Category: LOCAL

Trains won’t operate for two weeks

Trains won’t operate for two weeks

Oct 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - State Minister of Transport Dilum Amunugama says although the lockdown has been lifted, trains will not ... Read More

Sri Lanka foreign reserves stands at $5 billion

Sri Lanka foreign reserves stands at $5 billion

Oct 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Central Bank unveils "The Six month Road Map for Ensuring Macroeconomic and Financial System Stability". (more…) Read More

Five provinces to receive heavy rains

Five provinces to receive heavy rains

Oct 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers are expected in most parts of the island ... Read More

Cash Margins on importing non-essential items removed

Cash Margins on importing non-essential items removed

Oct 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to remove the cash margins imposed on the ... Read More

Another 171 Vaccination Centers Open on Friday (1)

Another 171 Vaccination Centers Open on Friday (1)

Oct 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 171 vaccination centres will be in operation across the country today. (more…) Read More

Gazette issued over the importation white sugar

Gazette issued over the importation white sugar

Oct 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Gazette Notification issued pertaining to the importation white sugar. (more…) Read More

‘Plans are being implemented to bring the children’s world closer to them’ – President

‘Plans are being implemented to bring the children’s world closer to them’ – President

Oct 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has released a statement in view of Children's Day which is celebrated today. ... Read More

Prime Minister’s letter to the children of the nation

Prime Minister’s letter to the children of the nation

Oct 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has released a statement in view of World Children's Day celebrated today. ... Read More

‘Drastic measures must be adopted end violence against children’

‘Drastic measures must be adopted end violence against children’

Oct 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has released a statement in view of the World Children's Day celebrated ... Read More

Another 186 arrested for violating quarantine regulations

Another 186 arrested for violating quarantine regulations

Oct 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 186 individuals have been arrested during the past 24-hours on charges of violating quarantine regulations. (more…) Read More

Quarantine curfew lifted

Quarantine curfew lifted

Oct 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The quarantine curfew imposed in the country for the past 41 days was lifted from 04:00 ... Read More

Post-curfew health guidelines, released

Post-curfew health guidelines, released

Sep 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Health has released the health guidelines to be effective after the curfew is ... Read More

DMT to reopen from tomorrow

DMT to reopen from tomorrow

Sep 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Department of Motor Traffic said that the services of the Narahenpita and Werahera offices will ... Read More

Adani Group signs agreement to develop WCT

Adani Group signs agreement to develop WCT

Sep 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  India’s Adani Group signed a build-operate-transfer (BOT) agreement with its local partner John Keells Holdings PLC ... Read More

Sugar imports permitted from today

Sugar imports permitted from today

Sep 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Controller General of Imports and Exports Damayanthi Karunaratne says that permission has been granted to import ... Read More