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Premier orders relief measures on loan repayment

Premier orders relief measures on loan repayment

Jun 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa advised Central Bank Officers to implement any suitable measures to minimize the ... Read More

Vaccination for teachers to expedite school re-opening

Vaccination for teachers to expedite school re-opening

Jun 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government decided to prioritise vaccination for 279,020 teachers and non-academic staff at schools island-wide in ... Read More

Over 1,500 quarantine law violators arrested

Over 1,500 quarantine law violators arrested

Jun 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - During the last 24-hour period the Police had arrested 1561 persons for failing to adhere to ... Read More

Economic Centres open today and tomorrow

Economic Centres open today and tomorrow

Jun 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Economic Centres will be open today (17) and tomorrow (18) for wholesale trade while adhering to ... Read More

Four arrested with heroin worth Rs. 10 million in Kahatuduwa

Four arrested with heroin worth Rs. 10 million in Kahatuduwa

Jun 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Four persons including a woman have been arrested with approximately 1.5 kgs of heroin, which has ... Read More

Finance Min. approves proposal to allow consumers to purchase liquor online

Finance Min. approves proposal to allow consumers to purchase liquor online

Jun 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Finance has granted approval to a proposal submitted by the Excise Department to ... Read More

Weligama UC Chairman removed on instructions of Supreme Court

Weligama UC Chairman removed on instructions of Supreme Court

Jun 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The United National Party today said the decision by the Election Commission to remove the Weligama ... Read More

Ranil Wickremesinghe’s name sent to Elections Commission

Ranil Wickremesinghe’s name sent to Elections Commission

Jun 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Election Commission of Sri Lanka today (16) confirmed that the United National Party (UNP) had sent ... Read More

Validity period of passes issued to deliver essential goods extended

Validity period of passes issued to deliver essential goods extended

Jun 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The validity period of the passes issued for the operation of delivery services has been extended ... Read More

Shani Abeysekara granted bail

Shani Abeysekara granted bail

Jun 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Director Shani Abeysekara was granted bail today together with Sub-Inspector Sugath ... Read More

Highest number of quarantine law violators arrested

Highest number of quarantine law violators arrested

Jun 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - During the last 24-hour period the Police had arrested 1411 persons for failing to adhere to ... Read More

Over 500 COVID-cases from Colombo yesterday

Over 500 COVID-cases from Colombo yesterday

Jun 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 546 new COVID-19 infections have been identified in the Colombo District yesterday. (more…) Read More

No-confidence motion to be submitted against Gammanpila

No-confidence motion to be submitted against Gammanpila

Jun 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A no-confidence motion is to be presented to Parliament against Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila. (more…) Read More

Adhering to COVID-regulations will help lift travel ban – Police

Adhering to COVID-regulations will help lift travel ban – Police

Jun 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Police today said that adhering to the regulations issued to prevent the spread of the ... Read More

Sri Lanka included in research project on chemical fertilizer use

Sri Lanka included in research project on chemical fertilizer use

Jun 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The International Nitrogen Management Systems (INMS) jointly with the United Nations Environmental Program (MNEP) has planned ... Read More