Sri Lanka urges India and Pakistan to maintain the peace

Sri Lanka urges India and Pakistan to maintain the peace

Feb 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka is deeply concerned about the recent developments following the brutal terrorist attack on a Central Reserve ... Read More

Two Policemen arrested over murders of missing businessmen further remanded

Two Policemen arrested over murders of missing businessmen further remanded

Feb 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The two Police Officers, who were arrested over the abduction and murder of two missing businessmen from Bossa ... Read More

President emphasises the need of promptly providing relief to the depositors of ETI

President emphasises the need of promptly providing relief to the depositors of ETI

Feb 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena emphasised the need of promptly providing relief to the depositors of the ETI Finance Limited. ... Read More

Alastair Cook becomes 1st English player to attain knighthood since 2007

Alastair Cook becomes 1st English player to attain knighthood since 2007

Feb 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - England's former skipper Alastair Cook joined Ian Botham in achieving a unique feat by an English player. The ... Read More

Upali Marasinghe appointed new SLTB Chairman

Upali Marasinghe appointed new SLTB Chairman

Feb 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Upali Marasinghe on Wednesday (27) assumed duties as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB). Read More

Dozens buried in Indonesia mine collapse

Dozens buried in Indonesia mine collapse

Feb 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - At least 60 people are feared to have been buried by a landslide at an illegal Indonesian gold ... Read More

Sri Lanka seeks greater pharma market access in Afghanistan

Sri Lanka seeks greater pharma market access in Afghanistan

Feb 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Discussions will continue with the Afghan Ministry of Public Health seeking potential market in Afghanistan for the products ... Read More

Donald Trump in Vietnam for summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

Donald Trump in Vietnam for summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

Feb 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - US President Donald Trump has arrived in Vietnam ahead of his second summit with North Korean leader, Kim ... Read More

UNP Working Committee to discuss Ranjan’s cocaine claims

UNP Working Committee to discuss Ranjan’s cocaine claims

Feb 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A special meeting of the Working Committee of the United National Party (UNP) is scheduled to take place ... Read More

Saudi Official vows to help fight drug abuse in Sri Lanka

Saudi Official vows to help fight drug abuse in Sri Lanka

Feb 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A Senior Saudi Adviser to the Muslim World League (MWL) has pledged the Organisation’s help in fighting drug ... Read More

Uva, Ratnapura urged to take preventive measures against lightning

Uva, Ratnapura urged to take preventive measures against lightning

Feb 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Department of Meteorology is warning the public to take preventive measures against lightning strikes, as severe lightning ... Read More

Sanath Jayasuriya banned from all cricket for 2-years

Sanath Jayasuriya banned from all cricket for 2-years

Feb 26, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Former Sri Lankan Cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya banned from all cricket for two-years after admitting breaching two counts of ... Read More

Rolling Stone and Imagine team for film series

Rolling Stone and Imagine team for film series

Feb 26, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Rolling Stone and Imagine Documentaries are teaming to produce “Sound & Vision,” an anthology series of immersive films ... Read More

Section of Galle Road closed

Section of Galle Road closed

Feb 26, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A section of the Galle Road from the Ceramic Junction towards the NSA Roundabout in Colombo has been ... Read More

Investigations into Luc Besson dropped

Investigations into Luc Besson dropped

Feb 26, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - French prosecutors have dropped the investigation into claims that “Valerian” and “Nikita” filmmaker Luc Besson raped his former ... Read More