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Sri Lanka craft sector wins free insurance cover for the first time in history

Sri Lanka craft sector wins free insurance cover for the first time in history

Oct 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka has activated the long-awaited free insurance facility to its historic crafts and handicraft sectors ... Read More

Fifty-two-year-old falls to death from ‘Sethsiripaya’

Fifty-two-year-old falls to death from ‘Sethsiripaya’

Oct 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A 52-year-old individual died after he fell from the ‘Sethsiripaya’ Building in Battaramulla this morning (07). ... Read More

Thirty-five candidates submits nominations; Two objections rejected

Thirty-five candidates submits nominations; Two objections rejected

Oct 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Thirty-five candidates have submitted their nominations to contest the forthcoming Presidential Election, the Chairman of the ... Read More

A decisive meeting between railway trade unions and Deshapriya today

A decisive meeting between railway trade unions and Deshapriya today

Oct 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A decisive meeting is scheduled to be held between railway trade unions and the Chairman of ... Read More

Elections Commission receives objections against candidates

Elections Commission receives objections against candidates

Oct 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Elections Commission has received 2 objections against Presidential candidates, the Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya stated. Read More

Accepting nominations for Presidential Election commences

Accepting nominations for Presidential Election commences

Oct 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Accepting nominations for the forthcoming Presidential Election commence this morning (07) at the Office of the ... Read More

Seventy-three-year old killed after being attacked by wooden plank

Seventy-three-year old killed after being attacked by wooden plank

Oct 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A 73-year old has died after being attacked by a wooden plank in Sammanthurai yesterday (06). ... Read More

Mobile SIM recovered from a Agunukolapelessa prisoner

Mobile SIM recovered from a Agunukolapelessa prisoner

Oct 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A mobile SIM card has been recovered from a prisoner at the Agunukolapelessa Prison yesterday (06). ... Read More

SLFP to announce decision on Election today

SLFP to announce decision on Election today

Oct 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP)’s decision pertaining to the forthcoming Presidential Election will be announced ... Read More

Election Commission appeals for suspension of all strikes

Election Commission appeals for suspension of all strikes

Oct 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Election Commission yesterday (06) called on all employees in the public sector and those working ... Read More

Presidential Election nominations today

Presidential Election nominations today

Oct 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Elections Commission will commence registering nominated Presidential candidates from 9.00 AM to 11.00 AM today ... Read More

“Rajapaksas left Sri Lanka in a debt trap” – Finance Minister

“Rajapaksas left Sri Lanka in a debt trap” – Finance Minister

Oct 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - “Since 2016, all Government borrowings have been used to settling debt. Not for any other expenditure,” ... Read More

Rains to lash Sri Lanka today

Rains to lash Sri Lanka today

Oct 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Department of Meteorology forecasted that showers or thundershowers will occur over most parts of Sri ... Read More

Acceptance of deposits concluded; Forty-one candidates to contest

Acceptance of deposits concluded; Forty-one candidates to contest

Oct 6, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The acceptance of deposits for the forthcoming Presidential Election concluded at noon today (06). (more…) Read More

Grade 5 Scholarship results released [UPDATE]

Grade 5 Scholarship results released [UPDATE]

Oct 6, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - UPDATE: Results of the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination have been released a short while ago, and ... Read More