Category: LOCAL

Businesses can register vehicles with BR number

Businesses can register vehicles with BR number

Jul 28, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister of Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says businesses with multiple vehicles can now register all vehicles with the ... Read More

Many Covid cases undetected due to lack of testing

Many Covid cases undetected due to lack of testing

Jul 28, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government Medical Officers Association has warned that a majority being tested lately have returned positive results ... Read More

Secretaries appointed to 28 Ministries

Secretaries appointed to 28 Ministries

Jul 27, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lankan Government published an Extraordinary Gazette dated the 26th of July 2022, declaring the appointment ... Read More

Over 4 million users registered with NFP system

Over 4 million users registered with NFP system

Jul 27, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - More than 4 million users have registered with the National Fuel Pass platform as of 9.00 p.m. ... Read More

Susil Premajayantha named Leader of the House

Susil Premajayantha named Leader of the House

Jul 27, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister Susil Premajayantha has been appointed as the Leader of the House. (more…) Read More

Vajira Abeywardena sworn in as UNP National List MP

Vajira Abeywardena sworn in as UNP National List MP

Jul 27, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Vajira Abeywardena took oaths as the United National Party’s National List parliament today (July 27). He was ... Read More

Today’s power cut schedule

Today’s power cut schedule

Jul 27, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has approved three hour power cuts for today (27). (more…) Read More

Updates on fuel distribution

Updates on fuel distribution

Jul 27, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Fuel will be provided at all filling stations around the island today (27) based on the last ... Read More

Names of new ministerial secretaries gazetted

Names of new ministerial secretaries gazetted

Jul 27, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A Gazette Extraordinary has been published on Tuesday (July 26), announcing the names of the newly-appointed ministerial ... Read More

Former President’s Singapore visit visa extended

Former President’s Singapore visit visa extended

Jul 27, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is set to extend his stay in Singapore. (more…) Read More

SL receives humanitarian supplies from Tamil Nadu

SL receives humanitarian supplies from Tamil Nadu

Jul 26, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Tamil Nadu Government has donated humanitarian supplies valued at over Rs.3.4 billion to Sri Lanka. (more…) Read More

Health official to expedite 4th COVID-19 dose

Health official to expedite 4th COVID-19 dose

Jul 26, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Health has decided to speed up the administration of the 4th booster dose to ... Read More

Students can use previous season pass for trains

Students can use previous season pass for trains

Jul 26, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Department of Railways said that school students who purchased the season pass ahead of the price ... Read More

Four detained for loitering near Bandaranaike monument

Four detained for loitering near Bandaranaike monument

Jul 26, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Four individuals have been detained by Police for loitering near the Bandaranaike monument at Galle Face on ... Read More

Power cut schedule for today (26)

Power cut schedule for today (26)

Jul 26, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has authorized a three-hour power cut for today (July ... Read More