Risk of landslides in several districts
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Landslide warnings have been issued in 3 districts due to the heavy rains that have affected…
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Court proceedings against Maithripala Sirisena to be suspended for 10 weeks
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Court of Appeal today directed the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court to postpone the hearing of…
Lucy Liu Joins Johnson, Evans In “Red One”
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Emmy nominee Lucy Liu has joined Amazon’s action-adventure holiday comedy “Red One” starring Dwayne Johnson, Chris…
French oil workers vote to continue strike
(FASTNEWS | FRENCH) – Striking French oil workers have voted to continue their industrial action, which has led to shortages…
Australia signal Warner ban to be revoked after integrity code review
(FASTNEWS | AUSTRALIA) – Cricket Australia (CA) looks set to revoke David Warner’s lifetime ban from leadership positions after announcing…
Pensioners complain regarding delayed gratuity payments
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A complaint was filed with the Sri Lankan Human Rights Commission by the pensioners’ rights movement.
Eighty Million worth of rice missing from Lanka Sathosa warehouse
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – According to sources, LKR 80 Million worth of rice has disappeared from a warehouse belonging to…
Country to celebrate 75th Independence Day with dignity
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – President Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed officials to celebrate the 75th Independence Day in a dignified manner that…
Dates for LG election
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The National Election Commissions has reiterated its stance of conducting the Local Authorities Election before the…
T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka’s warm-up game against Ireland abandoned
(FASTNEWS | MELBOURNE) – Sri Lanka’s second warm-up match against Ireland ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup has been abandoned…
Heavy showers above 100mm predicted for some areas
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Department of Meteorology says cloudy skies are expected in most parts of the island today…
No changes to the train schedule along the coastal belt
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The train schedule along the coastal belt will not be amended as previously announced.
Today’s power cut schedule
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Ceylon Electricity Board will continue to impose two-hour-and-20-minute power cuts in residential areas.
Pakistan provide update on Shaheen Afridi ahead of T20 World Cup
(FASTNEWS | LAHORE) – Shaheen Shah Afridi will return from injury and join the Pakistan squad for the ICC Men’s…
T20 World Cup 2022: Asian champion Sri Lanka has the nation behind it – coach Silverwood
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Dasun Shanaka’s Sri Lanka is buoyant after its surprise Asia Cup title and confident of its…