Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-21 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Residents of Fu Shin Estate, near fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, check renovation documents and find name of man arrested earlier
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[2025-12-21 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: دپاکستان محکمې د شنبې په ورځ پخوانی صدراعظم عمران خان د خپلې صدراعظمۍ په دوره کې د دولتي ډالیو په تړاو فساد کې د ښکیلتیا له پاره پر دغه سزا محکوم کړ.
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[2025-12-20 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The self-described misogynist will appear at a Dubai boxing match this weekend, while facing civil action in the UK from four women alleging assault and rape
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[2025-12-20 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Judges rule against husband who ogled at ‘seductive’ and ‘suggestive’ photos of women online; lawyers say actions may be grounds for divorce
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[2025-12-20 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fiancée asks ex if he ‘enjoyed the tights and underwear’ he bought for her; court rules ‘private items’ provided ‘emotional value’ to both parties
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[2025-12-20 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Court of Appeal yesterday ordered Sri Lanka Customs (SLC) to release a further 166 BYD vehicles that had been detained, subject to the furnishing of the relevant bank guarantees and corporate guarantees.
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[2025-12-20 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A knowledge exchange and interaction programme for 10 Apex Court Judges of Sri Lanka was organised by the Supreme Court of India, New Delhi and National Judicial Academy (NJA), Bhopal recently. The delegation was led by Sri Lanka’s Chief Justice, Justice Preethi Padman Surasena.
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[2025-12-20 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sampath Manamperi who is in the custody of the Western North Crimes Division on charges of possessing a stock of chemicals used to manufacture the drug Ice and weapons, has been produced before the Walasmulla Magistrate’s Court. The magistrate ordered that the suspect be further detained at the Western North Crimes Division.
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[2025-12-20 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US official says more of the long-awaited documents will follow in coming months, citing legal limits to protect victims and investigations
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[2025-12-20 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A Paris court on Friday rejected the French government's request to suspend Chinese online platform Shein.
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[2025-12-20 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: French court rejects Shein site ban, citing sporadic offences, as platform removes illicit items, but must enforce age checks for adult products
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[2025-12-19 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Home affairs minister Alice Mak says government intervening for first time on record in residential estate’s affairs
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[2025-12-19 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: GigaDevice and Montage are each aiming to raise as much as US$1 billion from Hong Kong listings as early as January, report says
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[2025-12-19 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Judge says Mo Li’s then employer Studiodanz ‘evaded responsibility’ by failing to appear at hearings, orders trial to determine compensation
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[2025-12-19 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Civil Appellate High Court of the Western Province by Order dated 11th December 2025, refused to issue Leave to Appeal and Interim Orders against the landmark Pentara Residencies project in Thummulla, Colombo.
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[2025-12-19 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-19 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Poland's Constitutional Tribunal has breached core principles of European Union (EU) law, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Thursday.
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[2025-12-19 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Hong Kong Jimmy Lai’s trial verdict to China’s high-altitude tank threat, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2025-12-19 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-19 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The changes target high-stakes national security cases amid mounting criticism over delays and alleged bias
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[2025-12-19 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: This article reviews an appeal filed in the Supreme Court against an order of the Commercial High Court of the Western Province. The High Court’s order, delivered in October 2010, refused to vacate an ex-parte judgment entered against the Defendant-Petitioner-Appellant, Kala Traders (Pvt.) Ltd., in default, as per Section 86(2) of the Civil Procedure Code.
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[2025-12-19 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An attorney-at-law was yesterday discharged subject to a formal warning after pleading guilty to an act of professional misconduct, with the Court cautioning him to exercise greater diligence in the future to avoid any conduct that may compromise the integrity of the profession or the administration of justice.
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[2025-12-19 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Civil Appellate High Court (CAHC) of the Western Province on December 11, refused to issue ‘Leave to Appeal’ and Interim Orders against the Pentara Residencies project in Thummulla, Colombo.
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[2025-12-19 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Thursday found that Denmark's so-called "ghetto law" could be discriminatory, but said that the country's own courts need to decide if it goes too far.
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[2025-12-19 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-18 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese ministry’s arm in Hong Kong says attempts to pressure nation akin to ‘mantis trying to stop a chariot or ant trying to shake a tree’
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[2025-12-18 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo High Court has ruled that the decision of the former Colombo Chief Magistrate to dismiss a private complaint against Deshabandu Tennakoon, who was then Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) in charge of the Western Province, was unlawful.
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[2025-12-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Abdul Samad, a member of the Lankaapura Pradeshiya Sabha representing the Sarva Jana Balaya, has been remanded until December 29 over a murder investigation. The Polonnaruwa Magistrate’s Court issued the order yesterday (17) after Samad appeared in court.
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[2025-12-18 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawyers for US newspaper claim ex-employee Selina Cheng is taking legal action only after her ‘extortionate’ demand for HK$3 million was rejected
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[2025-12-18 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cho Ji-ho was removed for sending officers to disrupt parliament and undermine the election commission’s independence, the Constitutional Court ruled
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[2025-12-18 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A trial got underway in Seoul last week for 46 South Koreans, mostly men in their 20s, accused of participating in online scam operations in Cambodia.
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[2025-12-18 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo High Court today (18) ordered that the case filed against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa in connection with the controversial Krrish project be recalled on February 16, 2026.
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[2025-12-18 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-18 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Catastrophic fires in other places offer lessons in the administration of justice, but Hongkongers’ care and resilience will carry them through
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[2025-12-18 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The British government on Wednesday said it was giving Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich a "final chance" to donate 2.5 billion pounds (roughly $3.4 billion or €2.85 billion) to Ukraine from the 2022 sale of Chelsea Football Club, or face legal action.
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[2025-12-18 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nick Reiner, 32, faces two counts of first-degree murder as the DA weighs whether to seek the death penalty
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[2025-12-18 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Supreme Court orally observed on Wednesday that the measures taken by the authorities to curb the rising levels of air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region have been a ‘total failure’ so far and are merely temporary policy decisions aimed at mitigating the health risks.
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[2025-12-18 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Post learns pair arrested by ICAC as part of investigation into renovation works linked to the city’s deadliest fires in decades
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[2025-12-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Outcome of ex-media tycoon’s Hong Kong trial poses stern test for Labour government’s balancing act with Beijing, observers say
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[2025-12-17 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The pencak silat coach has been accused of attacking a Filipino official after a tied match was awarded to his fighter’s Thai opponent
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[2025-12-17 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Commercial High Court has issued an injunction restraining the uploads to social media and transfer of 09 songs sung by Kalasuri Mohideen Baig to any third party.
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[2025-12-17 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Les dossiers de Mohamed Youssouf Bathily dit Ras Bath et l'influenceuse Rokia Doumbia alias Rose vie chère, deux acteurs de la société civile au Mali étaient jugés ce mardi par la chambre d'accusation de la cour d'appel de Bamako. Finalement, aucun verdict n'a été rendu et le dossier est renvoyé devant la cour d'assises.
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[2025-12-17 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: HK$1.83 million donation will go to city government’s relief fund for victims of last month’s inferno at Wang Fuk Court estate
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[2025-12-17 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jose-Antonio Maurellet says city’s rule of law remains ‘alive and strong’ as conviction of former media boss comes under scrutiny
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[2025-12-17 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Judges are fast-tracking verdicts to beat statutory time limits, dashing the ex-president’s faint hopes of walking free early next year
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[2025-12-17 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawyers urge members of public to study the court’s judgment before drawing conclusions after Western countries hit out at Lai verdict
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[2025-12-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Cabinet of Ministers on Monday (15) approved the allocation of Rs. 150 million from the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ Project to the Judicial Service Commission to support the implementation of the e-Court Project, as part of the Government’s efforts to digitalise the judicial system, Health and Mass Media Minister Dr.
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[2025-12-17 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: High Court jails former civil servant for laundering millions and taking bribe to help friend’s engineering firms win government tenders
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[2025-12-16 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: د پاکستان د ترهګرۍ ضد محکمې چارواکو او يوه مدافع وکيل د سې شنبې په ورځ دا خبر شريک کړ. ويل شوي چې د «تحريک لبيک پاکستان» د منع کړل شوي ګوند يو مشر ظهیر الحسن شاه، تر هغه يو کال وروسته چې نوموړي په عام محضر کې پر خلکو د هغه وخت د قاضي القضات د وژلو غږ کړی وو، تاوتريخوالي ته د خلکو د رابللو په جرم په ۳۵ کلونو بند سزا محکوم شوی دی.
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