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Talks held to streamline and enhance trade under Pakistan – Sri Lanka FTA
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A high profile discussion was held here to strategise a way forward in streamlining and enhancing ... Read More
Namal Rajapaksa takes oath in new State Ministry
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister Namal Rajapaksa has been appointed as the new State Minister of Digital Technology and Entrepreneurship ... Read More
Olympics ‘100%’ going ahead
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto is "100%" certain the Olympics will go ahead, but warned the ... Read More
NFL agrees to drop race bias in concussion claims
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The NFL has said it will stop settling concussion lawsuits using a race-based formula that assumes ... Read More
Nasa announces two new missions
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Nasa has announced that it is sending two new missions to Venus in order to examine ... Read More
India top court criticises vaccination drive
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - India's Supreme Court has sharply criticised the federal government over its coronavirus vaccination programme. (more…) Read More
Fears of environmental disaster as oil-laden ship sinks off Sri Lanka
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A chemical-laden cargo ship is sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka, sparking fears of an ... Read More
US airlifts urgent COVID-19 supplies to Sri Lanka
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has airlifted emergency medical supplies ... Read More
Moratuwa Mayor sent to treatment centre in Negombo
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prison officials have confined Moratuwa Mayor Samanlal Fernando to the Pallansena Coronavirus Treatment Centre in Negombo ... Read More
No decision on administering only first dose of Sputnik V
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - No decision has been taken yet with regard to the administering of only the first dose ... Read More
Taxi services not permitted to operate during travel restrictions
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Taxi services have been prohibited from operating during the islandwide travel ban that has been enforced ... Read More
Over 900 health regulation violators arrested
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 947 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, ... Read More
Landslide warning issued
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued level 2 (Amber) landslide warning has been issued ... Read More
COVID-cases on the rise in Gampaha
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The daily COVID-19 cases reported within a district in a single day has surpassed the 1,000 ... Read More
Police OIC complains alleging ASP abducted his wife
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Kiribathgoda Police are investigating a complaint lodged by an Officer In Charge (OIC) of a ... Read More