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Traffic plan for Independence Day rehearsals
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Colpitty junction to Lotus roundabout will be closed from 6.30 am - 1 pm on January 26, 27, ... Read More
Flier forces woman cabin crew member of Taiwanese airline to wipe him after using toilet
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Cabin crew members of a Taiwanese airline have complained after an American passenger on a long-haul flight allegedly ... Read More
Teenagers Sewwandi, Thimashini in new-look SL squad for SA tour
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka have named a new-look squad for their tour of South Africa next month, with no less ... Read More
Donald Trump’s proposal to break budget deadlock falls flat
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Senate Republicans have released a measure designed around President Donald Trump’s proposal for breaking a budget impasse, its ... Read More
Drone sighting disrupts major US airport
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Flights were grounded at Newark International Airport in the US state of New Jersey after two drones were ... Read More
Operations of the Lotus Tower to commence in March
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Operations of the Lotus Tower is scheduled for March, the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) said. Finishing touches for ... Read More
JVP’s Handunnetti appointed COPE Chairman again
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - JVP parliamentarian Sunil Handunnetti appointed as the Chairman of Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) in Parliament once again ... Read More
Police Department will be transformed as a profession of intellectuals – President
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena says necessary future steps will be taken by him as the Minister-in-Charge to make the ... Read More
STF arrests 5 suspects with over 90 kg of heroin in Colpitty
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Special Task Force (STF) arrests 5 suspects, including 3 foreigners (2 US and 1 Afghan) with over 90 ... Read More
Three each from New Zealand, India in ICC Test Team of the Year
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - India's Virat Kohli, the leading run-scorer in Tests in 2018, was named captain of the ICC Test Team ... Read More
Cabinet approves Rs.250 million to compensate affected farmers by Fall army worm
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Cabinet approves to allocate Rs.250 million to compensate farmers who are affected by Fall army worm (Sena caterpillar) ... Read More
27 killed in Pakistan as bus bursts into flames after crash with truck
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Twenty seven people, including women and children, burned to death when a Panjgur-bound bus collided with a truck ... Read More
Russian rescue amid deadly blaze on two cargo ships off Crimea
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - At least 11 people have died in a fire involving two Tanzanian-flagged cargo vessels in the Black Sea ... Read More
Moeen Ali eager to atone for Barbados failings as twin-spin prospect mounts
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - England could face some tough selection decisions after a first look at the Kensington Oval surface suggested less ... Read More
Earthquake of magnitude 6 hits Indonesia’s Sumbawa
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck south of the city of Raba on Indonesia's central island of Sumbawa ... Read More