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Fire destroys 2 shops in Pettah

Fire destroys 2 shops in Pettah

Jun 24, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two shops in Bodhiraja Mawatha in Pettah have been completely destroyed from a fire that broke ... Read More

Application for A/L result re-scrutiny via online

Application for A/L result re-scrutiny via online

Jun 24, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Applications for the re-scrutiny of 2020 General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level (A/L) Examination results ... Read More

Over 90 prisoners granted Presidential pardon

Over 90 prisoners granted Presidential pardon

Jun 24, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A total of 93 prisoners granted a Presidential pardon in view of the Poson Poya Day, ... Read More

Basil returns to Sri Lanka

Basil returns to Sri Lanka

Jun 24, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Basil Rajapaksa, returned to the country this ... Read More

Several Grama Niladhari Divisions isolated

Several Grama Niladhari Divisions isolated

Jun 24, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Isolation restrictions have been imposed on several Grama Niladhari Divisions today (24), the National Operation Centre ... Read More

Kiriella raises concerns over Judges declaring withdrawal from considering Rishad’s Petition

Kiriella raises concerns over Judges declaring withdrawal from considering Rishad’s Petition

Jun 23, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Chief Opposition Whip, Parliamentarian Lakshman Kiriella today (23) expressed concern in Parliament over Judges declaring ... Read More

Third Judge recuses himself from Rishad’s Petition

Third Judge recuses himself from Rishad’s Petition

Jun 23, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another Justice attached to the Supreme Court announced that he will withdraw from considering the Fundamental ... Read More

Demands for maximum amount of compensation owed to the State due to X-Press Pearl disaster [VIDEO]

Demands for maximum amount of compensation owed to the State due to X-Press Pearl disaster [VIDEO]

Jun 23, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Chairman of the Centre for Environmental Justice’s (CFEJ), Ravindranath Dabare, and specialists in environmental sciences ... Read More

Ranil sworn in as MP

Ranil sworn in as MP

Jun 23, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Leader of the United National Party (UNP) Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as a Member of ... Read More

Police to initiate legal action shops, public transport violating quarantine laws

Police to initiate legal action shops, public transport violating quarantine laws

Jun 23, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Police to initiate legal action against individuals, institutions, and public transport violating the quarantine laws. ... Read More

SLC to bid for 3 major ICC events

SLC to bid for 3 major ICC events

Jun 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said today (22) that it has decided to bid for 3 major ... Read More

Ranil to take front row seat in Opposition side in Parliament

Ranil to take front row seat in Opposition side in Parliament

Jun 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Leader of the United National Party (UNP), Ranil Wickremesinghe who is to be sworn in as ... Read More

Supplementary estimate of Rs. 200 billion tabled in Parliament

Supplementary estimate of Rs. 200 billion tabled in Parliament

Jun 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A supplementary estimate for Rs. 200 billion has been tabled at Parliament by the Chief Government ... Read More

Madiwala resident detected with Delta Variant

Madiwala resident detected with Delta Variant

Jun 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A resident of Madiwala has been found to be infected with the Delta Variant of the ... Read More

No-Confidence Motion against Gammanpila submitted to Speaker

No-Confidence Motion against Gammanpila submitted to Speaker

Jun 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Motion of No-Confidence filed against Minister Udaya Gammanpila by Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has been ... Read More