(UTV|COLOMBO) – Comic-Con 2019 got an extra shot of glamour as Oscar winner Angelina Jolie graced the Hall H stage on Saturday. The 44-year-old actress officially confirmed her casting in ‘The Eternal’ after much rumour swirled around the actress joining the Marvel universe. She announced that she will be playing Thena in the movie. “I’m so…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka Navy personnel have discovered 980kg of beedi leaves during a search conducted at Erambugodella in Puttalam. A group of naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command, during a search conducted in Erambugodella area, found this haul of beedi leaves left at the beach on Friday (19). The stock of beedi leaves…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – At least 33 people died and dozens were injured after a man set fire to an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto, officials say. Police said the 41-year-old suspect broke into the Kyoto Animation studio on Thursday morning and sprayed petrol before igniting it. The suspect has been detained and was taken…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), Sri Lanka branch was held recently at the Galle Face Hotel Colombo. British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and British Ambassador to the Maldives James Dauris graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The Annual General Meeting this year was indeed noteworthy…
(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….
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Joint Postal Trade Unions Front has rejected this evening’s planned talks with Minister of Postal Services MHA Haleem, to end the on-going stalemate. Speaking to a prominent online news portal in the isle, the convenor of the Front Chinthaka Bandara said the 48-hr strike action that was launched at 4pm yesterday, is successfully…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Two experienced paddlers Rohan Sirisena and Ishara Madurangi will lead the Sri Lanka Table Tennis team for the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships scheduled to be held from July 17 to 22 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadum, Cuttack, Oshida, India. Four men and four women were selected to play in this tournament after…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – More than 20 countries at the UN Human Rights Council have signed a joint letter criticising China’s treatment of ethnic Uighurs in the Xinjiang region. UN experts and rights groups say China is holding about one million Uighurs and other Muslims in detention camps. China claims that Uighurs are being educated in “vocational training…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Actor Cameron Boyce, known for his roles in Disney’s ‘Descendants’ and its Channel show ‘Jessie’, passed away on Saturday (local time). The 20-year-old died in sleep “due to a seizure which was a result of an ongoing medical condition,” Fox News cited ABC News. “It is with a profoundly heavy heart that we report…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Western Province emerged overall champions winning 64 medals including 27 gold, 23 silver and 14 bronze as the 45th National Sports Festival swimming (NSF) championship concluded at the Sugathadasa Swimming complex yesterday. Central Province became runnerup with 24 medals including five gold, nine silver and 10 bronze while North Western Province secured the third…
