Category: LOCAL

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena was freed from eight bribery cases today. (more…) Read More

Government insists no decision to purchase Sinovac

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government has insisted that no decision has been taken to purchase the Sinovac vaccine from ... Read More

Highest number of vaccine doses administered in a single day

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prof. Channa Jayasumana, State Minister of Production, Supply, and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals stated that 515,830 doses ... Read More

Senior DIG Ajith Rohana appointed as Director of NCPA

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Senior DIG (Attorney-at-Law) Ajith Rohana who is in charge of the Crimes and Traffic Division and ... Read More

SC concludes examination of petitions against Finance Amendment Bill

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Thursday (29) concluded the examinations of multiple petitions filed against ... Read More

Highest number of COVID-19 cases identified yesterday from Colombo

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The National Operation Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 had identified 1940 positive cases by this ... Read More

PM instructs to take immediate action to conserve water catchment areas

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has directed the Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage to take immediate ... Read More

No passenger restrictions per arriving flight if fully vaccinated

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Civil Aviation Authority stated that there will be NO limitation of passenger number per flight for ... Read More

COVID recoveries increase to 273,496

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 1,641 COVID patients recovered and discharged from hospitals. (more…) Read More

AstraZeneca vaccines here next Saturday

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The first consignment of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured in Japan will arrive in Sri Lanka ... Read More

President’s Media Center declared open

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The President’s Media Center, which will provide information on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Presidential Secretariat, ... Read More

Seven political parties not represented in Parliament summoned on Election Law Reform

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Seven political parties that are not represented in Parliament have been summoned before the Parliament Select ... Read More

University lecturers to go offline today

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Federation of University Teachers' Associations has decided to withdraw from online teaching activities today in ... Read More

Nurses Trade Unions to strike during lunch today

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government Nursing Officers Association will stage a protest campaign from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm ... Read More

MP Harin Fernando summoned to the CID