Walk or die: Algeria abandons 13,000 migrants in the Sahara
UTV | COLOMBO – Algeria has abandoned more than 13,000 migrants in the Sahara Desert over the past 14 months, expelling them without food or...
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Nearly 100,000 Chinese tourists visit Sri Lanka up to April
UTV | COLOMBO – The Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that nearly 100,000 Chinese tourists visited Sri Lanka till April this year, making China among...
Australia amnesty takes 57,000 guns off streets
UTV | COLOMBO – More than 57,000 illegal firearms, many of them automatic or semi-automatic weapons, have been handed in under an Australian amnesty that...
900,000 affected by famine and debt in SL- WFP
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – A joint World Food Program (WFP) and Sri Lankan Government survey reveals that 900,000 Sri Lankans are suffering from acute food insecurity...
Rs. 25,000 fine for people who lets dogs go astray
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Ministry of Provincial Council and Local Government says that regulations will be formulated for imposing a Rs. 25,000 fine against persons...
Over 3,000 families affected by rain
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Centre for Disaster Management (CDM) says over 10,000 persons from 3,000 families are affected in the district of Batticaloa due to...
645,000 affected due to the prevalent drought – DMC
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) says over 600,000 persons have been affected as a result of the prevailing drought conditions in the...
1,000 dengue patients identified in 2017
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) states during the first 10 days of the year 2017, 1,000 dengue related cases have been...