Topic: Sri Lanka — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-17 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Maheesha Sithum produced a match winning all round performance as St. Sebastian’s College Katuneriya defeated Maliyadeva College Kurunegala by two wickets in their Under 19 Two Day Inter Schools Cricket Tournament fixture conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with the sponsorship of Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday.
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[2026-01-17 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Mastering his home course to card a 74, three over par on the par-71 layout, home amateur Vinoth Kumar of the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club made a confident start to lead Day 1 of the Sri Lanka Golf January Ranking Tournament yesterday.
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[2026-01-17 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Nihal Seneviratne, who died a few days ago, was Secretary-General of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 1981 to 1994, when the country went through one of its most difficult periods. Our existence as a democratic and united nation was under threat, particularly with the implementation of the Sinhala Only Act.
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[2026-01-17 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s largest youth pop-culture festival, Gamer.LK’s Play Expo and Colombo Comic Expo 2025, transformed Colombo into a high-energy hub of gaming, cosplay and digital creativity over two days in January.
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[2026-01-17 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s talkie cinema, which began in 1947, will mark 79 years with a series of anniversary events organised by National Film Corporation (NFC) in January 2026.
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[2026-01-17 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Embassy together with Beijing Capital Airlines organized a destination promotion and announced the launch the Capital Airlines direct flights from Beijing to Colombo.While congratulating Beijing Capital Airlines for expanding the connectivity between Beijing and Colombo, the Sri Lanka Ambassador Majintha Jayesinghe highlighted the longstanding
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[2026-01-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: According to the latest scientific research, any amount of alcohol is bad for your health, even if the Alcohol by Volume (ABV) is low. Still, this does not prevent people from consuming alcohol. There are two types of consumers – alcohol addicts and casual drinkers. In case you thought that alcohol use is not a serious health problem, take the latest statistics into consideration – around 50 people in Sri Lanka die every day due to alcohol, combining deaths from
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[2026-01-17 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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[2026-01-17 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Lanka Ride Cycling Tour, organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, kicked off today (16) with great enthusiasm, starting at 9:00 AM in front of the Lake House.
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[2026-01-16 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: JAT Holdings PLC marked another important milestone in its long-term commitment to uplifting Sri Lanka’s painter community, as the 3rd edition of its flagship development initiative, JAT ‘Pintharu Abhiman’ concluded with the eighth and final workshop held in Colombo, reinforcing JAT’s sustained investment in professionalising and empowering the painter ecosystem.
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[2026-01-16 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader and former Minister Udaya Gammanpila described United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung as a “curse” and said her departure from the country should be celebrated.
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[2026-01-16 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The inaugural Lanka Ride cycling tour reached Gannoruwa today (16), Friday, marking the completion of the first day of the three-day event.
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[2026-01-16 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka has shared a farewell message from Ambassador Julie Chung, who is preparing to leave the country after nearly four years of service.
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[2026-01-16 17:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that a fact-finding mission will visit Sri Lanka from January 22 to 28 to assess the effects of Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2026-01-16 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In the past ten years, a total of 27,134 people have died in road accidents across Sri Lanka, according to police statistics. These fatalities occurred in 25,704 reported fatal accidents, out of 248,026 accidents recorded between 2016 and 2025.
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[2026-01-16 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Lanka Ride bicycle tour, organized by the Sports Development Department under the guidance of Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage and with media sponsorship from Lake House Institute, passed through Warakapola today.
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[2026-01-16 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Navy thwarted a smuggling racket involving 237 pet birds and apprehended three suspects and a dinghy employed for this illegal act during a search operation in the sea off Kachchativu, Jaffna on Wednesday (14).
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[2026-01-16 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was recently signed between the Sri Lanka Customs and the Inland Revenue Department to conduct investigations through a joint mechanism.
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[2026-01-16 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The stopover visit to Colombo on Monday (January 12) by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Indian External Affairs Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar’s visit last month proves once again how Sri Lanka strives to balance great-power relations with care.
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[2026-01-16 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) assessment on the impact of Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka on Wednesday highlighted the need for continued support to restore infrastructure and livelihoods, particularly for informal workers and small businesses.
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[2026-01-16 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council cycling team.
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[2026-01-16 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s apparel industry made a strong and impactful presence at Source Fashion London 2026, held from January 13-15 at Olympia London, United Kingdom, reinforcing the country’s position as a reliable and competitive global sourcing destination.
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[2026-01-16 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ransath Peiris and Ruwan Fernando delivered confident performances as the YETI SSC Open Tennis Championship 2026 men’s open singles second round continued at the SSC Tennis Courts in Colombo yesterday.
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[2026-01-16 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Infrastructure & Construction Exhibition 2026 a premier industry event dedicated to the nation’s infrastructure and construction sectors will take place from July 3-5, 2026, at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Center (SBMEC), Colombo. Organized by Lanka Exhibitions and Conference Services (Pvt.) Ltd and Savor International Limited from Bangladesh.
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[2026-01-16 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Teldeniya Division Criminal Investigation Division arrested an Air Force officer for allegedly defrauding a Sri Lankan woman employed in Austria of Rs.11.73 Mn after promising to marry her.
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[2026-01-16 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Dulnith Sigera and Kavija Gamage produced two outstanding innings as Sri Lanka Under 19 recorded their second successive victory in the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup warm-up matches, defeating Afghanistan by seven runs under the DLS method in Windhoek on Wednesday.
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[2026-01-16 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Two semi-finals of the Under 13 Division One Inter Schools Cricket Tournament, conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with sponsorship from Sri Lanka Cricket, will be played today at Beddagana and Bandaragama.
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[2026-01-16 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: NDB Bank has renewed its partnership with Clean Ocean Force Lanka, extending three vital environmental initiatives that collectively protect Sri Lanka’s coastal and marine ecosystems.
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[2026-01-16 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Nihon Kohden Singapore, a leading global medical device manufacturer from Japan, together with its local partner Hemas Surgicals and Diagnostics Limited, introduced the Cereb Air, a next-generation EEG monitoring solution, at the Annual Scientific Conference of the Sri Lanka College of Emergency Physicians (SLCEP).
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[2026-01-16 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Insureme one of Sri Lanka’s leading insurance intermediary and InsurTech-enabled risk solutions provider has further strengthened its market offering with the receipt of a Reinsurance Broking Licence from the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (IRCSL).
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[2026-01-16 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Kensley Graduate School hosted its Convocation 2026 on January 8, at the BMICH Main Hall, Colombo, celebrating the academic achievements and professional readiness of its graduating cohort.
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[2026-01-16 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) Tamil Service held the Thai Pongal Festival at the SLBC premises yesterday (15). It was held under the patronage of Tamil Service Director R. Kanapathipillai.
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[2026-01-16 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Moose Clothing launched the Sri Lanka Team Jersey for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, combining modern performance innovation with Sri Lanka’s world-class ethical apparel heritage.
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[2026-01-16 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A Students Visa facilitation free service website used Counselify.ai, an artificial-intelligence platform, was launched on January 8, in Colombo recently, by Magenta Smiley Pvt. Ltd
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[2026-01-16 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Richard Wood and his wife, residents living in the vicinity of the Sri Lanka High Commission in the United Kingdom (UK), have made a financial donation of £2,000 to the Government’s ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund to provide relief to the people affected by Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2026-01-16 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ananda College’s Boys’ Orange Ball championship team pictured with Pradeep Goonasekara, General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Tennis Association, following their title-winning performance.
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[2026-01-16 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Nazeem Ghaffoor was appointed the President of the Western Province Rugby Referees’ Society (WPRRS) at its Annual General Meeting held at Havelock City, Colombo recently.
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[2026-01-16 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Nearly all communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka suffered damage to homes, roads and other critical infrastructure, according to a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) assessment released on Wednesday, underscoring the scale of recovery needs and the urgency of accessible financing for the most vulnerable. The qualitative assessment, based on key informant interviews with 510 local officials, business leaders, and community representatives across 85 divisional secretariat divisions in the 22 most affected districts, found that 95% of
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[2026-01-16 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation General Limited’s (SLIC General) ‘CCC+’ Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) Rating and ‘A+(lka)’ National IFS Rating. The Outlook on the National IFS Ratings is Stable. Fitch typically does not assign Outlooks to issuers with a rating of ‘CCC+’ or below.
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[2026-01-16 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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[2026-01-16 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters in Rome issued an appeal calling for international assistance of US$ 16.5 million to support the early recovery of livelihoods and food security for farming, livestock-keeping and fishing communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka.
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[2026-01-16 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The official website www.rebuildingsrilanka.gov.lk was launched on Tuesday (13) at the inaugural ceremony of the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ National Programme, held at the Lotus Hall of the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), Colombo.
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[2026-01-16 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: On the instructions of the Commissioner General of Excise of the Sri Lanka Excise Department, M.B.N.A. Pemaratne, Deputy Commissioner of Excise (Law Enforcement) Tissa Rajapaksa and the Excise Superintendent (Islandwide Excise Special Operations Unit) G. Hemantha, and under the direction of the OIC of the Islandwide Excise Special Operations Unit, Chief Excise Inspector Neil Ekanayake, based on information received from Excise Inspector Thushara Weeraman, a raid was carried out at a registered beedi company in Mahena, Warakapola on January 09.
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[2026-01-16 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Two Sri Lankan passengers who were illegally bringing a consignment of foreign-made cigarettes worth Rs. 15 million into the country and taking them out of the Katunayake Airport were arrested by a team of officers from the Airport Police Narcotics Bureau in the early hours of 12 January.
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[2026-01-16 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The sacrifices made by Indian soldiers during Operation Pawan in Sri Lanka nearly four decades ago should be honoured, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday, appearing to criticise the governments in the 1990s for not publicly recognising their contributions.
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[2026-01-16 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Darussalam College, Colombo celebrates its 110th Anniversary and issuing of a commemorative stamp at the college premises today (16) at 9 a.m.. It will be held under the patronage of the Principal of the College M. M. Ahamed Nibras. Zonal Director of Education P. R. Devabandu will be the Chief Guest.
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[2026-01-15 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A fire broke out at a vehicle spare parts shop in the Maligawatta area earlier today (15), according to the Fire Services Department of the Colombo Municipal Council.
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[2026-01-15 14:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Nearly all communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka suffered damage to homes, roads and other critical infrastructure, according to a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) assessment released on Wednesday, underscoring the scale of recovery needs and the urgency of accessible financing for the most vulnerable.
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[2026-01-15 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The inaugural Lanka Ride Cycle Race, organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, will commence tomorrow (16) opposite Lake House at 9.00 a.m. The three-day event will conclude on Sunday (18) at Independence Square, covering a total distance of 440 kilometres.
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[2026-01-15 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has announced that no electricity tariff revision will be implemented for the first quarter of 2026, due to the failure of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to submit a formal proposal within the stipulated time frame.
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