Arjun Tendulkar becomes groundsman at Lord’s
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Arjun Tendulkar, who recently played his first match for the Indian Under-19 side, was seen helping out the…
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Inter-Provincial bus strike called off
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The Inter-Provincial Private Bus Association (IPPBA) has decided to call off a strike action that was scheduled to…
Notice pertaining to new price revisions issued to all fuel stations
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The notice pertaining to the new price revisions has been issued to all fuel stations across the island,…
Showers, wind to enhance in South-Western areas – Met. Department
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Showery condition and wind speed over the island, particularly in the South-Western parts are expected to enhance to…
Prices of 95 Octane Petrol, Super Diesel increased
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The Ministry of Finance has increased the price of 95 Octane Petrol by Rs. 2 per litre, while…
President’s former Chief of Staff, STC Chairman further remanded
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – President’s former Chief of Staff H. I. K. Mahanama and former Chairman of the State Timber Corporation (STC)…
Sri Lanka speeds India backed Industry Zone in North
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – As part of its vast development efforts in the North, Sri Lanka has stepped up industry expansion in…
Maldivian arrested at BIA with counterfeit US Dollars
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – A 49-year-old, Maldivian national was arrested by the Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) Personnel attached to the Bandaranaike International…
Rs. 100 imposed to obtain new NICs, Rs. 500 for duplicates
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – An amount of Rs. 100 will be charged when obtaining the National Identity Cards (NICs) with effect from…
Exercise may help overcome cocaine addiction
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Exercising can help individuals, addicted to cocaine, who often have altered neural, behavioural and physiological responses to stress.
Idris Elba to mentor a “Ghetto Cowboy”
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Idris Elba has joined the cast of Ricky Staub’s feature directorial debut “Ghetto Cowboy” based on Greg Neri’s…
Sony scraps “Silver & Black” for solo films
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – “Venom” isn’t even out yet, but it looks like the switch of that film from a likely R…
Waugh names Kohli as world’s best batter
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh says “Big occasion player” Virat Kohli has the best batting technique among the…
Pally, McDonough join the “Sonic” movie
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Adam Pally (“The Mindy Project”) and Neal McDonough (“Legends of Tomorrow”) have been cast in the “Sonic the…
Indonesia earthquake death toll jumps to 319
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – A magnitude 6.2 aftershock rocked Indonesia’s Lombok on Thursday (09), sparking fresh panic on the tropical tourist island…