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Safeguard our status as an independent nation – Premier

Safeguard our status as an independent nation – Premier

Feb 4, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka marks 72 years of independence today. During the past few years, the independence that ... Read More

Sajith names Ranjith Madduma Bandara as Secretary of new alliance

Sajith names Ranjith Madduma Bandara as Secretary of new alliance

Feb 4, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa has nominated UNP Parliamentarian Ranjith Madduma Bandara as ... Read More

CID ordered to obtain warrant and arrest former SriLankan CEO and wife

CID ordered to obtain warrant and arrest former SriLankan CEO and wife

Feb 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Attorney General (AG) today (03) directed the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to obtain a warrant ... Read More

Pujith and Hemasiri further remanded

Pujith and Hemasiri further remanded

Feb 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara, who was sent on compulsory leave, and former Defense ... Read More

Severe traffic in Maradana due to protest

Severe traffic in Maradana due to protest

Feb 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Traffic congestion was reported in Maradana due to a protest march carried out by a group ... Read More

Sale of meat and liquor banned on Independence Day

Sale of meat and liquor banned on Independence Day

Feb 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The sale of meat and liquor will be banned on Sri Lanka’s Independence Day tomorrow (04), ... Read More

Youth arrested for sexually assaulting Swedish female at knifepoint

Youth arrested for sexually assaulting Swedish female at knifepoint

Feb 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - An 18-year-old individual, a resident of Panama, was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a Swedish ... Read More

Two associates of ‘Angoda Lokka’ arrested

Two associates of ‘Angoda Lokka’ arrested

Feb 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two associates of the notorious underworld figure ‘Angoda Lokka’ have been arrested by the Police Special ... Read More

Pakistan Lifestyle Exhibition opens in Colombo [PHOTOS]

Pakistan Lifestyle Exhibition opens in Colombo [PHOTOS]

Feb 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister of Small and Medium Business and Enterprise Development and Minister of Industries and Supply Chain ... Read More

SriLankan Airlines expresses gratitude to mission of mercy volunteers

SriLankan Airlines expresses gratitude to mission of mercy volunteers

Feb 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - SriLankan Airlines expressed its profound gratitude to its patriotic and loyal staff members who volunteered to ... Read More

Gopal Baglay appointed Indian Envoy to Sri Lanka

Gopal Baglay appointed Indian Envoy to Sri Lanka

Feb 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Shri Gopal Baglay (IFS:1992) has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Sri ... Read More

Committee appointed to report on all persons entering Sri Lanka

Committee appointed to report on all persons entering Sri Lanka

Feb 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A three-member Committee has been appointed to investigate and report on all persons who enter Sri ... Read More

Fifteen Colombo schools closed on Feb. 3 over Independence Day rehearsals

Fifteen Colombo schools closed on Feb. 3 over Independence Day rehearsals

Jan 31, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government has decided to close 15 schools in Colombo including Private and International schools on ... Read More

US helps rural women in Sri Lanka to become entrepreneurs

US helps rural women in Sri Lanka to become entrepreneurs

Jan 31, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The United States (US) is assisting rural women in Sri Lanka to become entrepreneurs, the US ... Read More

Six including Shangri-La bomber’s father further remanded

Six including Shangri-La bomber’s father further remanded

Jan 31, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Six suspects including the suicide bomber at Shangri-La Hotel Mohamed Ibrahim’s father have been further remanded ... Read More