Category: LOCAL

Committee on Ethics and Privileges appointed

Committee on Ethics and Privileges appointed

Aug 30, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapakse on Monday (29) announced that the following Members have been nominated by the ... Read More

Daily Exchange Rate from CBSL

Daily Exchange Rate from CBSL

Aug 30, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) published the daily exchange rates. (more…) Read More

Only 100 Bowsers delivering fuel in Sri Lanka

Only 100 Bowsers delivering fuel in Sri Lanka

Aug 30, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Secretary of the Lanka Petroleum Private Tanker Owners Association says that the number of bowsers used ... Read More

Ali Sabry to lead Sri Lanka at UNHRC

Ali Sabry to lead Sri Lanka at UNHRC

Aug 30, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The 51st Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) is scheduled to be held from 12 September ... Read More

Youth killed in shooting at Mattakkuliya

Youth killed in shooting at Mattakkuliya

Aug 30, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A 26-year-old persons has been shot and killed in the Aliwaththa area in Mattakkuliya last night. (more…) Read More

Japan hands over food donation to help Sri Lanka

Japan hands over food donation to help Sri Lanka

Aug 30, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The first tranche of food assistance pledged by the Government of Japan earlier this year has been ... Read More

Committee on procurement of fuel and coal

Committee on procurement of fuel and coal

Aug 30, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka's Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara on Monday (29) has called for the appointment ... Read More

PM presents draft to form the National Council

PM presents draft to form the National Council

Aug 30, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has tabled the draft bill pertaining to the formation of the National Council ... Read More

President Ranil Wickremesinghe to present the interim budget today

President Ranil Wickremesinghe to present the interim budget today

Aug 30, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to present the interim budget in Parliament today. (more…) Read More

Saudi Crown Prince receives written message from Sri Lanka President

Saudi Crown Prince receives written message from Sri Lanka President

Aug 29, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received on Sunday ... Read More

Limited bus services today

Limited bus services today

Aug 29, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association says that a significant number of buses will operate today (29). ... Read More

Daily Exchange Rate from CBSL

Daily Exchange Rate from CBSL

Aug 29, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) published the daily exchange rates. (more…) Read More

Egg price revision within two weeks

Egg price revision within two weeks

Aug 29, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security says the Maximum Retail Price imposed on eggs will ... Read More

Today’s power cut schedule

Today’s power cut schedule

Aug 29, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ceylon Electricity Board is scheduled to impose three-hour power cuts in residential areas across the island ... Read More

Ranjan Ramanayake granted conditional Presidential pardon

Ranjan Ramanayake granted conditional Presidential pardon

Aug 26, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) member Ranjan Ramanayake has been granted a special presidential pardon. (more…) Read More