Promotional event for Pakistani dates held by High Commission of Pakistan in Colombo
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The High Commission of Pakistan, in collaboration with Ministry of Commerce and Trade Development Authority of…
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LKR further depreciated
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) further depreciated today (08) with the selling rate of United States Dollar…
Special permit system for palm oil importation
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Special permit system for bakery and confectionery products’ manufacturers to import palm oil for their production…
Plantation workers to receive Rs. 1,000 daily wage from April
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Government to pay the promised Rs. 1,000 salary to all estate workers from April, the…
Over 9,000 tourists here since reopening of airports
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A total of 9,629 tourists have arrived in the country since the reopening of airports on…
Cabinet approval to establish new Sri Lanka Tourism Authority
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – At the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, it has been decided to grant approval a…
Cabinet approval to purchase 6 million Sputnik V Vaccines
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Cabinet of Ministers approved to purchase another 6 million doses of Sputnik V COVID-vaccines, the…
President suspends import of palm oil
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed to completely ban the importation of palm oil with immediate effect.
Testing of coconut oil samples, underway
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Food Control Administration Unit (FCAU) of the Health Ministry tasked to collect samples of imported…
Regulations to be amended to set standard Aflatoxin Levels
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Regulations to be amended to lower the Food Control Administration Unit (FCAU) of the Health Ministry…
Brown sugar to be sold at Rs. 115
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A kilogrmme of brown sugar to be sold at Rs. 115 from next week at Sathosa…
Russia resumes flights to Sri Lanka
(FASTNEWS | MOSCOW) – Russia resumed commercial flights to Sri Lanka from yesterday (01), the country’s Official Coronavirus Task Force…
Sri Lankan Rupee further depreciated
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) further depreciated against United States Dollar (USD) as selling rate of USD…
Russia to resume flights to Sri Lanka next month
(FASTNEWS | MOSCOW) – Russia will resume commercial flights to Sri Lanka, and Germany, Syria, Tajikistan, Venezuela, Uzbekistan from 01…
Cabinet approval to import suspended-ceramic products
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to import ceramic products that was temporarily suspended, on…