Category: LOCAL

Power schedule for Thursday (21)

Power schedule for Thursday (21)

Sep 21, 2022

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

Impact of the economic crisis on Sri Lanka’s education sector goes to UN

Impact of the economic crisis on Sri Lanka’s education sector goes to UN

Sep 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS |  NEW YORK) - Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha has represented Sri Lanka at the Transforming Education Summit held ... Read More

Sixteen-hour water cut tomorrow

Sixteen-hour water cut tomorrow

Sep 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The National Water Supply and Drainage Board says that water supply will be suspended in several ... Read More

Price of Urea fertilizer reduced

Price of Urea fertilizer reduced

Sep 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Fertilizer importers have announced a significant reduction in the price of Urea fertilizer in Sri Lanka. ... Read More

Over 500,000 visitors at Colombo International Book Fair-2022

Over 500,000 visitors at Colombo International Book Fair-2022

Sep 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Book Publishers Association President Samantha Samarasinghe said yesterday (19) that around 500,000 people have ... Read More

Increase in number of HIV patients reported

Increase in number of HIV patients reported

Sep 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - There is an increase in the number of HIV patients in the 18-25 age category, National ... Read More

Lotus Tower open to the public on weekdays from today

Lotus Tower open to the public on weekdays from today

Sep 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Lotus Tower will be open to the public from today (20) on weekdays from 12.00 ... Read More

Prices of confectionery items to be reduced

Prices of confectionery items to be reduced

Sep 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A decision has been taken to reduce the prices of confectionery items by 10-13 percent with ... Read More

Foreign Ministry Consular services back to normal

Foreign Ministry Consular services back to normal

Sep 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had informed via a press release, “that the computer system breakdown, ... Read More

Foreign Minister Ali Sabry meets USAID number two during U.S visit

Foreign Minister Ali Sabry meets USAID number two during U.S visit

Sep 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | NEW YORK) - In a follow-up to USAID Administrator Samantha Power’s visit, Minister Ali Sabry and Deputy Administrator ... Read More

Debate on National Council resolution in Parliament today

Debate on National Council resolution in Parliament today

Sep 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Parliamentary debate on the establishment of the National Council is scheduled to take place today. ... Read More

Parliament to re-open public gallery today

Parliament to re-open public gallery today

Sep 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Parliament is scheduled to re-open the public gallery today. (more…) Read More

Power cut timings for 20 and 21 September

Power cut timings for 20 and 21 September

Sep 20, 2022

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

Colombo Lotus Tower : Opening & Closing times announced

Colombo Lotus Tower : Opening & Closing times announced

Sep 19, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The visiting hours of the Colombo Lotus Tower have been amended for the public from tomorrow ... Read More

Hanaa Singer appeals to the world to donate to Sri Lanka

Hanaa Singer appeals to the world to donate to Sri Lanka

Sep 19, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - UN Resident Coordinator to Sri Lanka Hanaa Singer-Hamdy today appealed to the world to show solidarity ... Read More