NATIONALFitch downgrades Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency IDR to ‘CC’ChiefEditorDecember 18, 2021 by ChiefEditorDecember 18, 20210175 (UTV | COLOMBO) – Fitch Ratings has downgraded Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating to ‘CC’, from ‘CCC’....
NATIONALFour new OMICRON cases from Sri LankaChiefEditorDecember 16, 2021 by ChiefEditorDecember 16, 20210176 (UTV | COLOMBO) – Four more people with the OMICRON variant have been found in Sri Lanka, says the head of the Allergy Immunology and...
NATIONALHealth regulations issued for Adams Peak devoteesChiefEditorDecember 15, 2021December 15, 2021 by ChiefEditorDecember 15, 2021December 15, 20210186 (UTV | COLOMBO) – Regulations have been imposed for devotees who visit Adams Peak during the pilgrimage season owing to the coronavirus pandemic....
NATIONALAmbulances permitted to travel toll-free on any expresswayChiefEditorDecember 13, 2021December 13, 2021 by ChiefEditorDecember 13, 2021December 13, 20210197 (UTV | COLOMBO) – The Highways Minister stated that ambulances of Private and Government hospitals are allowed to travel toll-free on any expressway....
NATIONALAdmiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda to be appointed as new Governor of North Western ProvinceChiefEditorDecember 9, 2021December 9, 2021 by ChiefEditorDecember 9, 2021December 9, 20210227 (UTV | COLOMBO) – It is reported that Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda is to be appointed as the new Governor of the North...
NATIONALThere will be no further power outages ChiefEditorDecember 8, 2021 by ChiefEditorDecember 8, 20210173 (UTV | COLOMBO) – Minister of Power Gamini Lokuge says there will be no further power outages....
NATIONALMajor General Vikum Liyanage appointed new Army Chief of StaffChiefEditorDecember 7, 2021December 7, 2021 by ChiefEditorDecember 7, 2021December 7, 20210307 (UTV | COLOMBO) – Major General HLVM Liyanage has been appointed as the 59th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army....
NATIONALLITRO and Laugfs begin gas distributionChiefEditorDecember 6, 2021 by ChiefEditorDecember 6, 20210207 (UTV | COLOMBO) – LITRO and Laugfs begins distribution of domestic LP gas conforming to Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) requirements....
NATIONALSialkot mob lynching : over 100 arrested for the gruesome murderChiefEditorDecember 4, 2021December 4, 2021 by ChiefEditorDecember 4, 2021December 4, 20210186 (UTV | COLOMBO) – Over 100 suspects, including few of the main suspects have been arrested in Sialkot – Pakistan over the brutal killing of...
NATIONALIsland-wide Power cut in Sri LankaChiefEditorDecember 3, 2021December 3, 2021 by ChiefEditorDecember 3, 2021December 3, 20210281 (UTV | COLOMBO) – Many areas in Sri Lanka have lost the supply of electricity....