Category: LOCAL

New COPE & COPA members likely to be announced today

New COPE & COPA members likely to be announced today

Oct 3, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Speaker of House Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena is expected to appoint members to the Committee on Public ... Read More

Today’s power cut schedule

Today’s power cut schedule

Oct 3, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Scheduled power cuts in residential areas will continue today as well. (more…) Read More

Lotus Tower now one of the main attractions in Colombo

Lotus Tower now one of the main attractions in Colombo

Oct 3, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Around 100,000 individuals have visited the Lotus Tower in the first 15 days since the tallest ... Read More

Showers expected in several provinces

Showers expected in several provinces

Oct 3, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Department of Meteorology predicts showers at times in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in ... Read More

Parliament to convene this morning

Parliament to convene this morning

Oct 3, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Parliament is scheduled to convene this morning. (more…) Read More

President pledges to build 2,000 housing units for low-income families

President pledges to build 2,000 housing units for low-income families

Oct 3, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Ranil Wickremesinghe says plans are underway to begin construction on 2,000 housing units for low-income ... Read More

Duty on imported raw material for locally manufactured sanitary napkins lifted

Duty on imported raw material for locally manufactured sanitary napkins lifted

Oct 2, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The government has taken measures to waive duties imposed on five imported raw materials for locally ... Read More

Today’s power cut schedule

Today’s power cut schedule

Oct 2, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Scheduled power cuts in residential areas will continue today as well. (more…) Read More

Woman in bus killed in shooting incident

Woman in bus killed in shooting incident

Oct 2, 2022

(FASTNEWS |  DANOWITA) - 29-year-old woman travelling in a bus has died after reportedly being accidentally shot during a shooting ... Read More

Actor Darshan Dharmaraj passes away

Actor Darshan Dharmaraj passes away

Oct 2, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Award winning Sri Lankan actor Darshan Dharmaraj passed away at the age of 41, according to ... Read More

Price of 92 & 95 Octane petrol reduced

Price of 92 & 95 Octane petrol reduced

Oct 1, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The price of fuel will be reduced with effect from midnight today (1). (more…) Read More

Fuel price revision today

Fuel price revision today

Oct 1, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The Ministry of Power and Energy had earlier stated that a revision of fuel price will ... Read More

Traffic along Colombo-Avissawella Road restricted

Traffic along Colombo-Avissawella Road restricted

Oct 1, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Traffic movement on the Colombo-Avissawella Road between Wellampitiya and Kotikawatta will be restricted later today, October ... Read More

Free entry for children and elders to Zoos today

Free entry for children and elders to Zoos today

Oct 1, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Mahinda Amaraweera, Minister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation, has given the Department of National Zoological Parks ... Read More

President’s pledge to the children

President’s pledge to the children

Oct 1, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Ranil Wickremesinghe says his mission is to create a developed country for the future generations. ... Read More