School vacations to commence from Aug. 03
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Ministry of Education announced that all Government and Sinhala and Tamil schools will be closed for vacation on 03 August, and will...
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Commonwealth Secretary-General to visit Sri Lanka this week
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland QC will arrive in Sri Lanka on Wednesday, 01 August for a four-day official visit, the Foreign Ministry said....
Canadian family with Sri Lankan links escape jeep fire
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A Canadian family with Sri Lankan links escaped a fire in their jeep and are now seeking answers. The Hamilton family escaped injury...
Two Persons Nabbed with Locally Manufactured Firearms
(UTV|COLOMBO) Sewanagala Police and Lahugala Special Task Force were arrested two persons with 2 locally manufactured firearms. Reports revealed Sewanagala Police had caught the suspect...
President calls for accelerating North, East development
(UTV|COLOMBO) President Maithripala Sirisena while hailing the success of the government’s programme to promote reconciliation and co-existence yesterday stressed the importance of expediting development activities...
Conducting A/L Tuition Classes Banned From Today Midnight
(UTV|COLOMBO) Conducting tuition classes targeting the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination 2018 will be prohibited with effect from midnight today (31),Department of Examinations said. Accordingly, organizing...
Strike Launched By BIA Customs Officials
(UTV|COLOMBO) Five customs officers had recently been hospitalized after sustaining injuries in an alleged assault by a Kuwaiti couple at the BIA when they were...
Kuwaiti couple banned from leaving Sri Lanka
(UTV|COLOMBO) The Kuwaiti couple, who allegedly assaulted five Officials attached to the Customs Department at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), when they were requested to...
FIFA urged to conduct independent investigation into Qatar World Cup bid claims
(UTV|COLOMBO) FIFA has been urged to conduct an independent investigation into claims the Qatar 2022 World Cup bid team attempted to sabotage rival bids. MP...