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BIA Duty-free shops reopened for passengers who returned during COVID-pandemic

BIA Duty-free shops reopened for passengers who returned during COVID-pandemic

Jul 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Duty-free shops at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake reopened today to facilitate passengers who ... Read More

Sri Lanka still in UK travel restrictions list

Sri Lanka still in UK travel restrictions list

Jul 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka has not been exempted from the Global Travel Advisory or border restrictions for British ... Read More

President calls for report on shortcomings in Polonnaruwa schools

President calls for report on shortcomings in Polonnaruwa schools

Jul 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Polonnaruwa was briefed by the public regarding several issues including the teacher ... Read More

Kusal Mendis produced before Court

Kusal Mendis produced before Court

Jul 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Test Cricketer Kusal Mendis’ has been produced before the Panadura Magistrate Courts. (more…) Read More

Six Lankan fishermen rescued from rough seas

Six Lankan fishermen rescued from rough seas

Jul 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Six Sri Lankan fishermen were rescued from rough seas on Sunday morning in a coordinated operation ... Read More

Bangladesh appoints Diplomat in US as Envoy to Sri Lanka

Bangladesh appoints Diplomat in US as Envoy to Sri Lanka

Jul 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Bangladesh Government has decided to appoint Tareq Md Ariful Islam as the next high commissioner ... Read More

SSP Wedamulla approved as new PNB Director

SSP Wedamulla approved as new PNB Director

Jul 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The National Police Commission (NPC) has approved the appointment of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sujith ... Read More

Investigation on allegations over match-fixing halted

Investigation on allegations over match-fixing halted

Jul 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The investigation on allegations of match-fixing during the final of the 2011 World Cup has been ... Read More

Nigerian sentenced to death by Colombo High Court

Nigerian sentenced to death by Colombo High Court

Jul 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A Nigerian was sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court today. (more…) Read More

Over 150 people in Ginthupitiya placed under quarantine

Over 150 people in Ginthupitiya placed under quarantine

Jul 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Nearly 154 persons who were identified to have come into direct contact with a man who ... Read More

Over 400kg of cannabis seized by Navy

Over 400kg of cannabis seized by Navy

Jul 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Navy has seized over 400 kg of kerala cannabis with a street of over Rs. ... Read More

Mahela summoned over match-fixing inquiry

Mahela summoned over match-fixing inquiry

Jul 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Sri Lanka cricketer Mahela Jayawardene arrived at the Special Investigations Unit of Sports Ministry at ... Read More

Security measures taken after test confirms Colombo resident has virus

Security measures taken after test confirms Colombo resident has virus

Jul 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - All the required security measures have been taken after tests confirmed a man in Colombo was ... Read More

Lankans stranded in Japan repatriated

Lankans stranded in Japan repatriated

Jul 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - A group of Sri Lankans, who were stranded in Japan, arrived in Sri Lanka today (03). ... Read More

Sri Lanka to contribute USD 5,000 to UN Human Rights Office

Sri Lanka to contribute USD 5,000 to UN Human Rights Office

Jul 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva during its ongoing session, the Sri Lankan ... Read More