Deputy Chairman of Puttalam Pradeshiya Sabha arrested
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Deputy Chairman of the Puttalam Pradeshiya Sabha, Jayampathi Banduraja was arrested on Monday (21) in connection with the…
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives at Special High Court
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived at the Permanent High Court-at-Bar this morning (22) for the case pertaining…
EDB seeks green light from China for Organic vegetable and fruit
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) has made a formal request to the Quarantine Authorities of China for…
India grants Rs. 275 mn to develop Eastern University
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – India and Sri Lanka signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)to provide modern infrastructural facilities to the Swami Vipulananda…
Licence for 9mm pistols cancelled
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – All licenses issued for 9mm Pistols and Revolvers have been cancelled. New licenses could be obtained from January…
WhatsApp puts limit on message forwarding to fight fake news
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – WhatsApp users will be blocked from forwarding messages to more than five individuals or groups under new rules…
‘World’s cutest dog’ Boo dies from a broken heart
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – A Pomeranian named Boo — the social media sensation known to his rabid fans as the “cutest dog…
Military vehicle veered off the road in Nedunkerny, Mulativu
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – An Army Major and a Corporal died and 4 others were injured after military vehicle veered off the…
Fantastic Beasts 3 production delayed by several months
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – After an uninspiring critical and financial performance of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Warner Bros has delayed…
Shooting incident at Polwatta, Weligama
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – One person injured and hospitalised following a shooting incident at Polwatta, Weligama a short while ago.
Over 800,000 people served by Suwa Seriya Ambulance Service
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The Suwa Seriya Ambulance Service has so far served over 800,000 people with 35 child births taking place…
DIG Nalaka De Silva further remanded
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Former Director of the Terrorist Investigation Division, Deputy Inspector General of Police Nalaka De Silva, arrested and remanded…
1st XI Cricket: Hapuhinna and Dellon Peiris shine as Wesley hold STC to a draw
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Wesley College Colombo stubbornly held off the Thomian charge to an outright victory with just three wickets remaining…
President inaugurates Narcotics and Organised Crimes hotline for public
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena inaugurates the hotline ‘1984’, to inform about Narcotics and Organised Crimes, for the benefit of…
Sri Lanka Co-operatives enter National rice supply chain
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Boosting much needed farmer income and even blocking domestic market manipulations by the country’s large rice miller oligopoly,…