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Attack on Lankan UN Peacekeepers: Victims promoted to Major and Sergeant

Attack on Lankan UN Peacekeepers: Victims promoted to Major and Sergeant

Jan 28, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The two Sri Lankan Army Soldiers who laid down their lives on Friday (25) following an explosion while ... Read More

Another 13 Indian trawlers released [VIDEO]

Another 13 Indian trawlers released [VIDEO]

Jan 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Navy, in coordination with Sri Lanka Coast Guard, released another thirteen Indian fishing trawlers which had ... Read More

Attack on Lankan UN Peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under int. law

Attack on Lankan UN Peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under int. law

Jan 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres in another statement stated that the Mali attack on Sri ... Read More

Attack on Lankan UN Peacekeepers: UNSC urges Mali Govt. to bring perpetrators to justice

Attack on Lankan UN Peacekeepers: UNSC urges Mali Govt. to bring perpetrators to justice

Jan 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in a strong-worded condemnation of the brutal attack on the Sri Lankan ... Read More

Search for story behind mystery Australia and Sri Lanka Antarctic cricket bat [PICTURES]

Search for story behind mystery Australia and Sri Lanka Antarctic cricket bat [PICTURES]

Jan 26, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A cricket mystery story is unfolding in Antarctica this Australia Day, after the discovery of a unique bat ... Read More

Two Sri Lankan UN Peacekeepers in Mali dead, 3 injured [UPDATE]

Two Sri Lankan UN Peacekeepers in Mali dead, 3 injured [UPDATE]

Jan 26, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Captain H. W. D Jayawickrama of 11 Sri Lanka Light Infantry from Polonnaruwa and Corporal S. S. Wijekumara ... Read More

President informs Singapore Premier of moves to amend FTA

President informs Singapore Premier of moves to amend FTA

Jan 26, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena who is on a two-day official visit to Singapore held bilateral discussions with Prime Minister ... Read More

Human activities should not threaten the regeneration capacity of nature – President

Human activities should not threaten the regeneration capacity of nature – President

Jan 25, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka submits several proposals to UN Environment assembly for protection of environment President Maithripala Sirisena said that ... Read More

Court issued Notices to Arjun Aloysius and Kasun Palisena

Court issued Notices to Arjun Aloysius and Kasun Palisena

Jan 25, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Colombo Chief Magistrate orders Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) owner Arjun Aloysius and it's CEO Kasun Palisena,Nuwan Salgado and ... Read More

UN Agriculture Agency pledges support to contain fall armyworm in Sri Lanka

UN Agriculture Agency pledges support to contain fall armyworm in Sri Lanka

Jan 25, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Fall Armyworm (FAW) or Spodoptera Frugiperda has been reported in all major maize growing areas in Sri ... Read More

PM Ranil re-elected as UNP leader

PM Ranil re-elected as UNP leader

Jan 25, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been re-elected as the leader of United National Party for the forthcoming year. ... Read More

Sri Lanka’s first artisan protection a reality by March

Sri Lanka’s first artisan protection a reality by March

Jan 24, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s first ever insurance cover for its artisans and craftsmen will commence this March. The insurance scheme, ... Read More

Sri Lanka – Russia discuss military-technical cooperation

Sri Lanka – Russia discuss military-technical cooperation

Jan 24, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Deputy Defence Minister Colonel General Alexander Fomin has held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri ... Read More

Agunukolapelessa Prison Assault: Special statement tomorrow [VIDEO]

Agunukolapelessa Prison Assault: Special statement tomorrow [VIDEO]

Jan 24, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms Thalatha Atukorale is to make a special statement on Friday (25), with ... Read More

Solih to head to Sri Lanka for Independence Day celebrations

Solih to head to Sri Lanka for Independence Day celebrations

Jan 23, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih will be travelling to Sri Lanka to join their Independence Day celebrations, stated ... Read More