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Risk of landslides in several districts

Risk of landslides in several districts

Oct 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Landslide warnings have been issued in 3 districts due to the heavy rains that have affected ... Read More

Court proceedings against Maithripala Sirisena to be suspended for 10 weeks

Court proceedings against Maithripala Sirisena to be suspended for 10 weeks

Oct 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Court of Appeal today directed the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court to postpone the hearing of ... Read More

Lucy Liu Joins Johnson, Evans In “Red One”

Lucy Liu Joins Johnson, Evans In “Red One”

Oct 13, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Emmy nominee Lucy Liu has joined Amazon’s action-adventure holiday comedy “Red One” starring Dwayne Johnson, Chris ... Read More

French oil workers vote to continue strike

French oil workers vote to continue strike

Oct 13, 2022

(FASTNEWS |  FRENCH) - Striking French oil workers have voted to continue their industrial action, which has led to shortages ... Read More

Australia signal Warner ban to be revoked after integrity code review

Australia signal Warner ban to be revoked after integrity code review

Oct 13, 2022

(FASTNEWS | AUSTRALIA) - Cricket Australia (CA) looks set to revoke David Warner’s lifetime ban from leadership positions after announcing ... Read More

Pensioners complain regarding delayed gratuity payments

Pensioners complain regarding delayed gratuity payments

Oct 13, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A complaint was filed with the Sri Lankan Human Rights Commission by the pensioners’ rights movement. ... Read More

Eighty Million worth of rice missing from Lanka Sathosa warehouse

Eighty Million worth of rice missing from Lanka Sathosa warehouse

Oct 13, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - According to sources, LKR 80 Million worth of rice has disappeared from a warehouse belonging to ... Read More

Country to celebrate 75th Independence Day with dignity

Country to celebrate 75th Independence Day with dignity

Oct 13, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed officials to celebrate the 75th Independence Day in a dignified manner that ... Read More

Dates for LG election

Dates for LG election

Oct 13, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The National Election Commissions has reiterated its stance of conducting the Local Authorities Election before the ... Read More

T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka’s warm-up game against Ireland abandoned

T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka’s warm-up game against Ireland abandoned

Oct 13, 2022

(FASTNEWS | MELBOURNE) - Sri Lanka’s second warm-up match against Ireland ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup has been abandoned ... Read More

Heavy showers above 100mm predicted for some areas

Heavy showers above 100mm predicted for some areas

Oct 13, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Department of Meteorology says cloudy skies are expected in most parts of the island today ... Read More

No changes to the train schedule along the coastal belt

No changes to the train schedule along the coastal belt

Oct 13, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The train schedule along the coastal belt will not be amended as previously announced. (more…) Read More

Today’s power cut schedule

Today’s power cut schedule

Oct 13, 2022

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

Pakistan provide update on Shaheen Afridi ahead of T20 World Cup

Pakistan provide update on Shaheen Afridi ahead of T20 World Cup

Oct 12, 2022

(FASTNEWS | LAHORE) - Shaheen Shah Afridi will return from injury and join the Pakistan squad for the ICC Men’s ... Read More

T20 World Cup 2022: Asian champion Sri Lanka has the nation behind it – coach Silverwood

T20 World Cup 2022: Asian champion Sri Lanka has the nation behind it – coach Silverwood

Oct 12, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Dasun Shanaka's Sri Lanka is buoyant after its surprise Asia Cup title and confident of its ... Read More