Topic: Sri Lanka — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The America Sri Lanka Photographic Art Society (ASPAS), in collaboration with the Embassy of Sri Lanka and various diplomatic missions, is launching its sixth annual photographic exhibition, “Beauty of Sri Lanka,” across four major North American cities this April and May 2026.
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[2026-04-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered the release on bail of former Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) Chairman Sarath Kongahage and former Additional Director General Devapriya Abeysinghe, who were arrested and remanded by the Bribery Commission on corruption charges.
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[2026-04-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka is among the worst impacted countries in the Asia-Pacific due to the ripple effects of the West Asia crisis, a UN report said.
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[2026-04-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Walk for Peace in Sri Lanka led by Venerable Panngakara Thera will take place from April 21 to 28.
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[2026-04-17 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dos marinos iraníes (centro), que fueron rescatados del buque de guerra IRIS Dena por la Armada de Sri Lanka, son escoltados a una oficina médica desde el Hospital Nacional, en Galle, Sri Lanka, el 5 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Eranga Jayawardena, archivo)
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[2026-04-17 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -Two Iranian sailors, center, who were rescued from IRIS Dena warship by Sri Lanka’s navy are escorted to a Judicial Medical Officer from the National Hospital, in Galle, Sri Lanka, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)
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[2026-04-17 06:28 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A recent brief by the Asian Development Bank highlights that Sri Lanka has about US$ 6 billion unrealised export potential, of which US$ 808 million is with India.
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[2026-04-17 06:25 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The first crude oil tanker to arrive in the country from the United Arab Emirates since the conflict in the West Asia began will come to Colombo Port today (17).
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[2026-04-17 06:24 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Criminal Investigation Department has informed Lanka Coal Company authorities to hand over all documents related to the procurement of coal from 2009 to date.
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[2026-04-17 06:23 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Police have announced that vehicles fitted with non-standard number plates will be taken into custody and produced before court.
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[2026-04-17 06:20 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) has achieved a milestone by earning a record revenue exceeding one billion rupees from Colombo to outstation bus services implemented for the New Year.
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[2026-04-17 06:18 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: All-rounder Sonal Dinusha led Sri Lanka ‘A’ with an unbeaten 90, well supported by opener Lahiru Udara (61) and Ramesh Mendis (48), as the hosts reached 324 for 7 at the close of Day One in their first four-day unofficial Test against New Zealand ‘A’ at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota yesterday.
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[2026-04-17 06:15 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Women’s team, led by Chamari Athapaththu, will leave for Bangladesh today (17) for a bilateral series comprising three ODIs and three T20Is, with the first match scheduled to begin on the 20th.
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[2026-04-17 06:14 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Colombo district MP Chandana Kathriarachchi was arrested yesterday (16) by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) for keeping ammunition and explosives.
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[2026-04-17 06:13 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Jayasinghe siblings, Methika Jayasinghe and Binuthi Jayasinghe, made history at the All-Island Under-20 Basketball Championship, winning titles and Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards in a rare double success — the first time siblings have achieved this feat in Sri Lanka basketball at the same event.
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[2026-04-17 06:12 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’ s shuttler Nadeesha Gayathri claimed two medals a Gold and a Silver at the Yonex All England Senior Badminton Championship held in London, England last week . Nadeesha, the most successful shuttler at last year’s Ceylon Masters International Championship last season, went on to win medals at leading Masters International Badminton Championships held across several countries, continued her top form by claiming two medals in the Over-40 age category.
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[2026-04-17 06:10 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s Under-12 girls’ team is competing at the Regional Qualifying Event of South Asia – ITF Asia 12&U Team Competition, which is currently underway from April 15 to 19 at the NTA Tennis Complex in Nepal, with two top teams earning qualification to the Asian finals.
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[2026-04-17 06:05 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Women’s Under-19 team, led by Chamodi Praboda, will look to record their third consecutive win when they face England Women’s Under-19 team in their Tri-Series T20 fixture scheduled for today (17) at the Ian Healy Oval in Brisbane.
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[2026-04-17 06:05 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organizer Namal Rajapaksa said the SLPP will move forward while learning from past mistakes, highlighting the need for reflection, cultural preservation and youth empowerment.
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[2026-04-17 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka A team came back strongly to complete clean sweep in the three match unofficial ODI series against New Zealand A as they gave a superb all round performance throughout the series .
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[2026-04-17 05:55 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Taxila Central College Horana will meet Lyceum International School Wattala in the final of the Under 19 division Two Tier ‘A’ inter schools two day cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association at Army ground Salawa Kosgama from April 17 to 19
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[2026-04-17 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka will send a full strength fencing team to the South Asian Fencing Championship in New Delhi this June, marking a major return to international competition after a seven-year absence since the 2019 Kathmandu South Asian Games.
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[2026-04-17 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The partition of ancestral land in Sri Lanka is a process that’s complex, as it is deeply divisive generally, within most communities. Passage of generations often blurs the lines between ownership by family lineage, and legal entitlement. The Supreme Court judgment concerning the land known as “Hamade Delgahawatta” in this context is a substantive modern authority on these issues.
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[2026-04-17 05:38 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A stock of smuggled foreign liquor kept for sale at a well-known supermarket in the Colombo area was seized by the Island-wide Excise Special Operations Unit last weekend.
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[2026-04-17 05:35 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong said that Sri Lanka has also been affected by the global fuel crisis caused by the war in the Middle East, and that China will support Sri Lanka at all times to mitigate its impact.
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[2026-04-17 05:35 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Seven academic books, written by Ven. Dr. Boralesgamuwe Pemarathana Thera, Viharadikari, Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya, including his dissertation for the doctorate degree, Buddhist greeting practices, offerings and rituals on the basis of Dharma, were recently launched at a ceremony held at National Library Documentation Services Board Auditorium in Colombo 7.
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[2026-04-17 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the United States Mahinda Samarasinghe stated that New Year customs and traditions – a major stream of the great Sinhala culture – have been safely preserved and maintained for thousands of years centered around the Buddhist temple, and that Buddhist monks have played a historical role in this regard.
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[2026-04-17 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Navy yesterday seized a multi-day fishing vessel along with four suspects believed to be transporting a consignment of narcotics during a special Naval operation yesterday (16).
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Cartoon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU) will hold selection trials for the Asian Age Group Swimming Championships and the Commonwealth Games from May 8 to 10 at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool Complex in Colombo.
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Steps were taken to repatriate 238 Iranian nationals, who had sustained injuries in an American attack on their ship and were rescued by the Sri Lanka Navy, on a special Iranian flight on the night of April 14.
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A group of monks participating in the ‘Walk for Peace’ departed from DFW International Airport, US, bound for Sri Lanka on Wednesday. They have travelled ahead to begin preparations for the upcoming event. The internationally recognised “Walk for Peace” in Sri Lanka is scheduled from April 21 to April 28 is a seven-day pilgrimage promoting unity and compassion covering many cities.
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[2026-04-17 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-16 20:01 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Police have announced that vehicles fitted with non-standard number plates will be taken into custody and produced before court.
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[2026-04-16 18:42 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Member of Parliament Chandana Kathriarachchi has been arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) following the recovery of firearms-related items from his residence in Piliyandala, police said.
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[2026-04-16 17:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Sri Lankan worker who helped rescue fighter jet pilots after a crash has avoided deportation and secured legal residency with the help of the South Korean Air Force, local media reported Thursday.
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[2026-04-16 15:14 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The international peace march titled “Walk for Peace,” which has gained global attention for spreading the message of non-violence, is scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka from the 22nd to the 28th of this month, under full state sponsorship.
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[2026-04-16 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The price paid for a barrel of oil in Asia has reached as high as $286 in at least one case, as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, Georges Elhedery, the CEO of HSBC Bank, said at an investment forum in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-15 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: More than 200 Iranian sailors left stranded in Sri Lanka after a US torpedo attack are returning home after being stuck in the country for more than a month.
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[2026-04-15 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Sri Lanka has repatriated 238 Iranian sailors stranded in the South Asian country after one of their warships was torpedoed by a US submarine, a minister told AFP on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-14 22:47 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-14 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, center, is adhering to IMF recovery strictures agreed before he took office. © AP
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[2026-04-14 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Mel)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Viveik Vinoharan, The Age Good Food Guide’s current Young Chef of the Year, is stepping into his biggest role yet, leading the kitchen at a new restaurant where his Sri Lankan heritage will take centre stage. It opens on Wednesday at Mitcham distillery Dutch Rules.
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[2026-04-12 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Park and Li Ka Shing Foundation hand out 5,000 tickets to workers from Philippines, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Thailand
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[2026-04-12 15:14 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Park and Li Ka Shing Foundation hand out 5,000 tickets to workers from Philippines, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Thailand
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[2026-04-12 13:29 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Department of Meteorology Sri Lanka has issued an amber level warm weather advisory, warning that heat index levels are expected to rise to caution levels across several parts of the country today(12).
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[2026-04-10 21:02 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Development Lotteries Board (DLB) has awarded Sri Lanka’s largest-ever Super Jackpot in the lottery industry, with the grand prize amounting to Rs. 629,855,919.60.
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[2026-04-10 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Although rare, Speakers have not been immune, and there were NCMs against Speakers too in the past. One of the most controversial NCMs in Sri Lanka Parliament was the one tabled against Speaker MH Mohamed in 1991 for rejecting an impeachment motion against President Ranasinghe Premadasa, which was spearheaded by three powerful ministers, Lalith Athulathmudali, Gamini Dissanayake and G M Premachandra.
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[2026-04-10 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka has witnessed a significant contraction in its small business sector in recent years, with more than 200,000 micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) ceasing operations between 2018 and 2022, Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando told Parliament yesterday.
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[2026-04-10 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The IMF and the Government have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews of Sri Lanka’s reform programme supported by the Extended Fund Facility. Once the review is approved by the IMF Executive Board, Sri Lanka will have access to about US$ 700 million in financing.
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