Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only

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[2025-12-22 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China eyes childcare overhaul with a law to boost births, fix demographic crisis
Snippet: Proposed legislation seeks to lower child-rearing costs and standardise services, especially for children under three, to ease the burden on parents
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3337317/china-eyes-childcare-overhaul-law-boost-births-fix-demographic-crisis
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[2025-12-22 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Malaysia: Cambodia, Thailand set for Christmas Eve truce talks after Asean push
Snippet: The breakthrough was quickly threatened as Cambodia accused Thailand of bombing border provinces with F-16s just hours later
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3337327/malaysia-says-asean-must-do-whatever-necessary-ease-thailand-cambodia-conflict
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[2025-12-22 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: Cardinal warns sex education in schools may undermine parental rights and cultural values - DailyNews
Snippet: Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, has strongly criticized the government’s education reforms, saying they undermine parental rights and threaten Sri Lanka’s cultural and religious foundations.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/local/919659/cardinal-warns-school-sex-education-may-undermine-parental-rights-and-cultural-values/
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[2025-12-22 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Chinese spy? Propagandist? Former Confucius Institute director tells his story
Snippet: Memoir by former Britain-based academic rebuts accusations that the centres serve as vehicles for Beijing’s state narratives
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3337265/chinese-spy-propagandist-former-confucius-institute-director-tells-his-story
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[2025-12-22 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: Rights groups condemn new record number of executions in Saudi Arabia - DailyNews
Snippet: Saudi Arabia has surpassed its record for the number of executions carried out annually for a second year in a row.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/breaking-news/919630/rights-groups-condemn-new-record-number-of-executions-in-saudi-arabia/
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[2025-12-22 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: Rainfall expected to decrease - DailyNews
Snippet: A few showers may occur in Uva province and in Ampara, Batticaloa, Matale, Nuwara-Eliya and Hambantota districts.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/local/919568/rainfall-expected-to-decrease/
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[2025-12-22 13:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Malaysian court blocks Najib’s bid for house arrest
Snippet: Monday’s decision keeps the former prime minister behind bars as he awaits the outcome of the far larger 1MDB case on Friday
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3337258/malaysias-najib-razak-be-released-jail-house-arrest
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[2025-12-22 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Open Questions | George Yeo on superpower ‘headaches’ and why the US dollar could crack
Snippet: Singapore’s former foreign minister also discusses Trump, the latest China-Japan dust-up, and rivalry between Hong Kong and the city state
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3337074/george-yeo-superpower-headaches-and-why-us-dollar-could-crack
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[2025-12-22 08:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Title: Drones viram desafio de segurança na Alemanha
Snippet: O aparecimento de drones desconhecidos nos céus tem se tornado um desafio de segurança para a Alemanha. Após uma série de notórios sobrevoos não autorizados sobre os mais diversos lugares, desde um mercado de Natal até áreas políticamente sensíveis, o governo criou uma nova unidade especial na Polícia Federal para defesa contra estes equipamentos.
Read full article: https://www.dw.com/pt-br/drones-viram-desafio-de-seguran%C3%A7a-nacional-na-alemanha/a-75259183
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[2025-12-22 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Jews worldwide urged to ‘come home’ to Israel after Bondi massacre
Snippet: Gideon Saar says ‘Jews are being hunted across the world’ following the December 14 Isis-inspired shooting at a Hanukkah event in Australia
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3337254/israeli-foreign-minister-urges-jews-move-israel-week-after-sydney-attack
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[2025-12-22 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: - DailyNews
Snippet: Grace period for loan repayments Late fees, penalties waived on bounced cheques
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/local/919470/919470/
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[2025-12-22 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: Loans of up to Rs. 25 Mn at 5% or less interest for SMEs - Deputy Minister - DailyNews
Snippet: Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysinghe said that under the 2026 Government subsidized loan scheme, businesses affected by the weather related disaster can obtain loans of up to Rs. 25 million at an interest rate of 5% or less.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/local/919473/loans-of-up-to-rs-25-mn-at-5-or-less-interest-for-smes-deputy-minister/
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[2025-12-22 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Nigeria secures release of 130 children abducted from Catholic school
Snippet: Presidential spokesman confirms ‘none left in captivity’ after an operation frees students taken by gunmen in November
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3337252/nigerian-government-frees-130-kidnapped-catholic-schoolchildren
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[2025-12-22 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: International support extended to SL highly commendable - UN official - DailyNews
Snippet: A meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Marc-Andreé Franche, was held on Saturday 20 at the Prime Minister’s Office. Franche commended the swift coordination in which the Government acted to rescue affected communities and provide relief following the recent natural disaster situation faced by Sri Lanka.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/local/919482/international-support-extended-to-sl-highly-commendable-un-official/
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[2025-12-22 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: World Bank  approves USD 50 Mn  to support Lanka’s digital transformation - DailyNews
Snippet: The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $50 million project to support Sri Lanka’s digital transformation. The project will promote innovation and investment in Sri Lanka’s digital sector, modernize government services, and make them easier to access and more responsive to the needs of people and businesses.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/business/919124/world-bank-approves-usd-50-mn-to-support-lankas-digital-transformation/
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[2025-12-22 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: We can progress only by fulfilling our responsibilities with unwavering determination – President - DailyNews
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that national progress cannot be achieved through suspicion and mistrust of one another, but only when everyone fulfils the responsibilities entrusted to them with steadfast determination, unity of purpose, and resilience in the face of any challenge.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/local/919318/we-can-progress-only-by-fulfilling-our-responsibilities-with-unwavering-determination-president/
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[2025-12-22 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: RDB contributes Rs. 25 Mn to ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund - DailyNews
Snippet: The Government’s ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund, established to provide relief to those affected by the recent Ditwah cyclone, continues to receive contributions from local and international business institutions, organisations and individuals.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/local/919357/rdb-contributes-rs-25-mn-to-rebuilding-sri-lanka-fund/
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[2025-12-22 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: Pyramid Wilmar donates LKR 50 Mn to Presidential Secretariat for Flood relief - DailyNews
Snippet: Pyramid Wilmar, one of Sri Lanka’s most progressive and influential corporate entities in the food manufacturing and marketing sector has donated a sum of Lankan Rupees Fifty million to the Presidential Secretariat to aid the government’s relief effort towards the victims of the recent ‘Ditwah’ cyclone.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/business/919118/pyramid-wilmar-donates-lkr-50-mn-to-presidential-secretariat-for-flood-relief/
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[2025-12-22 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: Health and Mass Media Minister leads delegation to WHO Summit in India - DailyNews
Snippet: Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa led a delegation to India from December 17-19, to participate in the 2nd WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The Summit was jointly organised by the World Health Organisation and the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/local/919289/health-and-mass-media-minister-leads-delegation-to-who-summit-in-india/
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[2025-12-22 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: OnsysConnect recognised at APICTA 2025 Awards - DailyNews
Snippet: Onsys International (Pvt) Ltd has been recognised at the APICTA 2025 Awards and the NBQSA 2025 National ICT Awards in the Public Sector and Government category for OnsysConnect, its flagship digital data sharing platform within the OnsysConnect digital ID ecosystem.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/local/919344/onsysconnect-recognised-at-apicta-2025-awards/
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[2025-12-22 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: Janashakthi Finance appoints Sithambaram Sri Ganendran as CEO - DailyNews
Snippet: Janashakthi Finance PLC, formerly known as Orient Finance PLC and a subsidiary of JXG (Janashakthi Group), has announced the appointment of Sithambaram Sri Ganendran as the Chief Executive Officer.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/business/919150/janashakthi-finance-appoints-sithambaram-sri-ganendran-as-ceo/
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[2025-12-22 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: UN urges Rwanda to leave Eastern Congo, extends peacekeeping mission for a year - DailyNews
Snippet: The U.N. Security Council has urged Rwanda to withdraw its Forces from Eastern Congo and extended the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo, known as MONUSCO, for a year, as fighting in the region escalated despite a U.S.-mediated peace deal.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/world/919262/un-urges-rwanda-to-leave-eastern-congo-extends-peacekeeping-mission-for-a-year/
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[2025-12-22 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: Incentive payments up to Rs. 30,000 to Govt. employees - DailyNews
Snippet: The Ministry of Finance has issued a circular regarding the payment of performance-based incentive payments of up to Rs. 30,000 to employees of corporations, Statutory boards and State-owned companies.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/local/919295/incentive-payments-up-to-rs-30000-to-govt-employees/
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[2025-12-22 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: Containers Transport Owners Assn., SriLankan Airlines Licensed Aircraft Engineers’ Assn. provide financial assistance to ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund - DailyNews
Snippet: The Government’s ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund, established to provide relief and support to communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah, continues to receive financial contributions on a daily basis.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/local/919368/containers-transport-owners-assn-srilankan-airlines-licensed-aircraft-engineers-assn-provide-financial-assistance-to-rebuilding-sri-lanka-fund/
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[2025-12-22 03:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: Expressway ticket issuance changes at Kerawalapitiya - DailyNews
Snippet: The existing ticket issuance system at the Kerawalapitiya Interchange on the expressway will be revised with effect from 12.00 noon tomorrow (22).
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/21/local/919485/expressway-ticket-issuance-changes-at-kerawalapitiya/
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[2025-12-22 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: ‘Emily in Paris' Season 5 arrives on Netflix - DailyNews
Snippet: Emily Cooper’s Italian adventures in Season 5 of Emily in Paris are now streaming on Netflix. “This season is a tale of two cities: Rome and Paris,” creator Darren Star says. “Straddling both, Emily takes love and life to the next level.” Reunite with the marketing maven in the brand-new teaser for Emily in Paris Season 5 above.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/21/breaking-news/919393/emily-in-paris-season-5-arrives-on-netflix/
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[2025-12-22 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hong Kong welfare group scraps ban on Tai Po survivors keeping donated appliances
Snippet: SideBySide U-turns on policy hours after some residents in temporary housing argue donated items are theirs to keep even after they move out
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3337240/hong-kong-welfare-group-scraps-ban-tai-po-survivors-keeping-donated-appliances
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[2025-12-21 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Chinese workers return to Africa as lucrative job opportunities beckon
Snippet: Large-scale, China-backed projects entice contract workers to take up posts in some African nations, while political instability keeps others away
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3337009/chinese-workers-return-africa-lucrative-job-opportunities-beckon
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[2025-12-21 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: New Zealand openers break Test records against WI - DailyNews
Snippet: New Zealand 575-8 dec: Conway 227, Latham 137 and 306-2 dec: Latham 101, Conway 100
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/21/breaking-news/919019/new-zealand-openers-break-test-records-against-wi/
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[2025-12-21 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: Government to relocate landslide-prone Schools, prioritising student safety - DailyNews
Snippet: Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met with a delegation of UNICEF representatives on December 20 at the Prime Minister’s Office to discuss measures taken to protect students affected by recent disasters and to restore the country’s damaged school system.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/21/local/918982/government-to-relocate-landslide-prone-schools-prioritising-student-safety/
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[2025-12-21 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s cabinet clears path for VAT law to take effect next month
Snippet: State Council approves draft regulations to implement the new law, which aims to govern China’s biggest source of tax revenue
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3337231/chinas-cabinet-clears-path-vat-law-take-effect-next-month
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[2025-12-21 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hong Kong man rescued after paraglider spirals out of control, hits trees
Snippet: Paraglider, 49, winched to safety by government helicopter after hiker spots him crashing near Pyramid Hill in Ma On Shan
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3337229/hong-kong-man-rescued-after-paraglider-spirals-out-control-crashes-trees
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[2025-12-21 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Fake snow shortage for Winter Olympics? Ski chief urges organisers to hurry
Snippet: Italy government has not released funding, skiing boss says as he calls situation ‘unexplainable’ with less than 50 days until Games
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3337223/less-50-days-until-winter-olympics-ski-federation-head-raises-concerns-over-fake-snow
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[2025-12-21 18:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: Train services to resume between Kankesanthurai and Anuradhapura from tomorrow - DailyNews
Snippet: Train operations on the Northern Railway Line between Kankesanthurai and Anuradhapura will resume from tomorrow (22), the Railways Department announced.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/21/local/918968/train-services-to-resume-between-kankesanthurai-and-anuradhapura-from-tomorrow/
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[2025-12-21 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Bondi Beach attack sparks global misinformation crisis, and AI-driven hate
Snippet: A leading counterterrorism expert warns that ‘agentic AI’ and political point-scoring are fuelling a toxic symbiosis between extremists
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3337192/how-bondi-beach-attack-became-flashpoint-global-disinformation-and-ai-driven-hate
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[2025-12-21 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Deadly Tai Po blaze affected Hong Kong Legco election voter turnout: minister
Snippet: Constitutional affairs chief Erick Tsang says city’s worst fire in decades ‘dampened enthusiasm’, leading to second-lowest rate since 1997
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3337216/deadly-tai-po-blaze-affected-hong-kong-legco-election-voter-turnout-minister-says
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[2025-12-21 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s top court sends message to employers on sexual harassment
Snippet: Supreme People’s Court highlights ruling that a restaurant did not have to pay compensation to a worker dismissed for harassing colleague
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3337063/chinas-top-court-sends-message-employers-sexual-harassment
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[2025-12-21 14:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: Paul has titanium plates fitted after Joshua breaks his jaw - DailyNews
Snippet: Jake Paul has had two titanium plates fitted and some teeth removed after Anthony Joshua broke his jaw in two places during the American’s stoppage defeat in their heavyweight fight in Miami.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/21/breaking-news/918926/paul-has-titanium-plates-fitted-after-joshua-breaks-his-jaw/
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[2025-12-21 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: Rainfall and strong winds expected across parts of the Island - DailyNews
Snippet: Several spells of showers will occur in Eastern, Uva and Central provinces and in Polonnaruwa and Hambantota districts.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/21/local/918910/rainfall-and-strong-winds-expected-across-parts-of-the-island/
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[2025-12-21 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Asian Angle | Sabah’s election proves Malaysians want results, not slogans
Snippet: Local parties crying ‘Sabah First’ largely flopped as voters rejected empty identity rhetoric for proven service records
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3337113/sabahs-election-proves-malaysians-want-results-not-slogans
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[2025-12-21 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Trump at ‘risk of becoming the deep state’ after Epstein file omissions
Snippet: Some Republicans fear the controversy is far from over and the limited disclosures could hurt the party at next year’s midterm election
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3337207/trump-risk-becoming-deep-state-after-epstein-file-omissions
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[2025-12-21 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: Two financial contributions received for the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ - DailyNews
Snippet: The Government’s ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund, established to provide relief and support to communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah, continues to receive financial contributions on a daily basis.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/20/local/918857/two-financial-contributions-received-for-the-rebuilding-sri-lanka/
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[2025-12-21 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Are Trump loyalists struggling in US rural heartland ready to say ‘enough’?
Snippet: Hammered by crippling costs and precious revenue lost to China, Midwest farmers’ loyalty to the US president will be tested in 2026 midterms
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3337193/democrats-bet-betrayal-rural-heartland-trumps-america-first-mantra-falls-short
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[2025-12-21 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: Tiesh by Lakmini Kandy backs national relief efforts - DailyNews
Snippet: Tiesh by Lakmini Kandy (Pvt) Ltd has made a financial contribution of Rs. 25 million to the Government’s ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund, established to provide relief to communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/20/local/918850/tiesh-by-lakmini-kandy-backs-national-relief-efforts/
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[2025-12-21 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: RDB contributes Rs. 25 million to the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund - DailyNews
Snippet: The Government’s ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund, established to provide relief to those affected by the recent Ditwah cyclone, continues to receive generous contributions from local and international business institutions, organizations and individuals.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/20/local/918843/rdb-contributes-rs-25-million-to-the-rebuilding-sri-lanka-fund/
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[2025-12-20 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China warns India: ‘don’t even think about stealing our sixth Dalai Lama’
Snippet: A symposium in Tawang prompts allegations of appropriation and attempts to legitimise territorial claims
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3337072/china-warns-india-over-poet-monk-dont-even-think-about-stealing-our-6th-dalai-lama
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[2025-12-20 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hong Kong minister urges landlords to avoid cashing in on Tai Po fire rent aid
Snippet: Home affairs minister Alice Mak says some landlords appear to have been raising rents to take advantage of subsidies for displaced residents
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3337180/hong-kong-minister-urges-landlords-avoid-cashing-tai-po-fire-rent-aid
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[2025-12-20 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: ‘Medical pork’ row exposes political grip over Philippine health assistance
Snippet: Doctors and health groups say the system allows politicians to influence who receives state medical aid, undermining universal care
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3337119/outraged-philippine-doctors-call-congress-rein-lawmakers-medical-pork
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[2025-12-20 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: Train services resume on Badulla–Ambewela section after 23 days - DailyNews
Snippet: Train services on the Badulla–Ambewela section of the Upcountry Railway Line, which was severely damaged during the ‘Ditwa’ disaster, were restored and resumed this morning (20), the Railway Department said.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/20/local/918817/train-services-resume-on-badulla-ambewela-section-after-23-days/
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[2025-12-20 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: ‘No leniency’: Hong Kong minister vows tougher safety laws after Tai Po fire
Snippet: Development chief Bernadette Linn says authorities must ‘thoroughly review the existing system with a heavy hand’
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3337166/no-leniency-hong-kong-minister-vows-tougher-building-safety-laws-after-tai-po-fire
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