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…
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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…
Olympics ‘100%’ going ahead
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto is “100%” certain the Olympics will go ahead, but warned the…
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…
Nasa announces two new missions
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Nasa has announced that it is sending two new missions to Venus in order to examine…
India top court criticises vaccination drive
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – India’s Supreme Court has sharply criticised the federal government over its coronavirus vaccination programme.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Over 900 health regulation violators arrested
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – 947 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing,…
Landslide warning issued
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued level 2 (Amber) landslide warning has been issued…
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…
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…