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Indian National arrested with hashish at BIA

Indian National arrested with hashish at BIA

Dec 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - An Indian National was arrested by Police Narcotics bureau (PNB) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with hashish ... Read More

Merkel urges divided Germans to pull together in 2019

Merkel urges divided Germans to pull together in 2019

Dec 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Acknowledging that her government disappointed many Germans in 2018, Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to pull the country together ... Read More

PM Narendra Modi’s ‘new look’ goes viral on Instagram

PM Narendra Modi’s ‘new look’ goes viral on Instagram

Dec 31, 2018

(UTV|COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Port Blair on Saturday evening, has managed to impress netizens by slipping into ... Read More

Angelo Mathews ruled out of Brisbane Test

Angelo Mathews ruled out of Brisbane Test

Dec 31, 2018

(UTV|COLOMBO) - Angelo Mathews will miss the limited-overs leg against New Zealand and the first Test against Australia in Brisbane ... Read More

Sheikh Hasina Set for Fourth Term as Party Sweeps Bangladesh Polls

Sheikh Hasina Set for Fourth Term as Party Sweeps Bangladesh Polls

Dec 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party won Sunday's controversial general election, local TV said. Hasina's alliance ... Read More

NTC to raids buses Uncomplying with fare reduction

NTC to raids buses Uncomplying with fare reduction

Dec 30, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The National Transport Commission says raids will be carried out to detect private buses that evade implementing the ... Read More

Bangladesh elections: Security on high alert ahead of polls

Bangladesh elections: Security on high alert ahead of polls

Dec 30, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Bangladesh is voting in a general election, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeking her third consecutive term in ... Read More

Mainly fair weather will prevail elsewhere

Mainly fair weather will prevail elsewhere

Dec 30, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Light showers may occur in the Eastern province and Matale district. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a ... Read More

Best results in 2018 A/L Exam in the all island

Best results in 2018 A/L Exam in the all island

Dec 30, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – TheG.C.E. Advanced Level examination this year have gained entrance to universities, as per the results released online last ... Read More

2018 GCE A /L results released

2018 GCE A /L results released

Dec 29, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – GCE A /L – 2018, results have been released to the Web a short while ago. Log onto ... Read More

2018 GCE A/L results will be released tonight

2018 GCE A/L results will be released tonight

Dec 29, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Results of the GCE A/L – 2018, will be released tonight, Commissioner General of Examinations, Sanath Pujitha said. Read More

Promising growth, Bangladesh’s iron lady seeks re-election

Promising growth, Bangladesh’s iron lady seeks re-election

Dec 29, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is poised to win a record fourth term in Sunday’s elections, drumming up ... Read More

Gazette on Ministry Institutions sent for print

Gazette on Ministry Institutions sent for print

Dec 28, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Responsibilities, tasks of the ministries and institutions coming under each ministry, sent to the Printing Department for gazette ... Read More

Emirates Airbus A380 lands at BIA due to medical emergency

Emirates Airbus A380 lands at BIA due to medical emergency

Dec 28, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - An Emirates Airbus A380 was heading to Australia from Dubai landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today ... Read More

Monetary Board leaves policy interest rates unchanged

Monetary Board leaves policy interest rates unchanged

Dec 28, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at its meeting held on 27 December 2018, ... Read More