Topic: Sri Lanka — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-03 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: UNICEF Sri Lanka yesterday said that initial estimates suggest that over 275,000 children are among the 1.4 million people affected, although disrupted communications and blocked access routes imply the actual number may be even higher. Cyclone ‘Ditwah’ has left children across Sri Lanka facing an escalating humanitarian crisis. After making landfall on the East Coast early on November 28, the storm caused widespread floods and devastating landslides.
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[2025-12-03 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin while expressing condolences over the deaths and injuries caused by cyclone ‘Ditwah’ in Sri Lanka yesterday said that Russia will stand by Sri Lanka during this time of natural calamity.
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[2025-12-03 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Establishment of ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka Fund’
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[2025-12-03 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Boderagama yesterday (2) ordered the remand until December 16 of former Minister C. B. Ratnayake, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for committing an offence of corruption under the Money Laundering Act.
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[2025-12-03 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The latest weather-induced disasters are a stark reminder that Sri Lanka, like many other countries in the region, is not immune from extreme climate events. Before Sri Lanka, Pakistan was affected by floods during the monsoon starting from June this year, affecting well over six million people and killing 1,000 people.
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[2025-12-03 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Skipper Rehan Peiris made a superb unbeaten knock of 114 as Sri Lanka Under 17s finished the day one in a commanding position of 183 for 2 wickets in their second three day cricket fixture against Bangladesh Under 17s played at Bashundara Sport Complex, Dhaka, Bangladesh yesterday .
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[2025-12-03 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2025-12-03 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka artistic swimming returned home with six medals, marking one of the country’s strongest international performances at the 19th Singapore Open Artistic Swimming Championship held over three days at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore.
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[2025-12-03 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lankan shuttler Viren Nattasinghe couldn’t reach the quarter final as he lost to Denmark opponent Magnus Johannesen at the pre quarter final in the Syed Modi India International Badminton Championship concluded in Lucknow, India on Monday.
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[2025-12-03 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India continues to deepen its humanitarian support to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu, with medical, rescue and relief deployments expanding countrywide as communities grapple with the severe impact of Cyclone ‘Ditwah’.
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[2025-12-03 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Students Visa, one of Sri Lanka’s international education advisory firms, announced its official agent, principal partnership recently with the University of East Anglia (UEA), a UK University recognised for its academic excellence, research impact and student experience.
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[2025-12-03 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Chinese Government on Monday announced a financial donation of US$ 1 million for on-going disaster relief operations in Sri Lanka. The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka said in addition to the cash donation, further RMB 10 million worth of relief supplies have pledged to Sri Lanka. The Embassy said that the pledge reaffirms that the Chinese people stand firmly with Sri Lanka.
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[2025-12-03 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Cargills has once again extended its support to the people of Sri Lanka in a time of national hardship, stepping forward to assist families affected by the recent floods through its ‘Heart for the Nation’ programme.
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[2025-12-03 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has entered into a strategic partnership with Brown & Company PLC to make modern agricultural machinery and technology more accessible to Sri Lankan farmers and agri-entrepreneurs as part of the Bank’s commitment towards SME empowerment initiatives and inclusivity.
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[2025-12-03 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: AIA Insurance Lanka has announced its outstanding performance at the 7th edition of the CSE Masterminds Quiz, held recently at the Shangri-La Colombo.
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[2025-12-03 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: YKK Lanka Pvt Ltd, a global leader in the manufacturing of metal, coil and Vislon zippers, has partnered with Regen Renewables, one of Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy companies, to deploy a 1,792 kW solar PV system at its manufacturing facility.
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[2025-12-03 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Achievers International Campus, Sri Lanka, celebrated the achievements of its 2024/2025 graduating cohort at the BMICH, honouring over 600 students who reached a remarkable academic milestone.
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[2025-12-03 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A flight carrying humanitarian assistance from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for those affected by the recent disaster situation in Sri Lanka arrived in the country yesterday.
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[2025-12-03 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s economy is showing signs of improvement, but the World Bank’s latest Sri Lanka Development Update, titled Better Spending for All, reminds us that this recovery is still incomplete.
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[2025-12-03 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Lanka Lions produced one of the most powerful performances in their history as five Sri Lankan players won the Gulf Men’s Open title for the fifth year in a row, setting a new record at the Emirates Dubai 7s held at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai on Sunday.
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[2025-12-03 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s national squash champion Ravindu Laksiri put up a strong performance but fell to India’s Velavan Senthilkumar 3-0 in the Round of 16 at the HCL Squash Indian Tour 4 in Chennai, India yesterday.
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[2025-12-03 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Samesh Thathsara, right arm off spinner of Thelijjawila Central College claimed a hatrick against Godapitiya Maha Vidyalaya in their first round fixture of the Under 13 division 3 inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket.
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[2025-12-03 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In line with the Government’s programme to provide relief to those affected by the adverse weather conditions, the Sri Lanka Dawoodi Bohra community has donated Rs. 10 million to support Relief efforts.
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[2025-12-03 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Horizon College International (HCI), Malabe, delivered one of the strongest and most efficient performances at the 30 th Inter-International Schools Swimming Championships (IISSC) 2025, held recently at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool Complex in Colombo.
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[2025-12-03 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management Sri Lanka (CIPM), in collaboration with Mercer, announced the winners of the Great HR Awards 2025, recognising organisations that have demonstrated exemplary performance in human resource management across the country. Brandix Apparel (Pvt) Ltd was named the Overall Winner, achieving the highest accolade among a wide range of public and private sector participants.
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[2025-12-03 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s carrom team left the island on Monday to participate in the 7th Carrom World Cup 2025, which will be held from December 2 to 6 at the Barceló Nasandhura in the Maldives.
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[2025-12-03 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Colombo BRC Touch Rugby Club delivered an impressive performance at the Goa Sevens held on November 15 and 16 in Bambolim, Goa with its two teams ‘Colombo Open’ and ‘Colombo Legends’securing second runners up and fourth place respectively in the fiercely contested Mixed Touch Rugby category. Featuring 10 mixed teams and 15 men and women contact teams from across India, Bambolim Athletic Stadium brought together a display of strong rugby talent while the Colombo teams lived upto expectations earning the
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[2025-12-03 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Many areas of Sri Lanka were devastated by Cyclone ‘Ditwah’. The violent wind and relentless rain caused major flooding, provoking landslides. Entire villages were cut off and major towns went under the raging waters. Main roads and highways became inaccessible. Thousands of citizens were rendered homeless by the landslides and floods which preyed on them like a frensied predator.
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[2025-12-03 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: When the days grow darker, our leadership must shine as strong as possible. As this article is being written, Sri Lanka faces a terrible weather crisis that has resulted in deaths and displacement. Our prayers must be directed at these families, especially the children who must be terrified. “SOS Children’s Villages believes that every child deserves a childhood free from fear, filled with opportunity and shaped by hope,” says National Director, SOS Children’s Villages, Divakar Ratnadurai.
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[2025-12-03 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government and the people of Pakistan donated ration items to the flood affected people through the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo at the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya temple. Chief Incumbent of the temple Ven. Kirinde Assaji Thera and High Commissioner Major General (Retd) Faheem Ul Aziz were present.
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[2025-12-03 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A special telethon organized by Maldivian media has raised more than MVR 11.6 million to support neighbouring Sri Lanka in the aftermath of Cyclone ‘Ditwah’.
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[2025-12-03 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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[2025-12-03 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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[2025-12-03 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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[2025-12-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In response to the devastating impact of Cyclone Ditwah, which has triggered severe rains and flooding across Sri Lanka, Binance Charity, the philanthropic arm of the global blockchain leader Binance, has pledged LKR 61.6 million (USD 200,000) to support urgent humanitarian and early-recovery efforts.
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[2025-12-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Pakistan National team will tour Sri Lanka in January 2026 to play a three match T-20 series and this was confirmed by Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday.
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[2025-12-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Mahaweli Authority Main Dams and Operations Division Director Dharmadasa said he is ready to answer all those who accuse the authorities of not emptying the reservoirs before the deluge.
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[2025-12-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A diplomatic dispute erupted on Tuesday after Pakistan accused India of delaying clearance for a special relief aircraft carrying aid to flood-hit Sri Lanka, while India strongly denied the allegation, saying the overflight request was approved on humanitarian grounds within hours.
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[2025-12-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government has introduced a more convenient procedure to expedite the clearance and distribution of all material aid sent to the country, free of all tariffs and charges. Various inquiries have been made by foreign countries, organizations, individuals, as well as Sri Lankans living abroad, regarding donating essential goods to the people affected in the aftermath of the current disaster situation in the country.
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[2025-12-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Navy continued its Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations on Monday (01), extending vital support to communities affected by the recent floods. These efforts included the provision of medical care, dry rations, drinking water and the restoration of essential services in affected areas.
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[2025-12-03 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s disaster death toll has climbed to 465 as of 6 p.m. today (2), while 366 individuals are still reported missing, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) confirmed.
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[2025-12-03 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Days after Cyclone Ditwah tore through Sri Lanka, over 1.46 million people across all 25 of the nation's districts remain affected by the island's worst flooding disaster in two decades.
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[2025-12-02 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The official website of Parliament of Sri Lanka, in operation for 19 years, has been revamped with a range of new features and officially relaunched on 27th November 2025 under the patronage of Hon. Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne at Parliament.
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[2025-12-02 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka National Archives has released detailed guidelines to assist public authorities in safeguarding important documents damaged by recent floods and heavy rainfall across the country.
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[2025-12-02 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In line with the Government’s programme to provide relief to those affected by the adverse weather conditions, the Sri Lanka Dawoodi Bohra community has donated Rs. 10 million to support relief efforts.
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[2025-12-02 19:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sergio Gore, the US Special Representative for South and Central Asian Affairs and Director of the White House Presidential Staff, held a telephone conversation with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to inquire about the situation in Sri Lanka following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2025-12-02 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The government has decided to import frozen vegetables that meet the standards of the Department of Agriculture, Commissioner General of Essential Services B.K. Prabhat Chandrakeerthi announced.
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[2025-12-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: At the request of the National Water Supply & Drainage Board (NWSDB), UNICEF has delivered nearly 25,000 kilograms of chlorine to aid water purification in Sri Lanka. The supply is sufficient to support around 500,000 families in districts most affected by Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2025-12-02 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Disaster Management Center (DMC) reports that the death toll from the ongoing disaster affecting all 25 districts of Sri Lanka has risen to 410.
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[2025-12-02 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A special telethon organised by Maldivian media outlets has raised more than MVR 800,000 within the first hours of its launch, as the country rallies to support Sri Lanka in the wake of Cyclone Ditwah.
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