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A progress review meeting on the implementation of interoperability among digital systems in Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector was held yesterday (December 16) at the Govijana Mandiraya, according to a statement by Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, K.D. Lal Kantha.

A foreign-manufactured pistol, two magazines used for T-56 weapons, and 267 rounds of live T-56 ammunition belonging to organized underworld criminal “Kehelbaddara Padme” were recovered by officers of the Police Special Task Force (STF) Kelaniya Camp.

A police constable serving at Nilaveli Police Station was arrested yesterday (December 16) for soliciting a bribe of Rs. 10,000 in exchange for providing a police clearance report.

Cabinet Spokesperson and Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, announced that a supplementary budget estimate of Rs. 500 billion will be presented to the Parliament of Sri Lanka tomorrow (December 18).

Hatton National Bank (HNB) has contributed Rs. 100 million to the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund, which was launched to support communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah.

Former Minister C.B. Rathnayake, who had been in remand custody, was today (December 16) ordered by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama to be released on bail.

Six suspects aged between 34 and 48 were arrested on December 14, 2025 in the Kurunegala, Mawathagama, and Wilgamuwa areas over a burglary in the Bulnewa area.

More than one million birth and marriage certificates have been destroyed in Sri Lanka due to landslides and floods caused by Cyclone Ditwah, the Registrar General’s Department confirmed.

The Government of Tamil Nadu dispatched 950 metric tonnes of relief items to Sri Lanka on December 6, 2025, to assist those affected by Cyclone Ditwah.

A consignment of humanitarian relief supplies donated by the Government of Pakistan for disaster relief in Sri Lanka was officially received yesterday (December 15) at the Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT) of the Colombo Port.

The Sri Lanka government has decided to grant special leave to public officers who were unable to report for duty due to waterlogging, floods, landslides, and road blockages caused by Cyclone Ditwah.

The 16th meeting of the National Council for Disaster Management was held this morning (December 15) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo under the leadership of Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The World Bank Group has expressed deep sorrow over the destruction caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka and announced up to US$120 million in emergency support to help the country recover.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (December 15) ordered the release on bail of Dhammika Ranatunga, the former Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Sri Lanka has strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Australia, which targeted a Jewish Hanukkah gathering.

The Commissioner General of Essential Services, Prabath Chandrakeerthi, has said that around 400 million dollars will be needed to rebuild Sri Lanka’s railway system, which was destroyed by Cyclone Ditwah.