Category: LOCAL

ETF Head Office temporarily closed

ETF Head Office temporarily closed

Aug 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Customer Relation Service of Member Services Division of the Employees Trust Fund Board Head Office ... Read More

12-hour water cut in several areas in Wattala

12-hour water cut in several areas in Wattala

Aug 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The National Water Supply and Drainage Board states that the water supply to several areas in ... Read More

Three versions of Delta variant identified in Sri Lanka

Three versions of Delta variant identified in Sri Lanka

Aug 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka has detected 03 new mutations of the Delta COVID variant, revealed State Minister Professor ... Read More

Former Minister Mangala in ICU due to COVID-19

Former Minister Mangala in ICU due to COVID-19

Aug 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Minister Mangala Samaraweera is in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after contracting the COVID-19. (more…) Read More

Random COVID-tests at Parliament

Random COVID-tests at Parliament

Aug 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Parliament to conduct random COVID-19 Tests today. (more…) Read More

Over 200 arrested for failing to adhere to health regulations

Over 200 arrested for failing to adhere to health regulations

Aug 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Over 200 individuals were arrested yesterday (17) for failing to adhere to health and safety regulations. ... Read More

Premier instructs to provide relief to fisherfolk

Premier instructs to provide relief to fisherfolk

Aug 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the State Minister of Rural Housing and Construction Indika Anuruddha ... Read More

Wedding ceremonies banned from today

Wedding ceremonies banned from today

Aug 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Wedding ceremonies have been banned from today (17) in view of the spread of COVID-19. (more…) Read More

Nihal Thalduwa appointed as the new Police Spokesperson

Nihal Thalduwa appointed as the new Police Spokesperson

Aug 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  SSP Attorney-at-Law Nihal Thalduwa appointed as the new Police Spokesperson (more…) Read More

Island-wide night time curfew imposed

Island-wide night time curfew imposed

Aug 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Islandwide quarantine curfew will be imposed from 10.00 pm to 4.00 am everyday from today(August 16) until ... Read More

Daily train journeys limited to 64 due to travel ban

Daily train journeys limited to 64 due to travel ban

Aug 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Railways says only 64 train journeys will be in operation daily from today, ... Read More

Permits required to travel on expressways

Permits required to travel on expressways

Aug 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  As inter-provincial travel restrictions are strictly enforced, it is reported that all access roads to the ... Read More

Keheliya Rambukwella named as the new Health Minister

Keheliya Rambukwella named as the new Health Minister

Aug 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Minister of Mass Media Keheliya Rambukwella has been appointed as the new Minister of Health during ... Read More

“Gandhara: The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan” soon

“Gandhara: The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan” soon

Aug 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - On the auspicious occasion of 75th Independence Day of Pakistan coinciding with the Esala Perahera Festival ... Read More

Economic Commission Bill allows separate laws for Port City and affects sovereignty [VIDEO]

Economic Commission Bill allows separate laws for Port City and affects sovereignty [VIDEO]

Aug 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Political analysts stated that the recently passed Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill will threaten and ... Read More