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Big Bash League: Bat flip to replace coin toss for 2018-19

Big Bash League: Bat flip to replace coin toss for 2018-19

Dec 12, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A backyard cricket tradition will enjoy a comeback during the upcoming Australian Big Bash T20 competition. The traditional ... Read More

Congress brings BJP 3 notches down

Congress brings BJP 3 notches down

Dec 12, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Ending its near eclipse and breathing new life into Opposition attempts to set up a united front against ... Read More

UPFA to boycott Parliamentary session tomorrow

UPFA to boycott Parliamentary session tomorrow

Dec 11, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - UPFA MPs say that they will not attend the parliamentary session tomorrow (12). Read More

Steps to provide commodities at reasonable prices during festive season

Steps to provide commodities at reasonable prices during festive season

Dec 11, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena directs relevant Officials to take steps to provide essential commodities to consumers at reasonable prices ... Read More

Police SIU submits facts to Court over Saman Ratnapriya’s comments

Police SIU submits facts to Court over Saman Ratnapriya’s comments

Dec 11, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - On the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara's orders, the Police Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has submitted ... Read More

Petition filed against Ranil’s MP seat

Petition filed against Ranil’s MP seat

Dec 11, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A petition filed before Appeal Court, challenging Ranil Wickremesinghe's MP post accusing him of concealing ownership of shares ... Read More

Naval and fishing communities requested to be vigilant during next 48 hours

Naval and fishing communities requested to be vigilant during next 48 hours

Dec 11, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The low pressure area in the South Bay of Bengal to the South-east of Sri Lanka is likely ... Read More

Special announcement for G.C.E Ordinary Level Candidates

Special announcement for G.C.E Ordinary Level Candidates

Dec 11, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Stern action will be taken against candidates who behave violently or damage properties at exam centers after O/L ... Read More

Railway employees ready to launch 48 hour strike

Railway employees ready to launch 48 hour strike

Dec 11, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Executive Committee of Railway Operators Union has decided today (11) that Train drivers, Guards, Railway Controllers, railway station ... Read More

Nalaka de Silva further remanded

Nalaka de Silva further remanded

Dec 11, 2018

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

India Election 2018 : Close Fight In Madhya Pradesh, Congress Ahead In Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh

India Election 2018 : Close Fight In Madhya Pradesh, Congress Ahead In Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh

Dec 11, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Even as counting is still underway in the five states, the Congress has started sending overtures to form ... Read More

Police to tackle drunk driving during festive period

Police to tackle drunk driving during festive period

Dec 11, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Police Traffic Division will implement a countrywide operation to arrest drunk drivers and those who violate road rules ... Read More

 187 route Private buses on strike

 187 route Private buses on strike

Dec 11, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Private buses operating on the Katunayake Airport-Colombo Fort have started a strike today (11). The reason for this ... Read More

Customs officers on strike today

Customs officers on strike today

Dec 11, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Customs Officers’ Association had, reportedly, engaged in a token strike this morning (11). According to the ... Read More

Colombo HC decides to hear Hirunika case on 12 &13 March 2019

Colombo HC decides to hear Hirunika case on 12 &13 March 2019

Dec 11, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Colombo High Court decides to hear case on 12 and 13 March 2019, against Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra over ... Read More