Topic: Sri Lanka — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-31 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Organised criminal and active member of an international drug network, Rajapaksa Pathiranage Prabath Madusankha alias ‘Midigama Chuti’ who was taken into custody by Security Forces in Oman was brought back to Sri Lanka yesterday (30).
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[2026-03-31 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Diva, a most trusted brand in laundry care has revitalised its Diva Fresh detergent powder range with Triple Action Technology, reaffirming its commitment to helping Sri Lankan families manage everyday laundry challenges with greater ease and confidence.
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[2026-03-31 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) is set to launch a smart ticket pilot project in April with the aim of establishing a new digital ticketing system across the country to replace traditional paper tickets.
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[2026-03-31 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Colombo Mayor, Vraie Cally Balthazaar, who visited Australia under the Special Visits Programme of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia, delivered a speech on Women in Leadership to a group of Ambassadors and High Commissioners and several members of the Sri Lankan community, at a lunch at the Sri Lanka High Commission (SLHC) in Canberra recently.
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[2026-03-31 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Navy on Saturday facilitated an emergency medical evacuation of a crew member from a Chinese-flagged vessel.
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[2026-03-31 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Police have taken steps to initiate strict disciplinary action against the Officer‑in‑Charge (OIC) of the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) who allegedly hosted a birthday celebration for Ishara Sewwandi, a prime suspect in the murder of underworld figure ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’.
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[2026-03-31 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko will arrive in Sri Lanka today (31) for two-day official visit.
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[2026-03-31 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s immigration authorities yesterday, deported 125 Chinese nationals, including six women, who were staying in Sri Lanka illegally.
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[2026-03-31 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Navy apprehended four individuals who were harvesting sea cucumbers in the seas off Vankalai, Mannar, recently.
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[2026-03-31 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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[2026-03-31 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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[2026-03-31 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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[2026-03-31 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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[2026-03-31 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: AMERASINGHE – INDRA – Beloved wife of the late Cecil, loving mother of Nishan and Eva and of Dulshika and Sheahan, precious grandmother of Druvinka, Chevaan and Dihane, loving sister of the late Allan, Ranjini and Eulalie. Remains will lie at the residence from 7.30 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday 1st April 2026.
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[2026-03-31 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pakistan’s Naseem Shah dives to field the ball during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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[2026-03-31 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Russian tourist Savitskiy Andrey, yesterday (29) told the Daily News at the ‘Sun Siyam’ Hotel in Pasikudah that despite the disruption to air services due to the ongoing tense situation in the Middle East, he was extremely happy to have the opportunity to visit Sri Lanka. Here, Andrey was tasting a traditional “Belimal” drink with a piece of Kithul hakuru during the “Cultural Show” organized at the hotel premises to educate foreign tourists visiting Sri Lanka about the cultural identity
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[2026-03-30 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved an increase in electricity tariffs, which will come into effect from April 1.
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[2026-03-30 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SCU successfully hosted the launch of its MSc Artificial Intelligence and MSc Software Engineering and Applications programs, awarded by the University of Bedfordshire, UK on 17th March 2026 at NH Collection Colombo. The event marked a significant milestone in expanding internationally recognized postgraduate education in Sri Lanka, attracting a strong presence of industry leaders, academics, and technology professionals.
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[2026-03-30 08:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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[2026-03-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: From today onwards, the majority of people will go to the ATM, bank, and pawning centre, or to meet a rich friend/relative. That is to borrow some money to ‘celebrate’ the New Year. During the past few weeks, they have spent all their money, especially salaries and bonuses, to make their homes mini storages of supermarkets and ‘mini fuel storages’!
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[2026-03-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha met with Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe on Friday (27) and held discussions on further expanding bilateral trade activities.
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[2026-03-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Royal College Colombo produced a majestic all-round performance, powered by rock-solid defence to crush defending champions Isipathana College 39 points (four goals, one try, two penalties) to 13 (two tries, one penalty) in their Dialog President’s Trophy Schools Under-19 Knockout rugby semi-final played before a large crowd at Longden Place yesterday after leading 19-8 at the ‘breather’.
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[2026-03-30 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has marked a significant milestone in its digital transformation with the implementation of its e-Filing Portal under the e-Courts Project. This initiative reflects the Court’s ongoing commitment to modernising Judicial processes and enhancing the delivery of Justice through the use of technology.
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[2026-03-30 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) has signed an agreement to invest USD 108 million in new container handling equipment, marking a major expansion of its container terminal capacity to 2 million TEUvand reinforcing Sri Lanka’s position as an emerging logistics hub in the Indian Ocean.
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[2026-03-30 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s javelin throw champion Rumesh Tharanga reached a remarkable achievement with a superb throw of 89.37m at the Champions Track & Field Meet when he erased his own national record of 86.50m (pending ratification) at Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium Diyagama on Saturday.
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[2026-03-30 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: EWIS recently announced the launch of EWIS AEGIS, a first-of-its-kind AI-powered platform developed in Sri Lanka to be introduced to local and overseas markets that is designed to help organisations modernise mission-critical legacy systems with greater speed, control and predictability. The platform incorporates proprietary technology for which a patent is currently pending.
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[2026-03-30 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s 400m men’s, women’s and mixed relay teams secured second place at the 1st International Invitation Relay held in Chandigarh, India over the weekend.
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[2026-03-30 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser, MP Namal Rajapaksa stated that Sri Lanka could have secured a more favourable response from Russia on oil procurement earlier if the President had attended the BRICS Summit.
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[2026-03-30 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The motherhood penalty in Sri Lanka’s workplaces does not begin at maternity leave. It begins the moment a woman is perceived as a reproductive risk.
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[2026-03-30 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An exclusive business conclave for Investment Promotion on Graphene Technology was held at Kingsbury Colombo last weekend aimed at promoting investment in graphene technology, attracting a robust presence of both local and international investors. This high level platform was orchestrated by Eng. Keerthi Wickramarathna, Chairman of Ragedara Graphite Mines, a pioneer in the mining, research and production of vein graphite and graphene in Melsiripura, Sri Lanka.
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[2026-03-30 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The national programme titled “Surakimu Lanka”, designed to encourage the public to use energy sparingly, was officially launched yesterday (29).
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[2026-03-30 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: This week, Dr. Madara Ojithmali (MBBS, MD in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Colombo) speaks about an unexpected turn in pregnancy called a Hydatidiform Mole. It is an uncommon but treatable pregnancy condition.
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[2026-03-30 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: St. Benedict’s College, Kotahena will meet St. Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa in the quarter final of the under 19 Division One tier ‘B’ inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with the sponsorship by Sri Lanka Cricket from today at Campbell Park Colombo.
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[2026-03-30 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Some journeys begin with a map. Some begin with a sentence, yet to be written. Perhaps waiting to be written. Somewhere between that precision of a laboratory and the interior of a story, there is this Australian scientist, the subject of this essay, who would pause long enough to listen.
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[2026-03-30 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: St. Peter’s College Bambalapitiya scored 204 runs for 9 wickets at close on day one against St. Joseph’s College, Colombo when the play stopped due to rain in the quarter final of the under 19 Division One tier ‘A’ inter schools cricket tournament at Army ground Kuruvita yesterday.
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[2026-03-30 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: If you are a photographer based in Colombo and know your craft, the name “Lal” needs little introduction. Within local camera circles, T.D. Lalsinghe is something of a legend. When a camera breaks down, especially an old one, photographers often point you toward a small workshop in Nugegoda. There you will likely find the grey-haired technician hunched over a workbench, carefully reassembling a vintage Nikon.
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[2026-03-30 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In line with the ‘NSB Senehase Dayada – 2026’ initiative, a special commemorative programme was recently organised at the premises of Lanka Hospitals under the patronage of the National Savings Bank, marking the 54th Anniversary of the Bank.
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[2026-03-30 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India and Sri Lanka are actively collaborating to boost Buddhist tourism, Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Minister Hiniduma Sunil Senevi said.
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[2026-03-30 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Akio ISOMATA signed a grant contract for a project, under the scheme of ‘Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP)’, to provide eight large low-floor buses for public transportation in Sri Lanka. The contract was signed between the Ambassador and Transport, Highways and Urban Development Ministry Secretary Senior Professor Kapila C.
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[2026-03-30 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Reinforcing its commitment as ‘Bankers to the Nation’, Bank of Ceylon (BOC) has launched the BOC Agri Banking Unit, first of its kind to drive sustainable growth and innovation in Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector.
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[2026-03-30 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Arrow Technologies, a dynamic player backed by extensive expertise in the professional audio-visual sector, has been appointed as the authorised distributor for Sennheiser Professional products in Sri Lanka.
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[2026-03-30 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SLT-MOBITEL, Sri Lanka’s National ICT Solutions Provider, is combining innovation, resilience, and a people‑first vision to amplify efforts at expanding the country’s digital transformation agenda. Building on strong FY 2025 financial results, the company is pioneering initiatives to elevate customer experiences, strengthen enterprises, and advance national digital inclusion, establishing SLT-MOBITEL’s role in driving Sri Lanka’s economic progress.
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[2026-03-30 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ceylon Boxing Federation (CBF) successfully held a major fundraising raffle draw in Colombo on Saturday night, marking a powerful step to support the welfare of Sri Lanka’s veteran boxers while strengthening the sport’s financial future.
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[2026-03-30 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ceylon Cold Stores PLC (CCS) has once again affirmed its standing as a powerhouse in Sri Lanka’s export landscape, securing the Gold Award in the Large Category of the Confectionery Products Sector at the NCE Export Awards 2025.
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[2026-03-30 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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[2026-03-30 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Sri Lanka Kenji Kuronuma said competition policy is a key pillar for Sri Lanka’s economic recovery and long-term resilience.
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[2026-03-30 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A father and son who fled to India on a boat while being sought for arrest in connection with a drug trafficking case were arrested by Indian security forces and deported to Sri Lanka on Friday (28).
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[2026-03-30 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A student from a private university in Colombo was recently arrested by the Moratuwa Police for allegedly attempting to enter the Moratuwa University by posing as a student, using a forged identity card.
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[2026-03-30 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Indian vessel ‘Hari Anand’ carrying a shipment of 36,000 metric tonnes of fuel, arrived at the Colombo Port yesterday. The shipment includes 18,000 metric tons of diesel and 18,000 metric tonnes of Octane 92 petrol. The delivery follows a recent discussion between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi aimed at addressing fuel supply concerns.
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[2026-03-29 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has expressed gratitude to India for its swift assistance in supplying fuel to Sri Lanka amid disruptions linked to the ongoing Middle East conflict.
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