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Mechanism to reopen all Western Province schools in 2-weeks
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Education Minister Professor G.L. Peiris yesterday (18) the Government is going to create a mechanism to ... Read More
Over 50 including 13 teens arrested for partying illegally
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Fifty-four persons including 13 young girls have been arrested by the police at a hotel in ... Read More
Over 200 COVID-cases identified yesterday from Colombo
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) had identified 763 positive cases by ... Read More
Indictments served on Rajitha in corruption case
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Colombo High Court today served indictments on former Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne over the case ... Read More
Daham schools to reopen under three stages
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Buddhist Daham schools that were closed due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the country ... Read More
More quarantine law violators arrested
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Twenty-four persons were arrested for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing during ... Read More
India to offer COVID-vaccine to Sri Lanka and other countries
(FASTNEWS | NEW DELHI) - India, one of the world's largest manufacturers of inoculations, plans to offer 20 million doses ... Read More
All 15 Parliamentarians cleared of COVID-19
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All 15 Parliamentarians subjected to Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), tested negative for COVID-19, the Parliament stated. Read More
Chief of Navy Staff appointed
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed Rear Admiral Sumith Ananda Weerasinghe as the Chief of Staff of the ... Read More
Showers expected in several provinces
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Heavy rains about 100 millimetres may occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa and Western Provinces, and ... Read More
UNP Working Committee appoints new Office bearers
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Working Committee of the United National Party (UNP) has approved appointments of new Office bearers. ... Read More
Ajith Prasanna granted bail
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Retired Major Ajith Prasanna, who was in remand custody granted bail by the Court of Appeal ... Read More
New COVID-variant detected in person visiting Sri Lanka
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A person who had arrived in Sri Lanka from the United Kingdom (UK) has been confirmed ... Read More
Parliamentarians, Parliament staffs to undergo PCR Tests today
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Testing for Parliamentarians and Parliament staff is being conducted now. (more…) Read More
ACJU expresses disappointment on controversial statements made by Gammanpila
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) has expressed its disappointment and concern on the controversial statements ... Read More