Category: LOCAL

Special mobile vaccination program from today

Special mobile vaccination program from today

Aug 12, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A COVID-19 vaccination program conducted by the Sri Lanka Police and the Colombo Municipal Council will ... Read More

Online sex trafficking case : Four websites banned

Online sex trafficking case : Four websites banned

Aug 12, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Police Media Spokesman Senior DIG Ajith Rohana states that further police investigations are underway into the ... Read More

Inter-Provincial travel restrictions from midnight today

Inter-Provincial travel restrictions from midnight today

Aug 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Inter-provincial travel restrictions have been imposed from midnight today (10) to curb the spread of COVID-19. ... Read More

COVID-cases 511 detected in Colombo yesterday

COVID-cases 511 detected in Colombo yesterday

Aug 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The highest number of COVID-19 cases among yesterdays recorded infections has been reported from the Colombo ... Read More

COVID deaths top 100 for second consecutive day

COVID deaths top 100 for second consecutive day

Aug 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Daily COVID-19 fatalities confirmed in Sri Lanka swept past the grim milestone of 100 for the ... Read More

Special vaccination drive for 60+ in WP

Special vaccination drive for 60+ in WP

Aug 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A special vaccination programme will be launched in the Western Province from today for those above ... Read More

Sri Lanka receives 15,000 more doses of Sputnik V vaccine

Sri Lanka receives 15,000 more doses of Sputnik V vaccine

Aug 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A consignment of 15,000 doses of Russia-manufactured Sputnik V vaccines has arrived in Sri Lanka this ... Read More

Basil Rajapaksa & SLPP backbenchers to meet for talks

Basil Rajapaksa & SLPP backbenchers to meet for talks

Aug 11, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A special discussion between Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa and backbenchers of the Sri Lanka Podujana ... Read More

Suspect arrested with illegally imported cigarettes

Suspect arrested with illegally imported cigarettes

Aug 10, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - An individual has been arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) with a stock of ... Read More

Visa for foreigners staying in Sri Lanka extended

Visa for foreigners staying in Sri Lanka extended

Aug 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The validity period of all types of visas currently obtained by foreigners residing in Sri Lanka ... Read More

COVID recoveries increase to 295,518

COVID recoveries increase to 295,518

Aug 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 2,161 COVID patients recovered and discharged from hospitals. (more…) Read More

Home care system for covid patients from today

Home care system for covid patients from today

Aug 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Patients with coronavirus infection, but have no symptoms and are not critical will be treated at ... Read More

Kandy Esala Perahera Festival underway

Kandy Esala Perahera Festival underway

Aug 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The historical Kandy Esala Perahera Festival commenced this morning with the Kap planting ceremony. (more…) Read More

Schools reopening delayed again

Schools reopening delayed again

Aug 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister of Education GL Peiris says there is no possibility to reopen schools in the first ... Read More

Army Vaccination Centers Open for AstraZeneca 02nd Dose

Army Vaccination Centers Open for AstraZeneca 02nd Dose

Aug 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Army released details of the Vaccination Centers manned by Army Personnel for the administration ... Read More