PNB arrested 2 Bangladeshi nationals with 200kg heroin

PNB arrested 2 Bangladeshi nationals with 200kg heroin

Dec 31, 2018

(UTV|COLOMBO) - Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officials arrested 2 Bangladeshi nationals with 200kg of heroin worth Rs.2.4 billion in Dehiwala, ... Read More

Kandy Municipal Council’s 2019 budget passed

Kandy Municipal Council’s 2019 budget passed

Dec 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Kandy Municipal Council presented the 2019 budget for the 2nd time on Mayor's decision was approved by the ... Read More

Fairly cold weather is expected over the island

Fairly cold weather is expected over the island

Dec 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Fairly cold weather is expected over the island particularly in Northern, North-central, Central, North-western and Eastern provinces during ... Read More

Compensation for damaged paddy lands in Mullaitivu and Killinochchi

Compensation for damaged paddy lands in Mullaitivu and Killinochchi

Dec 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Ministry of Agriculture has decided to compensate paddy farmers who were affected by the receent floods that affected ... Read More

Ban on round pin plugs, sockets from Jan 01

Ban on round pin plugs, sockets from Jan 01

Dec 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The implementation of the new standard for plugs, extension cords and sockets would be fully implemented from January ... Read More

Fire in Puttalam municipality warehouse

Fire in Puttalam municipality warehouse

Dec 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A massive fire occurred in Puttalam municipality warehouse around at 12:30 noon today. The fire was caused due ... Read More

ICC decides to establish a permanent office in Sri Lanka

ICC decides to establish a permanent office in Sri Lanka

Dec 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti Corruption unit has decided to establish a permanent office in Sri Lanka to ... Read More

Health authorities meet to find solutions to drug shortages

Health authorities meet to find solutions to drug shortages

Dec 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A special discussion will be held today (31) to probe the shortage of drugs in the country. Senior ... Read More

Premier to seek Cabinet approval for Rajapaksa’s request

Premier to seek Cabinet approval for Rajapaksa’s request

Dec 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is to submit a Cabinet paper on 02 January, seeking approval for appointing an ... Read More

Top superhero movies of 2018: Avengers Infinity War, Aquaman and others in the list

Top superhero movies of 2018: Avengers Infinity War, Aquaman and others in the list

Dec 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - 2018 was a fantastic year for superhero movies, a genre that has had a sort of renaissance this ... Read More

Persistent back pain associated with increased mortality

Persistent back pain associated with increased mortality

Dec 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - For most people suffering from chronic back problems, enduring a constant back pain may feel like a slow ... Read More

Samaratunga assumes duties as Finance and Media Secretary

Samaratunga assumes duties as Finance and Media Secretary

Dec 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Dr. R. H. S. Samaratunga who was reappointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance and Mass ... Read More

Indian National arrested with hashish at BIA

Indian National arrested with hashish at BIA

Dec 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - An Indian National was arrested by Police Narcotics bureau (PNB) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with hashish ... Read More

Rear Admiral Piyal de Silva appointed new Navy Commander

Rear Admiral Piyal de Silva appointed new Navy Commander

Dec 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Navy Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral K. K.T. Piyal de Silva, has been appointed as the new Commander ... Read More

President informs several Governors to resign today

President informs several Governors to resign today

Dec 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Well-placed sources speculated that several Governors have been informed to resign from their respective portfolios by President Maithripala ... Read More