The most devastating natural disaster to hit Sri Lanka in decades, Cyclone Ditwah, has forced the country into its most severe climate-related humanitarian crisis in recent memory. Sri Lanka is only beginning to recover and analysts are only now starting to review the disaster in its totality and examine its economic, health and agricultural impacts and the methods by which …
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Several spells of showers will occur in Northern, North-central, Eastern, Uva and Central provinces and in Hambantota district. 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 in these areas. Fairly strong winds of about 40 kmph …
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Kollupitiya Police have arrested 10 foreign women from three countries during a raid on a premises allegedly operating as a brothel under the guise of an Ayurvedic massage centre. Officers also recovered a quantity of duty-free cigarettes from the possession of one of the arrested women, police said. Kollupitiya Police said the raid was carried out at a location along …
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Police lifeguards rescued a foreign couple who were being caught by a diabetic and being taken to the sea. A foreign couple who were on duty on police patrol were rescued by a lifeguard police officers who were on duty on the Narigama beach in Hikkaduwa today (2025.12.27) Water accident foreign couple aged 23 and 20 years old Belarus and …
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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, …
Continue ReadingIssued 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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