(UTV|COLOMBO) – New Zealand have named four slow bowlers in their 15-man squad for the upcoming two-match Test series on spin-friendly surfaces in Sri Lanka. William Somerville and Ajaz Patel, two of the spinners picked in the squad, played decisive roles in helping New Zealand clinch a historic 2-1 series win against Pakistan in UAE last…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Cabinet approval has been granted to re-launch the ‘free Visa on arrival’ service which was temporarily suspended. The proposal was tabled at the Cabinet meeting by the Minister of Tourism Development, Wildlife & Christian Religious Affairs John Amaratunga. Accordingly, in addition to tourists from Thailand, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States,…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The supreme council of the Sri lanka Muslim Congress is scheduled to convene today at its party headquarters in Darusalaam. Deputy leader of the party, MP H.M.M.Haaris stated that they hope to discuss several issues faced by the Muslim Community.
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Tharjini Sivalingam set a new highest individual scoring record at the Vitality Netball World Cup, as Sri Lanka beat Singapore to claim 15th place. Sivalingam scored 77 of her team’s 78 goals, beating the 76 she scored against the same opposition earlier on in the tournament. There was encouragement for Singapore too though, as…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Defending champions Sri Lanka stormed into the finals of the XIV West Asia Baseball Cup when they scored an emphatic 10-2 victory against Iran in the first semifinal at the Sri Lanka-Japan Friendship Baseball Stadium in Diyagama yesterday. Pakistan trounced India in the second semifinal and will meet Sri Lanka in the final on…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka has signed an agreement with India to upgrade tracks in a key railway segment connecting the north and south at a cost of $ 91.26 million. This is the first time in 100 years that the 130 km-long-tracks, running from Maho town in the North-Western Province to Omanthai in the Northern Province,…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – World Bank Vice President for South Asia Region, Hartwig Schafer said that the World Bank will increase assistance to Sri Lanka under three of its new operations. They include assisting the agriculture sector faced with climatic vagaries, irrigation, renewable energy, climate resilience operations and renovation of tanks in rural areas. Mr Schafer said this…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The United States says it will continue to work cordially with all Sri Lankan administrations even after the conduct of forthcoming elections. United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina Teplitz said the US supports the will of the people and stands ready to work with whichever government is elected at the next election. Ambassador…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka is now officially an approved participant at the World Expo 2020 Dubai as the Government of Sri Lanka signed the official participation contract with the ‘Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau’ on 8 July. The high level delegation to the UAE for the contract signing ceremony was led by Deputy Minister of Development Strategies…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – An organization that assists refugees is criticizing immigration officials for singling out and discriminating against Sri Lankan nationals seeking to enter Japan by asking them if they face possible difficulties returning home. Only Sri Lankan visitors are required to answer such invasive questions, sources of an organization that helps refugees told The Asahi Shimbun….
