President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paid his final respects to the remains of the late veteran actor Kalashoori Sathischandra Edirisinghe at his residence in Kelaniya this morning (25).
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The hill country Malayagam community have made a financial donation of Rs. 1 million to the government's 'Rebuilding Sri Lanka' Fund to provide relief to those affected by Cyclone Ditwah.
As the month of December dawns, Christian devotees prepare to celebrate Christmas. The message of peace that echoed from Bethlehem with the birth of the infant Jesus continues to be honoured and revered by Christians across the world.
Christians around the world joyfully commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ with deep devotion today (25), marking the sacred celebration of Christmas.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Yangon, Myanmar, reports the valuable support received from the Government of Myanmar, as well as from charity, business, and private entities, for disaster relief efforts in Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah.
A few showers may occur in Uva province and in Ampara, Batticaloa, Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
A financial contribution of LKR 50 million has been made by National Development Bank PLC to the “Rebuilding Sri Lanka” Fund, which was established to restore the livelihoods of people affected by Cyclone Ditwah and to rebuild the country following the disaster.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Ministry of Education, together with UNICEF, will take necessary steps to renovate schools that can be restored quickly and to relocate schools located in high-risk areas to safer locations, following an assessment of schools affected by Cyclone Ditwah.
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Sri Lanka, H.E. Adel Ibrahim, paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), at the Deputy Minister’s Office yesterday (23 Dec).
The Sri Lanka Navy is contributing to ‘Nena Diri Meheyuma’, a week-long initiative led by the Uva Provincial Ministry of Education from 20 to 27 December 2025. The initiatives focus on rehabilitating schools and pre-schools in the Badulla district that sustained damage from Cyclone ‘Ditwah’.
A few showers may occur in Uva province and in Ampara, Batticaloa, Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
Wang Junzheng, Member , 20th Central Committee, Communist Party of China and Secretary, CPC Committee of Xizang Autonomous Region
India is standing more strongly than ever with Sri Lanka in its efforts to rebuild the country - Indian Minister of External Affairs, Dr. S. Jaishankar
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