Day to day work must go on, says Sagala
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Minister Sagala Ratnayake says the Vesak festival should be celebrated like during previous years. Speaking at a gathering yesterday the Minister said it is...
Tag : says
Brunei says it won’t enforce death penalty for gay sex
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Brunei has backtracked on enforcing laws introduced last month that would have made sex between men and adultery punishable by stoning to death. Sultan...
Charges against Jussie Smollett were excessive, says Chicago state attorney
(UTV|COLOMBO) – State attorney Kim Foxx, whose office handled the prosecution of Jussie Smollett, referred to him as a washed up celeb who lied to cops...
Notre-Dame fire: Macron says new cathedral will be ‘more beautiful’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – French President Emmanuel Macron says Notre-Dame cathedral will be rebuilt “even more beautifully” – and that he wants the work done within five years....
Turkey AK party rulers are bad losers, says election ‘winner’ Imamoglu
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Istanbul is currently a city of parallel realities. In daily press conferences – and on his Twitter biography – Ekrem Imamoglu of the opposition...
Facebook needs to do lot more, says New Zealand PM
(UTV|COLOMBO) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that Facebook needed to do a lot more to curb hate propaganda after the social...
UK encourages recognition of high value of women’s and girls’ sports, says British High Commissioner
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, H.E. James Dauris, met with Sri Lanka Women and England Women cricket captains before the final of...
Saudi Arabia says ready to pump more oil to balance market
UTV | COLOMBO – Saudi Arabia has said it is ready to use its spare production capacity in order to help balance the global oil...
“Group of 16” says correct protocol followed
UTV | COLOMBO – MP Chandima Weerakkody says that the 16 Sri Lanka Freedom Party parliamentarians including himself, who recently resigned from the government, took...
President says he will not retire after 2020
UTV | COLOMBO – President Maithripala Sirisena says he will not retire by 2020 as he has to fulfil a lot more responsibilities. He said...