Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-12 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings PLC (CSE: SUN) reported consolidated revenue of LKR 48.9 billion for the nine months ended December 31, 2025 (9MFY26), marking an 8.1% year-on-year (YoY) increase, despite operating in what it described as a demanding business environment.
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[2026-02-12 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sabaragamuwa Provincial Governor Champa Janaki Rajaratne recently stated that establishing an advanced public transport system in Sri Lanka is a priority task of the government and that the government is working towards it with a firm policy.
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[2026-02-12 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The author, who brought Japanese literature into the global mainstream, grapples with aging and his place in the world of letters.
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[2026-02-12 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a successful first, the Emirates Airline Foundation and Emirates Auction have raised AED 8.8 million (USD $2.4 million) to advance humanitarian programmes for underprivileged children worldwide.
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[2026-02-12 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Kelaniya Sri Dharmaloka Vidyalaya with 908 points emerged Girls’ and boys’ champions of the All Island Freestyle Swimming Meet – 2026 conducted by the Kelaniya ACE Aquatics Club.
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[2026-02-12 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Estate workers in Bogawanthalawa visited local kovils yesterday (11) after receiving the newly approved daily wage of Rs.1,750 on Tuesday (10), conducting religious observances to invoke blessings on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the Government.
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[2026-02-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Anuradhapura Provincial High Court has ordered seven officials, including the Provincial Governor, the Provincial Chief Secretary, the Secretary of the Public Service Commission, and the Provincial Education Ministry Secretary to appear in Court on February 27 regarding the appointment of principals in the North Central Province in violation of Government circulars and regulations.
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[2026-02-12 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A Polícia Federal (PF) efetuou, nesta quarta-feira (11/02), a prisão de três suspeitos de atuar em uma rede internacional que sedava, estuprava e disseminava vídeos de mulheres.
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[2026-02-12 02:37 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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[2026-02-12 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Aarav Gupta, 15, a student in Delhi, was scrolling through Instagram when he saw a news alert about the Indian government's plans to consider age-based access to social media platforms.
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[2026-02-12 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Licha ya kuingoza Tottenham hadi kwenye raundi ya 16 ya Ligi ya Mabingwa Ulaya, Frank amejikuta akikabiliwa na msimu mbaya wa ligi ya nyumbani, Premier.
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[2026-02-12 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Rachel Marsden, a columnist, political strategist, and host of independently produced talk-shows in French and English.
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[2026-02-12 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The letter by Foreign Secretary Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro warns against public exchanges that could narrow the country’s ‘diplomatic space’
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[2026-02-12 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The Berlin International Film Festival, or Berlinale, which runs this year from February 12-22, opens with an Afghan drama titled "No Good Men."
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[2026-02-12 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Zaledwie trzy procent ofiar seksualnych napaści zgłasza się na policję. Według najnowszego raportu, sporządzonego dla niemieckiego rządu, zarejestrowane przez policję przypadki napaści seksualnych na kobiety w Niemczech stanowią jedynie ułamek faktycznej skali przemocy. – Ukryta liczba jest ogromna – powiedział minister spraw wewnętrznych Niemiec Alexander Dobrindt.
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[2026-02-11 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A commemorative T-shirt on the Olympics online store marking the 1936 Games in Berlin under Adolf Hitler's National Socialist, or Nazi, government caught the eye of German media on Wednesday.
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[2026-02-11 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities launch unprecedented open recruitment for environmental hygiene and information services directors
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[2026-02-11 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: बांग्लादेश में 12 फरवरी को मतदान होने हैं. यह हाल के इतिहास में हुए किसी भी चुनाव से अलग है. लंबे समय से दबदबा रखने वाली अवामी लीग (एएल) को चुनाव में हिस्सा लेने से रोक दिया गया है. इसलिए छात्रों के नेतृत्व वाली नेशनल सिटिजन पार्टी (एनसीपी) के सहयोग से मजबूत हुआ एक इस्लामिक गठबंधन प्रबल दावेदार के तौर पर उभरा है.
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[2026-02-11 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Държавният глава Илияна Йотова е избрала Андрей Гюров за служебен премиер. Очаква се тя да връчи мандата на подуправителя на Българската народна банка (БНБ) в четвъртък, 12 февруари.
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[2026-02-11 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The writing has been on the wall for 52-year-old Dane after Tuesday’s defeat by Newcastle United left his team in 16th place
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[2026-02-11 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says Washington is distorting China’s policy and trying to avoid its own disarmament responsibilities
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[2026-02-11 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The spiritual leader of the global Dawoodi Bohra community, His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb, met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday (10) at the Presidential Secretariat.
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[2026-02-11 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India’s government said social media companies would have to take down unlawful content within three hours of being notified about it, tightening on Tuesday an earlier 36-hour timeline in what could be a compliance challenge for Meta, YouTube and X.
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[2026-02-11 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The People’s Party, among others, cites ‘clear evidence of irregularities during the tallying process’, including vote-buying and tampering
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[2026-02-11 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Guvernul federal urmărește cu atenție evaluarea așa-numitelor „Epstein-Files”. „Există, desigur, o componentă politică, motiv pentru care totul este observat cu atenție. Vedem ce apare la suprafață în alte țări și care sunt consecințele politice”, a declarat purtătorul de cuvânt al guvernului, Stefan Kornelius, în cadrul unei conferinței de presă. Guvernul federal, așadar, urmărește dezbaterea și reacțiile.
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[2026-02-11 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Tahun lalu, 5.976 warga Suriah mengajukan repatriasi sukarela ke Suriah yang didanai oleh Kantor Federal Jerman untuk Migrasi dan Pengungsi (BAMF), dengan menyerahkan seluruh dokumen yang diperlukan. Dari jumlah tersebut, 3.678 orang telah kembali ke negara asal mereka.
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[2026-02-11 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kwok Yin-sang tried to deal with financial assets of US-based Anna Kwok, despite knowing daughter is wanted activist with HK$1 million bounty
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[2026-02-11 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: People who have a couple of teas or coffees a day have a lower risk of dementia and marginally better cognitive performance than those who avoid the drinks, researchers say.
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[2026-02-11 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An airline in Somalia has praised one of its pilots after he crash-landed his passenger plane, which had suffered a technical fault, on the shoreline next to the capital’s international airport with all 55 on board surviving.
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[2026-02-11 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Last year, 5,976 Syrians applied for voluntary repatriation to Syria, which was funded by the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), submitting all the necessary documents. Of these, 3,678 of them have already gone back to their war-torn home country.
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[2026-02-11 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bersatu, a party in the PN alliance, is riven by a succession fight between its two top leaders ahead of the next general election
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[2026-02-11 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-02-11 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese contract drug maker forecasts 46.3 per cent profit rise and signals continued growth despite US political scrutiny
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[2026-02-11 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In a rare rebuke, a federal grand jury refuses to indict veteran lawmakers whom Trump branded as ‘traitors’
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[2026-02-11 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tourism Minister Tiong King Sing urges Malaysia Airports Holdings to review costs, promote local cuisine and enhance visitor experience
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[2026-02-11 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The central government’s white paper is the clearest and strongest warning yet against violations of national security
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[2026-02-11 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Cuban government said international airlines can no longer refuel in the island nation due to fuel shortages after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on any country that supplies the communist country with oil.
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[2026-02-11 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A special discussion on the implementing the Cabinet decision to connect critical government institutions to the National Cyber Security Operations Centre (NCSOC) was held on 10 February 2026 at the Old Parliament Building in Colombo. Organised jointly by Sri Lanka CERT and the Digital Economy Ministry, this session can be identified as a decisive step toward strengthening the country’s national cyber security framework.
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[2026-02-11 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Board of Governors of the President’s Fund convened yesterday (10) at the Presidential Secretariat under the chairmanship of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
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[2026-02-11 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Secretary General of Parliament Kushani Rohanadeera stated that Parliament is scheduled to meet from Tuesday to Friday (February 17 to 20). The business of Parliament for the said week was decided at the meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business held under the chairmanship of Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne on February 6.
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[2026-02-11 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Extensive discussions were held at the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus regarding the expedited implementation of the functions of the National Commission on Women. The discussions took place when the caucus met on February 5 at the Parliamentary Complex, under the chairpersonship of Women and Child Affairs Minister Saroja Savithri Paulraj.
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[2026-02-11 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A Rs. 56 million project aimed at recycling accumulated fibreglass waste in fisheries harbours and coastal areas has been launched, with the signing of an agreement to procure specialised machinery at the Fisheries Ministry on Monday (9).
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[2026-02-11 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Hemas Consumer Brands (HCB) secured the Runner-up position in the FMCG and Retail Sector, at The Great HR Awards 2025. Organised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management in partnership with Mercer, this recognition celebrates HCB’s outstanding achievements in elevating HR practices, inspiring progress and shaping the future of the profession through innovation and leadership.
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[2026-02-11 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) is scaling up its approach to waste management with a custom-built biodigester, one of the largest in commercial scale and capacity.
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[2026-02-11 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Great Place To Work is set to host the Great Urban Challenge 2026 for the third consecutive year, reaffirming its commitment to fostering strong workplace cultures and meaningful connections among employees, families and communities.
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[2026-02-11 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Old Ben’s Sports Club side Camillus, led by captain Anuradha Fernando, emerged champions of the Old Bens Hockey 7-a-Side Legends Tournament, winning a tense final after a dramatic penalty stroke decider at the College Ground in Kotahena last weekend.
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[2026-02-11 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: To mark the 78th Independence Day celebrations, the Kiribathgoda Sinhala Welada Sangamaya organised a pirith ceremony at the Kiribathgoda town on February 3, to invoke blessings to the country.
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[2026-02-11 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Following are the decisions taken at the Cabinet Meeting held on February 9:
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[2026-02-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The government will launch a pilot project to introduce an air-conditioned, low-floor bus service with special facilities for persons with special needs which will be funded by the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ project.
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[2026-02-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka government will implement strong security arrangements for the India–Pakistan T20 World Cup match scheduled to be played in Colombo on February 15.
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