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“Will continue to support SL attacks committee” – MP Kavinda Jayawardena

editorMay 31, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO)- United National Party (UNP) Parliamentarian Kavinda Jayawardena says he intends on appearing before the Parliament Select Committee probing the Easter Sunday attacks, even though he

UNP MP Kavinda steps down from Select Committee on Easter Sunday attacks

editorMay 24, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – United National Party’s (UNP) MP Kavinda Jayawardena says that he has decided to step down form the Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to inquire

Sangakkara optimistic SL will stage England series despite attacks

editorMay 24, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Kumar Sangakkara believes Sri Lanka will stage England’s scheduled tour of the island next year despite safety concerns caused by the Easter Sunday terror

Houthis step up drone attacks on Saudi Arabia

editorMay 22, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – The latest hostilities coincide with rising tensions between Iran and Gulf Arab states allied to the United States. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have stepped

UAE, Saudi and Norway notify UN of attacks on oil tankers

editorMay 17, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Four commercial cargo ships were subjected to sabotage operations near UAE territorial waters on May 12. The Permanent Missions of the United Arab

IS brands Sri Lanka’s bombings as revenge attacks

editorApr 30, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Leader of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a video message has claimed the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka in which

FR petition filed over Easter Sunday attacks

editorApr 29, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – A Fundamental Rights (FR) petition has been filed before the Supreme Court against President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Leader of the Opposition

Too early to predict impact of Easter attacks-CBSL Govenor

editorApr 29, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy says the Easter Sunday bombings clearly had an impact on confidence and sentiment,

NZ orders top-level inquiry into Christchurch attacks

editorMar 26, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has ordered a top-level inquiry into the Christchurch mosque attacks that left 50 people dead. She said a

Motor-cycle group attacks 2 youths

editorMay 8, 20180

UTV | COLOMBO – A group of persons who had arrived on motorcycles had attacked 2 youths with sharp objects in Nirveli, Jaffna. The attack