Dhal, canned fish to be sold at normal rates
(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) – Retailers announced that they are reverting to selling a kilo of dhal at Rs. 134 and…
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World Bank forecasts severe impact to Sri Lanka
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka and other South Asian countries are likely to record their worst growth performance in…
Manning Market closed
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Manning Market in Pettah will be closed from today (12) for 4-days.
Sri Lanka explores possibilities to assist migrant workers
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka discussed the ramifications emanating from the present coronavirus pandemic to Sri Lankan migrant workers…
Govt. issues Gazette on MRP imposed for rice
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The gazette notification pertaining to the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) imposed on rice has been issued.
Service of all rice mills declared as an essential service
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – President’s Media Division issuing a statement announced that service of all rice mills island-wide have been…
Rice mills to be kept open
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – In a bid to prevent any rice shortage in the market, the Government has decided to…
Special account for Lankans living abroad, foreigners to invest in Sri Lanka
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Government has opened a special account for Sri Lankans living abroad and foreign nationals willing…
Govt. to stabilise Rupee
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – In an attempt to stabilise the foreign exchange rate and lower the impact of Rupee depreciation,…
Govt. extends grace period to settle outstanding electricity bills
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Ministry of Power and Energy stated that the grace period granted to settle payments of…
Twitter boss pledges $1bn for relief effort
(FASTNEWS | SAN FRANCISCO) – Twitter co-founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey said Tuesday he was committing $1 billion of…
Lufthansa retires big jets, says rebound could take years
(FASTNEWS | FRANKFURT ) – Lufthansa is closing its Germanwings budget airline as part of a wider cutback driven by…
Oil jittery as Saudi Arabia-Russia talks delayed
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Global oil prices remain on edge after Saudi Arabia and Russia postponed a meeting about a…
UK drivers win first round in VW ‘dieselgate’ case
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Thousands of UK motorists have won the first stage of a High Court action against Volkswagen…
CSE to close until lifting of curfew
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has announced it will remain closed for trading from tomorrow (01).