Topic: Sri Lanka — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-18 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s Tourism Authority reported that 2.3 million foreign tourists visited the country in 2025, marking a notable increase in arrivals. Indian tourists accounted for the largest share, with 531,511 visitors—up by 114,000 compared to 2024.
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[2026-01-18 12:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The final stage of the Lanka Ride national cycling tour, organized by the Department of Sports Development under the guidance of Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage, takes place today, with Lake House serving as the official media sponsor.
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[2026-01-18 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The second day of the Lanka Ride cycling event, organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports with media sponsorship from Lake House, commenced today (17) at 9.00 a.m. near the Gannoruwa Agricultural Research Institute. The event was inaugurated by Member of Parliament Thanura Dissanayake.
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[2026-01-17 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beating logistical chaos and searing heat for a place in World Book of Records, Rahul Sharma also raises over HK$104,000 for children’s charity
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[2026-01-17 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The second day of the inaugural Lanka Ride cycle tour concluded earlier today (17) near the Anuradhapura Public Stadium.
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[2026-01-17 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A woman impersonating a Police Inspector was arrested near a lodge in Pettah by officers from the Colombo Central Crimes Division.
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[2026-01-17 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lankan parliamentary delegation, led by Speaker Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, participated in the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC), held under the patronage of Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The Conference was inaugurated on 15 January 2026 at the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, Parliament House Complex, New Delhi, and concluded on 16 January 2026.
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[2026-01-17 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Customs has recorded a strong start to revenue collection in 2026, with earnings reaching 106.6 billion rupees during the first 13 days of January, exceeding two-thirds of the monthly target of 160.2 billion rupees, official figures show.
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[2026-01-17 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa met with United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, yesterday (16) at the Opposition Leader’s Office in Colombo, as she prepares to conclude her tenure and return to the United States.
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[2026-01-17 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday (16) ordered that the case involving Neville Wanniarachchi, the former Chief Security Officer to ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa, be taken up again on June 9.
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[2026-01-17 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka has received a contribution of LKR 10.2 million from the Royal Thai Government to support reconstruction efforts following the devastation caused by Cyclone “Ditwah.”
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[2026-01-17 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The second stage of the inaugural Lanka Ride cycling race is scheduled to commence today (17), with over 150 cyclists representing 27 clubs preparing to take on the 135.9-kilometre route from Gannoruwa to the Anuradhapura Public Grounds. The stage features challenging climbs and hilly terrain, which are expected to test riders’ endurance and strategy.
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[2026-01-17 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A man who was injured in a shooting incident in the Jinthupitiya area last night (16) has died after being admitted to the National Hospital of Colombo, police said.
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[2026-01-17 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Cyclists negotiate the Peliyagoda flyover during the opening stage of the Lanka Ride yesterday.
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[2026-01-17 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Police have obtained 95 International Police (Interpol) red notices for 95 Sri Lankan criminal suspects who are presently hiding in overseas countries and operating their criminal networks, and have intensified their crackdown on organized crime through a special operation under the directives of IGP Priyantha Weerasuriya. Addressing a special Police press briefing held yesterday (16), Police Media Spokesman ASP F.
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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 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A fact-finding mission will visit Sri Lanka during January 22 to 28, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Communications Department Director Julie Kozack told a press briefing held in Washington DC on Thursday (15).
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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: 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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