The legendary Sri Lankan singer Latha Walpola has passed away today (27). Born in Mount Lavinia in 1934, legendary singer Latha Walpola made her debut on Radio Ceylon in 1946 at the age of 12. She made her playback singing debut in 1953 with the film Eda Ra, and during the same year, sang for three films alongside Dharmadasa Walpola. …
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Officers of Borella police station investigated a house in Borella, Mihidusenpura area on yesterday (26) afternoon and arrested a suspect with 490 grams of heroin, 300 grams of marijuana and 101 grams of marijuana. She, who is 65, has been identified as a resident of the Dematagoda area and is investigating by the Borella police station to arrest other suspects …
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The Police Special Task Force is prohibited to use in the prison which was found and arrested by the immediate investigation sessions conducted repeatedly at the Boosa Prison from January 01 2025 to December 26, 2025. The amount of property is as follows. 113 mobile phones, Phone charges (Chargers – 110), 159 sim cards, memory chips (Memory cards) – 2, …
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Former Minister Douglas Dewananda (26) has been arrested by the same department in connection with the investigation conducted by the murder investigation department. The arrest has been made in connection with an investigation related to finding a pistol type firearm that was legally issued to Mr. A by the Armed Forces hidden in a scene near a bokku in 2019, …
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URUMQI, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — The 22.13-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world’s longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on Friday. Traversing the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the tunnel slashes what was once a several-hour mountain drive to just 20 minutes. As a vital artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang, the …
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Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has alleged that the current government is attempting to suppress freedom of expression and media freedom, leading the country towards authoritarian rule. The Opposition Leader made these remarks in a special statement on Thursday (25 Dec), regarding the government’s pressure on independent media In a video message, Premadasa said that in a democratic country, the four …
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Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 26 December 2025 A few showers may occur in Northern, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Polonnaruwa, Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa province and in Galle, Matara and Kaluthara districts after 2.00 p.m. Fairly heavy falls above 50 mm are likely at some places. Fairly strong …
Continue ReadingA motorbike running towards Matugama from Aluthgama and a Bolero cab coming from the opposite direction collided face to face near the 05 pole junction of Aluthgama Mathugama road on yesterday (25 The motorbike rider, the later rider and a 3-year-old girl injured in the accident has died as the girl was admitted to Darga city hospital. The other two …
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paying his final respects to the remains of the late veteran actor Kalashoori Sathischandra Edirisinghe at his residence in Kelaniya yesterday morning (25). The President also conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family. Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa and several others were present on the occasion.
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Christians around the world joyfully commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ with deep devotion today (25), marking the sacred celebration of Christmas. This year, the people of Sri Lanka observe Christmas at a decisive moment in our national journey, having faced an extremely challenging natural disaster as a nation and while striving with determination to overcome its hardships and rise …
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