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Prevailing showery condition to enhance

Prevailing showery condition to enhance

May 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The showery condition over South-western part (Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Southern provinces) of the island and ... Read More

Second reading of Port City Economic Commission Bill passed [VIDEO]

Second reading of Port City Economic Commission Bill passed [VIDEO]

May 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The second reading of the proposed Port City Economic Commission Bill was passed in Parliament today ... Read More

Eye Hospital issues hotlines for clinic days

Eye Hospital issues hotlines for clinic days

May 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Several hotline numbers have been introduced to provide advice and treatment for clinical patients at the ... Read More

Ambulances allowed to use expressways free of charge

Ambulances allowed to use expressways free of charge

May 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All ambulances will be permitted to use the expressways free of charge from today (20) until ... Read More

AG issues guidelines to reduce prison overcrowding

AG issues guidelines to reduce prison overcrowding

May 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera has issued fresh guidelines to the Inspector General of Police ... Read More

Riyaj files FR Petition before Supreme Court

Riyaj files FR Petition before Supreme Court

May 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Riyaj Bathiudeen, the brother of former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen has filed a Fundamental Rights (FR) Petition ... Read More

Total of 900,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine due

Total of 900,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine due

May 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government is taking measures to import 900,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine, Minister Prasanna ... Read More

Shammi Silva elected President in SLC Election

Shammi Silva elected President in SLC Election

May 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Shammi Silva has been elected President of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). (more…) Read More

Two arrested for operating illegal online Apple products store

Two arrested for operating illegal online Apple products store

May 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two individuals have been arrested for operating an illegal online store for Apple products in Colpetty. ... Read More

Mujibur Rahman contracts COVID-19

Mujibur Rahman contracts COVID-19

May 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Mujibur Rahman has tested positive for COVID-19. (more…) Read More

People over 55 with COVID-symptoms urged to seek immediate treatment

People over 55 with COVID-symptoms urged to seek immediate treatment

May 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Army Commander General Shavendra ... Read More

Several areas isolated

Several areas isolated

May 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Several Grama Niladhari (GN) Divisions in Batticaloa District were isolated with effect from 6.00 this morning ... Read More

Reginold Cooray appointed Rupavahini Chairman

Reginold Cooray appointed Rupavahini Chairman

May 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Governor of the Northern Province Reginold Cooray has been appointed as the new Chairman of ... Read More

Five pregnant women killed from COVID-19 during 3rd wave

Five pregnant women killed from COVID-19 during 3rd wave

May 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Five pregnant women have been killed from Covid during the third wave, officials said today. (more…) Read More

All economic centres closed during travel restriction period

All economic centres closed during travel restriction period

May 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All economic centres across the country to remain closed during the island-wide travel restrictions are in ... Read More