Tag: Minister
Govt. considering opening of BIA before August 1: Minister
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The government is considering the reopening of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake prior to August ... Read More
PM sworn-in as Social Empowerment Minister
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the Minister of Social Empowerment and Estate Infrastructure ... Read More
Issue necessary guidelines to open hotels: Minister
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Industrial Exports and Investment Promotions, Tourism and Aviation Minister Prasanna Ranatunga requested the relevant authorities to ... Read More
Israel gets first Ethiopia-born minister, in Pnina Tamano-Shata
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Israel is set to get its first Ethiopia-born minister, with the nomination of a female MP ... Read More
Coronavirus: Iran’s deputy health minister tests positive as outbreak worsens
(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus-Iran) - Iran's deputy health minister and an MP have both tested positive for the new coronavirus, as ... Read More
Yahya Jammeh faces arrest if he returns to Gambia – minister
(FASTNEWS | Banjul) - Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh will be arrested if he attempts to return to the country, ... Read More
Minister Prasanna Ranatunga calls for inquiry on complaint by Dutch tourists
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has ordered the Tourism Development Authority for an immediate report on the incident ... Read More
GPS, CCTV monitoring systems to be provided for each train station: Minister
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Every train station will be empowered with GPS tracking technologies and will monitor its activities with ... Read More
Measures to issue medical certificates at NTMI immediately: Minister
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Transport Service and Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday instructed the National Transport Medical Institute (NTMI) officials ... Read More
Min. Ravi K. ordered to record statement with CID within two weeks
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister of Power & Energy Ravi Karunanayake has been ordered to provide a statement to the ... Read More
G7 summit: Iranian foreign minister attends unexpected talks
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Iran's foreign minister made a brief and unannounced visit to the G7 summit in France on Sunday. Mohammad ... Read More
Dress code of Muslim females will change under Police Act – Patali
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Minister of Megapolis and Western Development Patali Champika Ranawaka says that a law on the clothes and the face ... Read More
“I will contest the Presidential Election” – Sajith Premadasa
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs Minister Sajith Premadasa, for the first time, asserted that he would contest ... Read More
“MR’s SLFP membership now automatically cancelled”– Mahinda Amaraweera
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -Opposition Leader and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa will face many difficulties because he has automatically lost membership in the ... Read More
“We Don’t Have a national industrial policy” – Minister Buddhika Pathirana
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - State Minister Buddhika Pathirana says that Sri Lanka is a country which still does not have a national ... Read More