Category: LOCAL

SL to receive four million doses of Sinopharm within next week

SL to receive four million doses of Sinopharm within next week

Jul 28, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Sri Lanka will receive another four million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine within the first week ... Read More

Pakistan’s Acting High Commissioner calls on new Finance Minister

Pakistan’s Acting High Commissioner calls on new Finance Minister

Jul 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka, Mr. Tanvir Ahmed and Trade and Investment Attaché, ... Read More

CID receives complaint against the staging of protests

CID receives complaint against the staging of protests

Jul 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has received a complaint against the conduct of protests across the ... Read More

Teachers & Principals to meet Education Minister

Teachers & Principals to meet Education Minister

Jul 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A meeting between the Minister of Education Prof. G.L. Peiris and representatives of the Teachers and ... Read More

Sub Committee appointed to solve the ongoing teacher-principal crisis

Sub Committee appointed to solve the ongoing teacher-principal crisis

Jul 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A sub committee has been appointed under the leadership of the Prime Minister to resolve the ... Read More

Cabinet approval to proceed with saline production locally

Cabinet approval to proceed with saline production locally

Jul 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The government has decided to produce the saline required for the country locally. (more…) Read More

Colombo High Court discharges Avant-Garde Chairman

Colombo High Court discharges Avant-Garde Chairman

Jul 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   Colombo High Court discharges Avant-Garde Chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi and Major General (Rtd) Palitha Fernando from the ... Read More

Chinese PM Li Keqiang to visit Sri Lanka

Chinese PM Li Keqiang to visit Sri Lanka

Jul 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang is likely to visit Sri Lanka in September. (more…) Read More

Highest number of vaccines administered yesterday in SL

Highest number of vaccines administered yesterday in SL

Jul 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The highest number of vaccines given in a single day in relation to the COVID-19 immunization ... Read More

Police prosecuted 48,000 for violating quarantine rules

Police prosecuted 48,000 for violating quarantine rules

Jul 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Police Media Spokesman Senior DIG Ajith Rohana stated that 123 persons were arrested yesterday (26) for ... Read More

Another million Sinopharm Vaccine arrives in Sri Lanka

Another million Sinopharm Vaccine arrives in Sri Lanka

Jul 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A flight carrying 01 million doses of Sinopharm vaccines arrived in the island a short while ... Read More

Several roads in Colombo inundated due to heavy rainfall

Several roads in Colombo inundated due to heavy rainfall

Jul 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Kynsey Road in Borella, Thunmulla Junction - Colombo -04 and Armour Street inundated due to heavy ... Read More

Teacher’s strike continues for 15th day

Teacher’s strike continues for 15th day

Jul 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The trade union action which was initiated by 14 teachers' unions based on several demands continued ... Read More

Education Minster announce dates for O/L exams

Education Minster announce dates for O/L exams

Jul 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Dates have been set for the G. C. E Ordinary Level Examination for the year 2021, ... Read More

MRP for 18-litre gas cylinder Gazetted

MRP for 18-litre gas cylinder Gazetted

Jul 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has issued a Gazette Notification declaring a Maximum Retail Price (MRP) ... Read More