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New revised health guidelines to be issued, lifting some restrictions

New revised health guidelines to be issued, lifting some restrictions

Jul 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Director-General of Health Services will issue revised guidelines, lifting several restrictions, which need to be followed ... Read More

Local exam dates announced

Local exam dates announced

Jul 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Education has announced dates for the conduct of local examinations for the year ... Read More

Pfizer for students travelling overseas

Pfizer for students travelling overseas

Jul 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Commander of the Army General Shavendra Silva says they hope to administer the Pfizer vaccines that ... Read More

Teacher union leader arrested over a protest

Teacher union leader arrested over a protest

Jul 7, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Secretary of the Ceylon Teachers Service Union Mahinda Jayasinghe and another individual have been arrested in ... Read More

COVID-19 recoveries in Sri Lanka rise to 238,131

COVID-19 recoveries in Sri Lanka rise to 238,131

Jul 7, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The number of COVID-19 recoveries recorded in the country has increased to 238,131. (more…) Read More

Trial-at-bar appointed to hear negligence case on Hemasiri, Pujith

Trial-at-bar appointed to hear negligence case on Hemasiri, Pujith

Jul 7, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A trial-at-bar has been appointed to hear the negligence case linked to the Easter Sunday attacks ... Read More

Basil’s name proposed to the Election Commission

Basil’s name proposed to the Election Commission

Jul 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Basil Rajapaksa's name has been proposed to the Election commission to fill the SLPP National List ... Read More

Brazil reach Copa America final

Brazil reach Copa America final

Jul 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  BRAZIL) -Lucas Paqueta sent defending champions Brazil into the Copa America final with a first-half winner against Peru ... Read More

Pfizer vaccine as 2nd dose for people over 55

Pfizer vaccine as 2nd dose for people over 55

Jul 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has directed the Ministry of Health (MOH) to issue 25,000 doses of the ... Read More

Parliament clash : Committee report handed over to Speaker

Parliament clash : Committee report handed over to Speaker

Jul 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  A report compiled by a committee appointed to look into the clash that took place between ... Read More

Cardiologist arrested over Child Sex Trafficking Ring

Cardiologist arrested over Child Sex Trafficking Ring

Jul 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A cardiologist has become the latest suspect to be arrested in connection to a child sex ... Read More

Bhanuka Rajapaksa banned one-year

Bhanuka Rajapaksa banned one-year

Jul 5, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Bhanuka Rajapaksa has been handed a one-year ban (suspended for two years) & fined US$ 5,000. ... Read More

England focus turns to Denmark

England focus turns to Denmark

Jul 5, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  ENGLAND) - England's footballers face Denmark at Wembley in the semi-finals of Euro 2020 on Wednesday, knowing victory ... Read More

Existing Relaxed Travel Restrictions in effect to 19th July

Existing Relaxed Travel Restrictions in effect to 19th July

Jul 4, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry issued revised COVID-19 guidelines that will come into effect from 05th of ... Read More

Canada struggles against unprecedented heatwave

Canada struggles against unprecedented heatwave

Jul 4, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  CANADA) - A wildfire amid a record heat wave in western Canada has forced authorities to order residents ... Read More