Topic: Sri Lanka — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-28 05:33 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lankan women’s Kabaddi team gave a superb display in the Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China yesterday when they clinched the silver medal after a tough final with India .
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[2026-04-28 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) has introduced the Sound Box as part of its continued focus on digital payment solutions in Sri Lanka.
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[2026-04-28 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) announced the launch of its Sri Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB)-endorsed Certificate of Ethical Trading (CET) at its 40th Anniversary special celebration and Annual General Meeting, marking a momentous step in strengthening the credibility of Sri Lankan exporters in global markets amid growing consciousness for ethical sourcing.
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[2026-04-28 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka–Korea Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce recently hosted an awareness session titled ‘Doing Business with South Korea’, bringing together key stakeholders to explore opportunities for strengthening bilateral trade and investment relations between Sri Lanka and the Republic of Korea.
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[2026-04-28 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Visa, a global leader in digital payments, announced that Suresh Sethi has been appointed Group Country Manager for India and South Asia. In this role, Suresh will lead Visa’s strategy and operations across India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Maldives and Bhutan.
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[2026-04-28 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Samsung Sri Lanka has introduced the latest additions to its popular Galaxy A series in Sri Lanka with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy A57 5G and Samsung Galaxy A37 5G.
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[2026-04-28 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A significant milestone in Sri Lanka’s cooperative and technology sectors was marked on April 23, at Monarch Imperial, with the signing of a strategic partnership between Sell-X and TecCoop.
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[2026-04-28 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: GRI steps into a new financial year, with the appointment of its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Tharindu Atapattu and Chief Financial Officer, Chathuranga Abeyratne, to the Board of Directors of GRI Sri Lanka.
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[2026-04-28 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lankan scholar Dr. Aruna Keerthi Goigoda Gamage has been awarded the prestigious 2026 Friedrich-Weller Prize in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of Buddhist Studies.
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[2026-04-28 05:32 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka (CRIB), in partnership with Lanka Rating Agency (LRA) as its technical partner, announced the soft launch of the AI-powered Digital Dynamic Credit Ratings (DDCR) model, a transformative initiative set to reshape how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will be benefited when evaluated for credit worthiness and access to capital.
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[2026-04-28 05:32 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: People’s Bank presented its 2025 Annual Report to the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr P. Nandalal Weerasinghe.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Pan Asia Bank announces a strategic bancassurance partnership with Softlogic Life Insurance PLC, Sri Lanka’s leading health insurance provider, to offer an exclusive International Health Insurance solution tailored for its Privilege Banking segment.
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[2026-04-28 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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[2026-04-28 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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[2026-04-28 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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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: According to the latest financial reports released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), there has been a significant increase in the amount of money circulating in the country’s economy. The data reports confirm that the total amount of money in circulation has crossed the 1.5 trillion rupee mark in 2025 compared to 2024.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As of March 2026, Sri Lanka’s vehicle registration is heavily focused on electric vehicle (EV) adoption, with EV registrations surging by 165.1% in March.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Bourse remained largely stagnant throughout the trading session. The ASPI recorded a marginal gain of 45 points to close at 22,612, reflecting subdued movement during the day, while the S&P SL20 edged up by 10 points to settle at 6,215.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Browns Beach Hotels PLC (BBH) ended trading on the Colombo Stock Exchange yesterday ( 27) with suspension effective from today . The voluntary delisting follows sustained losses since 2019, a negative net asset position, and failure to meet CSE listing rules, including minimum public holding. Minority shareholders are offered a voluntary exit price of LKR 30.00 per share.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Whoever appreciates a decent ride would want three elements associated with it: comfort, safety, and efficiency. Providing such a service is no easy task. For more than seven decades, the Government has been trying to improve public transport for ordinary passengers in Sri Lanka. Unfortunately, a certain group of public servants appears to be undermining these efforts.
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[2026-04-28 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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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A special traffic plan will be in place for the final day of the Walk for Peace in Sri Lanka which will be in Colombo today.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A report outlining recommendations to enable over 1.5 million Sri Lankans residing overseas to participate in domestic elections has been formally handed over to Public Administration, Provincial Councils, and Local Government Minister A.H.M.H. Abayarathna. The report was compiled by a Special Committee appointed to develop the legal and practical framework required to facilitate overseas voting.
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[2026-04-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In view of the ongoing unrest in the Middle East region, particularly since February 28, 2026, and the associated global economic trends, the Government initially took steps to maintain limited office services to minimise the pressure on national fuel stocks due to fuel supply constraints and overall energy management needs that currently affect Sri Lanka.
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[2026-04-27 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Twenty-two monks have been arrested at an airport in Sri Lanka after officials discovered 110kg (242lbs) of cannabis concealed in their luggage.
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[2026-04-27 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide An Afghan parkour athlete performs a stunt at a sandy mountainside in Reg-e-Rawan, Kapisa province. AFPInfo School pupils take part in early childhood Hajj pilgrimage education in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPAInfo Farmers and vendors wait for customers at a wholesale market in Lahore, Pakistan. AFPInfo Sri Lankan monks are taken to a detention centre in Colombo after a court hearing in Negombo.
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[2026-04-27 18:23 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Railways Department has announced that the “Sagarika” train, which derailed earlier this week, will resume normal operations from today (27).
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[2026-04-27 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Each monk was found with 5kg of kush concealed within false walls in his luggage at Colombo airport
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[2026-04-27 16:46 UTC+10:00] [Thailand] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Each monk was found with 5kg of kush concealed within false walls in his luggage at Colombo airport
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[2026-04-27 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The breach has triggered political scrutiny in Colombo, with opposition lawmakers calling for an independent parliamentary inquiry and questioning whether proper authorization procedures were followed in executing sovereign payments. © Reuters
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[2026-04-27 15:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean university project helped Sri Lanka build its first immunology and molecular medicine department, which later became the country’s only infectious disease analysis center during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Education Ministry said Monday.
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[2026-04-27 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Leg spinner Dilum Sudeera finished with impressive bowling figures taking match bag of 10 for 145 while Kamil Mishara hit superb knock of 174 as Sri Lanka A recorded an easy innings and 109 runs win over New Zealand A in their second 4-day unofficial test match to seal the series win 1-0 at Galle International Cricket Stadium yesterday.
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[2026-04-27 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Making Sri Lanka an event management hub is on top of the government’s agenda, Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Sunil Handunnetti told the launch event of Sri Lanka’s first event calendar held in Colombo on Thursday (23).
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[2026-04-27 05:49 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Royal College Colombo produced a powerful second-half performance to defeat Science College Mount Lavinia by 43 points (four goals, three tries) to 10 (one goal, one penalty) in their opening match of the Dialog Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament played at the Royal Sports Complex, Colombo after leading 14-10 at half-time.
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[2026-04-27 05:49 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a significant boost for its tourism sector, the Sri Lankan government has successfully negotiated a comprehensive funding package worth USD 300 million with the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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[2026-04-27 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka produced a fighting performance to record a hard-earned 3-2 win over Kazakhstan in their Pool B match of the Women’s Asian Games Hockey Qualifier 2026 played in Jakarta, Indonesia yesterday.
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[2026-04-27 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Flexible, investor-oriented labour regulations will continue to apply within Port City Colombo, officials confirmed during a recent session of the Committee on Public Finance (COPF), chaired by Dr Harsha de Silva.
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[2026-04-27 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s inflation showed a modest uptick in March 2026, while key financial indicators presented mixed trends, according to the latest weekly economic highlights released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
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[2026-04-27 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Officers from the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) at Katunayake International Airport arrested 22 Sri Lankan monks arriving from Thailand with a stock of “Kush” and “Hashish” valued at over 1.1 billion rupees on Saturday.
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[2026-04-27 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Two more bronze medals were won by Sri Lankan athletes at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China yesterday.
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[2026-04-27 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A significant step toward digital transformation has been taken in the insurance sector with the official launch of its first digital motor insurance card in Colombo.
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[2026-04-27 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is planning to hold its biggest May Day rally ever as the Sri Lanka Nidahas Sevaka Sangamaya holds the largest share of the country’s workforce, MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake said
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[2026-04-27 05:45 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ganthiriyagama Mahinda Maha Vidyalaya Ipalogama and Yasodara Vidyalaya Colombo will battle in the Under 19 Girl’s Division Two Inter Schools Cricket tournament final at Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium on April 29.
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[2026-04-27 05:45 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The biggest criticism or doubt some projected towards the new government was lack of experience to manage the economy, despite many challenges in 2025 like the trump tariffs and Ditwa Sri Lanka has recorded a significant economic performance in 2025, Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Chathuranga Abeysinghe, said in a Facebook post yesterday.
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[2026-04-27 05:44 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Isipathana College Colombo produced a powerful performance to thrash St Anthony’s College Katugastota by 43 points (three goals, four tries) to 14 (two goals) in their opening match of the Dialog Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament played at Havelock Park yesterday after leading 19-7 at the breather.
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[2026-04-27 05:44 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau states that the amount of remittances sent by migrant workers to the country during the first quarter of this year has increased by 26.5% compared to the first quarter of last year. From January to March 2026, the country received remittances of US $ 2.29billion.
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[2026-04-27 05:44 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National People’s Power (NPP) has planned several May Day rallies across the country, with its Colombo and Nuwara Eliya rallies scheduled to be held under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
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[2026-04-27 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A shocking new item published in one of the leading Sinhala newspapers published last week and according to this news item, annually the Government spends around Rs. 250,000 to maintain one undergraduate while spending around Rs. 300,000 for one Aswesuma recipient. These details had been revealed during a study conducted by the Department of Economics and Statistics of the University of Peradeniya.
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[2026-04-27 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Asanga Seneviratne was elected President of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka after securing a clear majority at the long-delayed Annual General Meeting held on Saturday night at the Duncan White Auditorium at the Sports Ministry in Colombo.
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[2026-04-27 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Hindu College Jaffna, St. Thomas’ College Bandarawela and St. Xavier’s College Marawila advanced to the quarter final round of the Under 19 division 3 Tier ‘A’ inter schools 2 Days cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket.
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