Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-12 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: This village is located close to Pilimatalawa. I come across a man who sits at a small workbench turning stone into sight. The room is modest. There are no machines or rows of factory tools. Instead, on a table worn smooth by years of work, lies a piece of pale crystal taken from the earth.
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[2026-03-12 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gov. Gavin Newsom called reports of Iran potentially launching drone attacks on California a “critical” threat that state and federal authorities have been monitoring — while taking shots at President Trump over the ongoing war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-12 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya visited the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) headquarters in Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines, yesterday (11), and held a bilateral discussion with IRRI Director General Yvonne Pinto focusing on strengthening cooperation in the field of rice research and sustainable agricultural development.
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[2026-03-12 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Officials’ Committee, appointed under the chairmanship of the Secretary to the Prime Minister to supervise the implementation of the decisions taken by the Cabinet on March 17, concerning Non-Commercial State Institutions (NCSI), convened under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Tuesday (10) afternoon at the Presidential Secretariat.
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[2026-03-12 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Battle of the Blues is an amazing cricket encounter. Over the decades this big match has transcended cricket. To me the Royal-Thomian elevates the levels of fraternity to another level. Through strong bonds of friendship,college friends are united in camaraderie.The bonds from our college days have been beautifully sustained decades later.I have heard many past cricketers, from both schools say “Cricket was our life.
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[2026-03-12 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Horana Special Crimes Investigation Unit stated that officers took two motorcycles bearing the same registration number into custody last Friday (6).
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[2026-03-12 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka commemorated IORA Day 2026 yesterday (11) with the official launch of the IORA Centre of Excellence on Ocean Sciences and Environment. The hybrid event organised by the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Ocean University of Sri Lanka, which host the Centre of Excellence, was attended by of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment Deputy Minister Arun Hemachandra.
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[2026-03-12 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: On the invitation of the Government of Sri Lanka, the United Nations-flagged vessel R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen under the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka yesterday to conduct a marine scientific survey in Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
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[2026-03-12 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Colombo will enter the arena once again from June 19 to 21 as the Sri Lanka Padel League (SLPL) returns to Padel House for a second season that signals the rapid rise of franchise padel in the region.
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[2026-03-12 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Over the years, Science College, Mt. Lavinia has produced some elegant and successful rugby players, who are also outstanding gentlemen. After representing high stranded of rugby in school and clubs, they have progressed to sport the Sri Lanka Jersey.
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[2026-03-12 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ceylinco Life has secured two accolades for its 2024 Annual Report, reaffirming the Company’s leadership in transparent, accountable and sustainability-driven corporate reporting.
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[2026-03-12 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: BPC—a global leader in payment solutions, has come on board as a Strategic Partner of the LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2026, strengthening collaboration to recognise the trailblasers of payment technology innovation in the country.
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[2026-03-12 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Marlbo Trading Company, a trendsetter in introducing advanced inspection and diagnostic solutions in Sri Lanka, will showcase technologies from the globally recognised brand FLIR at the upcoming INCO 2026 Industrial Exhibition, scheduled from March 13-15 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH).
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[2026-03-12 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A high-powered 15-member delegation from SLASSCOM, the national chamber for Sri Lanka’s knowledge and innovation industry, concluded its participation at the 34th NASSCOM Technology and Leadership Forum (NTLF) 2026 recently.
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[2026-03-12 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Health and Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa added a modern MRI machine equipped with Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to the patient care services at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL) in Colombo on Monday (9).
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[2026-03-12 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A climate-smart agricultural community farm established in the Piramanthanaru area of the Kandawalai Divisional Secretariat Division in Kilinochchi was ceremoniously handed over to the public on March 10 as part of efforts to modernise agriculture and strengthen climate-resilient farming practices in the Northern Province.
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[2026-03-12 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The “Ambassador for a Day 2026” initiative is organized by the Women Ambassadors Group in partnership with United Nations in Thailand and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, together with diplomatic missions and UN agencies based in Thailand. The 2026 edition was held under the theme “Ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls.”
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[2026-03-12 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Illegal Assets Investigation Division, under the Police, has stated that property worth nearly Rs. 40 million believed to belong to Salindu Malshitha, also known as ‘Panadura Kudu Salindu’, an organised criminal and large-scale drug trafficker currently hiding abroad, has been frozen.
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[2026-03-12 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Members of five farmer associations in the Matara District gathered in front of the Sanath Jayasuriya Stadium yesterday (11) morning to air their grievances regarding the undue delay in disbursing compensation for the loss of their crops caused by the salinity barrier which was constructed across the Nilwala River.
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[2026-03-12 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Rajasinghe Central College first XI cricket team with officials
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[2026-03-12 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Over the past year, the Chamber of Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE) continued its journey under the theme ‘Vision to Reality’, demonstrating how ideas can be transformed into meaningful action.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka has long celebrated its reputation as a cricketing nation that punches above its weight. From spinning wizards to graceful batters and fearless competitors, the country’s cricketing history showcases natural talent and unforgettable victories.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: People’s Bank recently organised a special programme for entrepreneurs in the Mirigama Divisional Secretariat area under its Entrepreneurial Villages initiative, aimed at enhancing financial literacy and strengthening business sustainability among Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Cabinet of Ministers has approved to implement a tourism development programme for 2026-2028 aiming to streamline the tourism industry in the country and to ensure a sustainable tourism industry.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The government has decided to increase the number of banking institutions in implementing an interest-free student loan scheme, for students who have passed the Advanced Level, with no opportunity of enrolling in a state university, to acquire a government-recognised degree at non-state higher education institutions.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prof. Priyanga Dunusinghe of the Department of Economics at the University of Colombo said that it is time to resort to methods such as establishing a fuel fund with the aim of minimising the adverse effects on local consumers and producers due to the sharp increase and decrease in fuel prices in the world market.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Cancer Society (SLCS) highlighted that its main objective is to combat cancer and also to support cancer patients living countrywide and said over one thousand cancer patients were treated by the Society last year.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A four-year-old boy was saved by the life-saving officers attached to the Wattala Police while he was drowning at the Prithipura beach in Wattala, Hendala.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Colombo Vivekananda College, in line with celebrations associated with the school’s centenary which falls on March 24, 2026, organised a humanitarian project led by the 1995 O/L and 1998 A/L Alumni groups at which essential items were distributed to children receiving inpatient treatment at the National Cancer Institute (Apeksha Hospital) in Maharagama.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Due to a power outage since the night of March 10 in several estates including Maskeliya and Rikerton and Nallathanni town, which comes under the Maskeliya electricity consumer service centre, to Sri Pada Udamaluwa, both electricity consumers and pilgrims have been severely affected.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A special discussion was successfully held yesterday (11) to engage environmental researchers in establishing a scientific foundation for the national policy-making and environmental conservation processes of the Environment Ministry.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The certificate awarding of the Regional Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) Course and the Use of Specialised Equipment training programme was hosted at the Special Boat Squadron (SBS) Headquarters in Trincomalee, on March 6.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The accident and emergency healthcare system in Sri Lanka is among the best in South Asia, but it needs further improvement and investment. A crucial Cabinet decision was made on this subject last week. Since emergency hospitalisations due to home/work accidents and trauma, road accidents, and severe cardiac and paralytic conditions are increasing, the necessity of establishing the existing emergency health services under a combined and standard structure to respond to these situations has been identified.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The adjournment debate on the current situation in the world will be held on March 19 and 20, Parliament Secretary General Kushani Rohanadeera said.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: All-Ceylon Bakery Owners Association President N.K.Jayawardena yesterday said their Association does not expect to increase the prices of bakery products despite the fuel price increase in the country
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran says its policy for reciprocal strikes “has ended”, a spokesman for Tehran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters says in a statement.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Pentagon’s push to militarise outer space through the ambitious Golden Dome missile-defence project is already creating financial shockwaves across the United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) allies. Announced for completion by 2028, the programme carries an initial price tag of $175 billion, but defence experts warn that long-term costs could soar to $500-$800 billion, straining federal budgets and forcing cuts to key domestic programmes.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Two women from the Iranian Red Crescent Society talk as a thick plume of smoke from a US-Israeli strike on an oil storage facility rises in the sky in Tehran.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced yesterday that the bilateral series between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, originally scheduled to begin on March 13 in the United Arab Emirates, has been postponed to the last quarter of 2026. The decision comes amid logistical hurdles, including flight restrictions caused by the ongoing regional situation.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Isipathana College, Colombo won their first-round fixture in the Under-19 Two-Day Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament yesterday, defeating St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy by 8 wickets, with Tharun Perera excelling with the bat and ball, scoring 84 and 40 and taking 2 wickets. Meanwhile, St. Sebastian’s College, Katuneriya played out a hard-fought draw against St.
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[2026-03-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Last year’s President’s Trophy runners-up Trinity College Kandy launched their campaign in style with a comfortable 38 points (four goals, two tries) to 8 (one try, one penalty) victory over Thurstan College in their pre-quarter-final of the Dialog Schools Under-19 President’s Trophy Knockout Rugby Tournament played at the CR and FC Grounds in Longden Place yesterday after leading 38-0 at lemons.
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[2026-03-12 06:18 UTC+10:00] [Gerry Adams] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Richard Kemp tells high court former Sinn Féin leader would have authorised attacks carried out in England
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[2026-03-12 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A Korean-born Australian says she struggled to remove her adoptive parents from her birth certificate. (ABC News: Maren Preuss)
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[2026-03-12 06:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: According to a stinging barb from Donald Trump, Britons are being led by a Prime Minister who is no Winston Churchill. Soon they will have to cope without the popular wartime leader on their banknotes too.
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[2026-03-12 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Czech Republic’s Prime Minister Andrej Babis attends a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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[2026-03-12 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has succeeded in doing what many in Washington once swore would never happen again: he has dragged American power back into the Middle East.
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