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President’s decission on Kandy garbage issue

President’s decission on Kandy garbage issue

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed relevant authorities to expeditiously resolve the issue of Katugasthota-Gohagoda garbage in Kandy as ... Read More

Northern Province SLTB employees on strike today

Northern Province SLTB employees on strike today

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - All employees of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) depots in the Northern Province have launched a strike ... Read More

Seven killed after fiery crash, fuel spill on Florida highway

Seven killed after fiery crash, fuel spill on Florida highway

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Two big rigs and two passenger vehicles collided and spilled diesel fuel across a Florida highway Thursday, sparking ... Read More

A Norwegian missing in Weligama coastal area

A Norwegian missing in Weligama coastal area

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A tourist from Norway who went to bathe in the beach at Kapparatota in Weligama has disappeared. The 23-year-old  ... Read More

2019 First Party Leaders Meeting today

2019 First Party Leaders Meeting today

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The first party leaders' meeting in 2019 will be held at 11.30 am today(04) . Speaker Karu Jayasuriya ... Read More

Colombo Light Rail Transit system approved by cabinet

Colombo Light Rail Transit system approved by cabinet

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Cabinet approval was granted to enter into a loan agreement of Rs. 200,415 million for a proposed light ... Read More

Declaration of ‘Thripitakaya’ as a national heritage of Sri Lanka will be held tomorrow

Declaration of ‘Thripitakaya’ as a national heritage of Sri Lanka will be held tomorrow

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The most important gift Sri Lanka ever received from overseas, the message of the Gauthama Buddha has introduced ... Read More

Fairly cold weather is expected to continue over the island

Fairly cold weather is expected to continue over the island

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Except for a few showers that may occur in the Eastern coastal areas, mainly fair weather will continue ... Read More

MP Dayasiri Jayasekara appointed as SLFP General Secretary

MP Dayasiri Jayasekara appointed as SLFP General Secretary

Jan 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara had been temporarily appointed as the General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) ... Read More

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 45 runs

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 45 runs

Jan 3, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 45 runs in the 1st ODI to lead 3 match series 1-0. ... Read More

Interim Report on Parliament clash to be submitted soon

Interim Report on Parliament clash to be submitted soon

Jan 3, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Committee appointed to probe Parliamentary clash has decided to submit an Interim Report to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. ... Read More

Police Constable sentenced to Jail for accepting bribes

Police Constable sentenced to Jail for accepting bribes

Jan 3, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Colombo High Court Judge Shashi Mahendran sentenced a police constable to 8 years rigorous imprisonment after being found ... Read More

Largest heroin haul: All 3 suspects including Boat owner further remanded

Largest heroin haul: All 3 suspects including Boat owner further remanded

Jan 3, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – All 3 suspects including the owner of the trawler who were arrested over the smuggling bid of 231kg ... Read More

Knee injury forces Haris Sohail out of South Africa tour

Knee injury forces Haris Sohail out of South Africa tour

Jan 3, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Haris Sohail has been ruled out of the remainder of the South Africa tour with knee injury. The ... Read More

Former Defense Secretary Gotabhaya’s case postponed

Former Defense Secretary Gotabhaya’s case postponed

Jan 3, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The case filed against former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa will be taken up for hearing on the 11th ... Read More