New Zealand volcano: Five dead and eight missing with ‘no signs of life’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has said there were no signs of life on White Island following a volcanic eruption. She said the focus...
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New Zealand volcano: At least five dead after White Island eruption
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A volcano has erupted in New Zealand, leaving five dead and several unaccounted for, police have said. Tourists were seen walking inside the crater...
Five including woman arrested over drug racket
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Five individuals including a woman have been arrested at the Wewelwatta area in Balangoda over drug racket. During a search carried out in a...
Five injured in huge fire at Jeddah’s Haramain train station
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A fire broke out in Jeddah’s Suleimaniyah rail station on Sunday leaving five injured, according to the Jeddah governorate. The governorate said that five...
UNP expels five MPs – Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
(UTV|COLOMBO) – UNP expelled five MPs S. B. Navinna, Dunesh Gangkanda, Asoka Priyantha, Wijedasa Rajapaksha and Ananda Aluthgamage from the party yesterday. UNP General Secretary Akila...
Five receive lifetime jail term for heroin smuggling
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Five Pakistani nationals were sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday (Sept 19) for smuggling heroin into Sri Lanka. The Negombo High Court passed the sentence...
Five top MPs to be expelled from SLFP
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) National List Members of Parliament Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, Wijith Wijayamuni Zoysa, S.B. Dissanayake, Dilan Perera and A.H.M. Fowzie...
Finance Ministry to amend five acts in future
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Finance Ministry will amend laws pertaining to five acts in the near future. Among them include the Value Added Tax Act, Nation Building Tax...
Five investigation reports directed to AG
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Acting Inspector General of Police Chandana Wickramaratne has directed investigation reports into five controversial incidents, to Attorney General Dappula de Livera. Police Media...
Russia explosion: Five confirmed dead in rocket blast
(UTV|COLOMBO) -Five people were killed and three injured following a rocket explosion on a naval test range in Russia on Thursday, state nuclear company Rosatom...