Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-22 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trials and other legal procedures must first be completed before funds can be deposited into treasury, insider says
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[2026-02-22 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said that he will impose global tariffs of 15%, as he continued to rail against a Supreme Court ruling that struck down his previous import taxes.
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[2026-02-22 07:36 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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[2026-02-22 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move comes a day after the US Supreme Court ruled against the tariffs Trump imposed under an economic emergency law
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[2026-02-22 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government announces offer to purchase flats destroyed in blaze at HK$8,000 or HK$10,500 per square foot, but some residents prefer redevelopment
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[2026-02-22 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Spain, Greece, France, Britain and other countries are looking at similar social media bans or curbs
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[2026-02-22 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A group holds hands outside a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)
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[2026-02-21 22:02 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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[2026-02-21 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will closely monitor additional U.S. measures and the trade environment as U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order to impose a new 10 percent "global tariff" on all countries following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling against his emergency tariffs, Cheong Wa Dae said Saturday.
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[2026-02-21 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the importance of safeguarding national security, and the Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance
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[2026-02-21 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Will verdict mark turning point for ending polarization or deepen it?
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[2026-02-21 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump lashed out in unusually personal terms against the six Supreme Court justices who handed him one of the biggest setbacks of his second term in office by striking down the administration’s global tariffs.
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[2026-02-21 13:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has imposed a new 10% global tariff to replace ones struck down by the Supreme Court, calling the ruling “terrible” and lambasting the justices who rejected his trade policy as “fools”.
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[2026-02-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With Kim Jong-un set to outline his end-of-decade vision, the notable absence of his teenage daughter raises fresh succession questions
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[2026-02-21 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-02-21 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-02-21 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala made a revelation in Parliament yesterday (20) that one of the two gunmen involved in the recent killing of a lawyer and his wife at Akuregoda, Thalangama, and a person who provided them transportation have been identified.
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[2026-02-21 03:59 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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[2026-02-21 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Decision threatens administration’s trade agenda; casts shadow on Xi-Trump summit as some China tariffs wiped out before Beijing talks
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[2026-02-21 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A hearing that begins in The Hague on Monday will determine whether the ex-president will stand trial over at least 76 of those deaths
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[2026-02-20 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Judge says Walter Tse and Anthony Suen’s prior behaviour raised concerns about their candidacy for institution’s advisory body
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[2026-02-20 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Raymond Lam & Associates says the 66 files contain confidential letters and medical documents belonging to at least 61 clients
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[2026-02-20 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo High Court has rescheduled the hearing of evidence against former Minister Johnston Fernando and two other defendants to March 11.
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[2026-02-20 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The California-born Olympian was raised by her lawyer dad alongside 4 siblings, and just struck gold at Milano Cortina 2026
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[2026-02-20 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The former president maintains his short-lived 2024 martial law decree was done ‘solely for the sake of the nation and our people’
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[2026-02-20 18:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala informed Parliament today (20) that significant breakthroughs have been made in the investigation into the shooting of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda, Thalangama.
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[2026-02-20 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court has issued a 90-day detention order for Dilina Pramodya Hapuarachchi, widely known as “Polgasowita Dila”, for further interrogation in connection with the brutal killing of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda. The detention follows his initial 72-hour remand after being arrested.
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[2026-02-20 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court has ordered the release of former Ministry Secretary Anusha Pelpita on bail.
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[2026-02-20 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mauritian jockey feels Danny Shum Chap-shing’s superstar is better than he was when he last rode him over two years ago
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[2026-02-20 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: This Supreme Court judgment (Sri Lanka Ports Management & Consultancy Services Ltd. v. Tanyo Haulage (Pvt) Ltd., S.C. (CHC) Appeal No. 25/2017) addresses a contractual dispute between the Plaintiff (a trucking service provider) and two Defendants (the 1st Defendant, a port management entity, and the 2nd Defendant, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority).
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[2026-02-20 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Police yesterday warned that legal action will be initiated against owners who rent or lease vehicles to foreign tourists without proper local authorisation.
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[2026-02-20 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A case filed against Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa in connection with allegedly criminal misappropriation of Rs. 70 Mn through the Krish deal, was yesterday fixed for April 02, by the Colombo High Court.
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[2026-02-20 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Banca Centrală Europeană și-a exprimat recent intenția de a consolida rolul internațional al euro, inclusiv prin extinderea liniilor sale de credit către mai multe bănci centrale. Iar din ianuarie, odată cu aderarea Bulgariei, euro a devenit mijloc legal de plată în 21 dintre cele 27 de state membre ale Uniunii Europene.
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[2026-02-19 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A South Korean court found ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol guilty of insurrection on Thursday, saying his martial law declaration in December 2024 was a deliberate plot to “paralyse” the National Assembly.
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[2026-02-19 18:03 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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[2026-02-19 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, testified at a landmark trial of social media companies on Wednesday. Plaintiffs’ lawyers grilled Zuckerberg about internal complaints that not enough was being done to verify whether children under 13 were using the platform.
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[2026-02-19 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A former senior officer of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) tendered a written apology to stand-up comedian Natasha Edirisooriya today(19) at the Supreme Court over her arrest under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act. The officer was the Officer-in-Charge of the Cyber Crimes and Intelligence Analysis Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the time of the arrest.
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[2026-02-19 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Suicide note and chemical substances found in hotel room, with investigators ruling out foul play, according to media reports
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[2026-02-19 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 41-year-old Meta CEO admits regret over slow youth safety progress in a high-stakes California lawsuit
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[2026-02-19 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Chilaw High Court yesterday sentenced a lawyer and another person to 16 years in prison with rigorous imprisonment for three charges including preparing a forged deed and obtaining money and preparing forged documents. The sentences were imposed on Ranpati Devage Saman Kumara and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha member attorney Warnakulasuriya Alex Nishantha Fernando.
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[2026-02-19 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Housing and Water Supply Ministry has clarified that the use of river sand for construction has not been banned, but legal provisions have been introduced to incorporate alternatives.
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[2026-02-19 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Economic Development Deputy Minister Nishantha Jayaweera told Parliament that several Bills with legal amendments will be presented to Parliament in the near future to simplify the tax system by collecting tax arrears.
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[2026-02-18 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Youcef Bennoui, 35, charged with criminal damage and must pay HK$5,000 and report daily to police as part of bail conditions
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[2026-02-18 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today informed the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court that former First Lady Professor Maithree Wickremesinghe has been summoned to provide a statement this Friday, February 20.
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[2026-02-18 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court today (February 18) remanded two brothers until March 4 for their alleged involvement in the brutal double murder of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda, Thalangama.
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[2026-02-18 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today ordered the release of former Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake on bail after he was remanded on suspicion of aiding and abetting the alleged misuse of state funds.
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[2026-02-18 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say the vice-president’s timing aims to deter defections and harden political lines ahead of a prolonged contest
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[2026-02-18 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A case filed against MP Namal Rajapaksa in connection with allegedly criminal misappropriation of Rs. 70Mn through the Krrish deal, was on Monday fixed for February 19 by the Colombo High Court.
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[2026-02-18 13:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo South Division Crimes Investigation Bureau arrested a retired Police Inspector (IP) and a Sub-Inspector (SI) in connection with the disappearance of court exhibits worth over Rs.10 million from the Borella Police Station production room.
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[2026-02-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two earlier convictions have defined Yoon’s martial law decree as part of an insurrection plot, raising the stakes ahead of Thursday’s ruling
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