Brazil deploys troops to stop violence in Fortaleza
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – About 300 troops have been sent to the northern city of Fortaleza to tackle a surge in criminal…
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Prematurely dismissed Ministry Secretaries entitled for pension
(UTV|COLOMBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena issuing a Gazette Notification has ordered that Ministry Secretaries who are prematurely removed from their…
Fairly cold weather is expected to continue over the island
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Mainly fair weather will continue over the island. Fairly cold weather is expected to continue over the island…
72 Police Officers transfer suspended until further notice
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The transfer of the Police OICs has been suspended until further notice under the order of the National…
New Eastern Governor Hizbullah resigns from his National list MP post
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – New Eastern Province Governor MLAM Hizbullah says he resigns from his National list Parliament seat, United People’s Freedom…
President appoints new Governors to five provinces
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – New governors appointed for the five provinces have been sworn in before the President Maithripala Sirisena at president…
Appropriation Bill to be presented on Feb. 5 in parliament
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The Appropriation Bill for the 2019 fiscal year will be presented to the Parliament on February 05 while…
72 Police Officers transferred with the immediate effect
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – 27 Chief Inspectors and 45 Police Inspectors who have been transferred with immediate effect. The transfers have been…
First test train service between Matara and Beliatta tomorrow
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The newly constructed Matara-Kataragama train track’s first test train service between Matara and Beliatta railway stations scheduled to…
Ministry Secretaries instructed on appointments of State Owned Enterprises Heads
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed the Secretaries of the ministries to comply with the circular issued by the…
Examination commissioner clarifies about the A/L ranks
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – No international school student had been barred from sitting for the GCE Advanced Level Examination as private candidates…
Lower Malwathu Oya project to accelerate
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The lower Malwathu Oya reservoir construction work which had been at a standstill due to the lack of…
6 killed, including a child after blast in fan factory in Delhi
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – At least six people died, including a minor and several others injured after an explosion in a factory…
A Sri Lankan detained at BIA with foreign cigarettes
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – A 24-year-old Sri Lankan passenger has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle…
An unidentified female body found in Upper Kotmale reservoir
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Thalawakele police say that a body of an unidentified woman has been recovered this morning (04) in the…