Topic: Sri Lanka — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-13 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Most young people ask- What is the meaning of life? The answer is that you need to give meaning to your life. Former President of America, John. F. Kennedy, once famously said- “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country”.Today we need to find new ways of doing things, as we have done in the past, and as we will do so in the future.
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[2026-01-13 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) Parliamentarian Sivagnanam Shritharan has stated that his party will not support the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) brought against Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya by sections of the Opposition, describing the move as politically motivated and lacking factual basis. Speaking to the media, Shritharan said that the country is in urgent need of comprehensive educational reforms, noting that Sri Lanka’s education standards are lagging behind those of many other nations.
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[2026-01-13 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: High Commissioner of India Santosh Jha, and Bimal Rathnayake, Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, jointly launched the restoration works of Sri Lanka’s Northern Railway Line under an Indian grant of US$ 5 million. The event was also attended by Namal Karunaratne, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Tissa Kumarasiri Warnasuriya, Governor of the North Western Province and Geetha Herath, Member of Parliament.
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[2026-01-13 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Riyadh dispatched the third shipment of 40-foot container relief items worth of SAR 71,000 (US$ 19,000) on Thursday (8) to support the ongoing relief efforts undertaken by the Government of Sri Lanka for the benefit of victims of the Ditwah cyclone, which recently devastated parts of Sri Lanka.
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[2026-01-13 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Ambassador in Poland, Priyangika Dharmasena, held a discussion with, Head of the Warsaw Branch of ZNP Logos Tours, Monika Sznajder, on January 07, 2026. ZNP Logos Tours is a leading outbound travel agency in Poland, operating worldwide tours including trips to Sri Lanka. The discussion focused on understanding any challenges the agency may have faced in the aftermath of “Cyclone Ditwah,” which devastated Sri Lanka in November 2025.
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[2026-01-13 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Young Women’s Muslim Association (YWMA) organised the Certificate Distribution Ceremony of Vocational Studies at the IMEX Reception Hall, Wellampitiya recently. It was held under the patronage of President of the YWMA Fawaza Thaha. The event was sponsored by the Canadian Sri Lankan Muslim Women’s Alliance. Zainab Jameel, student of the vocational centre delivered the welcome address.
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[2026-01-13 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As part of its market outreach initiatives focusing on India, the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) in collaboration with the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Mumbai and with the participation of representatives of the Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO), The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) and SriLankan Airlines, held a highly successful tourism awareness session in Mumbai on January 08, 2026.
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[2026-01-13 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A case filed against former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, his son Ramith Rambukwella, and daughter Amali Rambukwella by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruptions (CIABOC) was yesterday fixed for February 13 by the Colombo High Court.
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[2026-01-13 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Wing Commander (Retd) Lakmal Gunawardena and Praveena Dunuwille stood tall as the men’s and women’s champions at the Monsoon Cup Golf Championship 2025, organised by the Sri Lanka Air Force and held at the scenic China Bay Eagles Golf Links in Trincomalee over the weekend.
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[2026-01-13 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Royal College Colombo ‘B’, Mahinda Rajapaksha College Homagama and St. Joseph’ College Colombo ‘B’ advanced to the semi finals of the Under 13 division 2 inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket.
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[2026-01-13 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Grassroots tennis in Sri Lanka received a major boost as the Janaka Bogollagama Memorial Cool Tennis All Island Inter-School Kids Play Day 2025, organised by the Sri Lanka Tennis Association, got strong corporate backing at the SLTA Headquarters in Colombo, bringing together more than 1,100 young players from 215 school teams in one of the country’s biggest junior tennis initiatives.
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[2026-01-13 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s #1 connectivity provider, has reinforced its enduring commitment to preserving national culture by sponsoring the Kelaniya Duruthu Festival, aligning long standing patronage with purposeful community engagement to honour religious heritage, support cultural continuity, and strengthen shared values.
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[2026-01-13 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Hemas Outreach Foundation announced the opening of its 75th ‘Piyawara’ pre-school, marking a significant milestone in Sri Lanka’s early childhood development landscape. The new pre-school is established under the Homagama Pradeshiya Sabha and in partnership with ‘Fly & Help’, Germany.
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[2026-01-13 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prime Group, a real estate in Sri Lanka, celebrating 30 years of breakthrough innovation in the industry, is expanding footprint with the opening the Group’s 7th branch at Main Street, Kalutara – South.
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[2026-01-13 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Kukus Restaurant, Pub & Bar (Pvt) Ltd is emerging as a dynamic player in Sri Lanka’s hospitality sector, blending food, lifestyle and culture into scalable dining brands that reflect local identity and resilience.
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[2026-01-13 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Three people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a car and a van in Navadankulama, Mundalama, on the Puttalam–Colombo main road, police said.
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[2026-01-13 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Sri Lankan Envoy Kana Kananathan attended the World Tamil Diaspora Day held in Chennai on Sunday, pursuant to an invitation by Tamil Nadu State Government. The event brought together members of the worldwide Tamil community in a celebration of shared identity, heritage, and global engagement. On the margins of the event Kananathan also had a cordial interaction with Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin.
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[2026-01-13 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), together with a consortium of leading Sri Lankan and international partners, launched the Empowering Net Zero Skills for Sri Lanka’s Sustainable and Resilient Future (ENSURE) project at a national stakeholder event held at Waters Edge Hotel, Battaramulla.
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[2026-01-13 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Asiri Health partners with the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) to support and accelerate the growth of HealthTech startups, marking a significant step in strengthening Sri Lanka’s innovation-led healthcare ecosystem.
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[2026-01-13 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Zoomtech Solutions Pvt Ltd launched its 4G WIFI Series Tiandy CCTV Camera and the New Tiandy showroom was opening recently at Maliban Street, Colombo.
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[2026-01-13 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Metalabs, a Sri Lankan-incubated technology innovator with development operations in Sri Lanka and business operations across Singapore, the United States, the Oceanic region, and the Gulf, has been honoured with the Silver Award in the Client Implementations (Enterprise) category at the 2025 ICSDB Excellence Awards for its flagship compliance platform, mAudit.
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[2026-01-13 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sakyamuni Cultural Limited in Hong Kong organised several programmes in support of victims of the recent Ditwah cyclone in Sri Lanka. These efforts were led by Dr. Kwok Shiu Ming, the director of the Sakyamuni Cultural Limited. Essential dry rations were donated to selected families and schoolchildren in the Kandy district.
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[2026-01-13 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Arrangements have been made to hold the inaugural ceremony of the national programme ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’, which has been introduced to effectively steer the country’s rebuilding process, today, January 13, at the Lotus Hall of the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
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[2026-01-13 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: FitsAir, has been certified by the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) as an Approved Training Organisation (ATO), authorising the airline to conduct in-house Airbus A320 pilot type training.
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[2026-01-13 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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[2026-01-13 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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[2026-01-13 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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[2026-01-13 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Social Security Board, which was established 30 years ago with the aim of developing and maintaining a pension scheme for workers in the unorganized sector, operating under the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment, has reportedly achieved the highest progress in its history in 2025.
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[2026-01-13 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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[2026-01-13 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Kegalu Vidyalaya beat Revatha College Balapitiya by innng and 37 runs in the Under 19 two-day inter schools cricket fixture conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with the sponsorship by Sri Lanka Cricket at Balapitiya yesterday.
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[2026-01-12 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Chinese Foreign Minister H.E. Wang Yi arrived in Sri Lanka this morning for a brief transit visit, following his official tour of several African countries. During his visit, he met with Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath, where the two discussed bilateral cooperation and post-disaster recovery efforts.
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[2026-01-12 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A special media briefing on the Lanka Ride island-wide cycling event was held today (12) at the Duncan White Auditorium of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The event is jointly organized by the Ministry, the Department of Sports Development, and Lake House.
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[2026-01-12 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Minister of Science and Technology, Professor Krishantha Abeysena, announced that a special initiative, the “Science Against Disaster” national program, will be launched in Colombo on January 14 to enhance coordination among disaster management institutions and reduce damage during emergencies.
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[2026-01-12 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Chinese government has donated 11.484 million meters of fabric to Sri Lanka to support the national school uniform program, the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education announced.
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[2026-01-12 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Wanindu Hasaranga created history on yesterday (11) as he became the first Sri Lankan and the fifth player in men’s T20I cricket to claim 150 wickets, leading Sri Lanka to a 14-run victory over Pakistan in the rain-affected third T20I in Dambulla.
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[2026-01-12 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The inaugural ceremony of the national programme ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ will be held tomorrow, 13 January, at the Lotus Hall of the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
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[2026-01-12 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo High Court has ordered that the corruption case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, his children Ramith Rambukwella and Amali Nayanika Rambukwella, and their employee Nipuni Krishnajina, be recalled on February 13.
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[2026-01-12 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Three people have died in a fatal road accident that occurred this morning (12) in the Mundalama Navadankulama area on the Puttalam-Colombo main road.
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[2026-01-12 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka has been highlighted as one of the cheapest and most beautiful places to retire in Asia, according to the Annual Global Retirement Index. The report ranks the island nation as the most budget-friendly retirement destination, ahead of Vietnam, Thailand, Bali, and Malaysia.
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[2026-01-12 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Radio drama in Sri Lanka spans a century of history. As a medium, it has served as a powerful cultural force.
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[2026-01-12 14:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake early this morning (12) during a transit stop while returning to China after concluding an official visit to South Africa.
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[2026-01-12 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka 160 for 6 (Shanaka 34, Mendis 30, Wasim 3-54) beat Pakistan 146 for 8 (Agha 45, Hasaranga 4-35) by 14 runs
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[2026-01-12 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Postmaster General Ruwan Sathkumara stated that the Department of Posts has successfully exceeded the revenue target set by the General Treasury for 2025.
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[2026-01-12 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The country’s annual workers’ remittances has surpassed the USD 8 billion mark in 2025 for the first time in history , according to the latest data released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).
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[2026-01-12 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The inaugural Lanka Ride cycling race conducted by the Sports Development Department of the Sports Ministry and the Cycling Judges Association will get underway on January 16,17,18 while Lake House Print Media and Lake House Digital Media have come forward with their sponsorship to promote this mega national event.
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[2026-01-12 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunnetti noted that Sri Lanka Expo 2026, a landmark initiative that reflects Sri Lanka’s ambition to expand exports, promote Sri Lankan products globally and elevate Sri Lanka’s global presence in international markets will create new opportunities for exporters whilst strengthening the country’s economic growth.
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[2026-01-12 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Table leaders CR and FC produced a marvellous performance to stun defending champions and previously unbeaten Kandy Sports Club by 25 points (two goals, one try, two penalties) to 20 (one goal, two tries, one penalty) in their Maliban Trophy Sri Lanka Rugby Inter-Club ‘A’ Division League match played at the Nittawela Stadium in Kandy yesterday.
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[2026-01-12 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India will build over 15 additional Bailey Bridges, in addition to ones already constructed over the coming weeks, ensuring comprehensive restoration of connectivity across all disaster affected areas, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said.
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[2026-01-12 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a remarkable twist in the tourism landscape, Sri Lanka has officially claimed the title of the third fastest-growing travel destination for Australian holidaymakers in 2025, boasting an impressive 19 percent increase in arrivals year-on-year. According to the latest statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the picturesque island nation now ranks just behind outshining well-established regional competitors.
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[2026-01-12 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said that while strengthening and protecting free education, Sri Lanka must preserve its national identity, history and culture and modernise the education system accordingly.
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