‘Price increase of rice a triumph for consumers’
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Minister Bandula Gunawardana says the price increase of two types of rice, is a triumph for consumers. Speaking at the weekly...
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Govt. medical equipment for COVID-19 exempt of taxes
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Minister Prasanna Ranatunga says medical and health equipment provided to the government, to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic, is exempt of...
On Call, Modi discusses economic impact of Covid-19 with Mahinda
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday on completing 50 years as a parliamentarian. The...
Final rites of Arumugan Thondaman on Sunday at Norwood
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The final rites of the leader of the Ceylon Workers’ Congress Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development the late Arumugan...
India assures SL of maintaining closer ties
(UTV | COLOMBO) – India has assured Sri Lanka of closer cooperation between the two countries, under its neighbourhood first policy. The newly accredited Indian...
Commuters to the number of seats, new law soon
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Minister of Passenger Transport Management Mahinda Amaraweera says measures will be taken to pass a law to only allow passengers on...
Repatriate expats who are lifeblood of economy: Sajith
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The government should give priority to Sri Lankan expatriates who wish to return to the country rather than focusing on bringing...
Limited number of private buses to operate today
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Chairman of the Sri Lanka Transport Board Kingsley Ranawaka says 5,000 SLTB buses will be deployed for operations from today. The...
Coronavirus: WHO halts trials of hydroxychloroquine over safety fears
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for coronavirus has been halted because of safety fears, the World...
Doctors warn of higher risk of rat fever
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Specialist Dr. Kularatne of the Kandy General Hospital says there is a risk of rat fever spreading due to the prevailing...