Lanka Embassy in Washington hosts open house for the public
UTV | COLOMBO – The Embassy of Sri Lanka joined 52 other embassies on Saturday to open its doors to the public as part of...
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Transparency International commends Bribery Commission for tackling corruption
UTV | COLOMBO – The anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) today commended the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption (CIABOC) for...
Five-day workweek for health workers – Rajitha
UTV | COLOMBO – Minister of Health Dr Rajitha Senaratne says that presently workers do not respect the 8-hour workday which was achieved through the...
Lawyers for Democracy hail high profile arrests
UTV | COLOMBO – The Lawyers for Democracy (LfD) issuing a statement on the arrest of the President’s Chief of Staff I.H.K Mahanama and State...
Left parties propose Chamal Rajapaksa for Presidential election
UTV | COLOMBO – MP Vasudeva Nanayakkara says that the Leftist political parties have decided to propose MP Chamal Rajapaksa to contest the forthcoming Presidential...
Kingdom’s Council for Economic Development to spend $35bn on Saudi lifestyles by 2020
UTV | COLOMBO – The Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA) has launched the Quality of Life Program 2020, one of the Vision Realization...
May 7th holiday for private sector too
UTV | COLOMBO – It is not necessary to issue a gazette notification to legalize the May 7 Labor Day holiday which was shifted from...
Saudi trial of two Arabs accused of spying for Mossad begins
UTV | COLOMBO – A Special Criminal Court in Riyadh began the trial of two Palestinians accused of spying for Israel. The prosecutor demanded their...
Saudi Arabia calls for effective international action to tackle terrorism and it’s financing
UTV | COLOMBO – Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister, Adel Al-Jubeir, on Friday took part in an international ministerial meeting about Syria. It was held during...
Auspicious time for anointing oil at 10.16 am
UTV | COLOMBO – Continuing on with New Year traditions, the national oil anointing ceremony will take place at 10.16 this morning (Apr. 16) at...