Topic: Transport — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-15 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Carmaker expands testing to 27 categories at Ningbo facility to prioritise safety over discounts in a crowded market
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[2025-12-15 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thailand last year exported 2.2 billion litres of fuel to Cambodia, according to the energy ministry’s data
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[2025-12-15 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Natural disasters unleash their fury, subjecting the innocent victims into a state of shock. As the uncertain days unfold hopelessness and abandonment sets in. Soon the human mind is submerged with fear, confusion and relentless worry. What does the future hold for us? For thousands of afflicted Sri Lankans, this question dominates their mind by day and night- as the world prepares to entre 2026.
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[2025-12-15 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government of Sri Lanka and the Government of Italy formally renewed the Bilateral Agreement for Mutual Recognition of Driving Licenses between Italy and Sri Lanka on Friday (12) in Rome, Italy. The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Italy, Satya Rodrigo, signed the Agreement on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka while the Deputy Minister and Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, signed the Agreement on behalf of the Government of Italy.
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[2025-12-15 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: NDB Bank recently concluded another edition of the NDB Leasing Auto Carnival Promotion, held at the Nawam Mawatha car park.
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[2025-12-15 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd South Asia and Southeast Asia, working in close coordination with the Sri Lanka Army, the Road Development Authority (RDA), local authorities and surrounding communities, has recently completed the emergency clearing of the A5 highway, restoring a vital transportation link that had been severely obstructed by landslides and debris in the aftermath of Cyclone ‘Ditwah’.
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[2025-12-15 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Farmers in southern France are incensed by the government’s mandatory slaughter of herds to contain ‘lumpy skin disease’
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[2025-12-14 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Motor racing superstar Yevan David made history for Sri Lanka by becoming the first Sri Lankan to win the Euroformula Open Rookie Championship and finish second overall in the 2025 season.
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[2025-12-14 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Road under city’s most densely populated urban area will cut peak-hour journey time from Kowloon Bay to Yau Ma Tei down to five minutes
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[2025-12-14 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dominic Chow, deputy director general of civil aviation, outlines road map at Beijing conference, says costs will be much lower than helicopter services
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[2025-12-14 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities arrested five men over the plan to carry out the attack in southern Bavaria state
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[2025-12-14 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Many buyers were swayed by a 20,000 yuan (US$2,830 ) trade-in subsidy offered by the government for purchasing electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles
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[2025-12-14 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ministry of Environment has decided not to grant approval for the construction of a new road or the repair and use of an old road through the World Heritage-listed Knuckles Reserve Forest, citing serious environmental risks, Environment Minister Dhammika Patabendi said.
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[2025-12-14 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ski resorts record big visitor increases as high-speed rail and flight expansions bring in those who have tried the sport in indoor venues
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[2025-12-14 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Video clips posted online show one minibus colliding with taxi in front, before being struck from behind by second minibus
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[2025-12-14 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Semi-official media cited few details but the news comes days after the US intercepted a tanker off Venezuela allegedly linked to Tehran
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[2025-12-13 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kyiv and its allies say Moscow aims to cripple Ukraine’s power grid to deny residents access to light, heat and running water
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[2025-12-13 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s strategy to project influence through gifting prestigious presidential palaces and parliamentary buildings labelled ‘unique’
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[2025-12-13 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2025-12-13 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sarana Road is not known to many, perhaps only to a chosen few in Colombo familiar with the vicinity of the BMICH. It remains almost anonymous, given the in-between stretch of Colombo traffic on an average weekday. But for those who know the place intimately, the upper storey of the Narada Centre took on a different life on Poya days.
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[2025-12-13 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The designation marks a turning point, potentially ending years of family dispute and opening the door to heritage preservation in Singapore
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[2025-12-12 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A swift and courageous decision by a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus driver prevented a major tragedy this morning (12) when the brakes failed on a bus travelling from Badulla to Anuradhapura.
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[2025-12-12 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: National People’s Power (NPP) MP Ashoka Ranwala was arrested by police following a car accident yesterday (11) evening, authorities confirmed.
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[2025-12-12 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Nuwara Eliya District Secretary Thushari Tennakoon stated that an earth mound has collapsed on the main road from the Katukithula area on the Gampola-Nuwara Eliya main road, which was opened to traffic.
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[2025-12-12 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dara Khosrowshahi says firm ‘won’t necessarily object’ to levy on ride-hailing trips to support taxi trade, but it depends on details of regulation
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[2025-12-12 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: New details have emerged about the accident involving a jeep driven by former Speaker and Member of Parliament Asoka Ranwala, which resulted in a head-on collision with a car.
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[2025-12-12 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-12 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka is poised to make significant inroads into the global Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) industry, with Deputy Minister of Tourism Prof. Ruwan Ranasinghe affirming that the country has both the infrastructure and strategic potential to host high-level international business events.
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[2025-12-12 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A year ago, Sisil Fernando, a visual artist, was asked to contribute a painting to ‘Artful Struggles 2024,’ an exhibition at the Gateshead Library Gallery commemorating the second anniversary of the ‘Aragalaya.’ The exhibition was presented by GemArts and Gateshead Arts Development Team as part of GemArts’ 2024 Masala Festival which celebrates South Asian art in the Northeast of the UK.
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[2025-12-12 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: When a major natural disaster strikes—be it a cyclone, heavy rainfall, floods, landslides, or an earthquake—the immediate focus of any nation shifts to saving lives and supporting affected communities. Roads become the first, and sometimes the only, links between disaster-hit areas and emergency responders. Ambassadors of relief—such as ambulances, medical teams, rescue workers, fuel tankers, water bowsers, and food suppliers—depend heavily on safe and functional road networks.
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[2025-12-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Following the destruction caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka, the Integrated Task Force of the Shatrujeet Brigade of the Indian Army on Wednesday (10) restored an essential communication infrastructure in one of the worst-affected areas near Kandy.
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[2025-12-12 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath posting a message on X said, “Today, I thanked Ambassador Carmen Moreno of the European Union to Sri Lanka, and the Ambassadors & Representatives of the EU countries present in Sri Lanka (Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Romania) for the commitment of Euro 1.8 million from the European Union in support of Sri Lanka’s recovery efforts.
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[2025-12-12 04:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Thousands of chickens died after a lorry overturned on a highway, authorities in the central German city of Magdeburg said on Thursday.
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[2025-12-12 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong’s Immigration Department says it has received a request for help regarding the case
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[2025-12-11 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police officers board aircraft after it safely landed at Hong Kong airport, arrest man for allegedly violating Aviation Security Ordinance
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[2025-12-11 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Japanese police have suspended the car driving licences of nearly 900 cyclists after they were caught riding bicycles under the influence of alcohol, local media report.
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[2025-12-11 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Nuwara Eliya District Secretary Thushari Tennakoon announced that four roads, including the Kandy–Nuwara Eliya road, which were blocked by landslides caused by heavy rains, have now been restored to normal.
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[2025-12-11 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo, conducted a field visit to Chilaw yesterday(10) to oversee ongoing disaster relief operations and infrastructure restoration.
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[2025-12-11 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2025-12-11 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court has imposed a fine of Rs. 500,000 on a supermarket along Glenfall Road for selling bottled drinking water at a price higher than the government-approved rate.
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[2025-12-11 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mining minister says China and Rio Tinto were pressed to work on shared infrastructure because ‘we do not want railways running everywhere’
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[2025-12-11 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: As the Trump administration’s immigration dragnet intensified in June, a nurse in Portland, Oregon, left work one midafternoon and drove to a nearby detention facility to voice his opposition. Federal agents had set off smoke grenades, driving away many protesters at the front of the facility, but Vincent Hawkins lifted his megaphone anyway.
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[2025-12-11 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The country’s worst natural disaster, Cyclone ‘Ditwah’, has elicited a gigantic relief and rehabilitation effort from the Government as it grapples with the task of rebuilding a nation coming to terms with the deaths of over 630 persons, a half a million affected people and massive scale infrastructure damage.
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[2025-12-11 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As the floodwaters slowly recede across Sri Lanka, they reveal a level of destruction that words struggle to capture. Entire neighborhoods have been swept away. Houses that once sheltered families are now piles of rubble. Roads have vanished under mud and debris. Bridges have broken apart like toys. Lives have been overturned in a matter of hours.
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[2025-12-11 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Reconstruction on the Gampola – Nawalapitiya main road near Galbokkuwa continues with the assistance of Sri Lanka Army.
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[2025-12-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) yesterday announced a major boost for youth rugby, confirming that the Korean Rugby Football Union (KRU) will fully fund a special high-performance tour for a Sri Lankan Under-15 Development Squad from December 15 to 22, 2025 — covering air travel, visas, accommodation, meals, transport and all medical costs.
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[2025-12-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: FERNANDOPULLE – GLORIA JANZ – Beloved wife of Clarence, our dear member of the Regina-Mundi CLC Mission To The Poorest, 763, Aluthmawatha Road, Colombo-15. Adored mother of Rozanne Adrina, expired. Remains at Mahinda Forist, Wattala from 10th Dec. 10.00 a.m. to 11th Dec. Thursday 4.00 p.m. Burial at 4.30 p.m.
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[2025-12-11 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The mother and child arrived safely at a San Francisco hospital, and the vehicle was taken out of service for cleaning
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[2025-12-11 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedDecember 10 2025
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[2025-12-11 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: د آلمان په راينلنډ فالز ایالت کې د پولیسو يوې ګزمې پر لويه لاره په يوه موټر کې د يوې ښځې تر ليدو وروسته چې پخپل لاسي تليفون کې پر ټايپ کولو مصروفه وه، داسې څه کشف کړي چې دوی یې شوک کړي دي.
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