Dam breach in Myanmar floods 85 villages, displacing thousands
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) More than 50,000 people have evacuated their homes in central Myanmar after part of a dam failed on Wednesday ... Read More
Malaysia and Sri Lanka agree to enhance monitoring of water ways
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Malaysia and Sri Lanka have agreed to strengthen collaboration in monitoring the waters between the two countries, the ... Read More
Sri Lankan national charged with terror offences in Australia
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A Sri Lankan man employed by a Sydney University has been charged over a document that Police allege ... Read More
Modi praises commitment of President for the democracy
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi said that he deeply appreciates the commitment made by the President ... Read More
President appeals to BIMSTEC leaders to take collective steps against drug menace
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena called upon the leaders of the states in the Bay of Bengal Region to take ... Read More
Showers expected after 2.00 PM – Met. Department
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Showers or thundershowers will occur at few places Northern, Eastern, Uva and North-Central Provinces and in Nuwara Eliya ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Myanmar agreed to strengthen trade ties through Joint Trade Agreement
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Leaders of Sri Lanka and Myanmar agreed to further strengthen the economic and trade relations between the two ... Read More
“Technology driven new media, now becoming global disruptive forces” – Prime Minister
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe in his keynote address to the ‘Colombo Defence Seminar - 2018’ inaugural Sessions on ... Read More
Aloysius and Palisena further remanded
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) owner Arjun Aloysius and it’s CEO Kasun Palisena who were arrested by the CID over ... Read More
New Zealand village’s plans to ban cats
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) A small village on the southern coast of New Zealand is planning to implement a radical plan to protect ... Read More
West Indies announce 15-member squad for two-match Test series against India
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Left-handed batsman Devon Smith did not find a place in the 15-member West Indies squad that will take on ... Read More
OMP marks the Day of the Disappeared today with releasing interim report
(UTV|COLOMBO) Sri Lanka's Office on Missing Persons (OMP) will commemorate the United Nations' International Day of the Victims of Enforced ... Read More
Lotus Road closed Temporarily
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Lotus Road in Colombo has been temporarily closed due to a protest march is being staged by a group of ... Read More
Gnanasara Thero Shifted to prison hospital
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Ven.Galagodaaththe Gnanasara thera serving 6 years in prison transferred to prison hospital after surgery at Sri J'pura Hospital, Hospital ... Read More
Shooting Incident in Maligawatte
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) A person hospitalised after being shot and injured when a motorcyclist opened fire at Jumma Masjid junction in Maligawatte, ... Read More