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No public transportation during lockdown

No public transportation during lockdown

Aug 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The public transportation will not be carried out until 30 August. (more…) Read More

An allowance of Rs 2,000 during lockdown

An allowance of Rs 2,000 during lockdown

Aug 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - An allowance of Rs. 2,000 will be given for families who lost their main source of ... Read More

List of activities permitted during lockdown published

List of activities permitted during lockdown published

Aug 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A list of activities permitted during the lockdown has been published by the Ministry of Health. ... Read More

Muslims stand with Catholics in call for justice for Easter attacks – ACMC

Muslims stand with Catholics in call for justice for Easter attacks – ACMC

Aug 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Muslim community stands in solidarity with the Catholic community, and stands with them in their call ... Read More

Singapore to remove restrictions on Sri Lankan work permit holders

Singapore to remove restrictions on Sri Lankan work permit holders

Aug 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Singapore is to remove the minimum Period of Employment (POE) requirement on Sri Lankan work permit ... Read More

Navy ships from Sri Lanka and India heading to Colombo with oxygen

Navy ships from Sri Lanka and India heading to Colombo with oxygen

Aug 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A Sri Lanka Navy ship and an Indian Navy ship are heading to Colombo with much ... Read More

Pistols, ammunition found in Weligama

Pistols, ammunition found in Weligama

Aug 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Five pistols, eight magazines and ten bullets were found hidden in a jungle at Walana in ... Read More

No fuel shortage – Minister

No fuel shortage – Minister

Aug 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said today that there was no fuel shortage in the country. (more…) Read More

Taliban has no objection to Afghanistan’s cricket series with Pakistan in Sri Lanka

Taliban has no objection to Afghanistan’s cricket series with Pakistan in Sri Lanka

Aug 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Pakistan Cricket Board is confident that the political upheaval in Afghanistan will not affect their ... Read More

43% have received either one or both vaccines – Army Commander

43% have received either one or both vaccines – Army Commander

Aug 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - At least 43 per cent of the population has received either single vaccine or both doses ... Read More

President to address the nation

President to address the nation

Aug 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is scheduled to address the nation and make a special statement, the President's ... Read More

Teachers to continue action if solutions not provided

Teachers to continue action if solutions not provided

Aug 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Principal - Teacher Trade Unions stated that their action will continue if the Ministerial Sub-Committee ... Read More

People may leave for their jobs without restriction

People may leave for their jobs without restriction

Aug 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - According to the new health guidelines, only one person is permitted from a single household to ... Read More

All shops in A’pura, Kilinochchi to be closed from tomorrow

All shops in A’pura, Kilinochchi to be closed from tomorrow

Aug 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All shops in the Anuradhapura and Kilinochchi Districts will be closed from tomorrow (20) to the ... Read More

6,000 metric tons of rice to be imported from Pakistan

6,000 metric tons of rice to be imported from Pakistan

Aug 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lankan government has decided to import 6,000 metric tons of rice from Pakistan immediately as ... Read More