Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Experienced Sri Lankan weightlifters Chinthana Vidanage and Indika Dissanayake will compete today at the Asian Weightlifting Championship currently being held in Gujarat, India.
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[2026-05-14 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: More rains expected in next two days Landslide warning for 11 districts
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[2026-05-14 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria make their way to the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday. (Reuters: Jaimi Joy)
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[2026-05-14 05:56 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SJB MP Dr. Harsha De Silva yesterday emphasized his readiness to take on any significant responsibility or challenge for the country’s development citing that Sri Lanka requires a “new era”.
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[2026-05-14 05:55 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: China renewed its strong opposition to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan ahead of the high profile summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
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[2026-05-14 05:54 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Veteran sports administrator Prema Pinnawala, the former Secretary of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Athletics, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 88. His funeral will take place today (14) at the Borella Cemetery at 3 p.m.
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[2026-05-14 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Three Republican senators have joined Democrats in the United States Senate in voting to advance a bill to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to strike Iran without congressional approval.
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[2026-05-14 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Abans Finance recently marked the official listing of its maiden13,384,000 debentures on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) with a bell ringing and market opening ceremony held at the CSE trading floor on Monday (11).
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[2026-05-14 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday stressed that the Government bears the responsibility of managing the country’s economy in a way that would prevent a recurrence of the economic crisis experienced in recent years.
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[2026-05-14 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sampath Bank reported Total Operating Income of Rs 28.5 Bn for the quarter ended 31st March 2026, supported by steady growth in Net Interest Income (up 5%) and Net Fee and Commission Income (up 28%) year-on-year. Notwithstanding this performance, Profit After Tax (PAT) declined by 26% to Rs 6.2 Bn, due to significantly higher impairment provisions of Rs 4.5 Bn recognised in response to the continued expansion of the loan book and taking into account the evolving geopolitical conditions.
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[2026-05-14 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a landmark judgment with far-reaching implications for Sri Lanka’s university system, the Supreme Court has delivered one of the strongest judicial pronouncements yet on sexual harassment in academic institutions, workplace dignity, and institutional accountability.
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[2026-05-14 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Three suspects have been arrested yesterday (13) in connection with the incident of breaking into a house in the Bokutuyaya area of Mamadala South in Ambalantota killing one person and seriously injuring another.
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[2026-05-14 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Coalition whip Ofir Katz submitted a bill to dissolve the Knesset with the full backing of coalition faction leaders, he announced on Wednesday after the opposition brought forward the same bill on Tuesday amid the crisis in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition over the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft bill.
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[2026-05-14 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: China’s Ambassador in Colombo Qi Zhenhong yesterday stressed that maritime cooperation is essential for the Sri Lanka’s development, while noting that routine marine scientific research conducted by scientists of both countries in Sri Lankan waters has been delayed due to various disruptions.
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[2026-05-14 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-05-14 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The federal government released the data while journalists were in budget lock-up on Tuesday. ( ABC News: Brendan Esposito)
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[2026-05-14 05:46 UTC+10:00] [US Senate] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Resolution fails by 49-50, with Lisa Murkowski and fellow GOP members Rand Paul and Susan Collins voting in favor
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[2026-05-14 05:44 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Venura Kaveethra of Colombo North Zone 3 showed good all-round performances against Colombo Zone 1 in the SLC Under 19 Provincial Youth League Inter District Limited Overs Cricket tournament. Venura Kaveethra (Colombo North Zone 3) claimed 3 wickets for 11 runs and scored unbeaten 34 runs against Colombo North Zone 1.
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[2026-05-14 05:43 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Health and Mass Media Ministry is implementing a major project to enhance cardiac care by installing 16 new cardiac catheterisation laboratories (cath labs) in major Government hospitals across the country this year at a cost of Rs.3,103 million.
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[2026-05-14 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He is taking over as the world’s largest economy reels from repeated shocks, including inflation fuelled in part by the Iran war
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[2026-05-14 05:42 UTC+10:00] [Columbia] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He is taking over as the world’s largest economy reels from repeated shocks, including inflation fuelled in part by the Iran war
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[2026-05-14 05:41 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Representatives of The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) stressed that industry players have the potential to increase the revenue generated through the country’s tourism industry to US$10 billion by 2030.
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[2026-05-14 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: I got a question. Does visiting just the Seema Malaka and Number 11 put me on the Bawa Trail, or do I need to punch higher?
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[2026-05-14 05:40 UTC+10:00] [Immigration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: On the night of the military-style raid at a Chicago apartment complex, a loud boom woke the Nigerian man who lived in Unit 215. Tolulope Akinsulie stood up from his bed and saw heavily armed federal agents rushing into his apartment. He then felt the jaws of a large dog biting into his right ankle, knocking him to the floor.
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[2026-05-14 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: At a time when academia is too often defined by rankings, publications, and titles, the life and work of Senior Professor Nalin Abeysekara remind us of a far deeper and more enduring truth: that a real academic is not shaped by knowledge alone, but by the way that knowledge is blended with practice, humility, and human values.
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[2026-05-14 05:35 UTC+10:00] [Law & Order] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Five students of a leading School in Eppawala, were injured in a attack by a student using a sharp object during a clash that broke out yesterday (13). The injured were admitted to the Eppawala Regional Hospital.
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[2026-05-14 05:34 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: With the commencement of the tourist season in Pottuvil-Arugambay, health authorities have launched surprise inspections at restaurants and hotels to ensure the cleanliness and hygiene of food consumed by tourists.
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[2026-05-14 05:34 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sinhala publication of the book Buddhist–Muslim Dialogue was launched at a ceremony held at the BMICH on Tuesday (12). The event was organised by the Tanweer Institute for Islamic Studies and Interfaith Dialogue as part of its ongoing efforts to promote interreligious understanding and peaceful coexistence in Sri Lanka.
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[2026-05-14 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The newly appointed Consul General-designate of Sri Lanka in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, former Court of Appeal Judge M.T. Mohamed Laffar assumed duties in Jeddah on May 11.
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[2026-05-14 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A foreign passenger who had illegally brought a consignment of cigarettes made in China worth Rs. 4.65 million into the country and attempted to take them out through the Green Channel where there is no declaration required at the arrival terminal of the Katunayake Airport
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[2026-05-14 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka has taken a major step forward in modernizing its shrimp aquaculture sector through the successful completion of the project “Smart and Sustainable Aquaculture through Effective Biosecurity and Digital Technology”, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Ministry with financial support from the Korean Government.
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[2026-05-14 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Football Federation of Sri Lanka President Jaswar Umar has vowed to defeat all attempts to disrupt Sri Lanka’s ambitious mission of winning the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship after 31 years, insisting that the national team’s recent rise in international football cannot be stopped by “traitors” trying to pull the game down.
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[2026-05-14 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: At 41, Roshan Rajoo is chasing a new peak. The former school champion has returned to the runaway with clear intent. He seeks medals on the international Masters stage and working hard to reach that goal in this season. Rajoo, a product of St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala first made his mark in 2003 when he won the high jump gold at the National School Games and National Sports Festival with a district standard that still stands in Kurunegala.
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[2026-05-14 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced the first winners of its ‘Debit Card Challenge 2026,’ with 250 debit card holders emerging victorious in the inaugural monthly draw of a promotion that is set to reward 1,000 customers with prizes worth a total of Rs. 45 million.
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[2026-05-14 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) concluded the second stage of its landmark reforestation initiative in collaboration with the non-profit “Rainforest Protectors of Sri Lanka” with members of CSE planting the first 200 saplings of the second stage in the Rajawaka rainforest last week.
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[2026-05-14 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The inauguration ceremony to welcome the 2nd intake of students for this year at Institute of Chemistry Ceylon (IChemC) was held on the May 10, at its Malabe premises.
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[2026-05-14 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A private school bus and a SLTB bus collided in the Polgahamulla area of Dickwella yesterday (13) morning, resulting in a bus driver and three schoolchildren sustaining minor injuries, Dickwella Police said. The school bus was transporting schoolchildren from Ambalantota and the SLTB bus was heading towards Kataragama, when the accident occurred.
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[2026-05-14 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A delegation headed by Prof. Xin Chunying, Member of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and Chairperson of the Constitution and Law Committee of the NPC of China, called on Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne recently.
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[2026-05-14 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The launch of the Tamil book ‘Paththigaithuraiyil En Kathai’ (My Story in Journalism), authored by veteran journalist Veeragathy Thanabalasingham, will be held on Sunday (17), at 5 p.m. at the Sankarapillai Hall of the Colombo Tamil Sangam, Rudra Mawatha, Wellawatte.
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[2026-05-14 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Opposition Leader Angus Taylor wants to limit Australia's migration intake. (ABC News: Callum Flinn)
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[2026-05-14 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Abhiman Abeywardena of Lyceum International School Anuradhapura emerged as the runaway champion of the Boys’ Copper Division at the Prima Sunrise Sri Lanka Junior Open Golf Championship 2026 with a superb nine-stroke victory at the historic Nuwara Eliya Golf Club recently.
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[2026-05-14 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Marking a historic milestone in the progressive development of Port City Colombo which is widely regarded as the turning point of Sri Lanka’s economy, Home Lands Group’s Home Lands Port City (Pvt) Limited signed the Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Limited to develop the most iconic twin tower high-rise project in the Central Park district of Port City, that will merge with and overlook 40 acres of lush Central Parkland.
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[2026-05-14 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prime Melwa Port City (Pvt) Ltd yesterday signed the Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Limited, marking a historic milestone in the realization of one of the most prestigious upcoming marina and waterfront developments at Port City Colombo.
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[2026-05-14 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: AIA Insurance Lanka has once again established its position as an organisation that places people and leadership at the heart of its success, by securing top honours at the CLA Great Manager Awards 2025, presented by the Colombo Leadership Academy (CLA).
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[2026-05-14 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Doc990, one of Sri Lanka’s pioneering digital health solutions provider operated by Digital Health (Pvt) Ltd — a subsidiary of Dialog Axiata PLC — announced the introduction of a digital queue management system at Galle National Hospital, focused on pharmacy service counters.
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[2026-05-14 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Roadside garbage in the Wattala area has caused inconvenience to pedestrians, motorists and nearby residents, according to a complaint highlighted on social media.
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[2026-05-14 05:31 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Thevinu Perera (left) of St John’s Nugegoda and Mercy Tuwaraka of Sams College Jaffna.
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[2026-05-14 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-14 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has emphasized that the law will be equal to all and that no wrongdoer would be spared the consequences of the law, irrespective of his or her power or position. Addressing the Matale District Development Committee meeting on Tuesday, the President told the members ”do not be afraid to work but be afraid to engage in irregularities.
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[2026-05-14 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: WIJERATNE PERERA – MRS. KULASEELI (Former Chairperson of the Western Provincial Council & former President of the Colombo Friend-in-Need Society) – Beloved wife of the late E.P. Paul Perera (PC, former Minister); loving mother of Ronald (PC), Arnold, Harold, Pushpamala and Rodney (former Ambassador); mother-in-law of Chrishanti, Rajika, Melanie, Niroshan and Masako; cherished grandmother of Dr.
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