Category: LOCAL

A new Acting Chief Justice will be appointed

A new Acting Chief Justice will be appointed

Oct 8, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Chief Justice President's Advocate Jayantha Jayasuriya as Acting Chief Justice due to going abroad, Supreme Court ... Read More

Trains heading to Colombo along the main line delayed

Trains heading to Colombo along the main line delayed

Oct 8, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All trains heading to the Colombo Fort Railway station along the main railway line have been ... Read More

Today’s Power cut schedule announced

Today’s Power cut schedule announced

Oct 8, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Scheduled power cuts imposed from earlier this year owing to lack of rainfall and the shortage ... Read More

Parliament debate on 22A postponed to Oct 18

Parliament debate on 22A postponed to Oct 18

Oct 6, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The discussion of the draught bill for the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution has been postponed ... Read More

Request from Ceylon Teachers Union

Request from Ceylon Teachers Union

Oct 6, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - In view of the current economic crisis in the country, the Ceylon Teachers' Union is making ... Read More

Ranjith Bandara appointed Chairman of COPE

Ranjith Bandara appointed Chairman of COPE

Oct 6, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Parliamentarian Prof. Ranjith Bandara has been appointed as the Chairman of the ... Read More

Pakistan High Commissioner visits Kuchchaveli

Pakistan High Commissioner visits Kuchchaveli

Oct 6, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A special welcome was given to the High Commissioner of Pakistan, Major General (R) Farooq Burki ... Read More

US Embassy in Colombo closed on Oct. 10

US Embassy in Colombo closed on Oct. 10

Oct 6, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The US Embassy in Sri Lanka has stated that on Monday, October 10, in honour of ... Read More

President Ranil Wickremesinghe provides an update on the economy

President Ranil Wickremesinghe provides an update on the economy

Oct 6, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Ranil Wickremesinghe has commenced making a special statement in Parliament on the status of the ... Read More

Vote on new resolution on Sri Lanka at UNHRC today

Vote on new resolution on Sri Lanka at UNHRC today

Oct 6, 2022

(FASTNEWS | GENEVA) - The new resolution on Sri Lanka presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva ... Read More

Father and two sons shot and killed in Minuwangoda

Father and two sons shot and killed in Minuwangoda

Oct 6, 2022

(FASTNEWS | GAMPAHA) - Three persons have been shot and killed at their residence in Gammangedara, Minuwangoda. (more…) Read More

President to deliver a statement on Sri Lanka’s economic situation

President to deliver a statement on Sri Lanka’s economic situation

Oct 6, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to deliver a special statement on the current economic situation, today. ... Read More

Power cut schedule for today announced

Power cut schedule for today announced

Oct 6, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ceylon Electricity Board will impose two-hour-and-20-minute power cuts in residential areas today as well. (more…) Read More

Mobile, Pay TV charges revised

Mobile, Pay TV charges revised

Oct 5, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The charges for Telecommunication and Pay TV services have been revised effective Wednesday (5) in lieu ... Read More

Kabir Hashim is the chairman of COPA committee

Kabir Hashim is the chairman of COPA committee

Oct 5, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   SJB MP Kabir Hashim unanimously appointed as chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) ... Read More