Topic: Sri Lanka — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-17 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The 15-member Sri Lanka women’s squad led by Chamari Athapaththu left for West Indies yesterday for their bilateral ODI and T-20 series which will commence on February 20.
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[2026-02-17 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Peterite and Police full back Superintendent of Police Chinthaka Perera officially assumed duties as the Director of Sports of Police Sports Club at the Police Field Force Headquarters in Colombo 5 yesterday.
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[2026-02-17 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Royal College Monaragala and St. John’s College Nugegoda recorded wins in their fixtures of the Under 19 Two days inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with sponsorship by Sri Lanka Cricket.
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[2026-02-17 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A new boutique beachfront development is set to redefine low-density coastal living in Southern Sri Lanka, with the launch of DUTCH EMPIRE Lands and Villas in Devundara by Pitch Capital (Pvt) Ltd.
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[2026-02-17 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ceylinco Life has once again been recognised as the Best Life Insurer in Sri Lanka by World Finance, securing the international accolade for an unprecedented 12th consecutive year in respect of 2025.
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[2026-02-17 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Macktiles has launched Macktiles Australia in Victoria, marking a major milestone for Sri Lankan manufacturing and a strategic entry into one of the world’s most design-aware, specification-led building markets.
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[2026-02-17 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In 1986, when Chairman Emil Stanley and his wife, Directress S.M.D. Marie Seetha Lakshmee, started a poultry farm in Hanwella with just 1,000 birds and a manual production facility, they had a simple dream: to provide quality, healthier chicken to families in their community. What began as a small operation focused on giving local families better meals would eventually evolve into something far more significant.
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[2026-02-17 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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[2026-02-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paid his last respects to the late Professor Tissa Vitarana, Leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party and former Senior Minister.
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[2026-02-17 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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[2026-02-17 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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[2026-02-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Tissa Vitarana, the leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) who passed away last week, worked to introduce science and technology to contribute to the country’s production and development and dedicated himself to find a solution to the ethnic problem in ways that could be agreed by all parties, the Communist Party of Sri Lanka said.
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[2026-02-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The 119th death anniversary commemoration for Srimath General Henry Steel Olcott will be held on February 17 at the Colombo Paramavinyartha Buddhist Society Headquarters Auditorium, between 2-4 p.m.
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[2026-02-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Meteorology Department announced that a low pressure area is forming over the central parts of the south Bay of Bengal, southeast of Sri Lanka.
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[2026-02-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Foreigners exploring the vibrant streets of Colombo in true adventure style from the buzz of Pettah Market to the ocean breeze at Galle Face Green, every turn bringing a new story to discover.
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[2026-02-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Royal College Horana beat St. Joseph’s College Wattala by 9 wickets in their fixtures of the Under 19 two-day inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with the sponsorship by Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday.
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[2026-02-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Wickramashila National School Giriulla recorded fourth win in their first round fixture of the Under 19 Girl’s Division One inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket tournament.
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[2026-02-16 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Excise Department of Sri Lanka has announced the issuance of new liquor licenses under specific categories, primarily aimed at promoting the country’s tourism sector.
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[2026-02-16 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: ChennaiChief minister MK Stalin on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention in providing the legal status of registered Sri Lankan Tamil nationals sheltered in India up to January 9, 2015, and urged him to rescind earlier instructions that barred consideration of citizenship applications from Tamils from the island nation on humanitarian grounds.
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[2026-02-16 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A total of 15 private jets carrying foreign visitors arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport ahead of the India–Pakistan match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup held yesterday (15) at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium.
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[2026-02-16 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In an early morning operation today (16), the Sri Lanka Navy arrested 25 Indian fishermen and seized two fishing trawlers for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters off Kankesanthurai, Jaffna.
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[2026-02-16 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: David Lammy, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow (17) for a brief official visit.
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[2026-02-16 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo High Court today (February 16) adjourned the hearing of the case against MP Namal Rajapaksa in connection with the controversial “Krrish” deal, rescheduling it to February 19.
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[2026-02-16 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Marking a historic milestone, the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) celebrates its 44th anniversary as the nation’s premier public service broadcaster.
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[2026-02-16 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Train services along the Colombo–Puttalam railway line resumed fully early this morning (16) after weeks of disruption caused by Cyclone Ditwah, restoring passenger travel across the entire route.
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[2026-02-16 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Project that began as part of Belt and Road offers incentives in outreach effort
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[2026-02-16 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Three Sri Lankan passengers, including a 35-year-old woman and two men aged 28 and 33, were arrested by the Airport Police Narcotics Bureau last night (15) at the Katunayake International Airport for smuggling a massive consignment of “Kush” cannabis.
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[2026-02-16 14:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva arrives in Sri Lanka today, February 16, for a high-profile official visit concluding on the 18th.
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[2026-02-16 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka led by Dasun Shanaka is expected to continue winning momentum when they meet Australia today in their T-20 World Cup group fixture at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, commencing at 7pm.
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[2026-02-16 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Low floor buses are a long standing need for Sri Lanka. During the past several decades Sri Lankan differently able people, elderly, sick and pregnant mothers travelled in ordinary passenger buses with severe difficulties because they could not get on to those buses and they climbed to the buses with the assistance of other passengers.
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[2026-02-16 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a striking departure from the deep pessimism that defined the first half of the decade, Sri Lanka has crossed a historic psychological threshold. The latest Mood of the Nation poll, released yesterday by independent think-tank Verité Research, provides empirical evidence of a considerable shift in the national consciousness. For the first time since the poll’s inception four years ago, a clear majority of Sri Lankans (59%) express satisfaction with the “way things are going” in the country.
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[2026-02-16 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: One of the main victories the government achieved was in the export category with the country recording the highest export revenue in 2025 and that was possible due to the dedication and determination of the award winning exporters present at the occasion, Sunil Handunnetti, Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development told the 33rd National Chamber of Exporters (NCE) Export Awards ceremony held in Colombo on Friday (13).
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[2026-02-16 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The approval rating of the Government polled at 65% in early-February 2026, in the latest round of the Gallup style “Mood of the Nation” poll by Verité Research.
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[2026-02-16 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s junior star Ganuka Fernando delivered a composed and clinical performance to clinch the Boys’ Doubles title at the J30 ITF Junior Colombo Week 3 Tennis Tournament, held at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) courts in Colombo yesterday.
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[2026-02-16 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Sona Shrestha as Director General of its South Asia Department (SARD), where she will lead the development and implementation of ADB’s strategy and operations in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
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[2026-02-16 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Every CEO in Sri Lanka today is talking about the same problems – margins are tight, skilled staff are hard to find and good employees leave just when they become most useful.Recruitment costs keep rising while productivity targets feel harder to meet with the same resources.
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[2026-02-16 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Softlogic Life delivered a strong financial performance for the year ended December 31, 2025, recording a Gross Written Premium (GWP) of Rs. 40.1 billion delivering a robust year-on-year growth of 27% whilst taking significant strides to expand and further develop its business portfolio with the addition of the Allianz Life Insurance Lanka business.
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[2026-02-16 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Havelock Sports Club produced a devastating second-half display to crush CH and FC 50-17 in their final Super Round Cup Segment clash of the Maliban Trophy SLR Inter-Club ‘A’ Division League Rugby Tournament at the Racecourse Grounds in Colombo yesterday.
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[2026-02-16 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka today for a high-profile three-day visit concluding on February 18. This marks her first visit to the island nation since it entered an IMF bailout program in March 2023.
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[2026-02-16 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Police announced that four suspects have been identified in connection with the double murder of a lawyer and his wife in the Akuregoda area. They added that so far, twelve special investigation teams have been deployed to probe the shooting.
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[2026-02-16 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s para athlete Janani Dananjana came to the fore winning two gold medals at the 2026 World Para Athletics Grand Prix concluded over the weekend in Dubai. Sri Lanka team won five medals in this meet. Apart from Dhananjana’s two golds three more silver medals were won by Sri Lankans men’s para athletes Saman Subasingha and Buddhika Heshan.
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[2026-02-16 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ramiru Perera of Royal College Colombo made third ton 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 yesterday.
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[2026-02-16 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: There are very few cancers in medicine that we can truly prevent. Cervical cancer is one of them. Yet every year in Sri Lanka, women continue to suffer and die from this disease not because treatment is unavailable, not because screening is expensive, but simply because many never get screened.
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[2026-02-16 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: This year dawned with some headlines that only come out of a horror movie: Sri Lanka being devasted by the hurricane Ditwah, the US invading Venezuela, US military kidnapping a head of state with threats of invasions of Greenland, the release of Epstein files exposing a world of greedy, power hungry and sick men who trafficked children and abused them.
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[2026-02-16 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya told a gathering of chief executives that “Sri Lanka’s reform agenda is anchored in structural transformation, transparency, and inclusive growth”.
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[2026-02-16 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine (SLCOMM) has emerged as a cornerstone institution within the defence medical framework. Its steadfast commitment to continuous professional development, research, training and policy contribution has played a decisive role in strengthening the medical preparedness of the Tri Forces.
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[2026-02-16 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lankan Embassy in Brazil recently celebrated Sri Lanka’s 78th Anniversary of Independence, at the Hotel Villa Rizza, in Brasilia.
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[2026-02-16 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Azteca University, Mexico, North America has collaborated with the Metropolitan Institute of Business Management (MIBM) as their affiliated center in Sri Lanka to conduct degree programs. They have also appointed CEO of MIBM Selvaratnam Nimal as the University Agent (Global) to promote Azteca University programs.
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[2026-02-16 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: UB Finance PLC (UBF), a subsidiary of Union Bank of Colombo PLC entered into a strategic partnership with John Keells CG Auto Pvt Ltd (JKCG Auto) the authorised distributor for BYD New Energy Vehicles in Sri Lanka to offer exclusive and attractive financing solutions for customers purchasing BYD’s latest electric and hybrid vehicle range.
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[2026-02-16 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: CBL Group, one of Sri Lanka’s largest diversified food manufacturing conglomerates, has entered into a partnership with MasterChef Sri Lanka as a Main Sponsor, marking a significant collaboration that celebrates culinary excellence, creativity and local talent.
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