Cathay Pacific to buy budget airline Hong Kong Express
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Cathay Pacific will buy low-cost carrier Hong Kong Express for $4.93bn Hong Kong dollars ($628m). The purchase will be made in cash and through...
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India’s Congress urges delay to Modi biopic
(UTV|COLOMBO) – India’s main opposition Congress party has petitioned election officials to delay the release of a flattering new Bollywood biopic about Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Facebook to ban white nationalism and separatism
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Facebook has said it will block “praise, support and representation of white nationalism and separatism” on Facebook and Instagram from next week. The social...
US to send astronauts to the moon within 5 years
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Vice President Pence said Tuesday that the Trump administration is committed to landing U.S. astronauts on the moon within the next five years. “Just...
Power crisis to be resolved in April
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Ministry of Power says all necessary steps are being taken to rapidly end the power crisis. Secretary to the Ministry Dr. Suren Batagoda...
An offering of water to the Jaya Sri Mahabodhi appealing for rain, today
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A function offering water to the Jaya Sri Mahabodhi appealing for rain in the catchment areas is due to be held today. The Ceylon...
O/L exam results to be released today
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The results of the G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination will be released this evening (28), says the Commissioner General of Examinations B. Sanath Pujitha. Accordingly,...
“Teachers yet to be paid for paper marking” – Joseph Starling
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Ceylon Teachers Union has charged that teachers who marked 2018 GCE Ordinary Level exam papers have not been paid for their services thus...
“Customs’ arbitrary decisions force VIAL to stop ‘Wagon-R’ imports” – says Merinchige
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Vehicle Importers’ Association of Lanka (VIAL) said yesterday they had decided to stop the importation of ‘Suzuki Wagon-R’ vehicles due to the unjust...
Kanjipani Imran deported from Dubai taken to CID custody
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Notorious drug kingpin Mohommad Najim Mohammad Imran alias Kanjipani Imran, who was arrested along with ‘Makandure Madush’ in Dubai, was taken under the Criminal...