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More Army-held lands released in Ampara, Trincomalee

More Army-held lands released in Ampara, Trincomalee

Mar 29, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Documents pertaining to 3 acres of private land in Thiriyaya under Kuchchaveli Divisional Secretariat (DS), 0.5 acre in ... Read More

Defeated Expenditure Heads of Ministries to be resubmitted

Defeated Expenditure Heads of Ministries to be resubmitted

Mar 29, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The defeated Expenditure Heads of Ministries would be presented for Cabinet approval again in the form of a ... Read More

‘Makandure Madush’ and Amal Perera to be deported to Sri Lanka

‘Makandure Madush’ and Amal Perera to be deported to Sri Lanka

Mar 29, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The underworld drug kingpin, ‘Makandure Madush’ and Artiste Amal Perera are expected to be deported to Sri Lanka ... Read More

Fair weather to prevail today

Fair weather to prevail today

Mar 29, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Mainly fair weather will prevail over most parts of the island on Friday (29), the Department of Meteorology ... Read More

CID releases Nadeemal Perera [UPDATE]

CID releases Nadeemal Perera [UPDATE]

Mar 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - UPDATE: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) have released Artiste Nadeemal Perera after ... Read More

Special PHI team to inspect foods

Special PHI team to inspect foods

Mar 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - In line with the Sinhala and Hindu New Year, a special team of Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) have ... Read More

‘Aruni Baba’ and ‘Thel Chooti’ arrested with narcotics

‘Aruni Baba’ and ‘Thel Chooti’ arrested with narcotics

Mar 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Special Task Force (STF) on Wednesday (27) arrested two suspects for possession of narcotics. The wife of ... Read More

Railway Drivers and Regulators to strike from midnight today

Railway Drivers and Regulators to strike from midnight today

Mar 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Railway Drivers and Regulators will launch a strike from midnight Wednesday (27). The strike would be held as ... Read More

Wijeyadasa to appear before Presidential Commission today

Wijeyadasa to appear before Presidential Commission today

Mar 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Parliamentarian Wijeyadasa Rajapakse is scheduled to appear before the Presidential Commission of inquiry to investigate into acts of ... Read More

Nurses’ strike enters second day

Nurses’ strike enters second day

Mar 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The island-wide token strike launched by Nurses at the Government Hospitals entered its second day on Wednesday (27). ... Read More

Govt. decides to increase estate workers’ daily wage

Govt. decides to increase estate workers’ daily wage

Mar 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Government on Tuesday (26) decided to increase the daily wage of estate workers by Rs. 50, as ... Read More

President appoints Ministerial Committee to look into power crisis

President appoints Ministerial Committee to look into power crisis

Mar 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday (26) appointed a Ministerial Committee to look into the prevailing crisis in the ... Read More

Fair weather to continue

Fair weather to continue

Mar 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Mainly fair weather will prevail over most parts of the island on Wednesday (27), the Department of Meteorology ... Read More

O/L results to be issued on Thursday

O/L results to be issued on Thursday

Mar 26, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary Level (O/L) Examination 2018 results are expected to be issued on ... Read More

VIP Assassination Plot: Nalaka de Silva further remanded

VIP Assassination Plot: Nalaka de Silva further remanded

Mar 26, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Former Head of the Terrorism Investigations Department (TID), Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Nalaka de Silva who ... Read More