Topic: Labour & Workers — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-10 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meituan, Alibaba, Didi Chuxing among 16 firms summoned for guidance session on rights of country’s more than 200 million gig workers
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[2026-02-10 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahead of Lunar New Year, RedNote ads for mainland home cleaners remain available despite crackdown on illegal labour in city, SCMP finds
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[2026-02-10 07:44 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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[2026-02-10 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) will meet in Colombo on Wednesday to take a decision regarding the trade union action taken by its members, Assistant Secretary Dr. Hansamal Weerasuriya said yesterday.
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[2026-02-10 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has reaffirmed its leadership in technology, innovation and the deliveryof the most advanced banking experiences to customers by reaching another milestone in Sri Lanka’s digital payment landscape with the introduction of Google Pay support for its Mastercard debit and credit cardholders, in collaboration with Mastercard and Google.
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[2026-02-10 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An awareness programme for Police officers in the Anuradhapura district on the human trafficking law, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) Act and the counter-trafficking law to protect citizens from foreign job scammers and human traffickers was held at the Anuradhapura District Secretariat auditorium recently.
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[2026-02-10 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Tens of thousands of devotees have been flocking to the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, to pay homage to the Sacred Devnimori Relics of the Buddha, which arrived from India. Here, a section of the devotees waiting to enter the temple yesterday evening.
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[2026-02-10 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Controversial remarks in Bangladesh by a politician who questioned women’s ability to perform jobs because of their child-bearing role have caused an uproar ahead of the general election in a country where female workers form the spine of its mainstay garment sector.
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[2026-02-10 04:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Despite losing two top aides in 48 hours and a demand to resign from the Scottish Labour leader, Britain’s prime minister vows to fight on for his ‘mandate’
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[2026-02-10 03:39 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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[2026-02-10 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s director of communications, Tim Allan, has quit amid the continuing fallout linking a senior Labour Party figure to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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[2026-02-10 00:30 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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[2026-02-09 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A rise in worksite accidents involving poor comprehension of safety instructions is driving the shift as South Korea increasingly relies on foreign labour
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[2026-02-09 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Singapore’s definition of household income now includes income from non-work sources, including rental and investment income
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[2026-02-09 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2026-02-09 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: National Police Agency figures showed that 337 personnel had to be disciplined last year, the highest in a decade
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[2026-02-09 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedFebruary 8 2026
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[2026-02-09 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Drivers now have the ability to instantly pay traffic fines (Spot fines) from anywhere in the island through the online payment facility and get their driving licenses back. For this, the ‘GovPAY’ digital traffic fine payment system has been successfully completed to operate throughout Sri Lanka.
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[2026-02-09 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Kurunegala YCC recorded fighting victory over Chilaw Marians CC at Surrey grounds, Maggona while Tamil Union notched up an innings and 141 runs win over Nugegoda SC at Welagedara Stadium Kurunegala in their Major Club 3 day cricket Plate tournament fixtures concluded on Saturday .
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[2026-02-09 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Foreign Affairs Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath hosted a dinner reception in honour of the President, Vice President, and distinguished members of the International Federation of Consular Bodies and Associations (FICAC), following the opening of the South Asia Conference of FICAC earlier in the day. The dinner was held on February 2 at the Shangri-La Colombo.
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[2026-02-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A woman running a fraudulent foreign employment agency and recruiting people for employment in Dubai, Romania and Middle Eastern countries was arrested on Friday by officers of the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE).
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[2026-02-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government Radiology Technologists Association yesterday decided to suspend their planned trade union action that was to be implemented today after the Government met the demands of the radiology technologists, the association’s president Chanaka Dharmawickrama said.
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[2026-02-08 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-02-08 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The bite-sized series now rival box office hits in popularity – and with that success comes opportunity
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[2026-02-08 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sociologists suggest that many Chinese women view role-playing games as a safe, low-risk opportunity to ‘rehearse romance’
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[2026-02-08 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police alerted in early hours of Sunday after man, 33, sustained burns while on duty at ASB Biodiesel facility in Tseung Kwan O
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[2026-02-07 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath informed Parliament that the Government rejects sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom (UK) on four people including Sri Lanka’s military chiefs and will act in accordance with international law in accordance with the Government’s clear international policy.
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[2026-02-07 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government should take steps to obtain compensation from the imperialist countries for the economic losses and national resources appropriation suffered by Sri Lanka during the colonial periods experienced under the relevant countries, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said in Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition said this while raising a special question to the Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister in Parliament yesterday (6).
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[2026-02-07 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Thousands of devotees gather at the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya to pay their respects to the sacred Devnimori Relics, which are displayed on a special dais for public veneration until February 11. The exhibition was inaugurated by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, accompanied by the Governor of Gujarat, Shri Acharya Devvrat in the presence of the Chief Incumbent of the Temple, Ven.
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[2026-02-06 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Daukacin jam'iyyun adawa Kama daga NNPP ya zuwa PDP da Labour Party da ADC na cikin babban rudu, sakamakon jerin hukunci da umurnin da ke fitowa daga zauren shari'a na Najeriya. Sannun a hankali, kotu na barazanar komawa makabarta ga adawa da ke fuskantar rigingimu iri-iri a daidai lokacin da ya rage shekara guda a gudanar da babban zabe na kasa.
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[2026-02-06 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Loyal’ lowly restaurant worker makes meteoric rise to top of corporate career ladder; leads projects to boost company profits, takes chain global
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[2026-02-06 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the urgency of maintaining entry-level jobs, treating agentic AI like it is the Monkey King, and public transport safety
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[2026-02-06 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Under Thai law, it is illegal to sell, pay for or give away any kind of alcoholic drink during two 24-hour voting windows
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[2026-02-06 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-02-05 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: HKMA launches a direct transfer option for second-hand property transactions, replacing the traditional escrow system managed by law firms
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[2026-02-05 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: In the summer of 2019, a crew leader tasked with overseeing farm laborers sent them to harvest corn in a field where they weren’t authorized to work — and where there wasn’t adequate protection from the sweltering sun. One of them died of symptoms of heatstroke.
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[2026-02-05 19:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A flurry of announcements this week is reshaping efforts by the United States and the European Union to loosen China's grip on rare earth minerals, the building blocks of next-generation technology.
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[2026-02-05 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Operation, conducted with Guangdong and Zhuhai authorities, dismantles syndicate forging identity cards and arranging illegal jobs in city
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[2026-02-05 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunnetti drew attention to Sri Lanka’s highly skilled workforce and emphasized the country’s potential as a hub for regional manufacturing, encouraging Korean investors to utilize local labor to produce goods for markets such as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
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[2026-02-05 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Head coach Logan Asplin is under no illusions about the ‘pretty tough’ fixtures that lie ahead in preparation for the 2027 tournament
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[2026-02-05 09:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The newspaper, now owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, once helped bring down US President Richard Nixon in the Watergate scandal
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[2026-02-05 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Dedicated to nurturing talent and empowering Sri Lanka’s future champions, HNB PLC Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank and the most awarded bank in 2025, has stepped forward as the Title Sponsor of the HNB Novices Age Group Swimming Championships 2026, organised by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU).
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[2026-02-05 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: छात्रों के लिए डिजिटल ड्रॉइंग, इलस्ट्रेशन, स्टोरीटेलिंग और गेमिंग अब सिर्फ शौक नहीं रह जाएगा. केंद्रीय वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने बजट 2026 पेश किया. इस दौरान उन्होंने ऑरेंज इकोनॉमी को भारत की उभरती आर्थिक शक्ति बताते हुए क्रिएटिव इंडस्ट्री को बढ़ावा देने पर जोर दिया है. सरकार का फोकस एनिमेशन, विजुअल इफेक्ट्स, गेमिंग और कॉमिक्स (एवीजीसी) क्षेत्र में रोजगार और आर्थिक अवसर पैदा करने पर है.
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[2026-02-04 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The sacred Devnimori relics of Lord Buddha have arrived in Sri Lanka, offering a historic opportunity for the country’s Buddhist community to pay their respects.
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[2026-02-04 19:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-02-04 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2026-02-04 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Independence is remembered as a single date fixed neatly in time. In Ceylon’s case, February 4, 1948 is celebrated as the moment the country stepped out from under British rule. Yet such a reading risks oversimplifying a complex historical process. Ceylonese independence was not some abrupt rupture but a gradual transformation shaped by centuries of colonial domination, social change, economic restructuring, and political negotiation.
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[2026-02-04 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The fact that the key Gulf states — Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — are currently held in high regard by the German government is evident from the steady stream of ministerial visits to their capitals. Only recently, Environment Minister Carsten Schneider of the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) traveled to Saudi Arabia; shortly thereafter, Economy Minister Katherina Reiche of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) arrived and explained why: "When partnerships that one has relied
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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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[2026-02-03 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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