Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-11 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to procure a fleet of vehicles to strengthen Sri Lanka’s primary health care system under a World Bank–funded project.
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[2025-12-11 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Following annual central economic work conference, leaders also pledge to stabilise property sector, fight deflation and curb cutthroat competition to counter risks
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[2025-12-11 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Department of Examinations has urged students and parents to report any issues regarding the GCE Advanced Level Examination by contacting the hotline 1911 or the telephone numbers 0112784537, 0112786616, and 0112784208.
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[2025-12-11 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s Ministry of Commerce says trip by Dutch chip firm’s management should be made ‘as soon as possible’ amid heated war of words
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[2025-12-11 19:55 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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[2025-12-11 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Business Bangko Sentral cuts policy rate to 4.25% after slower than expected GDP growth in 2025 Business Bangko Sentral cuts policy rate as ‘painful’ corruption woes mute growth outlook Dec 11, 2025 4:55 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Thought Leaders [Vantage Point] SEC’s proposed EIR cut: Consumer protection or credit contraction?
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[2025-12-11 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sources at the Dambulla Dedicated Economic Center report that the prices of several vegetables, which had surged in recent days, are now declining.
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[2025-12-11 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: It's long been a key slogan for Donald Trump, but "America First" appears closer to reality than ever, after the release of a key US strategy document outlining the administration's foreign policy.
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[2025-12-11 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SJB MP Gayantha Karunathilaka appeared before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this morning (11) to provide a statement regarding a building acquisition.
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[2025-12-11 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that accurate data is essential for the post-disaster recovery process of the country, and that a structured mechanism with public participation is needed for efficient data collection.
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[2025-12-11 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2025-12-11 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Secretary of the All Ceylon Egg Producers Association, Ratnasiri Alahakoon, has assured that the recent surge in egg prices will likely ease within the next two to three weeks.
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[2025-12-11 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court has imposed a fine of Rs. 500,000 on a supermarket along Glenfall Road for selling bottled drinking water at a price higher than the government-approved rate.
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[2025-12-11 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Department of Examinations has released the revised timetable for the remaining subjects of the 2025 G.C.E. Advanced Level examination.
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[2025-12-11 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said, marking a sharp escalation in Washington’s pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro’s government.
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[2025-12-11 13:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Central, and Uva provinces.
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[2025-12-11 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investors look to CEWC for growth target, property sector stabilisation and measures to boost domestic demand
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[2025-12-11 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts urge Asean to take ‘urgent, coordinated action’ if it hopes to mediate an end to the Thailand-Cambodia conflict
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[2025-12-11 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism makes apparent reference to succession of exiled spiritual leader Dalai Lama
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[2025-12-11 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President Lee’s move comes as a widening Unification Church bribery scandal implicates lawmakers from both major parties
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[2025-12-11 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mining minister says China and Rio Tinto were pressed to work on shared infrastructure because ‘we do not want railways running everywhere’
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[2025-12-11 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The country’s worst natural disaster, Cyclone ‘Ditwah’, has elicited a gigantic relief and rehabilitation effort from the Government as it grapples with the task of rebuilding a nation coming to terms with the deaths of over 630 persons, a half a million affected people and massive scale infrastructure damage.
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[2025-12-11 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado missed Wednesday's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, but provided a last-minute surprise by announcing that she is in fact on her way to Oslo despite threats from the ruling Socialist government in Caracas warning that she would make herself a fugitive if she "fled" Venezuela.
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[2025-12-11 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: New Zealand’s patchwork fast-bowling attack delivered a strong show on the opening day of the second Test in Wellington, dismissing West Indies for 205 inside 75 overs at Basin Reserve. But the sight of Blair Tickner being stretchered off late in the afternoon with a suspected dislocated left shoulder took some sheen off their day of dominance.
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[2025-12-11 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The annual Sariputta Mugalan Agrasravaka Relic Exhibition in Sanchi, India and the “Sanchi Mahabodhi Mahotsava” organised by the Madhya Pradesh Government and the Sri Lanka Mahabodhi Association were held for the 73rd time this year.
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[2025-12-11 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Naturub Group of Companies donated Rs. 100 million towards the Government’s “Rebuilding Sri Lanka” Fund, established to provide relief to those affected by Cyclone ‘Ditwah’.
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[2025-12-11 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Steps have already been taken to recruit 50 officers on a contract basis to the Government Analyst’s Department to fill the existing vacancies to provide analyst reports on drugs using a rapid technical methodology due to the increase in the number of people being imprisoned, Justice and National Integration Minister Harshana Nanayakkara said.
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[2025-12-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Après les critiques du président américain Donald Trump, le président ukrainien, Volodymyr Zelensky, s'est déclaré prêt à organiser de nouvelles élections. Dans un délai de 60 à 90 jours, même pendant la guerre en cours, a déclaré M. Zelensky. Mais selon le dirigeant ukrainien, les Etats-Unis et l'Europe doivent garantir la sécurité du pays pendant les élections, c'est-à-dire une protection contre les agressions de la Russie.
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[2025-12-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A special discussion on “Measures to be taken to widen the tax net in line with the government’s tax policy” was held at the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on Tuesday (09) under the patronage of the Deputy Minister of Economic Development, U.D. Nishantha Jayaweera and Commissioner General of the Department of Inland Revenue Rukdevi Fernando and other senior administration officials.
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[2025-12-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In response to the devastating impact of Cyclone Ditwah, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has been actively supporting national relief and recovery operations in collaboration with the Government of Sri Lanka, key partners, and its members.
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[2025-12-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament Dr. Harsha de Silva stated that a formal programme must be implemented to prevent people who receive compensation and are evacuated from high-risk zones from resettling in the same locations.
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[2025-12-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Unlike after the tsunami, the people believe that the aid extended to the country after Cyclone Diwath is being efficiently utilised by the Government for the benefit of the affected, said Chief Sanghanayake Thera of the Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya, Ven. Omalpe Sobhitha Thera.
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[2025-12-11 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move, which still requires Senate approval, would affect goods like cars, clothes and steel from China, India, South Korea and elsewhere
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[2025-12-11 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
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[2025-12-11 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: ”Nu suntem în război, dar nici nu mai suntem în pace”, spunea cancelarul federal Friedrich Merz în septembrie. Cu aceste cuvinte, șeful creștin-democrat al guvernului de la Berlin a descris probabil destul de potrivit situația în care se află Germania.
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[2025-12-11 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Third strategy paper of its kind released as Beijing seeks to expand its influence in a region Washington actively courts
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[2025-12-11 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: It is an unusual moment for Tanzanians, who can't commemorate the country's Independence Day on December 9 after the government canceled the celebrations.
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[2025-12-11 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The US government's new strategy paper is putting pressure on NATO countries, and has added a sense of urgency to Germany's attempts to invest more into its own defense.
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[2025-12-11 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: City’s largest political party submits proposals to deputy financial secretary, says measures ‘should align with each resident’s needs‘
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[2025-12-10 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre has issued a severe lightning advisory at 12.00 noon on 10 December 2025, valid until 11.00 p.m. the same day, for Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces, as well as Galle and Matara districts.
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[2025-12-10 21:46 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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[2025-12-10 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A senior South Korean official says the islets are an ‘integral part of Korean territory historically, geographically and under international law’
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[2025-12-10 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president says the move is to stop wasteful spending and vote buying, but critics warn that it risks a return to Suharto-era politics
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[2025-12-10 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vice-minister Sun Weidong says China rejects 2016 arbitration ruling on disputed waters because it breaches fundamentals in international law
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[2025-12-10 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Four young men were detained by Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities and put into a rehabilitation program for walking around in public dressed up as their favorite characters from the hit British drama “Peaky Blinders.”
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[2025-12-10 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence chief Shinjiro Koizumi says the exercise was ‘clearly intended to be a demonstration’ against Japan at a time of heightened tension
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[2025-12-10 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: France's National Assembly narrowly approved a social security budget on Tuesday, much to the relief of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, who is seeking to finalize the government's 2026 spending plan by the end of the year.
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[2025-12-10 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The assessment is up from October’s forecast, with the fund citing government stimulus and lower tariffs as drivers
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[2025-12-10 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tuesday night's accident was the first of its kind since the fire in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district killed 160 people last month
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[2025-12-10 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Study contradicts decades of assumptions that the economic boom and post-materialism would lead to more support for democratic values
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