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Special access to visit inmates on Christmas Day - Prison Commissioner

Sri Lanka, Dec. 25 -- Inmates in all prisons across the island have been granted a special opportunity to meet visitors today (25) in view of Christmas Day, prison authorities said. Prison Media Spok... Read More


17 feared dead after bus catches fire in India's Karnataka

Sri Lanka, Dec. 25 -- A horrific road accident on National Highway-48 in Chitradurga in India's Karnataka has left at least 17 people feared dead after a private sleeper coach bus caught fire followin... Read More


T-56 assault rifle and ammunition found in Grandpass

Sri Lanka, Dec. 25 -- A T-56 assault rifle and 27 rounds of ammunition have been found on a plot of land in 60-Watta, Grandpass, police stated. Police stated that the firearm and ammunition were foun... Read More


Police obtain detention orders to question suspects arrested in southern seas with large haul of narcotics

Sri Lanka, Dec. 25 -- The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) has taken steps to obtain seven-day detention orders for the suspects arrested in connection with a stock of narcotics discovered on a multi-day... Read More


Law to be strictly enforced against individuals who violate environmental regulations

Sri Lanka, Dec. 25 -- Law will be strictly enforced against individuals who violate environmental regulations, police stated. Police Media Spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police F. U. Wootl... Read More


Gampaha Crimes OIC arrested for soliciting bribe

Sri Lanka, Dec. 25 -- The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Crimes Division of the Gampaha Police Station has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) ... Read More


Christmas Day cyclone greets remote Australian islands

Sri Lanka, Dec. 25 -- Tropical Cyclone Grant is expected to remain a category one system as it passes just to the north of a tiny group of islands off the West Australian coast today. A Cyclone Watch... Read More


Sri Lanka can rise again as a strong, just and humane nation - Opposition Leader

Sri Lanka, Dec. 25 -- Christmas 2025 reminds us not only of what we have lost, but also of what we have not lost within ourselves, our compassion for one another, our willingness to stand together, an... Read More


Sri Lanka can rise again as strong, just and humane nation - Opposition Leader

Sri Lanka, Dec. 25 -- Christmas reminds us not only of what we have lost, but also of what we have not lost within ourselves, our compassion for one another, our willingness to stand together and our ... Read More


Pope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas message

Sri Lanka, Dec. 25 -- Pope Leo has told Christians that the Christmas story should remind them of their duty to help the poor and strangers. In his Christmas Eve sermon, the pope said the story of Je... Read More