The Road Development Authority (RDA) Director General K. W. Kandambi stated that 302 roads damaged due to floods and landslides in several parts of the island during the recent adverse weather, have now been opened for traffic and the remaining 14 roads are currently being urgently repaired. He was speaking at a media briefing yesterday, the Director General further said …
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Sri Lanka Customs has achieved a record revenue of Rs. 2,497 billion in 2025, exceeding the revised annual target, according to Customs Media Spokesperson and Director Chandana Punchihewa. The growth in revenue is attributed to a combination of internal measures introduced by Customs and the resumption of vehicle imports, which significantly increased collections. Last year’s revenue target stood at Rs. …
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Showers will occur at times in Uva province and in Ampara, Batticaloa, Matale, Nuwara-Eliya and Polonnaruwa districts. Fairly heavy falls above 50 mm are likely at some places in these areas. Several spells of showers will occur in Northern province and in Kandy, Anuradhapura and Trincomalee districts. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa province and in …
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The funeral arrangements for Latha Walpola have been announced. Her remains will lie in state at Jayaratne Restpect Home, Borella, from 4:00 PM on December 28 through December 30 for public respects. The funeral will be conducted with full state sponsorship On December 31, the remains will be at Independence Square, Colombo, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM for state …
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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 …
Continue ReadingKollupitiya 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 …
Continue ReadingThe 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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