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Former India captain Sourav Ganguly hospitalised

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly hospitalised

Jan 2, 2021

(FASTNEWS | INDIA) - Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who also heads the country’s cricket board (BCCI), was admitted to ... Read More

“We welcome the year 2021 with positive attitudes” – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

“We welcome the year 2021 with positive attitudes” – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Jan 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in his New Year message says that Sri Lanka welcomes the year 2021 ... Read More

Ranil appears before commission on Easter attacks

Ranil appears before commission on Easter attacks

Oct 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today appeared before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) probing the ... Read More

COVID-19 recoveries up to 3,021

COVID-19 recoveries up to 3,021

Sep 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Five individuals who contracted the coronavirus have recovered and have been discharged. (more…) Read More

Department of Justice says Yale discriminates against whites and Asians

Department of Justice says Yale discriminates against whites and Asians

Aug 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The US government says Yale University is illegally discriminating against white and Asian-American applicants. The results ... Read More

Third COVID-19 death reported in IDH hospital

Third COVID-19 death reported in IDH hospital

Apr 1, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - An individual (72) who was being treated for COVID-19 at IDH has been pronounced dead. Death ... Read More

Shavendra Silva appointed Acting CDS

Shavendra Silva appointed Acting CDS

Dec 31, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa a short while ago appointed Army Commander Shavendra Silva as the Acting Chief-of-Defence-Staff ... Read More

Hatton – Bogawantalawa – Balangoda main road blocked due to a protest demonstration

Hatton – Bogawantalawa – Balangoda main road blocked due to a protest demonstration

Jan 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Hatton - Bogawantalawa - Balangoda main road blocked from Bogawantalawa bridge, due to a protest demonstration by plantation ... Read More

Two arrested with Kerala Cannabis

Two arrested with Kerala Cannabis

Jan 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Two persons who had been transporting Kerala Cannabis by the police at Mannar yesterday (26), stated Mannar Police. ... Read More

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several place

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several place

Jan 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa, Western and Southern provinces after 2.00 ... Read More

Unions agreed to increase basic daily salary of plantation workers

Unions agreed to increase basic daily salary of plantation workers

Jan 25, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Unions agreed to increase basic daily salary of plantation workers to Rs.700 excluding other payments, incentives: Minister Navin ... Read More

Human activities should not threaten the regeneration capacity of nature – President

Human activities should not threaten the regeneration capacity of nature – President

Jan 25, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka submits several proposals to UN Environment assembly for protection of environment President Maithripala Sirisena said that ... Read More

Don’t have authority to make selection demands – Mashrafe on Sabbir controversy

Don’t have authority to make selection demands – Mashrafe on Sabbir controversy

Jan 25, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has refuted chief selector Minhajl Abedin's claim that he had asked for Sabbir Rahman ... Read More

Army captain and a trooper killed in IED attack in Mali

Army captain and a trooper killed in IED attack in Mali

Jan 25, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A Sri Lankan Army captain and a trooper killed while another 3 Sri Lankan soldiers injured in IED ... Read More

Court issued Notices to Arjun Aloysius and Kasun Palisena

Court issued Notices to Arjun Aloysius and Kasun Palisena

Jan 25, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Colombo Chief Magistrate orders Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) owner Arjun Aloysius and it's CEO Kasun Palisena,Nuwan Salgado and ... Read More