Sudan scraps apostasy law and alcohol ban for non-Muslims
UTV | COLOMBO – After more than 30 years of Islamist rule, Sudan has outlined wide-reaching reforms including allowing non-Muslims to drink alcohol, and scrapping...
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Single-use plastic: China to ban bags and other items
(UTV|China) – China, one of the world’s biggest users of plastic, has unveiled a major plan to reduce single-use plastics across the country. Non-degradable bags...
President instructs to lift social media ban
(UTV|COLOMBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena has informed the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) to lift the social media ban imposed after Easter Sunday terror attacks. [alert color=”faebcc”...
Facebook to ban white nationalism and separatism
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Facebook has said it will block “praise, support and representation of white nationalism and separatism” on Facebook and Instagram from next week. The social...
Huawei sues US government over product ban
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Huawei has filed a lawsuit against the US government over a ban that restricts government agencies from using its products. In a statement, the...
Travel Ban Imposed On GOTA and Six Others
UTV | COLOMBO – Special High Court imposes a travel ban on Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and six others over case on misappropriation of...
Ban on sale of single cigarettes to be approved
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Ministry of Health says it will today present the cabinet paper to the Cabinet of Ministers that includes the rules and...
Travel ban on Udaya Gammanpila temporarily lifted
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has temporarily removed the travel ban imposed on United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarian Udaya Gammanpila following a...