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President instructs officials to implement a broad programme to promote supplementary crop production in Mahaweli zones

President instructs officials to implement a broad programme to promote supplementary crop production in Mahaweli zones

Dec 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena has given instructions to the Mahaweli officials to implement a broad programme to promote the ... Read More

The tenure of  Presidential Commission to inquire into allegations on SriLankan Airlines & Mihin Lanka extended

The tenure of Presidential Commission to inquire into allegations on SriLankan Airlines & Mihin Lanka extended

Dec 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena has extended the term of office of the Presidential Commission to inquire into allegations of ... Read More

Parliament adjourned until Dec.21

Parliament adjourned until Dec.21

Dec 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Deputy Speaker, Ananda Kumarasiri announced that Parliament will be adjourned till 10.30 am on 21st of December . ... Read More

Heavy traffic reported in Cotta Road

Heavy traffic reported in Cotta Road

Dec 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Heavy traffic reported in Cotta Road, Borella, due to a protest demonstration staged by ETI depositors. Read More

Opposition Leader post is currently holding by two people – Sambanthan

Opposition Leader post is currently holding by two people – Sambanthan

Dec 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sambanthan says in the parliament today (19) Speaker has not removed him ... Read More

CID recovers several deleted conversations in Namal Kumara’s phone

CID recovers several deleted conversations in Namal Kumara’s phone

Dec 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A company based in Hong Kong retrieves deleted data from a mobile phone used by Anti-Corruption Force Operations ... Read More

Madagascar begins voting in runoff presidential election

Madagascar begins voting in runoff presidential election

Dec 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Voters have begun casting their ballots are across the Indian Ocean island nation of Madagascar Wednesday to select ... Read More

Nalaka de Silva further remanded

Nalaka de Silva further remanded

Dec 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Former Director of the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID), Deputy Inspector General of Police Nalaka de Silva has been ... Read More

Five suspects escaped from Rambukkana Police custody

Five suspects escaped from Rambukkana Police custody

Dec 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Five suspects who were escaped from the Rambukkana Police custody last night had been arrested yesterday (18) for ... Read More

Water cuts for several areas in Kandy today

Water cuts for several areas in Kandy today

Dec 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The water cut is to be effected today (19) in several areas in Kandy for renovating the Arawata ... Read More

Presidential election can hold after 2019 Jan 09 – Mahinda Deshapriya

Presidential election can hold after 2019 Jan 09 – Mahinda Deshapriya

Dec 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said in a  function held in Galle that the President is able to ... Read More

Pigeon Island temporarily closed

Pigeon Island temporarily closed

Dec 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Department of Wildlife Conservation unit says that the Pigeon Island National Park in Trincomalee has to be ... Read More

Sri Lanka battle to rain-hit draw in New Zealand first Test

Sri Lanka battle to rain-hit draw in New Zealand first Test

Dec 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka battled to a rain-affected draw in the first Test against New Zealand on Wednesday after the ... Read More

Belgian PM Charles Michel resigns after no-confidence motion

Belgian PM Charles Michel resigns after no-confidence motion

Dec 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has offered his resignation just days after one of his main coalition partners ... Read More

Disciplinary action against SLFP Parliamentarians who crossed over

Disciplinary action against SLFP Parliamentarians who crossed over

Dec 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Course of action regards to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Parliamentarians who crossed over today (18), and ... Read More