Sri Lanka is not renegotiating Hambantota Port lease deal with China
(FASTNEWS | BEIJING) – Ambassador of Sri Lanka to China, Palitha Kohona dismissed suggestions that Sri Lanka was planning to…
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Operators instructed to provide unlimited internet packages
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has instructed the service providers to provide unlimited…
Premier on 2-day State visit to Bangladesh
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has left for Bangladesh this morning (19) on a 2-day State visit,…
No gas price hike, Premier assures
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa stated yesterday (18) that there is no shortage of…
Details being collected of Private Sect. employees who lost their jobs
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Ministry of Labour Relations has taken measures to assist Private Sector employees who had lost…
Paddy stocks with Paddy Marketing Board to be converted to rice
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to convert the stocks of paddy purchased from the farmers…
Bitcoin surges past USD 60,000 for first time
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Cryptocurrency Bitcoin has risen for the first time above USD 60,000, continuing its record-breaking run.
No loss to coffers from sugar duty reduction
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Government has not incurred a loss of Rs. 15 billion by reducing the duty on…
Govt. incur cost over Rs. 15 billion in taxes over due to sugar scam
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – According to details submitted by the Ministry of Finance via a report to the Parliamentary Committee…
Premier instructs to provide kerosene subsidy to the beneficiaries without any misuse
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Cabinet Sub-Committee appointed as per the Cabinet Memorandum dated 05 February 2021, on the Reimbursement…
Sri Lanka considering review of quarantine policy for business travellers
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Health Authorities in Sri Lanka are considering the option of introducing a new quarantine process for…
Sri Lanka HC pins hopes on improved trade ties
(FASTNEWS | LAHORE) – Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed during Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Sri Lanka would pave…
Pelwatte Industries forms a mini industry to support local dairy farming
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Pelwatte Dairy Industries, Sri Lanka’s leading local dairy producer, is on a renewed mission to produce…
Pakistan – Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Conference held
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday (24) had a meeting with Pakistani business community attending Pakistan Sri…
Sri Lanka, US set to increase exports under GSP
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka and the United States have explored the modalities to encourage exports of more Sri…