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Hong Kong protests: Demonstrators gather amid rising tensions

editorAug 3, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Protesters have gathered in Hong Kong for the ninth weekend in a row amid mounting tensions with the authorities. After an appeal, police granted

Hong Kong protests: Jeremy Hunt warns China against ‘repression’

editorJul 4, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – The UK foreign secretary has continued to warn China not to “repress” violent protesters in Hong Kong. A group of activists occupied Hong Kong’s

Hong Kong protests: China tells UK not to interfere in ‘domestic affairs’

editorJul 4, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – China has warned the UK not to “interfere in its domestic affairs” amid a growing diplomatic row over the recent protests in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong extradition protests leaves city in shock

editorJun 13, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Authorities have shut some government offices in Hong Kong’s financial district after the worst violence the city has seen in decades. By Thursday

Hong Kong extradition: Debate over bill delayed amid protests

editorJun 12, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Thousands of protesters and police in Hong Kong are engaged in a standoff as anger grows over a bill which would allow extradition to

Hong Kong protests: Chinese state media blames ‘foreign forces’

editorJun 10, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – “Foreign forces” are seeking to “to hurt China by trying to create havoc in Hong Kong”, Chinese state media said after mass protests in

GMOA to hold series of protests against Rajitha

utvnewsenglishJun 9, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Government Medical Officers Association has decided to launch a week of a series of protests to educate the public on the actions

Indonesia post-election protests leave six dead – Jakarta governor

editorMay 22, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Six people have been killed and 200 injured during mass rallies against the re-election of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, said Jakarta’s governor. Police said

Yekaterinburg church protests: Putin calls for poll to solve row

editorMay 17, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has intervened in an ongoing row over a new church in Yekaterinburg. He said the Russian Orthodox Church “should unite

Iraq protests threaten to ‘paralyze’ oil industry in Basra

editorJul 11, 20180

UTV | COLOMBO – Thousands of protesting tribesmen in southern Iraq have threatened to “paralyze” oil production if the hundreds of companies running the oil