Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-01 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National People’s Power government has now succeeded in building up the treasury accounts, which had been maintained on bank overdrafts ranging from Rs. 200 billion to Rs. 800 billion for many years, to a strong Rs. 2.2 trillion, Deputy Minister of Economic Development U. D. Nishantha Jayaweera said.
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[2026-01-01 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Last week, the Government ended a hectic year receiving delegates from India and China, continuing its efforts to revive the country following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah. This is while the opposition was upbeat over the defeat of the budget at the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC).
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[2026-01-01 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Bank of Ceylon (BOC) has contributed Rs. 500 million to the Government’s “Rebuilding Sri Lanka” Fund to support communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2026-01-01 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Title: Makara Pendanaya Author: Emeritus Professor Ariyaratne Athugala Genre: Novel Publisher: Surasa Publishers
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[2026-01-01 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: ‘We can collectively recreate a country far better than the one we inherited’
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[2026-01-01 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Following is the New Year message from Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya:
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[2026-01-01 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Following is the New Year message from Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa:
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[2026-01-01 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A sports programme was organised for 100 students and parents from Bopitiya and Pamunugama Grama niladari division under the “Sports for All” National programme, aiming to promote sports skills, discipline and healthy living among children.
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[2026-01-01 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of the Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Act, No. 36 of 2024, the draft National Electricity Policy has been prepared and public comments have now been received.
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[2026-01-01 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Friedrich Merz began his first New Year's TV address to the nation with a callback to February 23 and the early election that led to the conservative becoming German chancellor, unseating Olaf Scholz and a Social Democrat-led government.
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[2026-01-01 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chief Executive John Lee also pledges to strengthen I&T development and align with nation’s 15th five-year plan
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[2026-01-01 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: د اسوشتېد پریس خبري آژانس له ډهاکې لیکي چې د خالده ضياء د جنازې مراسمو ته سهار وختي له پلازمېنې ډهاکې او نورو سیمو څخه ګڼ شمېر خلک راغلي ول. دوی د بنګله دېش د ملي پارلمان ودانۍ مخې ته په «مانیک میا اوینو» کې راټول شوي ول.
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[2026-01-01 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: IMC Campus successfully conducted its Annual Graduation Ceremony on December 8, 2025, for the third consecutive year, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), celebrating the academic achievements of its graduating students.
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[2026-01-01 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Friedrich Merz și-a început primul discurs televizat de Anul Nou adresat națiunii evocând data de 23 februarie și alegerile anticipate care l-au adus pe liderul creștin-democrat în funcția de cancelar al Germaniei.
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[2026-01-01 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Post rounds up major political events that made 2025 a significant year for the city
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[2025-12-31 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: For the 73 women elected in 2024 to parliament’s lower house there is just one toilet, with two cubicles, near the main plenary session hall
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[2025-12-31 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The island of Kiritimati is welcoming in the new year – the first place in the world do so.
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[2025-12-31 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology Guarantee Limited (SLIIT) has made a financial donation of Rs. 20 million to the Government’s “Rebuilding Sri Lanka” Fund to provide relief to those affected by Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2025-12-31 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O chanceler federal alemão, Friedrich Merz , considera o ataque russo à Ucrânia apenas "parte de um plano dirigido contra toda a Europa" e acrescentou que o conflito "é uma guerra que também ameaça diretamente nossa liberdade e nossa segurança". A afirmação foi feita em seu primeiro pronunciamento de Ano Novo como chefe de governo alemão, em discurso agendado para ser transmitido na televisão nesta quarta-feira (31/12).
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[2025-12-31 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Pentru moment, guvernul federal alcătuit din formaţiunile conservatoare CDU/CSU şi partidul laburist SPD a reuşit să rezolve cea mai spinoasă chestiune de politică internă: după nesfârşite dezbateri, guvernul a trecut prin Parlament la începutul lunii decembrie pachetul său de reformă a pensiilor de stat. Principala prevedere este stabilizarea nivelului pensiilor până în 2031.
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[2025-12-31 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Minister obrony Niemiec Boris Pistorius reaguje na skandal dotyczący spadochroniarzy Bundeswehry. – Zgłoszone przypadki prawicowego ekstremizmu, niewłaściwego zachowania seksualnego i narkotyków w ośrodku w Zweibrücken są wstrząsające – stwierdził polityk SPD w rozmowie z DPA. Jak dodał, stoją w jawnej sprzeczności z podstawowymi zasadami i wartościami, na których opiera się Bundeswehra.
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[2025-12-31 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities have issued pre-emptive notices and detained those who spread rumours of non-existent fireworks displays and mass celebrations
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[2025-12-31 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts said the exits risk deepening public scepticism over whether politically connected contractors can be held to account
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[2025-12-31 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Policy lowering VAT to 3 per cent reduces seller costs but demand recovery is key to stabilising the housing sector, property agents say
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[2025-12-31 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Mujibur Rahman stated that the government had implemented certain measures to ensure the successful passage of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) budget during its second reading.
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[2025-12-31 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The programme, which has helped stimulate consumption increases, will continue to subsidise purchases of big-ticket goods and refurbishments
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[2025-12-31 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The death of ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia may have boosted voter support for her son Tarique Rahman, who is contesting in the election
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[2025-12-31 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female Prime Minister and a towering figure in the country’s turbulent politics, has died at 79 after a prolonged illness, according to her party.
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[2025-12-31 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mamady Doumbouya claims a landslide victory in the west African nation after sidelining major rivals
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[2025-12-31 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former executive of Chinese shipping giant Cosco will replace Qi Bin, who is set to take up role in top national advisory body
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[2025-12-31 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s government plans to push new legislation in 2026 to curb excessive working hours, including giving workers the right to disconnect from job related messages after hours and introducing half day leave as a legal entitlement.
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[2025-12-31 14:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath departed from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today on SriLankan Airlines flight UL 189, heading to Dhaka.
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[2025-12-31 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, according to calculations in the Indian government’s end-of-year economic review.
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[2025-12-31 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, Eastern, Central, Northcentral, Northwestern and Uva provinces. Fairly heavy falls above 75 mm are likely at some places in central, Northwestern and Uva provinces.
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[2025-12-31 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A general election won’t end the country’s brutal civil war, but regional coordination by key neighbouring countries without Western interference might
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[2025-12-31 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Gunners boss Mikel Arteta tells title rivals ‘we know what we want’ after 4-1 hammering of Aston Villa
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[2025-12-31 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing renews push to fortify domestic crop supplies and modernise agriculture amid a tense geopolitical climate
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[2025-12-31 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The prime minister has defied the odds by winning back LDP voters with sweeping immigration, economic policies and a tough stance on Beijing
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[2025-12-31 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New South Wales’ premier Chris Minns urged people to ‘show defiance to these evil terrorists’ by celebrating the event at Sydney Harbour
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[2025-12-31 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: They’re not shaped by history like the previous generation, and observer says US-China tensions can give them ‘more space’ to explore issues
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[2025-12-31 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The passing year was a success for the current government in terms of fiscal consolidation as acknowledged even by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). With the continuation of the IMF programme with calibration, the government achieved targets regarding revenue collection, the primary surplus, the current account balance and so on.
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[2025-12-31 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The last day of the year recap of events is almost obligatory, but even more important than noting down significant happenings and transitions, would be to try to make a reasonable assessment. What happened this year that changed the trajectory of the world — and our country?
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[2025-12-31 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Maximum loan amount of Rs.25 Mn Loans at an annual interest rate of 3% All loans repayable within three years
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[2025-12-31 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Johan Fernando, the son of former Minister Johnston Fernando, was arrested yesterday (30) by the Financial Crimes Division on charges of misappropriation of government property.
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[2025-12-31 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s district landscape is no stranger to vulnerability. The floods come with clockwork regularity now. They wash into homes, businesses, and memories. Sustainability, therefore, is no longer an abstract policy debate. It knocks on the door.
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[2025-12-31 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The George Keyt Foundation has extended support to the Government of Sri Lanka’s disaster relief efforts following the severe devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2025-12-31 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Authorities have announced a list of the 25 best Films from the 75-year history of Sinhala talkie cinema, spanning from 1947 to 2022.
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[2025-12-31 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Among numerous other projects under its High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDPs) framework in Sri Lanka, Government of India (GoI) has been extending financial assistance to three housing-sector projects: Gram Shakthi Northern, Gram Shakthi Southern I and Gram Shakthi Southern II, under Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed in October 2017 and October 2018.
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[2025-12-31 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Following are the decisions taken by the Cabinet on December 29:
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[2025-12-31 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Surplus of Rs. 33 billion over the expected target Thank you to everyone who contributed Let us work together – we can transform the country – President
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