Category: LOCAL

Sri Lanka, Latvia leaders focus on developing bilateral relations

Sri Lanka, Latvia leaders focus on developing bilateral relations

Sep 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A meeting between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the President of the Republic of Latvia, Egils Levits, ... Read More

Health Trade Unions on Strike

Health Trade Unions on Strike

Sep 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 40 Health Trade Union launched a strike across all hospitals in the country citing several demands. ... Read More

Cabinet Sub-Committee for 74th Independence Day

Cabinet Sub-Committee for 74th Independence Day

Sep 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The Cabinet of Minister granted approval to appoint a Sub-Committee to organize the 74th Independence Day ... Read More

Injunction Order on Ranil & UNP General Secretary

Injunction Order on Ranil & UNP General Secretary

Sep 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Colombo District Court has issued an injunction order against UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and UNP ... Read More

Retired HC Judge to conduct independent probe into Prison Fiasco

Retired HC Judge to conduct independent probe into Prison Fiasco

Sep 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lankan government has decided to appoint a retired judge to conduct an independent investigation ... Read More

President invites Kuwaiti investors to explore investment opportunities in SL

President invites Kuwaiti investors to explore investment opportunities in SL

Sep 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is in New York to attend the 76th United Nations ... Read More

Welikada Prison protest is still ongoing

Welikada Prison protest is still ongoing

Sep 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The protest launched by a group of inmates at Welikada Prison is still ongoing. (more…) Read More

Decision over milk powder price hike to be taken this week

Decision over milk powder price hike to be taken this week

Sep 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The final decision with regards to the increase in milk powder prices is set to be ... Read More

Concerns raised about the inability to cover the A/L syllabus

Concerns raised about the inability to cover the A/L syllabus

Sep 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Minister of Education Dinesh Gunawardena says attention has been drawn towards concerns that teachers will not ... Read More

Clashes among teachers’ unions

Clashes among teachers’ unions

Sep 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) says that the statements made by some principals' associations that their ... Read More

Jayantha Ketagoda takes oath as MP again

Jayantha Ketagoda takes oath as MP again

Sep 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Jayantha Ketagoda has been sworn-in as a Member of Parliament once again. (more…) Read More

UN Secretary-General assures positive support to SL

UN Secretary-General assures positive support to SL

Sep 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa that the UN will positively support Sri ... Read More

Another 73000 Pfizer doses arrive in the country

Another 73000 Pfizer doses arrive in the country

Sep 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 73,000 American Pfizer doses have been brought to the island. (more…) Read More

PM returns from Italy

PM returns from Italy

Sep 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Sri Lankan delegation who attended the G20 Interfaith Forum in ... Read More

A 14-year-old boy dies in a shooting

A 14-year-old boy dies in a shooting

Sep 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A 14-year-old boy had died following a shooting in Weeraketiya. (more…) Read More