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3G, 4G services shut down in Bangladesh ahead of elections

3G, 4G services shut down in Bangladesh ahead of elections

Dec 28, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Hours before election campaigning in Bangladesh comes to a close, 3G and 4G services were shut down on ... Read More

Malik and Harin reappointed with different Ministerial portfolios

Malik and Harin reappointed with different Ministerial portfolios

Dec 28, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Ministers Malik Samarawickrama and Harin Fernando have been reappointed with title changes, it is learnt. The Science and ... Read More

A person arrested with a firearm near Hultsdorp Courts Complex

A person arrested with a firearm near Hultsdorp Courts Complex

Dec 28, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Police have arrested an individual along with a firearm near the Hulftsdorp Court Complex today (28), Police Media Unit ... Read More

Sri Lankan Rupee depreciates further against US Dollar

Sri Lankan Rupee depreciates further against US Dollar

Dec 28, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Sri Lankan Rupee depreciates further against US Dollar today (28) The Rupee was selling at Rs 184.07 against the ... Read More

MP Ranjith Soysa released on bail

MP Ranjith Soysa released on bail

Dec 28, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parlimentarian Ranjith Soysa who was arrested and remanded over an assault incident in ... Read More

Inoka Sathyangani re-appointed as Rupavahini Corporation Chairman

Inoka Sathyangani re-appointed as Rupavahini Corporation Chairman

Dec 28, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Inoka Sathyangani Keerthinanda has been re-appointed as the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation Chairman. She officially assumed office today ... Read More

Two suspects arrested with illegal drugs

Two suspects arrested with illegal drugs

Dec 28, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A person who was transporting with 86 grams and 410 milligrams of ice on a motorcycle had been ... Read More

Navy relief teams give vast assistance to clean drinking water wells in North

Navy relief teams give vast assistance to clean drinking water wells in North

Dec 28, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Navy relief teams are supporting to set up the day today life of the general public in the ... Read More

Marella Discovery makes maiden call to Colombo port

Marella Discovery makes maiden call to Colombo port

Dec 28, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Super luxury passenger vessel M.V. Marella Discovery of Marella Cruises with 1,732 passengers and 764 crew on board ... Read More

The Health Minister directs to focus on dengue mosquitoes

The Health Minister directs to focus on dengue mosquitoes

Dec 28, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Minister of Health, Nutrition & Indigenous Medicine, Rajitha Senaratne has given instructions to Officials focus on dengue ... Read More

48 hour water cut in several areas in Tangalle today

48 hour water cut in several areas in Tangalle today

Dec 28, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The National Water Supply and Drainage Board has announced that the water supply to several areas will be ... Read More

Premier visit to Kilinochchi today

Premier visit to Kilinochchi today

Dec 28, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will be in Kilinochchi today (28) to work out a programme to provide assistance ... Read More

Yan Oya’s Sluice gates opened today

Yan Oya’s Sluice gates opened today

Dec 28, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The sluice gates of the Yaan Oya have been opened this morning (28), the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) ... Read More

A/L results to be released before Dec. 30

A/L results to be released before Dec. 30

Dec 28, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The 2018 G.C.E Advanced Level Examination results will be released before December 30, Commissioner General of Examinations, Sanath ... Read More

Hundreds of livestock killed in Northern floods

Hundreds of livestock killed in Northern floods

Dec 28, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Thousands of people in the North have been affected by the floods following heavy rains experienced in the ... Read More