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Chinese Envoy briefs President on fight against Coronavirus

Chinese Envoy briefs President on fight against Coronavirus

Feb 7, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Cheng Xueyuan yesterday (06) briefed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on the ... Read More

Police probe discovery of body of Police Sergeant

Police probe discovery of body of Police Sergeant

Feb 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Police have launched investigations into the discovery of the body of a Police Sergeant attached to ... Read More

Cabinet approves India – Sri Lanka Alliance Air flights

Cabinet approves India – Sri Lanka Alliance Air flights

Feb 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | NEW DELHI) - The Union Cabinet in India has granted ex-post facto dispensation to Alliance Air, a 100 ... Read More

Pakistan’s Air Chief arrives in Sri Lanka

Pakistan’s Air Chief arrives in Sri Lanka

Feb 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Pakistan’s Chief of Air Staff, Mujahid Anwar Khan arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday (05) on the ... Read More

Sri Lankan family in Canada face deportation

Sri Lankan family in Canada face deportation

Feb 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A Calgary family is facing deportation back to Sri Lanka even though two of their children ... Read More

Heavy traffic in Town Hall

Heavy traffic in Town Hall

Feb 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Heavy traffic was reported in the Town Hall area and along the Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha ... Read More

Pujith Jayasundara granted bail

Pujith Jayasundara granted bail

Feb 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara has been granted bail by the Colombo High Court. (more…) Read More

Activist Saman Rathnapriya takes oaths as an MP

Activist Saman Rathnapriya takes oaths as an MP

Feb 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Activist Saman Rathnapriya took oaths as a Member of Parliament of the United National Front (UNF) ... Read More

Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando granted bail

Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando granted bail

Feb 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando was granted bail today after being in remand over the Easter Sunday ... Read More

General amnesty declared to receive discharge or reinstatement for Army deserters from today

General amnesty declared to receive discharge or reinstatement for Army deserters from today

Feb 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces in parallel with the 72nd National ... Read More

Iran wants to expand ties with Sri Lanka on all fronts

Iran wants to expand ties with Sri Lanka on all fronts

Feb 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Iran wants to expand ties with Sri Lanka on all fronts in order to serve the ... Read More

Pakistan remains committed to working closely with Sri Lanka

Pakistan remains committed to working closely with Sri Lanka

Feb 4, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Pakistan today (04) reaffirmed its stance to commitment to working closely with Sri Lanka. (more…) Read More

Justice Yasantha Kodagoda sworn in as SC Judge

Justice Yasantha Kodagoda sworn in as SC Judge

Feb 4, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Justice Yasantha Kodagoda was sworn in as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. (more…) Read More

United States says it supports Sri Lanka’s sovereignty

United States says it supports Sri Lanka’s sovereignty

Feb 4, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The United States says it supports Sri Lanka’s vibrant democracy and its sovereignty. (more…) Read More

Supremacy of law must be upheld at all times – President

Supremacy of law must be upheld at all times – President

Feb 4, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stated that his Government has ended the culture of political interference in judicial ... Read More