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Over 400 quarantine law violators arrested

Over 400 quarantine law violators arrested

May 12, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Over 400 individuals were arrested yesterday (12) for not following quarantine regulations. (more…) Read More

Fourteen-day quarantine mandatory for travellers arriving from overseas

Fourteen-day quarantine mandatory for travellers arriving from overseas

May 12, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All travellers arriving from overseas including Sri Lankans should be mandatorily quarantined at a Quarantine Centre ... Read More

Thirteen areas isolated with immediate effect

Thirteen areas isolated with immediate effect

May 12, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Thirteen Police areas in Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Hambantota, Kegalle, and Ratnapura Districts have been isolated with ... Read More

Police strictly enforce inter-provincial travel ban

Police strictly enforce inter-provincial travel ban

May 12, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Police Special Task Force (STF) and the Tri-Forces will set up roadblocks at all provincial ... Read More

Travel restriction violators to be charged under Criminal Law

Travel restriction violators to be charged under Criminal Law

May 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Any individual who travel to another province via byroads during the period of travel restrictions to ... Read More

Leave of Police Personnel cancelled

Leave of Police Personnel cancelled

May 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Leave of Police Personnel has been cancelled from today (11) until 31 May, the Police Spokesperson, ... Read More

Service requirement letter required Govt. employees to travel to another province

Service requirement letter required Govt. employees to travel to another province

May 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Public sector employees must obtain a letter of service requirement is they have to travel to ... Read More

Govt. urged to allow Mulslims working in Colombo to travel to their hometowns

Govt. urged to allow Mulslims working in Colombo to travel to their hometowns

May 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today (11) urged the Government to allow the Muslims who are ... Read More

Services at EPF Division of Labour Dept. temporarily suspended

Services at EPF Division of Labour Dept. temporarily suspended

May 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Services at the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Division of the Department of Labour at its Head ... Read More

AG’s Co-ordinating Officer Nishara Jayaratne to relinquish her duties

AG’s Co-ordinating Officer Nishara Jayaratne to relinquish her duties

May 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne, the Co-ordinating Officer to Attorney General Dappula de Livera will relinquish her ... Read More

Travel restrictions between districts not ruled out

Travel restrictions between districts not ruled out

May 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government will impose travel restrictions between districts should require, the Head of the National Operation ... Read More

Trains only operate within provinces as restrictions come into effect

Trains only operate within provinces as restrictions come into effect

May 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A decision has been taken to operate trains only within provinces, the Department of Railways stated. ... Read More

Kuwait suspends travel from Sri Lanka

Kuwait suspends travel from Sri Lanka

May 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS | REUTERS) - Kuwait has suspended flights, and barred entry to travellers, from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan ... Read More

Inter-provincial bus services halted

Inter-provincial bus services halted

May 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Inter-provincial bus transport services will be halted with effect from today (11), the Ministry of Transport ... Read More

Cabinet approval to conserve Muthurajawela

Cabinet approval to conserve Muthurajawela

May 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to a proposal for the conservation and the sustainable ... Read More