With less than a week to go till Christmas Day Colombo is covered in festive cheer. Shop windows are dressed with tinsel, fake snow and mannequins adorned with Santa Claus hats.
Take a trip down Pettah and you can find Christmas trees ranging from 4ft to 12ft. With hawkers selling a huge variety of coloured baubles, giant golden stars and even inflatable Santas to decorate these imitation ferns.
Pictures by Dilantha Dissanayake
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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