Tag: PUBLIC

Police seek public assistance to apprehend IDH escapee

Police seek public assistance to apprehend IDH escapee

Jul 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The drug addict who escaped from the IDH has been identified as a patient who had ... Read More

Public must vote intelligently – Duminda

Public must vote intelligently – Duminda

Jul 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Parliamentarian Duminda Dissanayake says the public must reach an intelligent decision when selecting candidates who ... Read More

We will grant public servants benefits denied them: Ranil Wickramasinghe

We will grant public servants benefits denied them: Ranil Wickramasinghe

Jul 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday pledged to grant public servants all benefits slashed by the government ... Read More

Public must vote for real change- JVP

Public must vote for real change- JVP

Jul 7, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Leader of the JVP Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the public must vote for politicians who can ... Read More

PM calls for a strong public mandate

PM calls for a strong public mandate

Jul 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has requested the public to grant the government a stronger public mandate ... Read More

Over 5,000 warned for not wearing face masks in public places

Over 5,000 warned for not wearing face masks in public places

Jun 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Over 5,000 people who were not wearing face masks in public places in Western Province have ... Read More

Public is aware of govt. failures-Gayantha

Public is aware of govt. failures-Gayantha

Jun 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Opposition claims the public is now aware of the failures of the present government. Speaking ... Read More

‘Curfew may be re-imposed if public are negligent’

‘Curfew may be re-imposed if public are negligent’

May 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government Medical Officers Association says curfew will have to be imposed across the island if ... Read More

No plans to curtail public service, reduce pay

No plans to curtail public service, reduce pay

May 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Industrial Export, Investment Promotion, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said yesterday that the government has no ... Read More

Govt to declare 6-day period for public, private sectors to work from home

Govt to declare 6-day period for public, private sectors to work from home

Mar 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The government will declare six days from 20 – 27 March for public and private sectors ... Read More

Vaccine trial for COVID-19 begins; 12-18 months before available for public – WHO

Vaccine trial for COVID-19 begins; 12-18 months before available for public – WHO

Mar 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The World Health Organization warns many countries are facing the escalating pandemic of COVID-19, and that ... Read More

Public asked not to travel overseas for jobs

Public asked not to travel overseas for jobs

Mar 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau has informed Sri Lankans to refrain from travelling overseas for ... Read More

Govt. using media to frighten the public -Eran

Govt. using media to frighten the public -Eran

Jan 22, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Parliamentarian Eran Wickramaratne says a number of media personnel have been forced to flee the country ... Read More

“Public unable to bear the rising cost of living” – MP Ravindra Samaraweera

“Public unable to bear the rising cost of living” – MP Ravindra Samaraweera

Jan 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - United National Party Parliamentarian Ravindra Samaraweera says the public is at present unable to bear the ... Read More

Pay raise for public servants from tomorrow

Pay raise for public servants from tomorrow

Dec 31, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - New salary scale for the posts in Public Service will be implemented in January as planned, ... Read More