Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-22 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In 2026, the Inland Revenue Department marks its 94th anniversary, reflecting nearly a century of public service in supporting Sri Lanka’s revenue system.
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[2026-04-22 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced the retirement of its Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director, S. Prabagar, from the Bank with effect from April 26, concluding a distinguished career spanning over 30 years of dedicated service.
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[2026-04-22 05:31 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ceylon Masters International Badminton Championship is scheduled to be held from June 25 to 29 at the St Joseph’s College Badminton Sports Complex at Darley Road Colombo while once again Badminton Master players both local and foreign will be in action in this five day event.
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[2026-04-22 05:31 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Earl’s Regency introduces Noor Weddings, a new wedding offering shaped for celebrations launched in collaboration with Amana Bank, the offering brings the Noor Weddings experience to Amana Bank card holders, with an exclusive 15% discount on the package rate for qualifying bookings.
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[2026-04-22 05:31 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Janashakthi Insurance PLC has appointed Hasitha Leanage and Hugh Terry as Independent Non‑Executive Directors to the Board, with effect from April 20.
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[2026-04-22 05:31 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s #1 connectivity provider, announced the appointment of Arjuna Herath as an Independent Non-Executive Director, effective May 1. Herath brings extensive experience across consulting, corporate finance, investments and regulatory governance.
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SLT-MOBITEL Kandy Customer Club, established in 2015, is a vibrant community of SLT‑MOBITEL’s valued customers in the region.
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The publication on the Financial Statements and Operations of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka 2025, a requirement under Section 99 (2) and 7 (1) (l) of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Act, No 16 of 2023, was presented to President and Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, by Dr.
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government is planning to further expand digital services at local authorities with the aim of transforming traditional council processes into online, user-friendly platforms to improve efficiency and user experience.
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has announced a new set of procedures for all multi day fishing vessels using the Maldivian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) while heading to the Arabian sea for fishing or returning to land.
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Piliyandala Vidyashanthi Pirivena’s Bakmaha Perahera organised by the Bakmaha Perahera Organising Committee of Vidyashanthi Pirivena will be held on Saturday (25). The objective of this is to add religious blessings to the Sinhala Hindu New Year and to promote religious and cultural awareness without any discrimination of caste or religion, says Most Ven.
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Japanese Government through its Japanese Supplementary Budget (JSB) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Sri Lanka’s development journey by announcing two new projects, aimed at fostering climate resilience in vulnerable communities and advancing gender equality. These initiatives, together with the Sri Lankan Government and implemented in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka, will contribute to sustainable recovery from the disaster and inclusive development countrywide.
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government is accommodating the internationally celebrated Walk for Peace pilgrimage from April 21 to 28. Venerable Pannakara Thera is leading the delegation that arrived in Sri Lanka on Friday.Their itinerary begins with a visit to the Attanagalla Raja Maha Viharaya, followed by Anuradhapura, where they will receive a sapling from the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya before proceeding towards the Ruwanweli Maha Saya.
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: G.L. Galappaththi Memorial Trophy Under-19 T10 Southern Province Invitational Cricket Tournament organized by the Old Boys’ Association of St. Servatius’ College, Matara will commence today at Uyanwatta Stadium Matara.
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Monday again threatened Iran with overwhelming military force, saying “lots of bombs [will] start going off” if no deal is reached before a shaky ceasefire with Tehran expires on Tuesday evening.
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A suspect who defrauded over one million rupees by creating a fake website that resembled the official website of a private bank has been arrested by the North Western Province Unit of the Computer Crime Investigation Division.
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: REV. FR. CAMILLUS NIHAL FERNANDO, of the Archdiocese of Colombo, expired on Sunday, 19th April 2026. He was the beloved son of the late Mr. K. P. Ramiyal Fernando and the late Mrs Mary Margerette Suaris. The mortal remains of Rev. Fr. Camillus Fernando will be received at the Sacred Heart Chapel, Archbishop’s House on Monday, 20th April at 10.00 a.m.
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The state government has been criticised for appointing a fly-in, fly-out bureaucrat to oversee the first steps in overhauling Victoria’s problem-plagued childcare sector.
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[2026-04-22 05:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kevin Warsh habla con la prensa sobre su reporte sobre la transparencia en el Banco de Inglaterra, en Londres, el 11 de diciembre del 2014. (AP foto/Alastair Grant, Pool)
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[2026-04-22 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Yousef Al Otaiba, the UAE's ambassador to the US and Minister of State, has described the country as one of the world's most resilient economies, after US President Donald Trump said a currency swap was under consideration.
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[2026-04-22 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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[2026-04-22 05:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Florida Democrat is accused of diverting millions of dollars in federal disaster funds for political purposes
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[2026-04-22 05:05 UTC+10:00] [Congress] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Florida Democrat is accused of diverting millions of dollars in federal disaster funds for political purposes
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[2026-04-22 05:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Free public transport would cost Victoria $1 billion a year if made permanent – a move being urged by the state Greens but which transport experts caution would divert funds needed to expand and improve services.
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[2026-04-22 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.
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[2026-04-22 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Olympic Games] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Sports bans have humiliated trans women and girls across America. Now, the Olympics joins in
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[2026-04-22 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former federal Liberal Party president and NSW premier Nick Greiner has taken a Julia Gillard approach to life after politics, a comparison he welcomes. Greiner, like former prime minister Gillard, retreated from the political fray after he left parliament in 1992 and has deliberately stayed out of partisan debate.
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[2026-04-22 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Some of Western Australia’s biggest universities have been accused by the state’s tertiary education minister of employing “scaremongering” tactics in the face of a possible merger, amid claims the status quo exploits international students while failing regional students.
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[2026-04-22 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: As federal health minister Mark Butler prepares to announce the government’s latest attempts to reel in the extraordinary cost of Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme on Wednesday, preparations of a different sort are under way in financial markets.
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[2026-04-22 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For the last few decades, California has been an almost perfect indicator of where the national politics of the Democratic Party is heading.
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[2026-04-22 04:55 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The states and territories are being warned their credit ratings could be downgraded if they deliver unaffordable handouts to deal with the spiralling cost of living, as new figures reveal they reaped record revenues while engaging in a debt binge over the past two years.
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[2026-04-22 04:52 UTC+10:00] [House of Representatives] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Florida US representative indicted in November for allegedly misusing more than $5m of federal disaster funds
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[2026-04-22 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chelsea’s Cole Palmer shoots during the Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Manchester City in London, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
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[2026-04-22 04:38 UTC+10:00] [Smoking] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ministers hope tobacco and vapes bill, which will become law next week, will create a ‘smoke-free generation’
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[2026-04-22 04:34 UTC+10:00] [Premier League] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ⚽ Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off ⚽ Today’s Football Daily | Follow on Bluesky | Mail Simon
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[2026-04-22 04:16 UTC+10:00] [culture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday that the bloc intends to cut funding to the Venice Biennale following a decision by the art exhibition to readmit Russian artists to its 2026 edition.
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[2026-04-22 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) resigned from Congress on Tuesday, 30 minutes before she was scheduled to appear before an ethics panel over her alleged theft of $5 million in taxpayer money to fund her political ambitions.
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[2026-04-22 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the country needs €500m to address the humanitarian fallout over the next six months as a fragile ceasefire with Israel holds.
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[2026-04-22 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Kevin Warsh has clashed with Democratic senators during a fiery confirmation hearing to decide whether he should be installed as Federal Reserve chairman.
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[2026-04-22 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Capitol is framed amid blooming cherry trees in Washington, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-04-22 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — A Bangladeshi immigrant is rightly serving a life prison sentence for a fizzled 2017 subway bombing attack beneath New York City’s Times Square, a federal appeals panel said Tuesday while reversing his conviction for providing material support to the Islamic State extremist group.
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[2026-04-22 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that the flu vaccine will no longer be obligatory for members of the country’s military, the latest step under President Donald Trump to shift vaccine policy in the federal government.
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[2026-04-22 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Gadi Eisenkot leads the race for the opposition leadership in the next election, overtaking Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid -the current head of the opposition-, with 27% of respondents selecting him, a new survey by Maariv revealed on Monday.
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[2026-04-22 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and his wife Ayala were seen angrily leaving the annual torch-lighting ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on Tuesday after they were asked to leave the "distinguished gallery" for not having reserved a space in the section.
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[2026-04-22 03:52 UTC+10:00] [Books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Zack Polanski’s Green Party will conduct a sweeping review of its policy platform to weed out unpopular proposals thrust into the spotlight as support for the movement grows.
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[2026-04-22 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mayor Bass has unveiled a $14.9 billion pre-election budget that avoids layoffs, boosts police hiring and trims her signature homelessness program, but leaves the Los Angeles Fire Department with little new funding.
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