Topic: Crime & Justice — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-12 14:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday (11) ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to re-issue open arrest warrants for former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran and Ajahn Gardiye Punchihewa, after both suspects failed to appear in court for proceedings related to an ongoing money laundering investigation.
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[2025-12-12 14:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former media boss awaits his fate as High Court judges prepare to deliver verdict that could result in him being jailed for life
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[2025-12-12 09:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The South Korean founder of Terraform Labs had previously pleaded guilty to fraud charges stemming from a US$40 billion stablecoin crash
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[2025-12-12 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A grand jury refused to resurrect the prosecution against the New York attorney general, after the original indictment was thrown out
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[2025-12-12 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An Excise Officer attached to the Anti-Narcotics Unit of the Excise Department has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs. 2 million.
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[2025-12-12 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Ambassador Esala Weerakoon has observed that “it is time for us to consider a ‘South Asian Climate Compact’- a renewed, collective commitment to safeguard our environment, protect our people, and uphold climate justice. Such a compact would reflect our shared vulnerabilities, our shared responsibilities, and our shared aspirations”.
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[2025-12-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Rugby in Kandy has grown impressively over the past years. Thanks to the efforts of the trainers who tirelessly educate the players. With some former national players involved in the team, club rugby is now one of the biggest sports in Kandy. Sunday will be their second game of this season,
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[2025-12-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The case filed against former Fisheries Minister Rajitha Senaratne and two others over allegedly causing a loss to the Government when leasing out the Modera Fisheries harbour to a private company while he was acting as the Fisheries Minister in 2014, was fixed for further trial on January 29 by the Colombo High Court.
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[2025-12-12 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Detective Eric Matthews decided Jessica Logan probably killed her baby before he talked to a single eyewitness or collected almost any evidence. At that point, on Oct. 9, 2019, the coroner hadn’t yet announced a cause of death. What Matthews did have was a recording of Logan’s 911 call from two days earlier.
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[2025-12-12 04:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Thousands of chickens died after a lorry overturned on a highway, authorities in the central German city of Magdeburg said on Thursday.
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[2025-12-12 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: On a recent Sunday, protesters marched through the center of Weston, a small, wealthy town in southwest Connecticut. They chanted “no justice, no peace” and raised handwritten signs that read “Black Lives Matter” and “Silence is Violence.”
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[2025-12-12 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: HARTFORD, Conn. — The moon pulls 6-year-old Romeo Lugo to the window at night.
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[2025-12-12 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A expansão do crime organizado em mercados ilegais é bastante documentada, mas, com maiores domínios territoriais, os grupos passaram a explorar mais serviços essenciais. Energia e internet estão na mira dos criminosos, que obrigam moradores a pagar pela sua oferta e até impedem que empresas regulares atuem nestas regiões. Com uma rotina que depende cada vez mais destas estruturas, o poder nas mãos do crime representa uma série de riscos.
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[2025-12-12 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong’s Immigration Department says it has received a request for help regarding the case
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[2025-12-12 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police release images of four men after many items with ‘significant cultural value’ were stolen in Bristol on September 25
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[2025-12-12 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Thailand and Cambodia are each accusing the other of reigniting a border row over the weekend, with at least 20 people killed in the latest round of fighting and hundreds of thousands once again fleeing their homes.
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[2025-12-11 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a military court in Pakistan on Thursday.
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[2025-12-11 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-11 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jung Kyung-ho plays a judge aspiring to join the Supreme Court, but ends up working as a pro bono lawyer in a large law firm.
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[2025-12-11 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former singing show contestant Drawson Lam Chun-yat convicted of assaulting students in his three classrooms between 2018 and 2023
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[2025-12-11 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police officers board aircraft after it safely landed at Hong Kong airport, arrest man for allegedly violating Aviation Security Ordinance
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[2025-12-11 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fire Services Department, meanwhile, confers honorary title on firefighter killed in blaze, set to bury him at Gallant Garden on December 19
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[2025-12-11 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Former Bolivian President Luis Arce was arrested as part of a corruption investigation linked to his time as economy minister, officials said on Wednesday.
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[2025-12-11 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police were called in after the couple went to hospital for treatment, raising suspicions of assault
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[2025-12-11 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An excise sergeant has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 2 million.
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[2025-12-11 18:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Fort Magistrate’s Court has issued an arrest warrant for Namal Kumara, who is accused of making statements that insulted the Cardinal and allegedly incited anger within the Catholic community.
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[2025-12-11 18:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Western Province South Crime Division arrested five individuals yesterday (10), including a former army soldier who had been released on bail just 20 days ago after serving time for a previous murder. Authorities seized a motorcycle, three fake number plates, four mobile phones, and 15 grams of heroin during the operation.
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[2025-12-11 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Jaffna Magistrate’s Court has issued an order yesterday (10) directing former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to submit, through an affidavit, the relevant facts if there are threats to his life. The submission must be made by 6 February 2026.
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[2025-12-11 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Consulate says it is working closely with Hong Kong authorities, leading to ‘swift handling of Indonesian nationals affected by fire’
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[2025-12-11 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Japanese police have suspended the car driving licences of nearly 900 cyclists after they were caught riding bicycles under the influence of alcohol, local media report.
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[2025-12-11 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The British woman, who was arrested on suspicion of making pornographic online content, will be ejected from the island for visa violations
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[2025-12-11 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Officials refuted reports that Guo, who recently began serving a life sentence, possessed a phone and had received unauthorised visitors
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[2025-12-11 16:00 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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[2025-12-11 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court has imposed a fine of Rs. 500,000 on a supermarket along Glenfall Road for selling bottled drinking water at a price higher than the government-approved rate.
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[2025-12-11 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A 35-year-old resident of Jaffna was arrested yesterday (10) afternoon for illegally dumping waste on the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway.
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[2025-12-11 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While pets were among those saved from the deadly fire, this photo does not show scenes from Wang Fuk Court
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[2025-12-11 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: About 600 pupils at Tai Po Baptist Public School near Wang Fuk Court have adjusted well to classes held at CityU and EdU, educators say
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[2025-12-11 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The true meaning of legal concepts such as custody and access is much misunderstood among laypeople in Hong Kong
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[2025-12-11 12:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Certificate submitted by subcontractor Novox not issued by mainland Chinese lab Guangdong Zhongzhenhang Metrology Testing Co Ltd as claimed
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[2025-12-11 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: At least 22 people were killed late on Tuesday after two buildings collapsed in Fez, one of Morocco’s oldest cities and a key tourist destination, with the state broadcaster saying the blocks had shown signs of cracking.
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[2025-12-11 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo High Court was informed yesterday by the prosecution that Yoshitha Rajapaksa’s grandmother Daisy Forrest will be examined today (11) by the Colombo Judicial Medical Officer to determine whether she is mentally fit to stand trial.
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[2025-12-11 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo High Court yesterday ordered the release of former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal and the unconditional acquittal and release of the other three accused in the Greek bond case, following the withdrawal of the charge sheet by the CIABOC (Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption).
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[2025-12-11 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Steps have already been taken to recruit 50 officers on a contract basis to the Government Analyst’s Department to fill the existing vacancies to provide analyst reports on drugs using a rapid technical methodology due to the increase in the number of people being imprisoned, Justice and National Integration Minister Harshana Nanayakkara said.
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[2025-12-11 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Misdirected police and a lack of control room screens let robbers flee the Paris museum with a US$102 million haul moments before help arrived
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[2025-12-11 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Senior inspector, 31, underwent emergency brain surgery and remained in a critical condition until his death
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[2025-12-11 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Court of Appeal Judge K.M. Gihan Himanshu Kulatunga was sworn in as a Justice of the Supreme Court before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (10).
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[2025-12-11 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Third strategy paper of its kind released as Beijing seeks to expand its influence in a region Washington actively courts
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[2025-12-11 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: د آلمان په راينلنډ فالز ایالت کې د پولیسو يوې ګزمې پر لويه لاره په يوه موټر کې د يوې ښځې تر ليدو وروسته چې پخپل لاسي تليفون کې پر ټايپ کولو مصروفه وه، داسې څه کشف کړي چې دوی یې شوک کړي دي.
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[2025-12-11 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Germany's BKA federal investigative police force published its data on migrant crime statistics for 2024.
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[2025-12-11 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A police patrol in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate made a shocking discovery after they came across a driver who appeared to be typing on her mobile phone, according to a Wednesday report.
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