Topic: Sri Lanka — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-29 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A meeting between representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), who arrived in Sri Lanka to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah, and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (28).
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[2026-01-29 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Attorney General yesterday informed the Colombo Fort Magistrate that investigations into former President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be completed within a month.
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[2026-01-29 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) installed Sri Lanka’s first Automated Border Control (E-Gate) system at the Katunayake International Airport on the afternoon of January 27. The project, valued at US$ 8.4 million was implemented with funding from the government of Japan.
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[2026-01-29 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Skipper Harry Brook’s blistering 57-ball century proved decisive as England sealed a 53-run victory over Sri Lanka in the Damro Trophy at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday, clinching the series 2–1 and ending the hosts’ five-year unbeaten home run in ODI cricket.
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[2026-01-29 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: “I played my normal game and finally reached my maiden ODI century. I’m looking forward to doing well from here,” said 23-year-old right-hander Pavan Rathnayake after his fighting innings of 121 off 115 balls, which included 12 fours and a six, in the series-deciding ODI against England at the R.
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[2026-01-29 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Mayooran Kubherane of St Peter’s College continued his rich vein of form while Tuvini de Alwis and Biyanka Acquistapace claimed the women’s doubles crown at the YETI SSC Open Tennis Championship, concluded at the SSC Tennis Courts in Maitland Place, Colombo yesterday.
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[2026-01-29 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-01-29 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Shanaal Binuksha of D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo delivered an outstanding all-round performance against Royal College, Colombo in their Under-19 two-day inter-school cricket fixture yesterday.
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[2026-01-29 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 7.75 percent, reaffirming its commitment to steering inflation towards the medium-term target of 5 percent while supporting the country’s ongoing economic recovery amid global uncertainties.
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[2026-01-29 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: FERNANDO – NELU (Founder/Chairman, Nelu’s Advertising Services Pvt. Ltd) – Beloved husband of Marie, father of Dilshan and Lakshan, father-in-law of Mali and Tehani, grandfather of Jaden, Jordan, Ariana and Gabriel, brother of Malcolm, Sunil, Srima (late) and Siraj. His remains will lie at “The Respect Home” by Jayaratne’s, 483, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 8 from 8.30 a.m., Thursday 29th January 2026.
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[2026-01-29 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka PLC (PickMe) delivered a resilient operational and financial performance in the third quarter of the financial year 2025/26 (3QFY26), sustaining strong growth momentum over the first nine months of the year and reinforcing its leadership in Sri Lanka’s digital mobility ecosystem.
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[2026-01-29 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: After a convulsive struggle for national liberation from British colonialism which tore the subcontinent apart, India gained its independence in 1947. Way ahead of Ceylon, on the cusp of this momentous event, it established a degree-awarding College of Nursing at the University of Delhi in 1946, a committee having visited and considered the best practices in nursing education in Canada, the USA, England and Scotland.
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[2026-01-29 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Evan Papageorgiou visited Colombo from January 22 to 28 to hold discussions on the impact of Cyclone Ditwah. At the conclusion of the visit, Papageorgiou issued the following statement:
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[2026-01-29 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: For the past three years Sri Lanka passed-through a phase of rebuilding. Stabilizing the economy, currency and everything in between. As a partial consequence All Share Price Index (ASPI) in 2025 had recorded gains over 40% andevery high or low was closely reported in the news.
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[2026-01-29 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka has launched its first structured national dialogue on tourism economic leakages, as the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), in collaboration with UN Tourism, prepares to formulate a three-year action plan aimed at retaining more tourism value within the domestic economy.
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[2026-01-29 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Industries and Manufacturing, Haroon Akhtar Khan, arrived in Sri Lanka on Tuesday evening. He was received by Trade, Commerce and Food Security Deputy Minister R.M. Jayewardene at the Bandaranaike International Airport. Khan was in Sri Lanka to participate in the Thirteenth Session and Eighth Secretary-level Discussions of the Pakistan–Sri Lanka Joint Economic Commission (JEC) held yesterday (28).
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[2026-01-29 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Gamer.LK’s Play Expo 2025 with Munchee Savory as the Platinum Partner and Powered by Coca-Cola concluded recently, marking a defining moment for Sri Lankan Esports as LVG ESPORTS were crowned the Best Esports Clan of the event.
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[2026-01-29 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Altair Residences have, over the past six months, seen more than 100 individual title deeds being executed by apartment owners, providing owners with a clear, registered, legal title to their apartments in accordance with Sri Lankan property law.
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[2026-01-29 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-01-29 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Pathfinder Foundation’s Repository for Sri Lanka Peace Initiatives was inaugurated by former Norwegian Special Envoy to the Sri Lanka peace process, Norway’s former Environment and International Development Minister, and former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Erik Solheim at the invitation of Pathfinder Foundation Founder Milinda Moragoda and Chairman Bernard Goonetilleke, both among the principal negotiators of the peace process.
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[2026-01-29 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ameer Ajwad participated in the official launch of plans and programme of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) for 2026.
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[2026-01-29 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iranian Cultural Counsellor of the Embassy of Iran, Ali Kebriael Zadeh paid a courtesy call on Deputy Minister of Religious and Cultural Affairs Muneer Mulafer at his Ministry recently.
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[2026-01-29 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Lanka Sportreizen (LSR) announced the launch of its newest youth sporting initiative “Copa Simha”, Football tourney scheduled to be worked off on April 25 and 26 in Colombo. The inaugural Copa Simha will feature under -12 boys football talent including teams from Sri Lanka and overseas.
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[2026-01-29 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Oshaka Gayana’s all-round performance steered Upananda National School Manavila to victory over Siri Abhayatiss Maha Vidyalaya Wathugedara by innings and 14 runs 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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[2026-01-29 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The MullenLowe Group (MLG) Sri Lanka announced the appointment of Harendra Uyanage as Chief Creative Officer (CCO), further strengthening the Group’s creative leadership as it continues to shape culture-led, business-driving brand thinking across categories.
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[2026-01-29 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Thurstan College Colombo and St. Anthony’s College Katugastota declared joint champions of the Under 13 division 1 inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday.
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[2026-01-29 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Singer Fashion Academy hosted En Vogue 2026, a runway presentation, celebrating creativity, craftsmanship and culture while spotlighting the next generation of Sri Lankan fashion designers.
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[2026-01-29 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Browns EV, the electric mobility arm of Brown & Company PLC under the LOLC Group, marked a defining moment in Sri Lanka’s electric mobility journey with a landmark event held in Colombo on January 27.
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[2026-01-29 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Charles Sturt University, recently hosted a roundtable discussion on the future of higher education in Sri Lanka at its Colombo campus.
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[2026-01-29 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: It has been stated that since 1995, leprosy is no longer a dreaded disease in Sri Lanka and is spread more by ignorance than by the severity of the disease which cannot be eradicated due to various misconceptions in society, Justice and National Integration Minister Harshana Nanayakkara said.
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[2026-01-29 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Plantations and Community Infrastructure Ministry has entered into a strategic partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the Government of Australia to accelerate growth in Sri Lanka’s coconut export sector. A cooperation agreement was signed yesterday (28) at the Plantation Industries and Community Infrastructure by Ministry Secretary B.
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[2026-01-29 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Annual General Meeting of the Editors’ Guild of Sri Lanka was held at the Press Club, Hilton Hotel on Tuesday (27). The following office-bearers were elected for the year 2026-2027. Apex body: Manik De Silva, Sinha Ratnatunga, Siri Ranasinghe and Prabhath Sahabandu President: Kanchana Dassanayake (Irida Lankadeepa), Secretary: K.W.
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[2026-01-29 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Dasun Shanaka will captain the Sri Lanka T20 squad, which includes promising young batter Pavan Ratnayake and experienced Kusal Janith Perera among the 16-member team officially announced by Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday. The squad was selected by the National Selection Panel headed by Promodya Wickramasinghe.
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[2026-01-29 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Lieutenant Koyan Chamitha, the first Sri Lankan Navy officer who made history by completing the elite United States Navy SEAL basic training programme and received the prestigious US Navy SEAL Trident Medal, passed away suddenly in the early hours of yesterday (28).
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[2026-01-29 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10, recently held a welcome ceremony for Grade 1 students in 2026. Rector Rev. Fr. Ranjith Andradi and Vice Rector and Primary School Principal Rev. Fr. Priyan Tissera welcomed the children. Teachers, parents, and students enjoyed special performances at the sports complex cum auditorium.
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[2026-01-29 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka women’s cricket team is set for their West Indies tour which will be worked off from February 20 to March 3. The tour will consist of 3 ODIs and 3 T-20s while all the matches will be played in Greneda National Cricket Stadium. The three ODIs, starting on February 20, followed by three T-20Is, with the first of those scheduled for February 28.
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[2026-01-28 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Navy has reported the unexpected passing of Lieutenant Koyan Chamitha, a trailblazing officer who made history as the first Sri Lankan to successfully complete the elite U.S. Navy SEAL training.
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[2026-01-28 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake has been remanded until February 11 by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court in connection with the investigation into former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s official trip to London for the graduation ceremony of his wife, Professor Maithri Wickremesinghe.
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[2026-01-28 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Investigations into former President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be completed within a month, and formal charges are expected to be filed in March, the Attorney General’s office informed the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (28).
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[2026-01-28 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ministry of Plantations and Community Infrastructure has signed a landmark cooperation agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Government of Australia to revitalize Sri Lanka’s coconut industry.
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[2026-01-28 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a landmark ruling for Sri Lankan cricket, the court has imposed a Rs. 24 million fine on Tamim Rahman, the owner of the Dambulla Thunders franchise.
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[2026-01-28 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Secretary to the President, Saman Ekanayake, appeared before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today, following his absence when the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) attempted to take him into custody.
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[2026-01-28 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe appeared at the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (28) as proceedings resumed in the case filed under the Public Property Act.
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[2026-01-28 18:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a significant step toward modernizing urban transit, the Ministry of Transport, Highways, and Urban Development has launched a project to construct a pedestrian sky bridge connecting the Bastian Mawatha taxi park directly to the Colombo Fort Railway Station.
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[2026-01-28 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation has wrapped up its visit to Sri Lanka following a comprehensive study of the economic and social fallout from Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2026-01-28 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A high-level meeting took place yesterday (27) between the High Commissioner of Maldives to Sri Lanka, Masood Imad, and the General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), Tilvin Silva, at the JVP Head Office in Pelawatte.
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[2026-01-28 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Police have issued a warning to social media users that sharing private, pornographic, or abusive videos can be a criminal offense. Citizens are urged to respect others’ privacy and act responsibly online to avoid legal consequences.
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[2026-01-28 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: England 357 for 3 (Brook 136*, Root 111*, Bethell 65) beat Sri Lanka 304 (Rathnayake 121, Nissanka 50, Jacks 2-43) by 53 runs
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[2026-01-28 15:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka recorded 223,645 tourist arrivals from 1st to 25th January 2026, according to the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority.
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[2026-01-28 14:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court is set to resume proceedings today (28) regarding the case against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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