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Elliott, Fishburne, Rourke join “MacGruber”

Elliott, Fishburne, Rourke join “MacGruber”

Jun 10, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The upcoming Peacock TV series based on Will Forte’s SNL character MacGruber has added acting veterans ... Read More

More arrested for failing to adhere to health regulations

More arrested for failing to adhere to health regulations

Jun 10, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Over 1,000 individuals were arrested yesterday (09) for failing to adhere to health and safety regulations. ... Read More

Lanka’s COVID-deaths rise by a record 67

Lanka’s COVID-deaths rise by a record 67

Jun 10, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Over 60 deaths reported due to COVID-19, raising the death toll to 1910, the Department of ... Read More

Japanese Premier responds positively to President’s request for AstraZeneca

Japanese Premier responds positively to President’s request for AstraZeneca

Jun 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has responded positively to a request made by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ... Read More

Tri-Forces to provide transportation to facilitate pension payment

Tri-Forces to provide transportation to facilitate pension payment

Jun 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Tri-Forces will provide transportation for senior citizens to visit banks to obtain their pensions for ... Read More

Extraordinary Gazette issued establishing new university

Extraordinary Gazette issued establishing new university

Jun 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - An Extraordinary Gazette notification has been issued on the establishment of a new university in the ... Read More

Over 5,700 still in quarantine

Over 5,700 still in quarantine

Jun 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 5,732 persons in 56 hotels and tri service-managed QCs are still in quarantine, stated the National ... Read More

More quarantine law violators arrested

More quarantine law violators arrested

Jun 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 1034 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, ... Read More

Politicians’ involvement in vaccination cannot be condoned

Politicians’ involvement in vaccination cannot be condoned

Jun 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Any involvement of politicians in the vaccination programme cannot be condoned. Some politicians are interfering in ... Read More

Govt. to take legal action against LP Gas cylinder changes

Govt. to take legal action against LP Gas cylinder changes

Jun 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Trade Ministry will bear the responsibility of taking legal measures against any discrepancies in the ... Read More

AstraZeneca Vaccines expected by August

AstraZeneca Vaccines expected by August

Jun 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A stock of Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine are expected to arrive in Sri Lanka by August, Parliament was ... Read More

Death toll from adverse weather rises to 20

Death toll from adverse weather rises to 20

Jun 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The death toll due the adverse weather conditions rose to 20 with over 176,000 people affected, ... Read More

Govt to release confiscated essential items for retail consumption

Govt to release confiscated essential items for retail consumption

Jun 8, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Ports and Shipping Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardane, along with the Trade Minister, has secured Cabinet approval to ... Read More

Three Air Force Personnel arrested over alleged extortion attempt

Three Air Force Personnel arrested over alleged extortion attempt

Jun 8, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Three Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Personnel have been arrested for attempting to extort Rs. 100,000 ... Read More

Cabinet consent to buy unsold stocks from farmers

Cabinet consent to buy unsold stocks from farmers

Jun 8, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Cabinet of Ministers granted their consent to purchase the stocks of vegetables and fruits which ... Read More