Category: LOCAL

Mahanayaka Theros of Malwathu & Asgiri Chapters urge President to lock down the country

Mahanayaka Theros of Malwathu & Asgiri Chapters urge President to lock down the country

Aug 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Chief Prelates of the Malwathu and Asgiri chapters have requested the President and Prime Minister to ... Read More

Lock down country for three weeks – Proposal to President

Lock down country for three weeks – Proposal to President

Aug 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Leaders of 10 Political Parties affiliated with the government have forwarded a series of proposals to ... Read More

Ten railway stations have been temporarily closed

Ten railway stations have been temporarily closed

Aug 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - General Manager of Railways Dhammika Jayasundara says that 360 persons in the Railway Department have been ... Read More

Protests to continue if solution is not presented

Protests to continue if solution is not presented

Aug 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Representatives of the Ceylon Teachers’ and Principals’ Union said that protests and other actions will continue ... Read More

Prices of bakery items to increase from Monday

Prices of bakery items to increase from Monday

Aug 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The All Ceylon Bakery Owners Association on Thursday (19) announced that the prices of bakery products ... Read More

Teachers to continue action if solutions not provided

Teachers to continue action if solutions not provided

Aug 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Principal - Teacher Trade Unions stated that their action will continue if the Ministerial Sub-Committee ... Read More

People may leave for their jobs without restriction

People may leave for their jobs without restriction

Aug 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - According to the new health guidelines, only one person is permitted from a single household to ... Read More

All shops in A’pura, Kilinochchi to be closed from tomorrow

All shops in A’pura, Kilinochchi to be closed from tomorrow

Aug 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All shops in the Anuradhapura and Kilinochchi Districts will be closed from tomorrow (20) to the ... Read More

6,000 metric tons of rice to be imported from Pakistan

6,000 metric tons of rice to be imported from Pakistan

Aug 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lankan government has decided to import 6,000 metric tons of rice from Pakistan immediately as ... Read More

Two tons of medical equipment donated by Sri Lankan community in Australia

Two tons of medical equipment donated by Sri Lankan community in Australia

Aug 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two tons of medical equipment have been donated by Sri Lankan community associations and well-wishers in ... Read More

Bangladesh to lend USD 50 million to Sri Lanka this week

Bangladesh to lend USD 50 million to Sri Lanka this week

Aug 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Bangladesh will lend $50 million to Sri Lanka this week as part of Bangladesh’s efforts to ... Read More

New Foreign Minister Professor G.L Peiris assumes duties

New Foreign Minister Professor G.L Peiris assumes duties

Aug 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The newly appointed Foreign Minister Prof. G.L Peiris assumed duties at the Ministry today at a ... Read More

Reports claiming Mangala has succumbed to COVID-19 are false

Reports claiming Mangala has succumbed to COVID-19 are false

Aug 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Social Media reports claiming that former MP Mangala Samaraweera has passed away after battling COVID19 are ... Read More

Police Scotland reviews Sri Lankan Police training

Police Scotland reviews Sri Lankan Police training

Aug 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Scottish government should provide details of a review of Police Scotland training for Sri Lankan ... Read More

Sri Lanka probing implications of new identified delta mutations and what lies ahead

Sri Lanka probing implications of new identified delta mutations and what lies ahead

Aug 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s health experts have launched a probe to identify the implications of the three new ... Read More