Category: LOCAL

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Existing Inter-Province Travel Restrictions have been extended to the 31st of October 2021, as per ... Read More

Another 71 arrested for violating quarantine regulations

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Police says that 71 people have been arrested for violating quarantine regulations within ... Read More

SL Buddhist monks to land first at new Kushinagar Airport

(FASTNEWS | KUSHINAGAR) - The Kushinagar International Airport in Kushinagar, India will officially be declared open today. (more…) Read More

Nano Nitrogen liquid fertilizer reaches Sri Lanka

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The first batch of Nano Nitrogen liquid fertilizer imported from India has been brought to the ... Read More

Cinnamon, pepper & cloves prices increase

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Market prices of a number of major export crops including cinnamon, pepper, nutmeg, cloves, and coffee ... Read More

COVID recoveries increase to 493,314

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 339 more COVID-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals. (more…) Read More

Cabinet approves to draft bill to amend laws to ban cattle slaughter

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Cabinet of Ministers has approved to amend existing laws and regulations applicable to ban cattle ... Read More

“Can’t cut corners to list Covaxin” – WHO

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday (18) stated that it was aware that many people were ... Read More

Letter from importers to remove control price on sugar

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Several leading sugar importers have requested the Ministry of Finance to remove the control price imposed ... Read More

SL receives another batch of Pfizer vaccines

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another batch of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning (October 19). (more…) Read More

“Prophet Muhammad’s life and philosophy depict rationale of Islamic belief”

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in his message for Milad-un-Nabi, says the best way to pay special respect ... Read More

LPBOA to introduce bus service sans conductors soon

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) to introduce a ticketing system in place of a physical ... Read More

Trains to ply from October 21

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Railways says trains will operate from Thursday in the event inter provincial travel restrictions ... Read More

Nano Nitrogen liquid fertilizer to be imported

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Steps have been taken to import 3,100,000 litres of Nano Nitrogen liquid fertilizer. (more…) Read More

Teachers & Principals to resume duty