Party Leaders to meet today
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Party Leaders are scheduled to meet at the Parliament at 12 noon today (18). Speaker Karu Jayasuriya will…
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Mainly fair and cold weather will prevail over the island – Met. Department
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Mainly fair and cold weather will prevail over the island and slight change in weather can be expected…
New political alliance to be formed
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Monday (17) announced that a new alliance named National Democratic Front (NDF), will be…
I will not contest the SLC election – Thilanga Sumathipala
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Former SLC President Thilanga Sumathipala says he will not contest the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) elections.
Israeli PM’s son gets temporary ban on Facebook for anti-Muslim posts
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Facebook blocked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son Yair for 24 hours after he wrote a post criticizing…
Galle Face entry road closed due to UNP public demonstration
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Galle Face entry road closed from Lotus roundabout and heavy traffic around Galle Face due to a United National Party…
Parliament staff fears gas leak
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – It is reported that the Security Personnel had acted to remove the Parliamentary staff from the Complex due…
Three persons arrested over firearms racket in Gampaha
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Three individuals, who had been engaged in the racketeering of firearms, have been arrested in Mathammana area in…
CEA to use drone technology to environmental issues
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) of Sri Lanka has taken measures to use drone technology for field tests…
North Korea condemns latest US sanctions
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – North Korea has denounced the latest US sanctions, saying they could “block the path to denuclearisation on the…
Maldives seize US$6.5 million from former president
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen is under investigation for corruption, police said Sunday (16), after a court ordered…
Naughty parrot befriends owner’s Alexa and orders goodies from Amazon
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Not too long ago, a mischievous parrot had left netizens ROFL-ing after it refused to be rescued by…
Saudi Arabia rejects US Senate position on Jamal Khashoggi
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Saudi Arabia early on Monday rejected “the position expressed recently by the United States Senate”, saying that the…
Scores injured in huge explosion in Japan
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – A huge explosion and fire has hit a restaurant in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo. Japanese police…
Fishermen are advised not to venture into the deep and shallow sea areas
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The deep depression over South-West Bay of Bengal has intensified in to the Cyclonic storm”PHETHAI” and located near…