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Brazil deploys troops to stop violence in Fortaleza

Brazil deploys troops to stop violence in Fortaleza

Jan 6, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - About 300 troops have been sent to the northern city of Fortaleza to tackle a surge in criminal ... Read More

Prematurely dismissed Ministry Secretaries entitled for pension

Prematurely dismissed Ministry Secretaries entitled for pension

Jan 6, 2019

(UTV|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena issuing a Gazette Notification has ordered that Ministry Secretaries who are prematurely removed from their ... Read More

Fairly cold weather is expected to continue over the island

Fairly cold weather is expected to continue over the island

Jan 6, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Mainly fair weather will continue over the island. Fairly cold weather is expected to continue over the island ... Read More

72 Police Officers transfer suspended until further notice

72 Police Officers transfer suspended until further notice

Jan 6, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The transfer of the Police OICs has been suspended until further notice under the order of the National ... Read More

New Eastern Governor Hizbullah resigns from his National list MP post

New Eastern Governor Hizbullah resigns from his National list MP post

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - New Eastern Province Governor MLAM Hizbullah says he resigns from his National list Parliament seat, United People's Freedom ... Read More

President appoints new Governors to five provinces

President appoints new Governors to five provinces

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - New governors appointed for the five provinces have been sworn in before the President Maithripala Sirisena at president ... Read More

Appropriation Bill to be presented on Feb. 5 in parliament

Appropriation Bill to be presented on Feb. 5 in parliament

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Appropriation Bill for the 2019 fiscal year will be presented to the Parliament on February 05 while ... Read More

72 Police Officers transferred with the immediate effect

72 Police Officers transferred with the immediate effect

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - 27 Chief Inspectors and 45 Police Inspectors who have been transferred with immediate effect. The transfers have been ... Read More

First test train service between Matara and Beliatta tomorrow

First test train service between Matara and Beliatta tomorrow

Jan 4, 2019

(UTV|COLOMBO) - The newly constructed Matara-Kataragama train track's first test train service between Matara and Beliatta railway stations scheduled to ... Read More

Ministry Secretaries instructed on appointments of State Owned Enterprises Heads

Ministry Secretaries instructed on appointments of State Owned Enterprises Heads

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed the Secretaries of the ministries to comply with the circular issued by the ... Read More

Examination commissioner clarifies about the A/L ranks

Examination commissioner clarifies about the A/L ranks

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - No international school student had been barred from sitting for the GCE Advanced Level Examination as private candidates ... Read More

Lower Malwathu Oya project to accelerate

Lower Malwathu Oya project to accelerate

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The lower Malwathu Oya reservoir construction work which had been at a standstill due to the lack of ... Read More

6 killed, including a child after blast in fan factory in Delhi

6 killed, including a child after blast in fan factory in Delhi

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - At least six people died, including a minor and several others injured after an explosion in a factory ... Read More

A Sri Lankan detained at BIA with foreign cigarettes

A Sri Lankan detained at BIA with foreign cigarettes

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A 24-year-old Sri Lankan passenger has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle ... Read More

An unidentified female body found in Upper Kotmale reservoir

An unidentified female body found in Upper Kotmale reservoir

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Thalawakele police say that a body of an unidentified woman has been recovered this morning (04) in the ... Read More