Topic: Crime & Justice — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-01 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The lack of progress on the case has frustrated authorities and worried the public, amid renewed attention every year
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[2026-01-01 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong has 104 senior counsel out of 1,700 barristers. So what makes senior counsel special, and are they worth that status?
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[2026-01-01 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The rifle volley that killed innocent Edward Henry Pedris on July 7, 1915, echoed through Welikada Prison like thunder. In a nearby cell, a 32-year-old Cambrian barrister, Frederick Richard Senanayake and his brothers heard every shot. What FR witnessed next would set him on a collision course with the British Empire, one that would cost him everything he owned.
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[2026-01-01 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Thieves used a large drill to break into a safe at a high street bank branch in western Germany and steal an estimated €30m (£26m; $35m) in cash and valuables, Police have said.
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[2026-01-01 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A member of the Nallur Pradeshiya Sabha was arrested in Jaffna on Tuesday (30) in possession of 4 kilogrammes and 880 grammes of cannabis, Police said.
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[2026-01-01 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Kalutara South Police reported that an unidentified gunman shot and injured a remand prisoner yesterday (31) morning at approximately 6:05 am inside Ward 14 of the Nagoda Teaching Hospital in Kalutara.
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[2026-01-01 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Police have issued a public warning over a sharp increase in online financial fraud carried out through social media and internet-based platforms, particularly using applications such as Telegram and WhatsApp.
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[2026-01-01 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Five members of the joint opposition of the Galle Municipal Council were arrested by the Galle Police for disrupting the monthly meeting of the Galle Municipal Council on Tuesday (30).
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[2026-01-01 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president killed two Republican-sponsored bills, including one from Maga lawmaker Lauren Boebert
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[2026-01-01 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Many police officers openly carried rapid-fire rifles, a first for the popular annual fireworks display over Sydney’s Harbour Bridge
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[2026-01-01 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Finnish police on Wednesday seized a vessel suspected of damaging a telecommunications cable between Helsinki and Tallinn, Estonia.
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[2026-01-01 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: What happened: Judge Jennifer Green, who oversees the Maricopa Superior Court’s criminal department, has quietly rolled out a program to facilitate quicker resolutions to death penalty cases in Arizona’s most-populous county.
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[2026-01-01 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Various energy and telecommunications infrastructure has been hit in recent years, with many leaders and experts suspecting Russia
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[2025-12-31 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: La police allemande recherche les cambrioleurs en fuite après le spectaculaire braquage d'une succursale d'une banque à Gelsenkirchen dans l'Ouest de l'Allemagne. Ceux-ci avaient percé la salle des coffres à l'aide d'une perceuse spéciale, puis avaient fracturé la quasi-totalité des 3 250 coffres-forts des clients.
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[2025-12-31 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities have issued pre-emptive notices and detained those who spread rumours of non-existent fireworks displays and mass celebrations
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[2025-12-31 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Johan Fernando, the son of former Minister Johnston Fernando, who was arrested by the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) and produced before court, has been remanded.
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[2025-12-31 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Johan Fernando, the son of former Minister Johnston Fernando, who was arrested yesterday (30) by the Financial Crimes Investigation Department (FCID), was produced before the Wattala Magistrate’s Court today.
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[2025-12-31 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-31 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Kasun Munasinghe, the Chairman of the Matugama Pradeshiya Sabha, has surrendered to the police following allegations that he assaulted the secretary of the same local authority.
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[2025-12-31 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: According to probation officer’s report, Wong Yiu-chung failed to manage stress at work, driving him to forge statements from complainants
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[2025-12-31 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Post learns victim was tourist from Guangzhou who was hiking on Po Pin Chau with three friends
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[2025-12-31 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Five individuals, including a female opposition Member of Parliament, were arrested for disorderly conduct and obstructing the work of the Galle Municipal Council during a special general meeting, police said.
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[2025-12-31 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Police in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, are investigating a sophisticated bank robbery in which burglars reportedly stole around €30 million from a Sparkasse branch. Authorities described the break-in as highly professional, requiring careful planning, inside knowledge, and significant criminal resolve.
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[2025-12-31 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A prison inmate receiving medical treatment at the Nagoda Teaching Hospital was injured in a shooting incident early this morning (31), hospital authorities confirmed.
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[2025-12-31 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A 16-year-old girl was injured in a shooting incident reported in the Bodhiwatte area of Kohuwala last night, police said.
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[2025-12-31 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New South Wales’ premier Chris Minns urged people to ‘show defiance to these evil terrorists’ by celebrating the event at Sydney Harbour
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[2025-12-31 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Johan Fernando, the son of former Minister Johnston Fernando, was arrested yesterday (30) by the Financial Crimes Division on charges of misappropriation of government property.
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[2025-12-31 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Additional Magistrate’s Court yesterday (30) granted the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) permission to detain and question alleged organised criminal ‘Kudu Roshan’ for a further three days.
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[2025-12-31 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: CR and FC tightened their grip on the Maliban SLR Inter-Club ‘A’ Division League Rugby title race after moving to the top of the points table with a powerful 46–22 win over Police Sports Club at Police Park. last week.
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[2025-12-31 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The President, Speaker and Foreign Minister of Iran in a New Year greeting messages to their Sri Lankan counterparts reflect a shared commitment to peace, justice, interfaith dialogue, and international cooperation at a time of global challenges.
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[2025-12-31 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Football Federation Champions League produced two contrasting results at the Colombo Racecourse on Sunday and Monday, as Saunders Sports Club recorded a heavy win in Group A, while Moragasmulla Sports Club stunned favourites Police Sports Club in a major Group B upset.
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[2025-12-31 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Maliban SLR Interclub A Division League Rugby Tournament match between Police Sports Club and Navy Sports Club has been rescheduled and will now be played on January 4 (Sunday) at the Police Park, Sri Lanka Rugby confirmed.
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[2025-12-31 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Following a complaint filed by an individual with the Kurunduwatta Police in Gampola regarding an alleged assault on a person, the Kurunduwatta Police produced Kurunduwatta Ganga Ihala Korale Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman (NPP) Indika Upul Gunasekara before the Magistrate of the Gampola Magistrate’s Court Paranavitharana on Tuesday.
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[2025-12-31 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Two air passengers of Sri Lankan nationality, who had illegally brought a consignment of foreign-made cigarettes worth Rs. 11.34 million into the country and attempted to take them out through the ‘Green Channel’ where there is no declaration required, at the arrivals terminal of the Katunayake Airport were arrested by a team of airport customs officers in the early hours of Monday (29) morning.
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[2025-12-31 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A technical officer, a works inspector, and a driver of the Provincial Road Development Authority have been arrested by the police in connection with an incident where nearly two tons of iron from an old bridge was allegedly sold to a businessman in the Kandy area, when a new bridge was being constructed, after removing an iron bridge near the Pera Bend on the Hanguranketha-Hapuwela road.
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[2025-12-31 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Investigators estimate that burglars stole about €30 million during a break-in at a bank in the western city of Gelsenkirchen, police said on Tuesday.
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[2025-12-31 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: د پولیسو په وینا غلو د بانک د خزانې یوې خونې ته د دننه کېدو له پاره له ېوې اوږدې برمې استفاده کړې ده.
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[2025-12-31 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Officers discover woman’s body hidden under bed in boyfriend’s flat and are now looking for him
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[2025-12-31 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya on Tuesday said police had detained 357 suspects in a nationwide operation targeting the extremist "Islamic State" (IS) militant group.
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[2025-12-31 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: د ترکیې پولیسو په استانبول او انقره کې د «اسلامي دولت» نومې وسله والې ډلې یا داعش پر ضد عملیات، د شمالغربي ایالت یالوا تر خونړۍ نښتې یوه ورځ وروسته ترسره شوي دي.
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[2025-12-30 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-30 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Property manager falsified reimbursements issued to him for work done, stealing HK$61.1 million from owners’ corporation over a decade
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[2025-12-30 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts say rising passenger volumes, including an influx of Chinese travellers amid visa-free schemes, have attracted gangs operating in the skies
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[2025-12-30 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police say five drivers, aged 29 to 40, arrested for allegedly attempting to defraud online ride-hailing platform
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[2025-12-30 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A special joint operations and public assistance center has been established in front of the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo Fort to ensure the safety and convenience of the public during the festive season.
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[2025-12-30 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-30 18:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Johan Fefrnando, the son of former Minister Johnston Fernando, has been arrested by the Police Financial Crimes Division in connection with alleged financial irregularities.
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[2025-12-30 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Court rejects Jeffrey Tam Shun-wai’s denials and rules he had lied to his doctor to avoid frontline police work during the 2019 social unrest
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[2025-12-30 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) has reported a sharp rise in the use of crystal methamphetamine (commonly known as ‘Ice’) in Sri Lanka.
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[2025-12-30 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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