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Train services on upcountry railway line delayed

Train services on upcountry railway line delayed

Dec 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The upcountry line train service has been disrupted due to a train derailment near Rosella railway station. A ... Read More

Lahiru Kumara fined for use of an audible obscenity

Lahiru Kumara fined for use of an audible obscenity

Dec 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Lahiru Kumara has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee and has also received one demerit ... Read More

JVP moved an adjournment motion calling for the abolition of executive presidency

JVP moved an adjournment motion calling for the abolition of executive presidency

Dec 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - JVP MP Nalinda Jayatissa moved an adjournment motion calling for the abolition of executive presidency and the House ... Read More

Mathews plays saviour again as Sri Lanka defy New Zealand

Mathews plays saviour again as Sri Lanka defy New Zealand

Dec 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Former captain Angelo Mathews continued his role as saviour on Sri Lanka's tour of New Zealand as he ... Read More

Parliament adjourned until tomorrow

Parliament adjourned until tomorrow

Dec 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has announced that the Parliamentadjourned  until 01.00 pm tomorrow (19). Read More

Parliamentary session commenced: 3 UPFA MPs cross over to Government

Parliamentary session commenced: 3 UPFA MPs cross over to Government

Dec 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The parliamentary session commenced a short while ago and the Speaker has announced, Mahinda Rajapaksa as Leader of ... Read More

UNF decides to appoint Lakshman Kiriella as the leader of the house

UNF decides to appoint Lakshman Kiriella as the leader of the house

Dec 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - United National Front (UNF) decides to appoint Lakshman Kiriella as the leader of the house and Gayantha Karunatileka ... Read More

UPFA MP’s decides to appoint Mahinda Rajapaksa as Opposition Leader

UPFA MP’s decides to appoint Mahinda Rajapaksa as Opposition Leader

Dec 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentary group decided to nominate Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Opposition Leader, ... Read More

Bus Unions and NTC meeting postponed

Bus Unions and NTC meeting postponed

Dec 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The special meeting between the Representatives of the National Transport Commission (NTC) and the Executive Committee of the ... Read More

Arjun Aloysius and Kasun Palisena further remanded

Arjun Aloysius and Kasun Palisena further remanded

Dec 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Owner of Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) Arjun Aloysius and its CEO Kasun Palisena, arrested over the controversial Central ... Read More

President and UPFA Parliamentary group’s meeting underway

President and UPFA Parliamentary group’s meeting underway

Dec 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentary group meeting commenced a short while ago at the Presidential Secretariat under ... Read More

Water cuts for several areas in Kandy tomorrow

Water cuts for several areas in Kandy tomorrow

Dec 18, 2018

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

CID arrested a female with 72 passports in Nawagamuwa

CID arrested a female with 72 passports in Nawagamuwa

Dec 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A woman aged 47 who has been defrauding money by promising employment in Canada arrested last night (17), ... Read More

Kusal Mendis defiant as Sri Lanka dig in to avoid innings defeat against New Zealand

Kusal Mendis defiant as Sri Lanka dig in to avoid innings defeat against New Zealand

Dec 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Kusal Mendis was approaching a defiant century at tea as Sri Lanka fought to avoid an innings defeat ... Read More

Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn tables Theresa May no-confidence motion

Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn tables Theresa May no-confidence motion

Dec 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Jeremy Corbyn has tabled a motion of no confidence in Theresa May, after she said MPs would not ... Read More