49-year-old doctor drowns at Mirissa Beach

2025-12-26   |   General

A doctor tragically drowned at Mirissa Beach on September 25. The victim was the Chief Doctor at Walana District Hospital in Weligama. Local residents...

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Original locomotive absent from Tsunami Train commemorative run

2025-12-26   |   General

The original train engine that was involved in the Peraliya disaster during the 2004 tsunami did not take part in this year's memorial run. Instead, t...

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North Korea s Kim Jong Un signals continued missile development in next 5 years

2025-12-26   |   General

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has indicated that the country will persist in its missile development for the next five years. This announcement came...

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NPP PS member arrested for threatening female Grama Niladhari officer

2025-12-26   |   General

A member of the Puttalam Pradeshiya Sabha from the National People’s Power (NPP) was arrested by Mundalama Police early this morning (26) for allege...

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Seven youths arrested for illegal motorcycle racing in Panadura

2025-12-26   |   General

The Panadura North Police have taken seven young men into custody for participating in illegal motorcycle races that involved betting. The suspects, a...

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Election of new chairman for Weligama PS postponed again

2025-12-26   |   Politics

The election for a new Chairman of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha has been delayed again due to ongoing issues. This marks the second postponement of t...

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Woman arrested over showroom manager s shooting in Ambalangoda

2025-12-26   |   General

New details have come to light about the shooting death of a showroom manager in Ambalangoda. Joint investigations by the Police Special Task Force (S...

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Met. Dept warns of heavy rain across several provinces from Dec. 29

2025-12-26   |   General

The Meteorology Department of Sri Lanka has announced that an active easterly wave will pass over the island starting December 29. This is expected to...

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68% of Badulla District identified as landslide-risk areas- NBRO

2025-12-25   |   General

The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) reported that around 68% of the land in Badulla District is at risk of landslides. Geologist Harsha...

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Sri Lankan man arrested after knife incident near Tokyo s Shinagawa Station

2025-12-25   |   General

A Sri Lankan man was taken into custody on Monday, December 22, after he held a utility knife to his neck outside a Yoshinoya restaurant near Shinagaw...

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