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Showers or thundershowers will occur elsewhere particularly – Met.Department

Showers or thundershowers will occur elsewhere particularly – Met.Department

Dec 26, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Shower or thundershowers will occur at several places in Northern and Eastern provinces and in Polonnaruwa district. Showers ... Read More

Shooting incident in Modara

Shooting incident in Modara

Dec 26, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - One person dead, two others injured and admitted to the General Hospital following a shooting incident in Modara,Colombo ... Read More

Kudawella shooting victims identified

Kudawella shooting victims identified

Dec 26, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Identities of the Kudawella shooting incident victims have been determined, stated the Office of Police Media Spokesperson. Accordingly, ... Read More

Police fired at a van in Tangalle

Police fired at a van in Tangalle

Dec 26, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Police fired at a van that did not obay orders to stop at a Check Point in Tangalle, ... Read More

Sri Lanka marks 2 minute silence to remember tsunami victims

Sri Lanka marks 2 minute silence to remember tsunami victims

Dec 26, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Tsunami which battered Sri Lanka in 2004 had a catastrophic impact on the southern, western, eastern and ... Read More

Showers or thundershowers will occur elsewhere particularly after 2.00p.m

Showers or thundershowers will occur elsewhere particularly after 2.00p.m

Dec 25, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Shower or thundershowers will occur in Northern, Eastern and North-central provinces. Showers or thundershowers will occur elsewhere particularly ... Read More

Shooting incident at the Kudawella fisheries harbour in Tangalle (Update)

Shooting incident at the Kudawella fisheries harbour in Tangalle (Update)

Dec 25, 2018

(UTV|COLOMBO) - Four persons died in the shooting incident at the Kudawella fisheries harbour in Tangalle this morning (25), Police ... Read More

A 40 year old suspect arrested by Police with Ice drugs and heroin

A 40 year old suspect arrested by Police with Ice drugs and heroin

Dec 25, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A 40 year old suspect arrested by Police with Ice drugs and heroin worth Rs.6 mn from Peliyagoda ... Read More

Bus fares reduced by 4%

Bus fares reduced by 4%

Dec 24, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Bus fares will be reduced by 4% from midnight on Wednesday (26). No changes to the minimum fare ... Read More

Bangladesh deploys soldiers ahead of next Sunday’s elections

Bangladesh deploys soldiers ahead of next Sunday’s elections

Dec 24, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Thousands of army soldiers are being deployed across Bangladesh to provide security and help conduct national elections next ... Read More

Langer firms up possibility of Smith, Warner returns for Pakistan ODIs

Langer firms up possibility of Smith, Warner returns for Pakistan ODIs

Dec 24, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Justin Langer has termed Steven Smith the 'Virat Kohli of the Australian team' and can't wait to have ... Read More

Johnny Depp officially dropped from Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney producer confirms

Johnny Depp officially dropped from Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney producer confirms

Dec 24, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Johnny Depp will not return as his iconic character Captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean ... Read More

After delays, Egypt’s new mega-museum set to open in 2020

After delays, Egypt’s new mega-museum set to open in 2020

Dec 24, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - On the Giza Plateau outside Cairo, thousands of Egyptians are labouring in the shadow of the pyramids to ... Read More

Indonesia tsunami: Fears of new wave as Anak Krakatau volcano seethes

Indonesia tsunami: Fears of new wave as Anak Krakatau volcano seethes

Dec 24, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Coastal residents near Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano have been warned to keep away from beaches amid fears it ... Read More