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A suspect arrested in Kilinochchi with 153kg of Kerala Ganja

A suspect arrested in Kilinochchi with 153kg of Kerala Ganja

Dec 20, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A suspect aged 32 arrested by Special Task Force (STF)  from Kilinochchi while transporting 153kg of 'Kerala Ganja', ... Read More

UPFA Parlimentarian Ranjith Soyza arrested and remanded

UPFA Parlimentarian Ranjith Soyza arrested and remanded

Dec 20, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parlimentarian Ranjith Soyza has been arrested and later remanded until 01 January ... Read More

Police fire tear-gas and water cannons on IUSF protest

Police fire tear-gas and water cannons on IUSF protest

Dec 20, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Police fired Tear gas and Water Canon to disperse Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) protest march at Lotus Roundabout ... Read More

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

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

Dec 20, 2018

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

Pakistani news reporter falls off donkey while reporting about the animal trade

Pakistani news reporter falls off donkey while reporting about the animal trade

Dec 20, 2018

In a clip that’s going viral, Geo TV Urdu journalist Amin Hafeez sat on a donkey while reporting how donkey ... Read More

Sri Lankan apprehended by the Customs Officers with 1.15 kg gold

Sri Lankan apprehended by the Customs Officers with 1.15 kg gold

Dec 20, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A Sri Lankan 60-year-old passenger, who had arrived in the country, has been apprehended by the Customs Officers ... Read More

Actor-filmmaker Vishal arrested Actor-filmmaker Vishal arrested

Actor-filmmaker Vishal arrested Actor-filmmaker Vishal arrested

Dec 20, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Actor-filmmaker Vishal on Thursday was detained by police in Chennai for trying to break into the Tamil Nadu ... Read More

Aquaman box office collection: Jason Momoa starrer inches closer to Rs 50 crore mark

Aquaman box office collection: Jason Momoa starrer inches closer to Rs 50 crore mark

Dec 20, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Jason Momoa’s Aquaman has minted over Rs 39 crore in India since its release. The film has recorded ... Read More

Nearly 2,000 jailed for life since 2016 coup: Turkey state media

Nearly 2,000 jailed for life since 2016 coup: Turkey state media

Dec 20, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Nearly 2,000 people have been sentenced to life in prison since the July 2016 attempted overthrow of President ... Read More

UK couple who named baby after Hitler jailed for terror group membership

UK couple who named baby after Hitler jailed for terror group membership

Dec 20, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A neo-Nazi couple who named their baby son after Adolf Hitler and made their home a “shrine to ... Read More

Delhi court issues bailable warrant against Gautam Gambhir

Delhi court issues bailable warrant against Gautam Gambhir

Dec 20, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A Delhi court Wednesday issued bailable warrants against retired cricketer Gautam Gambhir for not appearing before it despite ... Read More

US plans complete withdrawal of troops from Syria

US plans complete withdrawal of troops from Syria

Dec 20, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The United States is considering a total withdrawal of US forces from Syria as it nears the end ... Read More

New Cabinet will be sworn in tomorrow – MP Gamini Lokuge

New Cabinet will be sworn in tomorrow – MP Gamini Lokuge

Dec 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Following a UPFA Parliamentary group meeting this evening (19), President said a new Cabinet will be sworn in ... Read More

A private bus driver dead after a clash in Welimada

A private bus driver dead after a clash in Welimada

Dec 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A private bus driver aged 49 dead and four arrested after a clash between a CTB bus crew ... Read More

UPFA write to Speaker on Mahinda Rajapaksa’s membership

UPFA write to Speaker on Mahinda Rajapaksa’s membership

Dec 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) UPFA General Secretary Mahinda Amaraweera submits a letter to the Speaker Karu Jayasuriya confirming that Parlimentarian Mahinda Rajapaksa is ... Read More