Plastic waste carried by rivers form dead sea in Bay of Bengal
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Environmentalists have mentioned that six countries located in the SAARC region have been affected by forming a dead sea in the...
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Bahrain suspends work permits for several countries including Sri Lanka
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Bahrain has indefinitely suspended giving work permits to people from coronavirus red list countries such as India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and...
Sri Lanka included in US vaccine donation scheme
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The Biden administration on Thursday announced it will share 80 million excess doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of June,...
Bahrain suspends entry for travellers from Sri Lanka
(UTV | BAHRAIN) – Bahrain has announced the suspension of entry for travellers arriving from 5 South Asian countries including Sri Lanka from today (24)...
Kuwait suspends travel from Sri Lanka
(UTV | REUTERS) – Kuwait has suspended flights, and barred entry to travellers, from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan until further notice, the State...
Premier arrives in Bangladesh
(UTV | DHAKA) – Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, this morning (19) on a 2-day State...
Former Bangladesh captain Mortaza tests positive for the coronavirus
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Former Bangladesh cricket captain Mashrafe Mortaza and two other players said they have tested positive for the coronavirus as infections in...
273 Sri Lankans in Bangladesh repatriated
(UTV | COLOMBO) – A special SriLankan Airlines flight was commissioned, to repatriate 273 Sri Lankans who were stranded overseas due to travel restrictions owing...
Fate of India, Bangladesh series to be decided on May 15
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka’s scheduled cricket tour by India and Bangladesh will be decided by the end of the week, Sri Lanka Cricket...
Over 100 Lankans granted Indian citizenship since 2014
(UTV | INDIA) – India has granted citizenship to nearly 113 Sri Lankan Nationals from 2014 to 2019, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday...