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Ranjan directed to Karapitiya Hospital

Ranjan directed to Karapitiya Hospital

Jun 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | HAMBANTOTA) - Imprisoned former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake, who is serving a 4-year Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) at the Angunakolapelessa Prison, ... Read More

Three Indian fishing vessels drifted to Lankan waters due to inclement weather found

Three Indian fishing vessels drifted to Lankan waters due to inclement weather found

Jun 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard managed to find 03 deserted Indian fishing vessels, believed to ... Read More

Chief Epidemiologist transferred

Chief Epidemiologist transferred

Jun 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera has been transferred. (more…) Read More

Quantity of vaccines for Sri Lanka from US not decided

Quantity of vaccines for Sri Lanka from US not decided

Jun 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The quantity of vaccines the US is to allocate for Sri Lanka and the timeline by ... Read More

CAA removes maximum retail price imposed on coconuts

CAA removes maximum retail price imposed on coconuts

Jun 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has decided to remove the maximum retail price (MRP) imposed on ... Read More

Gazette issued amending institutions under purview of Industries, Agriculture Min.

Gazette issued amending institutions under purview of Industries, Agriculture Min.

Jun 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has amended the functions, responsibilities and institutions coming under the purview of Industries ... Read More

UK to assist Sri Lanka with X-Press Pearl pollution response

UK to assist Sri Lanka with X-Press Pearl pollution response

Jun 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Following the X-press Pearl container vessel fire, the United Kingdom is providing marine pollution expertise to ... Read More

Three including Sub Inspector arrested while transporting heroin

Three including Sub Inspector arrested while transporting heroin

Jun 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Three persons including a Sub Inspector of Police were arrested by the Police Organized Crime Prevention ... Read More

Over 1,200 quarantine law violators arrested

Over 1,200 quarantine law violators arrested

Jun 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 1,281 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, ... Read More

Over 3.1 million Sri Lankans receive COVID-Vaccines

Over 3.1 million Sri Lankans receive COVID-Vaccines

Jun 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - As per the statistics of the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka has ... Read More

Inaccurate data on COVID-death toll led to extension of travel restrictions

Inaccurate data on COVID-death toll led to extension of travel restrictions

Jun 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said inaccurate figures on death toll related to COVID-19 reported on 11 June ... Read More

Permission to conduct last rites on non-COVID 19 deaths within 24-hours

Permission to conduct last rites on non-COVID 19 deaths within 24-hours

Jun 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Considering the complaints received with regard to delays in conducting last rites of non-COVID-19-related deaths as ... Read More

Lion at Dehiwala Zoo detected with COVID-19

Lion at Dehiwala Zoo detected with COVID-19

Jun 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A lion at the Dehiwala Zoo has been found to be infected with the COVID-19. (more…) Read More

Hiroyuki Sanada joins “John Wick 4”

Hiroyuki Sanada joins “John Wick 4”

Jun 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Following short but memorable turns in the recent “Mortal Kombat” and Zack Snyder’s “Army of the ... Read More

Ferrell, Rudd in “The Shrink Next Door” [VIDEO]

Ferrell, Rudd in “The Shrink Next Door” [VIDEO]

Jun 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Apple TV+ has premiered the teaser trailer for their upcoming dark comedy series “The Shrink Next ... Read More