Category: LOCAL

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The total number of persons arrested for violating quarantine regulations has exceeded 75,000. (more…) Read More

Police Bail for H’tota Mayor who was arrested for assault

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Police stated that Hambantota Mayor Eraj Fernando, who arrested, has been granted bail. (more…) Read More

120,000 Sputnik-V doses arrive in SL

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A consignment of 120,000 Russian-manufactured Sputnik-V vaccines were delivered to the Katunayake International Airport this morning ... Read More

President arrives in New York for 76th session of United Nations

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who left for the United States to attend the 76th session of the ... Read More

Hambantota Mayor arrested for assault

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Police Media Unit reported that Eraj Fernando, the Hambantota Mayor was arrested for committing assault ... Read More

MP Mahinda Samarasinghe to resign from his Parliamentary seat

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Mahinda Samarasinghe to resign from his Parliamentary seat and to ... Read More

Showers expected in several areas today

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Several spells of showers will occur in Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and in Galle and Matara ... Read More

Fine for price manipulating traders to be increased

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - State Minister of Cooperative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection Lasantha Alagiyawanna stated that amendments will ... Read More

Foreign drug boat brought to Colombo

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Navy seized another foreign fishing vessel, carrying a large consignment of narcotics, with 09 ... Read More

President leaves the country to attend UN General Assembly

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has left the island to attend the 76th regular session of the United ... Read More

Sri Lanka receives 4M Sinopharm doses

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 04 million doses of Sinopharm vaccines have have been brought to the island. (more…) Read More

MP Rishad’s wife and father-in-law released

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Colombo Magistrate's Court released the wife and father-in-law of Parliamentarian (MP) Rishad Bathiudeen, on bail ... Read More

Quarantine Curfew Extended to 01st October

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lankan Authorities have decided to extend the existing quarantine curfew to the 01st of October ... Read More

President to hold bilateral discussions with several World leaders

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is scheduled to hold bilateral discussions with several World leaders including Secretary-General of ... Read More

Education unions continue with island wide protests