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Deputy Chairman of Puttalam Pradeshiya Sabha arrested

Deputy Chairman of Puttalam Pradeshiya Sabha arrested

Jan 22, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Deputy Chairman of the Puttalam Pradeshiya Sabha, Jayampathi Banduraja was arrested on Monday (21) in connection with the ... Read More

Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives at Special High Court

Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives at Special High Court

Jan 22, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived at the Permanent High Court-at-Bar this morning (22) for the case pertaining ... Read More

EDB seeks green light from China for Organic vegetable and fruit

EDB seeks green light from China for Organic vegetable and fruit

Jan 22, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) has made a formal request to the Quarantine Authorities of China for ... Read More

India grants Rs. 275 mn to develop Eastern University

India grants Rs. 275 mn to develop Eastern University

Jan 22, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - India and Sri Lanka signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)to provide modern infrastructural facilities to the Swami Vipulananda ... Read More

Licence for 9mm pistols cancelled

Licence for 9mm pistols cancelled

Jan 22, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - All licenses issued for 9mm Pistols and Revolvers have been cancelled. New licenses could be obtained from January ... Read More

WhatsApp puts limit on message forwarding to fight fake news

WhatsApp puts limit on message forwarding to fight fake news

Jan 22, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - WhatsApp users will be blocked from forwarding messages to more than five individuals or groups under new rules ... Read More

‘World’s cutest dog’ Boo dies from a broken heart

‘World’s cutest dog’ Boo dies from a broken heart

Jan 21, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A Pomeranian named Boo — the social media sensation known to his rabid fans as the “cutest dog ... Read More

Military vehicle veered off the road in Nedunkerny, Mulativu

Military vehicle veered off the road in Nedunkerny, Mulativu

Jan 21, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - An Army Major and a Corporal died and 4 others were injured after military vehicle veered off the ... Read More

Fantastic Beasts 3 production delayed by several months

Fantastic Beasts 3 production delayed by several months

Jan 21, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - After an uninspiring critical and financial performance of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Warner Bros has delayed ... Read More

Shooting incident at Polwatta, Weligama

Shooting incident at Polwatta, Weligama

Jan 21, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - One person injured and hospitalised following a shooting incident at Polwatta, Weligama a short while ago. Read More

Over 800,000 people served by Suwa Seriya Ambulance Service

Over 800,000 people served by Suwa Seriya Ambulance Service

Jan 21, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Suwa Seriya Ambulance Service has so far served over 800,000 people with 35 child births taking place ... Read More

DIG Nalaka De Silva further remanded

DIG Nalaka De Silva further remanded

Jan 21, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Former Director of the Terrorist Investigation Division, Deputy Inspector General of Police Nalaka De Silva, arrested and remanded ... Read More

1st XI Cricket: Hapuhinna and Dellon Peiris shine as Wesley hold STC to a draw

1st XI Cricket: Hapuhinna and Dellon Peiris shine as Wesley hold STC to a draw

Jan 21, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Wesley College Colombo stubbornly held off the Thomian charge to an outright victory with just three wickets remaining ... Read More

President inaugurates Narcotics and Organised Crimes hotline for public

President inaugurates Narcotics and Organised Crimes hotline for public

Jan 21, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena inaugurates the hotline '1984', to inform about Narcotics and Organised Crimes, for the benefit of ... Read More

Sri Lanka Co-operatives enter National rice supply chain

Sri Lanka Co-operatives enter National rice supply chain

Jan 21, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Boosting much needed farmer income and even blocking domestic market manipulations by the country’s large rice miller oligopoly, ... Read More