Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-02 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-03-02 07:10 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Travel changes likely at short notice, including on routes to Europe. Follow today’s latest new updates
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[2026-03-02 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The 96th Battle of the Maroons three-day big match between Ananda and Nalanda ended in a draw yesterday while batsmen dominated from both schools during the three days at the SSC grounds.
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[2026-03-02 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Chairman Janaka Rajakaruna stated that with current reserves and incoming shipments, Sri Lanka possesses sufficient fuel stocks to meet national demand for over a month. He added that there is no justification for public panic, noting that CPC has completed a comprehensive assessment of available reserves and confirmed adequate stocks of all major fuel categories for the coming weeks.
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[2026-03-02 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Skipper Dasun Shanaka made a sparkling unbeaten knock of 76 in just 31 balls with 8 sixes and 2 fours but Sri Lanka conceded a 5 run win to Pakistan in their T-20 World Cup super eight game at Pallekele on Saturday. But the win wasn’t enough to put Pakistan in the semi finals and finally New Zealand became the second team from Group 2 to qualify for the semi finals with England .
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[2026-03-02 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Flights scheduled to depart from the Katunayake Airport (BIA) to many Middle East destinations had been temporarily suspended yesterday as airspaces of all countries in the Middle East region have been closed due to tensions.
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[2026-03-02 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka head cricket coach Sanath Jayasuriya plans to sit down with officials and discuss his future as Sri Lanka coach with the completion of their disappointing campaign at the T-20 World Cup.
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[2026-03-02 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Ministry of Sri Lanka yesterday said it is closely monitoring the evolving security situation in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-02 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Skipper Sikandar Raza hit 43-ball 73 and took 3 for 29 but it was in vain as South Africa recorded 5 wickets win over Zimbabwe in their T-20 World Cup super eight fixture played at Arun Jaitley Stadium Delhi yesterday.
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[2026-03-02 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government may be compelled to re-introduce the QR-based fuel distribution system if panic buying and stockpiling continue, Energy Deputy Minister Arkam Ilyas warned. He said discussions are already under way on reinstating the mechanism should consumers persist in purchasing fuel beyond normal requirements.
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[2026-03-02 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government has decided to increase the property loan limit of Rs.3 million provided to Government employees at concessional interest rates to Rs.5 million.
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[2026-03-02 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Veteran Sri Lankan sports journalist Allaam Ousman, one of the finest and most respected sports writers produced by the country over the last three decades, passed away yesterday at the age of 60. His funeral took place yesterday at the Mattegoda Muslim Burial Grounds at 4.30 p.m., bringing to a close a distinguished career that left a deep mark on Sri Lanka’s sporting media.
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[2026-03-02 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Dulenth Hansaja of Asoka Vidyalaya Colombo scored his third century of this season in the Under 19 two-day inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with the sponsorship by Sri Lanka Cricket.
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[2026-03-02 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ceylon Petroleum Distributors Association says that there is no need to panic as fuel distribution activities are continuing across the country.
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[2026-03-02 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Thousands of flights across the Middle East and Gulf were cancelled on Saturday and Sunday as several countries closed their airspace after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran.
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[2026-03-02 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Labour Minister and Finance Deputy Minister Anil Jayantha Fernando stated that the coal tender process implemented under the current Government is completely transparent and follows a formal procedure. He dismissed the opposition’s allegations of financial irregularities as baseless.
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[2026-03-02 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: “Everything must be done” to prevent wider escalation of war across the Middle East following joint US-Israeli strikes against Iran, and retaliatory action from Tehran targeting multiple countries in the region, the UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Saturday.
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[2026-03-02 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka expresses deep concern over the rapid escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to regional stability and to international peace and security, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release yesterday.
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[2026-03-02 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran has confirmed the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after a massive US-Israeli attack that President Donald Trump indicated is aimed at regime change and would continue through the week. The strikes hit targets across the Islamic Republic, with one killing over 100 girls at an elementary school near a military base.
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[2026-03-02 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Medin Full Moon commemorates one of the most emotionally charged and spiritually significant events in the life of the Buddha, his first return to Kapilavastu after Enlightenment. This homecoming was more than a reunion between a son and his royal family. It became a moment of reconciliation, emotional healing, and psychological transformation.
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[2026-03-02 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: What if you are punished for something you have never done? What if that punishment lasts for the rest of your life? What if you and your entire family get punished for a crime that you have never committed? At the moment, Sri Lankan mothers who give birth to infants with various severe birth defects are paying the price for the rest of their lives, along with their families, for something they have never done.
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[2026-03-02 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Trump on Saturday expressed that he wants “freedom” for the Iranian people after the U.S. and Israel carried out strikes against Tehran.
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[2026-03-02 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: They never learn. Once again, a bellicose US President has unleashed overwhelming military firepower to force a sovereign nation to its knees. Once again, blatant lies and exaggerated claims are being propagated to justify the attack. Duplicitous American diplomacy became a fig leaf for premeditated aggression. The cautionary advice of allies was spurned.
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[2026-03-02 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran has targeted United States assets across the Gulf Arab states in retaliation for a huge joint attack on Iran by the US and Israel, sparking fears of a regional conflagration.
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[2026-03-02 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Among all the discourses in the Sutta Nipata, few sound as unnervingly current as the Attadandasutta—“Taking Up Arms.” It belongs to the Atthakavagga, one of the oldest strata of the Pali Canon, and it speaks without ornament to a world torn by conflict, fear, and aggression. Though spoken twenty-five centuries ago, its cadence echoes into our own age of war, division, propaganda, and the weary feeling that the world is becoming harder to hold steady.
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[2026-03-02 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As Sri Lanka navigates the complexities of a post-crisis economy in 2026, the national conversation has been dominated by debt restructuring, tax reforms, and export diversification. While these are critical pillars of stability, they often overlook the most potent, non-debt-funded engine of growth available to the nation: the systematic re-integration of skilled women into the labour force.
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[2026-03-02 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran has appointed Alireza Arafi as the jurist member of its temporary Leadership Council following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes, according to state media.
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[2026-03-02 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The return of the Buddha to Kapilavatthu was not announced with drums or banners. The Vinaya records it with a sense of inevitability. Having attained Enlightenment and established the Order, the Teacher entered his native land. Here was not some prince to reclaim his throne. Here was a sage with a discipline embodied.
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[2026-03-02 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Royal College Colombo boys celebrate after regaining the men’s championship at the Novices Diving Championships 2026 organised by SLASU at the Royal College Swimming Pool in Colombo.
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[2026-03-02 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Cricket put in a superb effort in co hosting the T – 20 world cup with 20 matches being conducted at R.Premadasa Stadium, SSC and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy .To make it a success Sri Lanka Cricket obtained the services of volunteers which made it easier to coordinate the activities in hosting these matches Though.
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[2026-03-02 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: At least nine people have been killed near a United States consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi after protests broke out following the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an official has told Al Jazeera.
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[2026-03-02 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sadhani Bowalawatta of Girl’s High School Kandy scored unbeaten 251 runs against Laliambe Maha Vidyalaya in their first round fixture of the Under 19 Girl’s Division Two Inter Schools Cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket tournament sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket.
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[2026-03-02 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A discussion to review the current progress of the new education reform process and to deliberate on other matters relating to the education sector was held at the Presidential Secretariat, with the participation of President’s Secretary Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake on Saturday (28).
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[2026-03-02 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The large-scale flooding and landslides caused by ‘Cyclone Ditwah’ required rapid, coordinated action across multiple civilian and military agencies. While the response mitigated significant impacts, it also revealed critical operational, structural and institutional gaps within the national disaster management system. To identify best practices for institutionalisation, gaps and systemic weaknesses and develop achievable improvements for the emergency response system, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) convened a comprehensive After Action Review (AAR) recently.
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[2026-03-02 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Environment Minister Dr. Dammika Patabendi visited India from February 24 to 27 to attend the 25th edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2026, held in New Delhi.
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[2026-03-02 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-03-02 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The All-Island Inter-School under 10 and under 12 Football Championships 2025 Kalutara District Stage, organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Football Association under the guidance of the Ministry of Education, were recently conducted at the Vernon U. Fernando Football Stadium in Kalutara.
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[2026-03-02 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The annual feast of St.Anthony at Kachchatheevu drew an unprecedented gathering this year, with authorities estimating an attendance of 13,000 pilgrims from Sri Lanka and India, far exceeding the initial projection of 8,000.
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[2026-03-02 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Civil Aviation Director General and Chief Executive Officer Captain Daminda Rambukwella is leading a special programme to facilitate passengers and aircraft arriving in and departing from Sri Lanka, the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) announced.
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[2026-03-02 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The practical tests for the GCE Advanced Level 2025 Examination will commence on March 6, Commissioner General of Examinations Indika Liyanage said.
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[2026-03-02 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Shoora Council (NSC) yesterday condemned the unprovoked Israeli-US war on Iran.
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[2026-03-02 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Iranian Embassy in Colombo yesterday strongly condemned the military aggression carried out by Israel and US on Iran.
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[2026-03-02 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Western Province Governor Hanif Yusoof and Colombo Mayor Vraie Cally Balthazaar jointly inaugurated ‘Salam Ramadan’ – a cultural festival on Friday (27), at Green Path, Colombo.
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[2026-03-02 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Dompe and Biyagama Rotary Clubs recently provided educational and academic books for the library of Yabaraluwa Ananda Kanishta Vidyalaya in the Biyagama Education Division which was inundated due to floods caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2026-03-02 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Mahinda College Galle emerged champions of the Under-10 Galle District Football Championship after defeating Richmond College Galle by 2-1 at Galle.
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[2026-03-02 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A four-day residential training programme on Youth Peace-building, Violence Prevention and Conflict Resolution was held at the Sarvodaya Nilwala Training Centre in Matara from February 21to 24.
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[2026-03-02 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Just a week ago, even as negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme were underway, United States (US) President Donald Trump warned that he was contemplating an attack on Iran. Although President Trump gave a timeline of 10 days, the attack came sooner than expected, with staunch ally Israel beginning a wave of air strikes on Saturday morning.
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[2026-03-02 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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[2026-03-02 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: LASITH RANATUNGA. Beloved son of late Mr. R.A.R. Ranatunga and late Mrs. Sene Ranatunga, cherished husband of Gayanee (Seylan Bank), loving father of Theruni and Ashcharya and dear brother of Maneesha (HNB). The remains will lie Jayaratna Restpect, Borella, from 8.30 am on Monday 2nd March. The funeral will take place at the Old Crematorium, General Cemetery, Borella, at 4.00 p.m.
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[2026-03-02 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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