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Navy seizes Kerala cannabis worth over Rs. 41 million

Navy seizes Kerala cannabis worth over Rs. 41 million

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Navy managed to seize about 139kg and 930g stock of Kerala cannabis, during a special ... Read More

Sri Lanka’s COVID-positivity rate at 15.8 – WHO

Sri Lanka’s COVID-positivity rate at 15.8 – WHO

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s Covid Test Positivity Rate (TPR) remains at 15.8 percent, according to the weekly situation ... Read More

New “Spider-Man” trailer breaks viewing record

New “Spider-Man” trailer breaks viewing record

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sony’s first trailer for “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has shattered online viewership records. (more…) Read More

Williams sisters withdraw from US Open

Williams sisters withdraw from US Open

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Venus Williams joined sister Serena in withdrawing from the US Open as the final Grand Slam ... Read More

Terror attack warning issued for Kabul Airport

Terror attack warning issued for Kabul Airport

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | AFGHANISTAN) - A number of nations say there is a high threat of a terrorist attack at Kabul ... Read More

Mobile vendors should be fully vaccinated

Mobile vendors should be fully vaccinated

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - It has been decided to restrict mobile trading activities in the Colombo District on the days ... Read More

Fully vaccinated travellers from India can now enter Sri Lanka

Fully vaccinated travellers from India can now enter Sri Lanka

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Travellers from India who have completed the recommended doses of COVID-19 vaccination and arriving from India ... Read More

PLA donates 300,000 Sinopharm doses

PLA donates 300,000 Sinopharm doses

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China has donated 300,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine to Sri ... Read More

Over 500 quarantine law violators arrested

Over 500 quarantine law violators arrested

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 581 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, ... Read More

Smart vaccine certificate for overseas travellers

Smart vaccine certificate for overseas travellers

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A smart vaccine certificate has been launched for overseas travellers, the Information and Communication Technology Agency ... Read More

Indian Foreign Minister looks forward to working with Sri Lanka’s new counterpart

Indian Foreign Minister looks forward to working with Sri Lanka’s new counterpart

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar says he looks forward to working with Sri Lanka’s new Foreign ... Read More

Police clarifies social media post on Ajith Rohana in ICU

Police clarifies social media post on Ajith Rohana in ICU

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The information circulating on social media that former Police Spokesman SDIG Ajith Rohana is being treated ... Read More

Giving children arbitrary medication can cause other side effects

Giving children arbitrary medication can cause other side effects

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - It is not appropriate to give vitamin C tablets to children at the whim of the ... Read More

Decision on extending quarantine curfew, tomorrow

Decision on extending quarantine curfew, tomorrow

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The decision whether to extend the present quarantine curfew would be taken on Friday (27), Director ... Read More

Lockdown is meaningless – GMOF

Lockdown is meaningless – GMOF

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Saying that the government has imposed a meaningless lockdown, the Government Medical Officers Forum (GMOF) yesterday ... Read More