Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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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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[2025-12-16 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Singapore’s High Court rejects first constitutional challenge in 15 years to decades-old law as executions rise; activists may appeal
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[2025-12-16 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government of Sri Lanka has established the Project Office for the Systematization of the Judicial System, marking a major step toward digitalizing the country’s judiciary as part of a national priority strategy.
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[2025-12-16 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-16 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President also calls on Hong Kong to proactively align with the nation’s 15th five-year plan; extends condolences to families of victims of Tai Po fire
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[2025-12-16 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Men’s tour changes rules after Shanghai Masters saw star ask: ‘Do you want a player to die on court?’
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[2025-12-16 16:54 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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[2025-12-16 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit seeking at least $10bn from the BBC over a documentary that edited his speech to supporters before the US Capitol riot in 2021.
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[2025-12-16 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The High Court in Hong Kong on Monday found pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty on two charges of foreign collusion and one charge of sedition.
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[2025-12-16 14:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2025-12-16 13:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Commissioner’s office also writes to The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, condemning their editorials on verdict
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[2025-12-16 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, accusing the British state broadcaster of doctoring video of his January 6, 2021 speech to make it appear he incited violence at the US Capitol.
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[2025-12-16 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Frontline officers are coping emotionally, despite inevitable triggers and strains of investigating catastrophic Wang Fuk Court blaze
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[2025-12-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Malaysian scam victims are being targeted again by fraudsters posing as legal experts who promise high recovery rates
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[2025-12-16 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Judges stress that Lai’s actions before enactment of national security law were not the subject of any charges, serving only as background
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[2025-12-16 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The national security law trial was conducted in Hong Kong’s open courts and showcases their professionalism
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[2025-12-16 07:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is considering taking a first step to using cryptocurrency, according to a meeting recording and other materials reviewed by ProPublica and three officials familiar with the matter. Two officials told ProPublica they believe the initiative may be a trial run for the use of crypto across the federal government.
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[2025-12-16 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Court of Appeal yesterday fixed for January 22, the Writ Petition filed by former Parliamentarian Patali Champika Ranawaka, challenging the legality of the indictments filed against him before the Colombo High Court in connection with a 2016 motor accident at Rajagiriya.
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[2025-12-16 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Illustrations by Post senior designer Victor Sanjinez captured some of the drama inside the court as Jimmy Lai’s trial progressed
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[2025-12-16 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2025-12-16 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lai, 78, was mastermind behind three conspiracies to instigate international sanctions against Hong Kong and mainland China, judges find
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[2025-12-16 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was found guilty on Monday of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and of publishing seditious material under a Beijing-imposed national security law.
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[2025-12-16 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ruling outlaws the feminist group from operating in Russia and puts anyone linked with them at risk of prosecution
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[2025-12-16 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Judges find former media boss guilty of national security offences, dismissing his ‘inconsistent, contradictory and unreliable’ testimony
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[2025-12-16 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former media boss tapped into vast political network for intervention against Beijing and Hong Kong, according to 857-page judgment
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[2025-12-15 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sayed Ali Majeed, a member of Kerala’s ruling CPM, courted controversy Sunday night for misogynistic remarks at an event in Malappuram district to celebrate his 47-vote win in last week’s municipal election.
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[2025-12-15 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Sri Lanka head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe has filed a lawsuit against the Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, seeking $5 million in damages for financial losses and reputational harm resulting from his premature dismissal before the end of his contract.
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[2025-12-15 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Hong Kong’s High Court on Monday found tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai guilty of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces in the city’s highest-profile trial under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life.
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[2025-12-15 19:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Judge rules he was ‘active participant’ in Taiwan-based Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union
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[2025-12-15 19:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Darwati, 48, died alongside the elderly woman she cared for, refusing to abandon her ward as the Wang Fuk Court fire spread
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[2025-12-15 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Institute of Surveyors calls on government to set up statutory body and new law to repurchase flats destroyed in deadly Tai Po blaze
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[2025-12-15 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 12 artworks, including pieces by Picasso and Matisse, were bought by a former lawyer for the state investment fund
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[2025-12-15 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A constable’s mother who acted in an unruly manner inside the court when her son, arrested on charges of allegedly possessing narcotics was ordered to be remanded, was also remanded until December 18 by Kebithigollewa Magistrate Nimesha Patabendige.
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[2025-12-15 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: City leader John Lee welcomes conviction, calls it an upholding of justice and a safeguard for Hong Kong’s core values
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[2025-12-15 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Dehiwela Police have arrested an employee of the Dehiwala Zoo who stole a white pigeon, which was kept in a cage at the zoo under Court orders.
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[2025-12-15 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The film is shocking. In it, high-ranking prosecutors and judges describe how Romania's judiciary is controlled politically.
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[2025-12-14 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A city full of people living in tower blocks similar to those at Wang Fuk Court needs clear answers from committees investigating the tragedy
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[2025-12-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wang Fuk Court flats that went up in flames worth about HK$5 billion, while losses from cancelled mega-events, banquets are likely to rise
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[2025-12-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Haemorrhoid-suffering’ employee loses appeal after drawn-out legal tussle; court rules time spent in toilet ‘greatly exceeded’ his physical needs
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[2025-12-13 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Lumbala, mwenye umri wa miaka 67, ameshtakiwa mjini Paris kwa kuhusika na uhalifu dhidi ya binadamu wakati wa mzozo huo wa 1998-2003 mashtaka ambayo amekanusha.
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[2025-12-13 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-13 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawyer served as commerce chief from 2011 to 2017 and oversaw broadcast regulation, including controversial licence bid by businessman Ricky Wong
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[2025-12-13 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-13 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The episode of ‘The Assembly’ was aired while the court was deciding on the opposition leader’s appeal against a false testimony conviction
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[2025-12-13 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ruling highlights husband’s coercive behaviour and verbal abuse, making him primarily accountable for relationship’s deterioration
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[2025-12-13 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry insiders also ask whether housing authorities should have played bigger role in supervising renovation at Wang Fuk Court
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[2025-12-13 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: While dismissing an appeal filed by an accused challenging the legality of an 18-year rigorous imprisonment sentence for raping a minor, the Court of Appeal observed that rape remains a widespread and growing issue in Sri Lanka, casting a long shadow over the nation’s social fabric.
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[2025-12-13 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Safiatou Bah a pris sa décision. Elle va quitter la Guinée. Quitter ses trois enfants. Pour tenter de garantir leur avenir. Elle fait partie de ces milliers de jeunes guinéens qui ont tenté l'immigration clandestine ces dernières années, découragés et à court d'opportunités économiques et d'espoir dans leur pays secoué par quatre ans de transition politico-militaire.
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