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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Sagarika Hitihamu The Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI) is currently conducting a research study titled“Strengthening Livestock Extension Services: Identifying Challenges, Gaps, and Developing Strategies to Enhance Dairy and Goat Production in Sri Lanka.” As part of this study, a Focus Group Discussion (FGD was conducted in Batticaloa District of the Eastern Province with key officials from the …
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By P.M. Dilini Bhagya Weerasekara As new technologies transform our lives, global temperature and CO₂ concentration are quietly climbing, and climate change has taken center stage. The main international agreement for coordinating responses to climate change is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which seeks to stabilize atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases at a level that precludes …
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