[2025-12-06 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Development Officers can be appointed as teachers now - PM - DailyNews

Snippet: Action will be taken soon to recruit graduates into the teaching service with the conclusion of the Court case that prevented the appointment of Development Officers as teachers, Prime Minister and Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament yesterday (5).

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/06/breaking-news/909160/development-officers-can-be-appointed-as-teachers-now-pm/

[2025-12-06 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: MV X-Press Pearl ship case in Singapore halted temporarily -Minister - DailyNews

Snippet: The Supreme Court has been informed by the Managing Director in an affidavit that the local agent of MV X-Press Pearl ship, Sea Consortium Lanka Pte Ltd has paid Rs.300 million (nearly USD 1 million) as compensation, Justice and National Integration Minister Harshana Nanayakkara informed Parliament yesterday (5).

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/06/breaking-news/909183/mv-x-press-pearl-ship-case-in-singapore-halted-temporarily-minister/

[2025-12-06 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Clean-up campaign in Nuwara Eliya town - DailyNews

Snippet: Nuwara Eliya Police jointly with the Municipal Council cleaned the public places in the Nuwara Eliya town including the bus stand following the Cyclone Ditwah on Thursday (4).

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/06/local/909110/clean-up-campaign-in-nuwara-eliya-town/

[2025-12-06 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong government hits out at US politicians’ ‘absurd’ Jimmy Lai resolution

Snippet: Members of Select Committee on China claimed ex-media boss being mistreated in prison and called for his immediate release

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3335417/hong-kong-government-hits-out-us-politicians-absurd-resolution-jimmy-lai

[2025-12-06 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Supreme Court orders return of P60B to PhilHealth, bars further fund transfer

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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/supreme-court-decision-return-philhealth-funds-december-2025/

[2025-12-06 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Supreme Court orders return of P60-B to PhilHealth | The wRap

Snippet: Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:\

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/december-5-2025/

[2025-12-06 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 10 pictures of 10 days of Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Snippet: A collection of pictures from Post photographers of the blaze at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, which has claimed at least 159 lives, and its aftermath

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335330/10-pictures-10-days-hong-kongs-tai-po-tragedy-citys-deadliest-fire-decades

[2025-12-06 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: US Supreme Court revives pro-Republican Texas electoral map

Snippet: The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Texas can use a new electoral map that would add more Republicans to the House of Representatives.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/texas-electoral-map-redistricting-gerrymandering-republican-supreme-court-ruling/a-75025453

[2025-12-05 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Police recover Faberge egg swallowed by suspected thief

Snippet: New Zealand police arrested a man suspected of stealing — and swallowing — a James Bond-inspired Faberge pendant worth some $19,000 (€16,300).

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/stolen-faberge-egg-bowel-movement-new-zealand/a-75025623

[2025-12-05 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Some Hong Kong fire survivors reluctant to relive horror for judge-led panel

Snippet: Residents of Wang Fuk Court destroyed in blaze say providing accounts of what happened could be overwhelming

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335400/some-hong-kong-fire-survivors-reluctant-relive-horror-judge-led-panel

[2025-12-05 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s religious communities unite in prayer to mourn Tai Po fire victims

Snippet: Muslims and other faith groups express solidarity and sorrow for victims of deadly blaze at Wang Fuk Court

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335384/hong-kongs-religious-communities-unite-prayer-mourn-tai-po-fire-victims

[2025-12-05 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Malaysia under pressure to explain police shooting of trio as outcry mounts

Snippet: Audio recording and forensic claims released by the men’s families appear to contradict police accounts of the confrontation

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3335378/malaysia-under-pressure-explain-police-shooting-trio-outcry-mounts

[2025-12-05 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Review | Under Current: Aaron Kwok, Francis Ng seek justice in fun but silly thriller

Snippet: This Hong Kong tale of greed and corruption is a watchable portrait of greed and corruption, but it is also thoroughly detached from reality

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3335349/under-current-movie-review-aaron-kwok-francis-ng-seek-justice-fun-silly-thriller

[2025-12-05 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: "J'ai été violée par dix hommes à la fois"

Snippet: À Kinshasa, le procès des viols collectifs, commis dans la nuit du 1er au 2 septembre 2024, contre des dizaines de femmes détenues à la prison centrale de Makala, s'est ouvert le jeudi 4 décembre, au Palais de justice.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/fr/rdc-femmes-viols-justice-makala/a-75026278

[2025-12-05 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Man who killed ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe apologises to his family - DailyNews

Snippet: The man accused of assassinating former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has apologised to the ex-leader’s family for the first time.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/05/breaking-news/908908/man-who-killed-ex-japan-pm-shinzo-abe-apologises-to-his-family/

[2025-12-05 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Police recover $19k Fabergé egg swallowed by NZ man - DailyNews

Snippet: A diamond-studded locket swallowed by a New Zealand man who tried to steal it has been “recovered”, police say.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/05/breaking-news/908874/police-recover-19k-faberge-egg-swallowed-by-nz-man/

[2025-12-05 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Swallowed Faberge pendant exits suspect after 6-day wait

Snippet: The US$19,000 diamond pendant inspired by the film James Bond film Octopussy was recovered naturally by New Zealand police

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3335351/new-zealand-police-wait-6-days-swallowed-faberge-pendant-exit-suspect

[2025-12-05 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: What does a city do after the unthinkable? It shows up

Snippet: Near Wang Fuk Court, volunteers from across the city gathered to offer help, lay flowers and turn Tai Po into a place of shared care

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3335340/how-hong-kong-came-together-after-tai-po-fire

[2025-12-05 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hang Seng Bank co-founder’s kin pays US$9.3 million for Hong Kong luxury flat

Snippet: Magdalene Ho acquired a 1,806 sq ft, three-bedroom flat in Sun Hung Kai Properties-developed Dynasty Court in Mid-Levels this week

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3335350/hang-seng-bank-co-founders-kin-pays-us93-million-hong-kong-luxury-flat

[2025-12-05 19:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong Baptist University suspends student union amid fire-related messages

Snippet: University accused of silencing union after removing messages from campus mourning victims of the deadly Tai Po blaze and calling for justice

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3335334/hong-kong-baptist-university-suspends-student-union-amid-fire-related-messages

[2025-12-05 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: SC: Votes for nuisance candidates should not be counted in favor of any bet

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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/supreme-court-decision-votes-nuisance-candidates-december-2025/

[2025-12-05 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese developer Country Garden gains Hong Kong court-backed debt lifeline

Snippet: Onshore and offshore restructuring plans expected to reduce debt by US$12.7 billion and ease repayment pressure over the next five years

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3335326/mainland-chinese-developer-country-garden-gets-hong-kong-court-backed-debt-lifeline

[2025-12-05 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Review | The Price of Confession: Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Go-eun in binge-worthy K-drama

Snippet: Bold performances and punchy scripting keep this murder mystery Korean drama engaging from start to finish

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3335289/netflix-k-drama-price-confession-review-jeon-do-yeon-kim-go-eun-prestige-pulp

[2025-12-05 18:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Man arrested in Panadura for producing forged IDs and documents - DailyNews

Snippet: A man from Panadura has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption for preparing forged documents, including fake identity cards.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/05/local/908842/man-arrested-in-panadura-for-producing-forged-ids-and-documents/

[2025-12-05 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Driver suspended for attempting to sell donated water bottles to restaurant - DailyNews

Snippet: A driver attached to the Gangawata Korale Divisional Secretariat has been handed over to the Kandy Police for allegedly stealing and selling bottled drinking water that had been donated for families affected by Cyclone Ditwah.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/05/local/908831/driver-suspended-for-attempting-to-sell-donated-water-bottles-to-restaurant/

[2025-12-05 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Russian court rejects appeal for journalists tied to Navalny

Snippet: A Moscow court on Thursday upheld five-and-a-half-year prison sentences for four Russian journalists, including two former Deutsche Welle reporters who previously worked for the organization's Moscow bureau.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/russia-appeal-rejected-for-journalists-tied-to-navalny/a-75019836

[2025-12-05 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Warrant issued for Wimal Weerawansa - DailyNews

Snippet: Fort Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara on Wednesday (3) issued a warrant for the arrest of National Freedom Front leader and former Minister Wimal Weerawansa for failing to appear in an open Court hearing.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/05/lawnorder/908433/warrant-issued-for-wimal-weerawansa-2/

[2025-12-05 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: US strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four

Snippet: The United States military said it killed four men in a strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat in international waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, part of a campaign that has killed at least 87 people.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/us-strike-drug-boat-pacific/a-75025757

[2025-12-05 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US Supreme Court allows Texas to use Trump-backed voting map

Snippet: Ruling bolsters the Republican Party’s hopes of flipping as many as five House seats in the state

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335280/us-supreme-court-allows-texas-use-trump-backed-voting-map-2026-midterms

[2025-12-05 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Gypsy’s monkey bites tourist - DailyNews

Snippet: A Lebanese tourist was bitten by a performing monkey belonging to a gypsy at Unawatuna beach on Wednesday (3), Habaraduwa Police said.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/05/local/908559/gypsys-monkey-bites-tourist/

[2025-12-05 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ProPublica

Title: Chicago Promoted Two Police Officers After Investigators Found They Engaged in Sexual Misconduct

Snippet: One of Chicago’s newest police sergeants had been deemed “unfit to serve” after an investigation uncovered evidence that he created a fake Facebook account and spread a nude photo of a woman he was sexually involved with, then lied to investigators about it.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-police-department-sexual-misconduct-promotions

[2025-12-05 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘I’m worried’: residents of Hong Kong estates in limbo after renovation suspended

Snippet: Owners at estates with projects by beleaguered contractor for Wang Fuk Court fear they might need to hire new company and spend even more

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335249/residents-hong-kong-estates-where-renovation-work-suspended-wonder-what-next

[2025-12-05 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Rising Tide, rising backlog. Coal protests too big for Zero Tolerance, police & courts - Michael West

Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/rising-tide-rising-backlog-coal-protests-too-big-for-zero-tolerance-police-courts/

[2025-12-05 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Mob, and the police mob - DailyNews

Snippet: This case summary outlines the facts, the conflicting narratives, and the Supreme Court’s preliminary legal analysis regarding the alleged infringement of the fundamental right to freedom of religion, etc. drawing from the consolidated judgment of a S. C. (F. R.) Application ( Manimandre Arachilage Suneetha Kalyani de Silva vs S.J.B.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/05/general-opinion/908349/mob-and-the-police-mob/

[2025-12-05 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: The case for legal reform - DailyNews

Snippet: What if you were punished for a crime you never committed? What if that punishment lasted a lifetime? What if your entire family bore the consequences for an act that was never yours to answer for? This is the harsh reality faced by Sri Lankan mothers who give birth to infants with congenital birth defects—they, along with their families, bear a lifelong burden for circumstances beyond their control.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/05/editorial/908316/the-case-for-legal-reform/

[2025-12-05 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong police officer in critical condition after ‘Flying Tigers’ diving test

Snippet: Shortly after completing dive, officer, 31, lost consciousness and was rushed to hospital for emergency brain surgery

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335251/hong-kong-police-officer-critical-condition-after-flying-tigers-diving-test

[2025-12-05 03:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Doctor in Matthew Perry overdose case sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison

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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/celebrities/doctor-matthew-perry-overdose-case-sentence-prison/

[2025-12-05 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: FBI charges man with planting pipe bombs on eve of January 6, 2021 Capitol riot

Snippet: The arrest of 30-year-old suspect Brian Cole Jnr is the first breakthrough in the nearly five-year-old case that had long vexed law enforcement

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335250/fbi-arrests-suspect-2021-capitol-riot-pipe-bomb-case-after-5-years

[2025-12-05 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Ex-EU official Mogherini quits college post amid fraud probe

Snippet: Federica Mogherini, the former foreign policy and security chief of the European Union (EU), on Thursday resigned from her role as rector of the College of Europe.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/federica-mogherini-corruption-fraud-investigation-inquiry-probe-detained-belgian-police/a-75020372

[2025-12-05 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Darkest corner’: firefighters haunted by Hong Kong blaze but vow to keep serving

Snippet: Firefighters recount extreme challenges of operation at Wang Fuk Court, with some struggling emotionally after finding so many bodies

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335240/hong-kong-firefighters-describe-rescue-efforts-during-tai-po-estate-blaze

[2025-12-04 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Tai Po players ‘here to help’ as they play first match in Hong Kong since fire

Snippet: All ticket proceeds donated to Wang Fuk Court support group, while Kitchee raise over HK$700,000 for Tai Po relief efforts

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3335234/tai-po-players-here-help-community-they-play-first-match-hong-kong-fire

[2025-12-04 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘No longer contentious’: Malaysia to weigh Singapore’s water project plan

Snippet: The two countries have disagreed over water supply for decades, such as the perceived low prices charged by Malaysia’s Johor

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3335228/malaysia-weigh-singapores-water-project-plan-anwar-says-no-longer-contentious-issue

[2025-12-04 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong lawyer who had sex with girl, 12, jailed for 3 years, 7 months

Snippet: Court rejects claim by Kelvin Luk, 40, that he was in a serious and genuinely loving relationship with the 12-year-old

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3335216/hong-kong-lawyer-who-had-sex-girl-12-jailed-3-years-7-months

[2025-12-04 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Former Pak PM Imran Khan is alive but subjected to ‘mental torture’: Sister - DailyNews

Snippet: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan is alive but subjected to “mental torture in solitary confinement”, his sister Dr Uzma Khan said on Tuesday (2) after meeting him at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/04/breaking-news/908045/former-pak-pm-imran-khan-is-alive-but-subjected-to-mental-torture-sister/

[2025-12-04 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Kenya inquiry denounces ‘disturbing sexual misconduct’ at UK army base

Snippet: Report highlights allegations related to the British Army Training Unit Kenya, amid a high-profile murder case

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3335144/kenya-inquiry-denounces-disturbing-sexual-misconduct-uk-army-base

[2025-12-04 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘I truly repent’: 15-year jail term sought for South Korean ex-first lady

Snippet: The former first lady, who faces a raft of corruption allegations, will receive the court’s ruling on January 28

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3335142/south-koreas-kim-keon-hee-feels-wronged-many-ways-prosecutors-seek-15-year-jail-term

[2025-12-04 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s connectivity, talent can foster legal cooperation: minister, expert

Snippet: City’s views on transnational laws are influential, expert says, as representatives from over 25 jurisdictions meet at Hong Kong Legal Week forum

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3335138/hong-kongs-connectivity-talent-pool-can-foster-global-legal-cooperation-justice-chief

[2025-12-04 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Persons Deprived of Liberty

Snippet: Thought Leaders [Pinoy Criminology] Protecting the old and sickly from prolonged trial detention Visayas Negros Occidental inmates stage hunger strike over food, policy complaints Dec 4, 2025 10:14 AM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Thought Leaders [Pinoy Criminology] Inordinate delay: The silent killer of justice Oct 23, 2025 8:00 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied People Itawit man revisits prison as top college graduate, entrepreneur Sep

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/topic/persons-deprived-of-liberty/

[2025-12-04 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Singapore’s Pritam Singh loses appeal against conviction for lying

Snippet: The Workers’ Party chief was in February found guilty of two counts of giving false testimony to a parliamentary committee and fined

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3335128/singapore-court-upholds-opposition-leader-pritam-singhs-conviction-lying

[2025-12-04 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Legal Tales | Time for solidarity after Hong Kong blaze as Bar relaunches pro bono scheme

Snippet: The Bar has a long history of offering free services, but the new scheme leverages NGO partnerships to ensure there is wider access to justice

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3335113/time-solidarity-and-support-after-hong-kong-blaze-bar-relaunches-pro-bono-scheme