Cabinet approves withdrawal from UNHRC resolution 30/1
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the government’s decision to withdraw from the co-sponsorship of the United National Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution...
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153 still in detention over Easter attacks
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A total of 153 persons arrested in relation to the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks still remain in Police custody. According to Police, 216...
“No place for terrorism or extremism” – President
(UTV|COLOMBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that he will not allow the scourge of terrorism or religious extremism to raise its head in Sri Lanka...
Four students drown in Medawachchiya tank
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Four students are reported dead after drowning in Medawachchiya tank in Gomarankadawala police division. The incident has taken place at around 4.30 pm...
US travel ban on Army Commander, family based on false assumptions – PM
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Even though the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) says that a person accused of a crime is deemed...
No more mid-term teacher transfers
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Ministry of Education has suspended mid-term transfers of teachers at all national schools. The Ministry said the decision was taken following a...
DNF refuses ’swan’ to Samagi Jana Balawegaya
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The UNP might have to contest under the elephant symbol as the Democratic National Front (DNF) has refused to allow Samagi Jana Balawegaya...
UNHRC resolution: Special statement in Parliament
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena is set to make a special statement in Parliament today pertaining to the government’s decision to withdraw...
UN Human Rights Chief raises concerns regarding Sri Lanka
(UTV|COLOMBO) – In an advanced version of a report on Sri Lanka presented to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva ahead of its...
Lankans on Diamond Princess to be repatriated
(UTV|CORONAVIRUS) – Measures have been taken to repatriate the two Sri Lankan crew members aboard the previously quarantined Diamond Princess Cruise ship at the Yokohama...