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Sri Lanka schedules 2 hour 20 mins power cuts

Sri Lanka schedules 2 hour 20 mins power cuts

Oct 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ceylon Electricity Board will continue to impose two-hour-and-20-minute power cuts in residential areas. (more…) Read More

Top US diplomat Donald Lu assures support for Sri Lanka

Top US diplomat Donald Lu assures support for Sri Lanka

Oct 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu who is currently on ... Read More

Nearly 4,900 families still affected by bad weather -DMC

Nearly 4,900 families still affected by bad weather -DMC

Oct 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A total of 4,900 families are still affected by the inclement weather experienced in several parts of ... Read More

Flour prices reduced further

Flour prices reduced further

Oct 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   The price of a kilogram of wheat flour has been reduced by Rs.25 at the ... Read More

Sri Lanka & Russia in talks for a long-term Credit Line

Sri Lanka & Russia in talks for a long-term Credit Line

Oct 19, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka and Russia have held talks on the possibility of obtaining a long term credit ... Read More

Thilini Priyamali’s business partner further remanded

Thilini Priyamali’s business partner further remanded

Oct 19, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Isuru Bandara, believed to be Thilini Priyamali’s business partner, were further remanded till November 2. (more…) Read More

Bad weather wreaks havoc in Sri Lanka

Bad weather wreaks havoc in Sri Lanka

Oct 19, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A total of 7,326 families are affected by the inclement weather experienced in several parts of ... Read More

Atamasthanadhipathi Pallegama Siriniwasa Nayaka Thera passes away

Atamasthanadhipathi Pallegama Siriniwasa Nayaka Thera passes away

Oct 19, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Atamasthanadhipathi Most Venerable Dr. Pallegama Siriniwasa Nayaka Thera, the Chief Sanghanayaka North Central Province has passed ... Read More

Dushmantha Chameera ruled out of the T20 World Cup

Dushmantha Chameera ruled out of the T20 World Cup

Oct 19, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  MELBOURNE) - Sri Lanka pace spearhead Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out of the Twenty20 World ... Read More

Today’s Power cut schedule announced

Today’s Power cut schedule announced

Oct 19, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has approved the schedule of power cuts to be ... Read More

Met Department predicts showers will continue at night

Met Department predicts showers will continue at night

Oct 18, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Department of Meteorology predicts showers at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North Western and ... Read More

New BCCI President Roger Binny to address injury concerns of players, pitches in India

New BCCI President Roger Binny to address injury concerns of players, pitches in India

Oct 18, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Binny, a member of the 1983 World Cup, took over as the BCCI president from another ... Read More

Over 14,300 families affected by adverse weather conditions

Over 14,300 families affected by adverse weather conditions

Oct 18, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The Meteorology Department stated that fairly heavy showers above 75 mm can be expected at some ... Read More

The new connection fee for water supply has been revised

The new connection fee for water supply has been revised

Oct 18, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The National Water Supply and Drainage Board has revised the tariff for new water supply connections. ... Read More

President congratulates Booker Prize winner Shehan Karunatilaka

President congratulates Booker Prize winner Shehan Karunatilaka

Oct 18, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Ranil Wickremesinghe has congratulated Shehan Karunatilaka on becoming the second Sri Lankan-born author to receive ... Read More