General Election Postal Voting from today editorJul 13, 20200 UTV | COLOMBO – Marking of postal ballots for the 2020 General Election will take place from today. 705,085 electors are eligible to cast their Read more
Schools closed for a week from today editorJul 13, 20200 UTV | COLOMBO – All schools in the country will be closed for a week from today. The Ministry of Education said measures have been Read more
Two arrivals from Iran add to COVID-19 case tally editorJul 12, 20200 UTV | COLOMBO – Two more foreign arrivals are confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, stated the Department of Government Information. The new cases have been Read more
29 persons released from Vanni quarantine centre editorJul 12, 20200 UTV | COLOMBO – 29 persons who completed the mandatory 14 day quarantine have been released. The individuals who left for their homes this morning Read more
185 Lankans repatriated from the Maldives editorJul 12, 20200 UTV | COLOMBO -185 Sri Lankans stranded in the Maldives, owing to travel restrictions imposed as a result of the coronavirus, arrived in the island Read more
Angulana shooting: Suspect died from head injuries editorJul 12, 20200 UTV | COLOMBO – The post-mortem examination of the suspect who succumbed to injuries when shot at by the Angulana Police in Lunawa, Moratuwa, has Read more
Roger Stone: Trump spares ex-adviser from prison, sparking critics’ anger editorJul 11, 20200 UTV | COLOMBO – US President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of his longtime ally and former adviser Roger Stone. The move – Read more
‘Kalu Malli’, arrested from Angoda editorJul 10, 20200 UTV | COLOMBO – Rohan Pradeep alias Kalu Malli, a close associate of an organized criminal Kosgoda Tharaka, has been arrested in Angoda with heroin. Read more
Another group of Sri Lankans repatriated from UAE editorJul 10, 20200 UTV | COLOMBO – Another group of Sri Lankans who were stranded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) arrived in Sri Lanka early this morning. Read more
Eight returnees from African continent infected with malaria editorJul 9, 20200 UTV | COLOMBO – Eight Sri Lankans who had recently returned to the country from the African Continent are reported to have contracted malaria. Dr. Read more