{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_2x7g2bkdsf6ntxuh3ama","title":"Sajith accuses govt. of using data selectively in crucial report","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/sajith-accuses-govt-of-using-data-selectively-in-crucial-report-2x7g2bkdsf","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_y7cxrixhqs4w4jwy3hra","seq":874534,"kind":"article","title":"Sajith Accuses Government of Cherry-Picking Data to Mislead Public on Socio-Economic Reality","url":"https://www.lankanewspapers.com/2026/09/30/sajith-accuses-government-of-cherry-picking-data-to-mislead-public-on-socio-economic-reality","published":"2026-09-30T06:10:00Z","seen":"2026-09-30T09:56:40Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"lankanewspapers.com","name":"lankanewspapers.com","domain":"lankanewspapers.com"},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["business","economy","politics"],"authors":["Lanka Newspapers"],"entities":[{"id":"Q106451229","name":"Sajith","type":"person"}],"story":"st_2x7g2bkdsf6ntxuh3ama","category":"politics","category_p":0.7599999904632568,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.8399999737739563,"political":0.8799999952316284},{"id":"n_2x7g2bkdsf6ntxuh3ama","seq":802546,"kind":"article","title":"Sajith accuses govt. of using data selectively in crucial report","url":"http://island.lk/sajith-accuses-govt-of-using-data-selectively-in-crucial-report","summary":"Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has said the government is attempting to paint a falsely beautiful picture of the country’s situation through the Socio-Economic Data report issued together with the Census and Statistics and the Central Bank. “They have selectively included certain information while intentionally omitting other vital facts,” Premadasa has said in a media statement. […]","published":"2026-09-30T00:02:31Z","seen":"2026-09-30T01:55:44Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-island-lk-63b2e8","name":"island.lk","domain":"island.lk","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q7742673","name":"The Island","type":"newspaper","country":"LK","designations":["daily newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-island-lk-63b2e8","topics":["asia","news","featured"],"authors":["Sahan Weerasooriya"],"entities":[{"id":"Q106451229","name":"Sajith","type":"person"}],"story":"st_2x7g2bkdsf6ntxuh3ama","category":"politics","category_p":0.6800000071525574,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7799999713897705,"political":0.8799999952316284}]}