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Cabinet yet to be briefed on Sri Lanka-IMF staff-level agreement

Cabinet yet to be briefed on Sri Lanka-IMF staff-level agreement

Sep 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Speaker of House Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today informed Parliament that the Cabinet of Ministers has not ... Read More

Pod of 230 Pilot Whales Found Stranded on Australian Harbor

Pod of 230 Pilot Whales Found Stranded on Australian Harbor

Sep 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | AUSTRALIA) - In unfortunate news, a pod of 230 pilot whales was found washed up in Macquarie Harbor ... Read More

Special announcement from Litro

Special announcement from Litro

Sep 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Litro Company has announced that they will not release new gas cylinders to the local market ... Read More

Dogs trained to respond to natural disasters in Mexico

Dogs trained to respond to natural disasters in Mexico

Sep 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS |  MEXICO) - There are reports from Mexico about providing training to dogs on how to deal with natural ... Read More

Julie Chung visits leader Thero of the Kotte faction

Julie Chung visits leader Thero of the Kotte faction

Sep 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   Julie Chang, the American ambassador to this country, has met the Anunayake of the Kotte ... Read More

President Japan bound on September 26

President Japan bound on September 26

Sep 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be leaving for Japan on September 26 to attend the official funeral ... Read More

Explainer-Trump Was Sued by New York’s Attorney General

Explainer-Trump Was Sued by New York’s Attorney General

Sep 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS |  NEW YORK) - Donald Trump and three of his children have been hit by a fraud lawsuit after ... Read More

Few showers likely in Western, Sabaragamuwa provinces

Few showers likely in Western, Sabaragamuwa provinces

Sep 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Department of Meteorology says that a few showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and ... Read More

Opposition Leader on the electricity tariff hikes

Opposition Leader on the electricity tariff hikes

Sep 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa said that the society is facing an uncomfortable and stressful ... Read More

New guidelines for university entrance applications

New guidelines for university entrance applications

Sep 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Department of Examinations has amended the application process for university entrance. (more…) Read More

PUCSL declines CEB request for longer power cuts from Thursday

PUCSL declines CEB request for longer power cuts from Thursday

Sep 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ceylon Electricity Board is expected to impose one-hour-and-20-minute power cuts in residential areas today. (more…) Read More

“Don’t Worry Darling” Heads For Solid Debut

“Don’t Worry Darling” Heads For Solid Debut

Sep 21, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Olivia Wilde’s swirling in controversy thriller “Don’t Worry Darling” looks to have benefitted from all the ... Read More

Russia’s Putin signs decree on partial mobilisation for citizens

Russia’s Putin signs decree on partial mobilisation for citizens

Sep 21, 2022

(FASTNEWS | RUSSIA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a partial mobilisation in Russia as the war in Ukraine ... Read More

Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2022: India announce 15-member squad

Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2022: India announce 15-member squad

Sep 21, 2022

(FASTNEWS |  NEW DELHI) - The All-India Women’s Selection Committee on Wednesday announced India’s squad for Women’s Asia Cup 2022. ... Read More

Hardik Pandya confident ‘process-driven’ India will succeed soon

Hardik Pandya confident ‘process-driven’ India will succeed soon

Sep 21, 2022

(FASTNEWS | INDIA) - Hardik Pandya wasn’t nonplussed ending up on the losing side despite scoring an unbeaten 71 (30b) ... Read More