Topic: Education — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-22 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: CHANDRADASA BALASURIYA – It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of MR. CHANDRADASA BALASURIYA – former teacher of St. Paul’s College, Kingswood College, and K/Katukitula M.V. He was the beloved husband of Subhadra and the devoted father of Arjuna, Ruwanthi, Kanishka, and Asith and father-in-law of Vanoji, Heshan, Charuni and Kirijanthini.
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[2025-12-22 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SideBySide U-turns on policy hours after some residents in temporary housing argue donated items are theirs to keep even after they move out
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[2025-12-21 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has intervened following an incident that occurred during the recent colours awarding ceremony at Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya, Colombo, which sparked widespread public discussion on social media.
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[2025-12-21 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met with a delegation of UNICEF representatives on December 20 at the Prime Minister’s Office to discuss measures taken to protect students affected by recent disasters and to restore the country’s damaged school system.
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[2025-12-21 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: If Germany could choose a well-trained teacher from abroad, it would probably be someone like Inge Pizarro Krause. With her eight years of study and two years of classroom experience in Viña del Mar, the 33-year-old from Chile is highly qualified and is now preparing to tackle Germany's desperate teacher shortage.
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[2025-12-21 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: AIESEC, a global youth-led movement committed to fostering peace and unlocking human potential, empowers young people through hands-on leadership experiences. Guided by strong values, the organization inspires creativity and encourages youth to take meaningful action on global challenges.
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[2025-12-20 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new system being developed in Akita prefecture can detect bears and share their locations via smartphones
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[2025-12-20 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The gates of the University of Kelaniya do not simply open. They seem to exhale. There is the scent of damp earth after rain, the residue of ancient dust, and the unspoken authority of a place that has carried learning for more than a century and a half. To step onto this campus is to walk a living path of the Vidyalankara Pirivena that birthed the modern intellect.
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[2025-12-20 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Minister, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasooriya said in Parliament yesterday that 1,382 schools across the country have been directly affected by the Cyclone Ditwah and many of these schools would be rebuilt or relocated after assessments by the National Building Research Organization (NBRO).
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[2025-12-20 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Association of Sri Lankan Graduates in Socialist Countries honoured three former presidents of the association: Loyd Fernando, Winston Rupasinghe and Somapala De Silva, in acknowledgment of their exceptional contributions to enhancing educational and cultural connections between Russia and Sri Lanka. The felicitation ceremony was held under the auspices of the Russian Envoy in Colombo, Levan S.
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[2025-12-20 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The world was rocked in recent weeks by a series of shooting massacres, which have again called into question the prevalence of small arms in private and unauthorized hands. Among these incidents were the Bondi Beach attack, Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in decades, in which 15 people lost their lives and two deadly shootings in US universities.
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[2025-12-20 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unfounded claims that the gunman was a Palestinian student flooded social media, complicating the probe
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[2025-12-20 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: In Colorado, students taunted their Black classmates by playing whipping sounds on their cellphones and saying they should be shot “to make us a better race.”
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[2025-12-20 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: According to this year’s tax filing, the American Athletic Conference, the $150 million collegiate sports league that includes schools like Rice and Tulane, is striving to be a leader in inclusion, but no longer in diversity or equity.
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[2025-12-20 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2025-12-20 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: School management admit to reformatting CCTV to hide the abuse, claiming one of the victims was ‘unaware’ because they were asleep
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[2025-12-20 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign ministry says NDAA undermines sovereignty, development interests, as Taiwan Affairs Office slams ‘misguided signals’ to separatists
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[2025-12-20 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The sensitive issue in the Malay-Muslim majority country has caused a row between Umno and DAP, an insider says
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[2025-12-19 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: US Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem said late on Thursday that President Donald Trump ordered her to pause the diversity visa lottery, which was used by the suspect in the Brown University shooting.
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[2025-12-19 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump suspended the green card lottery program on Thursday that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the United States.
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[2025-12-19 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump administration targets diversity visa programme after deadly shootings were carried out by a Portuguese national
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[2025-12-19 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Marketing Alumni Association (MAA) of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ) set out its strategic direction for the year ahead at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 10 December 2025. The event brought together academic representatives from the Department of Marketing Management and a strong contingent of alumni, providing a platform to review the association’s progress and reaffirm its commitment to advancing the marketing profession in Sri Lanka.
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[2025-12-19 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-19 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A man suspected of killing two people and wounding nine others at Brown University last weekend has been found dead in a storage facility in the state of New Hampshire, authorities said late Thursday.
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[2025-12-19 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If taken seriously, housing policy can restore trust in institutions and the foundations of civic life that elections alone cannot
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[2025-12-19 09:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Portuguese national suspect took his own life as investigators reveal a years-old academic connection to a slain MIT scientist
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[2025-12-19 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Malvern College and International College believe in the power of outdoor learning and growing in nature’s classroom to build curiosity and resilience
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[2025-12-19 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Senior Professor Wasantha Athukorala of Peradeniya University’s Economics Department said that Sri Lanka can achieve an economic growth rate exceeding three percent (3%) even amidst disaster situations such as floods and landslides.
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[2025-12-19 06:51 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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[2025-12-19 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Akalanka Peiris of the Ghefari Dulapandan Swim School has risen to the top of Sri Lanka swimming after becoming the country’s highest World Aquatics points (FINA) scorer in the men’s 50m backstroke this year.
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[2025-12-19 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Mahanama College Colombo recorded an emphatic innings and 62-run victory over Lumbini College Colombo in their Under 19 two-day inter-school cricket fixture yesterday.
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[2025-12-19 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: St. Joseph’s College Colombo Under-17 Basketball Team emerged as champions of the Sri Lanka Schools Basketball League Tournament 2025 – Under-17 Division A (Tier 1), completing an unbeaten season by winning all 11 matches held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo recently.
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[2025-12-19 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government’s response came after a senior security official suggested that Tokyo needed nuclear arms to deter potential aggressors
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[2025-12-19 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In view of the prevailing adverse weather conditions, authorities have decided to close several schools across the country.
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[2025-12-19 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: "Das war ein ziemlich denkwürdiges Ereignis in meinem Leben", sagt der Linguist Paul Frommer, als er sich an seine erste Begegnung mit James Cameron erinnert. Der renommierte Regisseur suchte jemanden, der eine konstruierte Sprache für einen Science-Fiction-Film entwickeln sollte, und hatte eine E-Mail an die Sprachwissenschaftliche Fakultät der University of Southern California geschickt.
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[2025-12-19 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After a turbulent year, experts expect continued disruption to reshape global influence, testing alliances and altering the balance of power
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[2025-12-19 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Outage also leaves some stuck in lifts at shopping centre and university campus, while police get report of traffic lights malfunctioning
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[2025-12-18 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The reversal comes after videos of a dog being wheeled through the mall in a trolley stirred anger in the Muslim-majority country
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[2025-12-18 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: - Serbia nie może być wiecznie izolowana. Jesteśmy młodą, prężną demokracją, która nie ma zbyt długiej tradycji instytucji demokratycznych – mówi DW Dmitrije Dimić. – Mogę mówić tylko za siebie (serbski ruch studencki jest zdecentralizowany, studenci reprezentują samych siebie - red.), ale perspektywa wejścia do Unii Europejskiej jest dla nas ważna – podkreśla serbski student, który niedawno wyszedł z trwającego od sierpnia aresztu domowego.
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[2025-12-18 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Albert Chow replaces Kenneth Chen, who resigned in July, less than one year after his appointment
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[2025-12-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Consciousness expert Steven Laureys has taken on a role at Hangzhou Normal University amid ‘challenging times’ for science in the US
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[2025-12-18 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In a White House speech, the president claimed economic and foreign policy wins while urging voters to back his agenda in the midterms
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[2025-12-18 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedDecember 17 2025
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[2025-12-18 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The hunt has stretched into its fifth day, after a man with a rifle burst into a campus building and killed two students
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[2025-12-18 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong is strengthening its position as an education hub, but it must continue to innovate and keep pace with global developments
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[2025-12-18 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: – Za Olafa Scholza to by się absolutnie nie wydarzyło – mówi DW o berlińskich negocjacjach ws. pokoju w Ukrainie Eric Maurice, ekspert brukselskiego ośrodka analitycznego European Policy Centre (EPC). – Merz jest o wiele bardziej aktywnym na scenie międzynarodowej kanclerzem i nie boi się podejmować ryzyka. Scholz od niego stronił – dodaje.
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[2025-12-18 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Thisuli Nimsarai, right arm medium pacer of Sri Rahula Balika Maha Vidyalaya Malabe claimed a hatrick against Vidyaloka Maha Vidyalaya Arawwala in their first round fixtures of the Under 19 Girl’s Division Two Inter Schools Cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket.
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[2025-12-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A top sportsmen to come out of Kandy, Nimal Malagamuwa was a ruggerite, cricketer, athlete and boxer. In rugby he played scrum half for Vidyartha College, St. Anthony’s College, Outstation Schools, Combined Schools, Kandy SC, Up-Country and Sri Lanka.
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[2025-12-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka is pleased to announce the adoption of its Draft Resolution titled “Enhancing the Meaningful Participation of Youth in Environmental Processes and on Environmental Education” at the 7th Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), held in Nairobi.
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[2025-12-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Deputy Defence Minister, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), inaugurated the renovated Children’s park and Sensory Garden at the ‘Senehasa Education, Resource, Research and Information Centre’ (SERRIC) today (December 17).
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