Category: LOCAL

Showers or thundershowers possible in four provinces

Showers or thundershowers possible in four provinces

Sep 27, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Department of Meteorology predicts showers or thundershowers at several places in the Central, Uva, North-central ... Read More

Over 2,000 bakeries closed down

Over 2,000 bakeries closed down

Sep 27, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The All Island Bakery Owners Association claims around 2,000 bakeries across the country have been shutdown ... Read More

Sri Lanka Power Cut Schedule

Sri Lanka Power Cut Schedule

Sep 27, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ceylon Electricity Board will continue to impose scheduled power cuts in all residential areas today ... Read More

China donates 8 Chronic Kidney Disease screening vehicles

China donates 8 Chronic Kidney Disease screening vehicles

Sep 27, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - China has donated eight state-of-the-art Chronic Kidney Disease Screening Vehicles or mobile laboratories worth Rs.660 million ... Read More

President appoints several Acting Ministers

President appoints several Acting Ministers

Sep 26, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed several Acting Ministers. (more…) Read More

Prices of Essential Goods to be reduced

Prices of Essential Goods to be reduced

Sep 26, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister of Trade, Commerce, and Food Security Nalin Fernando says the prices of essential goods will ... Read More

UK to provide lifesaving aid to most vulnerable in Sri Lanka

UK to provide lifesaving aid to most vulnerable in Sri Lanka

Sep 26, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The UK is providing urgent food and farming support to Sri Lankans hit hardest by the ... Read More

Pound slumps to all-time low against dollar

Pound slumps to all-time low against dollar

Sep 26, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The pound has fallen to its lowest level against the US dollar since decimalisation in 1971. ... Read More

Rural bakeries shutdown due to increase in wheat flour prices

Rural bakeries shutdown due to increase in wheat flour prices

Sep 26, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All Ceylon Bakeries Owners Association says that a 50kg bundle of wheat flour has increased to ... Read More

‘Malnutrition survey in Suriyawewa false’

‘Malnutrition survey in Suriyawewa false’

Sep 26, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Hambantota District Secretary H.P. Sumanasekera yesterday said that reports that 80 per cent of children in the ... Read More

Aeroflot to resume flights to Sri Lanka from October 9

Aeroflot to resume flights to Sri Lanka from October 9

Sep 26, 2022

(FASTNEWS |  RUSSIA) - Russian Airlines Aeroflot will resume flights to Sri Lanka from October 9. Ports,Shipping and Civil Aviation ... Read More

President leaves for Japan on an official visit

President leaves for Japan on an official visit

Sep 26, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Sri Lankan delegation have left the island for Japan. (more…) Read More

Approved power Cut schedule MONDAY

Approved power Cut schedule MONDAY

Sep 26, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has approved two hour and 20 minute power cuts ... Read More

Beauty and Hair styling industry in crisis

Beauty and Hair styling industry in crisis

Sep 24, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Recently, the government banned the import of cosmetics and equipment. (more…) Read More

Today’s power cut schedule

Today’s power cut schedule

Sep 24, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The duration of power cuts will be extended today (24). (more…) Read More