Sudan security forces tear-gas protesters
(UTV|COLOMBO) – protesters setting up barricades in Khartoum. Four people have been killed on the first day of a strike, according to doctors aligned to the...
Tag : Security
No threats to security at schools – Police
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Police have called for the public to refrain from being deceived by false rumours circulating pertaining to the safety of security at schools....
New Cyber Security draft Bill ready
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Government has drafted a new ‘Cyber Security Bill’ to protect vital information and essential services from cyber attacks. According to the drafted Bill,...
Secy Defence, Tri-Service & Police Chiefs Assure Full Security to All
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Defence Secretary General (Retd) Shantha Kottegoda and tri-service Chiefs in a common appeal assures that security measures have been intensified and all necessary steps...
Prevailing security situation no major setback to WC preparations – De Mel
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka’s preparations for the upcoming 2019 cricket World Cup may have been stalled due to the prevailing security situation in the country but...
UGC writes to Defence Ministry over security
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The University Grants Commission, the apex body of the University System in Sri Lanka has requested the Ministry of Defence to carry-out a comprehensive...
Kirstjen Nielsen: US Homeland Security chief resigns
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The US Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, who enforced some of President Trump’s controversial border policies, has resigned. Ms Nielsen called it “an...
Saudi Arabia calls on Security Council to condemn Houthi attack on oil tanker
UTV | COLOMBO – The Kingdom has urged the UN’s Security Council to condemn Tuesday’s attack by Iran-backed Houthis on a Saudi Arabian oil tanker...
Iraq PM security commander killed in armed clash
UTV | Samarra, Iraq- A general charged with ensuring security ahead of a visit by Iraq’s prime minister was killed Tuesday in a shootout with...
Social media misused to spread extremism, security experts say
UTV | COLOMBO – Extremists misuse social media platforms to spread false ideologies and hatred, which go against the true message of Islam, security experts...