Category: LOCAL

Sri Lanka’s COVID-positivity rate at 15.8 – WHO

Sri Lanka’s COVID-positivity rate at 15.8 – WHO

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s Covid Test Positivity Rate (TPR) remains at 15.8 percent, according to the weekly situation ... Read More

Mobile vendors should be fully vaccinated

Mobile vendors should be fully vaccinated

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - It has been decided to restrict mobile trading activities in the Colombo District on the days ... Read More

Fully vaccinated travellers from India can now enter Sri Lanka

Fully vaccinated travellers from India can now enter Sri Lanka

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Travellers from India who have completed the recommended doses of COVID-19 vaccination and arriving from India ... Read More

PLA donates 300,000 Sinopharm doses

PLA donates 300,000 Sinopharm doses

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China has donated 300,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine to Sri ... Read More

Over 500 quarantine law violators arrested

Over 500 quarantine law violators arrested

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 581 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, ... Read More

Smart vaccine certificate for overseas travellers

Smart vaccine certificate for overseas travellers

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A smart vaccine certificate has been launched for overseas travellers, the Information and Communication Technology Agency ... Read More

Indian Foreign Minister looks forward to working with Sri Lanka’s new counterpart

Indian Foreign Minister looks forward to working with Sri Lanka’s new counterpart

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar says he looks forward to working with Sri Lanka’s new Foreign ... Read More

Police clarifies social media post on Ajith Rohana in ICU

Police clarifies social media post on Ajith Rohana in ICU

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The information circulating on social media that former Police Spokesman SDIG Ajith Rohana is being treated ... Read More

Giving children arbitrary medication can cause other side effects

Giving children arbitrary medication can cause other side effects

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - It is not appropriate to give vitamin C tablets to children at the whim of the ... Read More

Decision on extending quarantine curfew, tomorrow

Decision on extending quarantine curfew, tomorrow

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The decision whether to extend the present quarantine curfew would be taken on Friday (27), Director ... Read More

Lockdown is meaningless – GMOF

Lockdown is meaningless – GMOF

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Saying that the government has imposed a meaningless lockdown, the Government Medical Officers Forum (GMOF) yesterday ... Read More

Mangala’s demise was great loss to nation, UNP and me – Ranil

Mangala’s demise was great loss to nation, UNP and me – Ranil

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The late Mangala Samaraweera was an outstanding politician who always stood firm for his convictions, which ... Read More

More heavy rains expected in parts of Sri Lanka

More heavy rains expected in parts of Sri Lanka

Aug 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Heavy rain is threatening to create havoc in parts of Sri Lanka over a 24-hour period ... Read More

Digital vaccination cards to be issued by September

Digital vaccination cards to be issued by September

Aug 25, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  A digital certificate certifying full vaccination will be issued after September 15, says Health Minister Keheliya ... Read More

PLA to provide Sinopharm to Sri Lankan Armed Forces

PLA to provide Sinopharm to Sri Lankan Armed Forces

Aug 25, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The People’s Liberation Army of China will provide 300,000 doses of Sinopharm for Sri Lankan Armed ... Read More