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Harini Amarasuriya attended the 2026 Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA) Annual Lecture held at the University of Oxford on 19 May, where she delivered a lecture titled “The Politics of Development: Sri Lanka and Beyond.” The lecture, held at the…

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Addressing an audience comprising students, academics, and researchers from across the University of Oxford, Dr.

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Claim 1: “she delivered a lecture titled “The Politics of Development: Sri Lanka and Beyond.””

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Three independent web sources (The Island, Daily Mirror, and a third source regarding the OSGA lecture) confirm the specific title of the lecture as 'The Politics of Development: Sri Lanka and Beyond'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harini Nireka Amarasuriya (born 6 March 1970) is a Sri Lankan sociologist, academic, activist, and politician serving as the 16th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka since 2024. Having spent a decade as an ac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harini_Amarasuriya

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Harini Amarasuriya, who has been serving as the 16th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka since 25 September 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_prime_mi…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka no later than 21 February 2030. They will determine the composition of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, which determines the government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_…

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Claim 2: “OSGA Head Professor Diego Sanchez-Ancochea commended the Prime Minister’s lecture”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding Professor Diego Sanchez-Ancochea or his comments on the lecture.

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Claim 3: “The lecture, held at the St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, and organised by the OSGA”

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The Daily Mirror specifically mentions the event took place at St Antony’s College and was organized by the OSGA, while other sources confirm the OSGA organization and Oxford location.

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web search NEUTRAL — The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England.This is an accepted version of this page. This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 May 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oxford

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web search NEUTRAL — “We were honoured to welcome Dr Amarasuriya to Oxford to deliver the OSGA Annual Lecture. She offered an important and timely reflection on the relationship between politics and development, drawing o…
https://www.area-studies.ox.ac.uk/article/prime-minister-of-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya delivered a lecture titled “The Politics of Development: Sri Lanka and Beyond” at the 2026 OSGA Annual Lecture, held at the University of Oxford. The event took p…
https://www.dailymirror.lk/caption-story/PM-Harini-speaks-at…

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Claim 4: “Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya attended the 2026 Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA) Annual Lecture held at the University of Oxford on 19 May”

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Multiple independent news sources (The Island, Daily Mirror) confirm that Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya attended the 2026 OSGA Annual Lecture at the University of Oxford on May 19.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, officially the Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the second-highest ranking office in the executive branch of the Government of Sri L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sri_Lanka

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