafi at his residence in the western Libyan city of Zitan
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[2026-02-04 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After a shocking 51 million yen robbery last week, the South China Morning Post examines the risks in the city’s cash exchange trade
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[2026-02-04 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, the wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa left the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) yesterday (3) afternoon after recording statements for over 4 hours.
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[2026-02-04 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A search for potentially missing people continues off Chios following the sea crash
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[2026-02-04 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Zacharia Akbar of S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia, and Thishya Banagala of Visakha Vidyalaya emerged as the Boys’ and Girls’ Under-12 champions at the YETI SSC Open Tennis Championship 2026, played at the SSC Tennis Courts, Maitland Place, Colombo, yesterday.
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[2026-02-04 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hard negotiations loom as Democrats seek big changes to immigration operations following the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Nicole Good
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[2026-02-04 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne informed Parliament yesterday that he has received copies of four petitions filed with the Supreme Court challenging the new Protection of Occupants Bill. He made this statement at the beginning of the House’s proceedings yesterday.
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[2026-02-04 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: William Stevenson, 77, and the former US first lady were married from 1970 to 1975
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[2026-02-04 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-02-04 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The pupil was arrested and was being detained on suspicion of attempted murder
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[2026-02-04 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move comes after Beijing called ruling self-sabotaging and warned Panama would pay heavy political and economic price
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[2026-02-04 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: UK police to investigate if Peter Mandelson shared market-sensitive data with Jeffrey Epstein after the latest US files dump draws scrutiny
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[2026-02-03 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cabby had a dispute with woman over his driving speed
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[2026-02-03 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is eyeing the Southeast Asian market after the 4.5-generation fighter raised its international profile by shooting down a Rafale jet
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[2026-02-03 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son Marius Borg Hoiby faces 38 charges, including rape and assault, risking 16 years in prison
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[2026-02-03 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police called in after woman and her family suffer a run of bad luck, health; officers say superstitious behaviour could constitute criminal offence
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[2026-02-03 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa left the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) today after recording a statement for nearly five hours.
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[2026-02-03 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: We are proud to announce that Lahiru Ekanayake won the championship at the Royal Kandyan Tennis Club Annual Finals, held on 31 January 2026 at the University of Peradeniya Tennis Courts.
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[2026-02-03 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The victims, including three young children, were found by a man searching for his estranged family in a remote Johor oil palm plantation
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[2026-02-03 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court today (3) ordered the release of popular actor Hemal Ranasinghe on bail.
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[2026-02-03 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The former prime minister claims that a decree has been issued allowing him to serve his reduced prison sentence at home
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[2026-02-03 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Court of Appeal has dismissed a writ petition filed by four monks, including Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thero, and five others currently in custody over the placement of a Buddha statue at the Sri Sambodhi Temple on the Trincomalee coast.
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[2026-02-03 15:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Actor Hemal Ranasinghe was arrested after surrendering to the Wellawatte police, police said.
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[2026-02-03 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Shiranthi Rajapaksa, the wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has arrived at the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) a short while ago.
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[2026-02-03 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a significant development today (3), Bandara Rambukwella, a cousin of former Cabinet Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, was taken into custody by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).
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[2026-02-03 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police say the scammer promised to return the money, but the victim received nothing
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[2026-02-03 14:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a significant move toward sustainable environmental management, the Sri Lanka Police officially launched a nationwide tree-planting initiative yesterday at the Police Field Force Headquarters in Thimbirigasyaya.
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