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New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 35 runs

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 35 runs

Jan 11, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - With 180 to chase and small ground, despite losing an early wicket, Dickwella and Kusal Perera blasted their ... Read More

US lawmakers demand accountability for killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

US lawmakers demand accountability for killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Jan 11, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - US lawmakers called on Thursday for Washington to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the killing of journalist Jamal ... Read More

Fuel prices reduced from midnight today

Fuel prices reduced from midnight today

Jan 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Petrol Octane 92 and 95 reduced by 2 rupees, Auto Deisel reduced by Rs 2 and Super Deisel ... Read More

PM’s Special Statement regarding huge debt payments on Jan.14

PM’s Special Statement regarding huge debt payments on Jan.14

Jan 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, addressing the parliament today (10), said that there are many political, social and economic ... Read More

Trump administration working on Arctic oil leases despite shutdown

Trump administration working on Arctic oil leases despite shutdown

Jan 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Even as a partial shutdown halts the functions of many U.S. government departments, forcing the Department of the ... Read More

A two day dengue eradication program from today

A two day dengue eradication program from today

Jan 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Health Ministry has said that a special dengue control program will be held today (10) and tomorrow ... Read More

MoU signed for transplanting kidney and other organs of brain dead patients

MoU signed for transplanting kidney and other organs of brain dead patients

Jan 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The memorandum of understanding was signed for the project of transplanting the organs and kidneys of patients who ... Read More

Disappointing that SL need to qualify for T20 World Cup – Lasith Malinga

Disappointing that SL need to qualify for T20 World Cup – Lasith Malinga

Jan 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Once the No. 1 T20 side in the world, Sri Lanka should "never have let things get so ... Read More

Six passengers arrested by customs officers at BIA

Six passengers arrested by customs officers at BIA

Jan 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Six Sri Lankan passengers, who are members of the same family, have been detained by customs officers at ... Read More

Constitutional Assembly meets tomorrow

Constitutional Assembly meets tomorrow

Jan 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Constitutional Assembly is scheduled to meet in parliamentary premises at 10 tomorrow morning (11), according to the ... Read More

SLFP’s new General Secretary assumes duties

SLFP’s new General Secretary assumes duties

Jan 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Dayasiri Jayasekera, the newly-appointed General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has assumed duties on Thursday ... Read More

Fire in Kotagala forest area

Fire in Kotagala forest area

Jan 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) A forest fire in a Kotagala-Rosita estate area has destroyed more than 25 acres of land. Our correspondent in ... Read More

Ministry to probe Trinco jet landing

Ministry to probe Trinco jet landing

Jan 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Law and Order under President Maithripala Sirisena has launched an investigation into an incident where ... Read More

A Suspect arrested with 184.2kg of cannabis in Vankalai

A Suspect arrested with 184.2kg of cannabis in Vankalai

Jan 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A suspect was arrested by Sri Lanka Navy with 184.2kg of Kerala cannabis worth Rs.13.8 million in the ... Read More

New Chairpersons appointed for Gem and Jewellery Authority and Timber Corporation

New Chairpersons appointed for Gem and Jewellery Authority and Timber Corporation

Jan 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Former Governor of the Northern Province Reginald Cooray was appointed as the new Chairman of the Gem and ... Read More