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AG’s submissions before 7 Judges concludes

AG’s submissions before 7 Judges concludes

Dec 5, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Attorney General (AG)'s submissions before 7 Judge Supreme Court bench, concluded a short while ago and Lawyers for ... Read More

‘Navy Sampath’ further remanded

‘Navy Sampath’ further remanded

Dec 5, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Former Navy Lieutenant Commander Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi alias ‘Navy Sampath’ arrested over the abduction and disappearance of the ... Read More

Nalaka de Silva further remanded

Nalaka de Silva further remanded

Dec 5, 2018

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

Bus fares to reduce again?

Bus fares to reduce again?

Dec 5, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Representatives of the National Transport Commission (NTC) and the Executive Committee of the Lanka Private Bus Owners Association ... Read More

Einstein’s ‘God Letter’ auctioned for nearly $3 million

Einstein’s ‘God Letter’ auctioned for nearly $3 million

Dec 5, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - German scientist Albert Einstein’s most famous letter about his views on God and religion, written just a year ... Read More

FR petitions against gazette to dissolve Parliament commenced

FR petitions against gazette to dissolve Parliament commenced

Dec 5, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Hearing of FR petitions challenging President's gazette to dissolve Parliament before 7 Judge Supreme Court bench, commenced for ... Read More

Tsunami warning as strong 7.6 quake strikes off New Caledonia

Tsunami warning as strong 7.6 quake strikes off New Caledonia

Dec 5, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A powerful undersea earthquake has struck in the South Pacific. The 7.6 magnitude tremor hit off the east ... Read More

Party Leaders meeting concludes in Parliament

Party Leaders meeting concludes in Parliament

Dec 5, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Party leaders meeting which was held without the participation of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), ended in ... Read More

Mohammad Hafeez retires from Test cricket

Mohammad Hafeez retires from Test cricket

Dec 5, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Pakistan’s seasoned batsman Mohammad Hafeez on Tuesday announced his retirement from Test cricket after failing again in the ... Read More

Theresa May suffers three Brexit defeats in Commons

Theresa May suffers three Brexit defeats in Commons

Dec 5, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Theresa May has suffered three Brexit defeats in the Commons as she set out to sell her EU ... Read More

Panama Papers scam: Four charged in US with fraud and tax evasion

Panama Papers scam: Four charged in US with fraud and tax evasion

Dec 5, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMO) - The US government announced charges Tuesday against four men it said laundered money and arranged tax avoidance schemes ... Read More

President says he will end political crisis within a week

President says he will end political crisis within a week

Dec 4, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday (04) assured that he would resolve the current political crisis in the country ... Read More

Case against Parliament dissolution adjourned until tomorrow

Case against Parliament dissolution adjourned until tomorrow

Dec 4, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The hearing of the Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed against the 2096/70 Gazette Notification issued by President Maithripala ... Read More

President, UNF meeting concludes [UPDATE]

President, UNF meeting concludes [UPDATE]

Dec 3, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Discussions with President Maithripala Sirisena were unsuccessful as the President insisted that he will never give the Prime ... Read More

UNF Parliamentarians arrived at Presidential Secretariat

UNF Parliamentarians arrived at Presidential Secretariat

Dec 3, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - United National Front (UNF) Parliamentarians have arrived at the Presidential Secretariat a short while ago for the discussions ... Read More