Category: LOCAL

Friday fuel program for health workers to start again

Friday fuel program for health workers to start again

Jul 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The program to provide fuel to health workers through selected filling stations on Fridays will commence once ... Read More

Special party leaders’ meeting convened today

Special party leaders’ meeting convened today

Jul 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A special meeting of political party leaders, chaired by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena is scheduled to be ... Read More

Ranil to take oaths as Acting President today

Ranil to take oaths as Acting President today

Jul 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Following the official confirmation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation from the presidency, Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to swear ... Read More

Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially resigns as President of Sri Lanka

Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially resigns as President of Sri Lanka

Jul 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially stepped down as the President of Sri Lanka with effect from the 14th ... Read More

Trains from outstation areas to Colombo suspended

Trains from outstation areas to Colombo suspended

Jul 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The General Manager of Sri Lanka Railways says that trains from outstations to Colombo have been suspended ... Read More

Occupied public property to be returned to state

Occupied public property to be returned to state

Jul 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All government buildings including the President’s House, President’s Office, and Prime Minister’s Office occupied by those involved ... Read More

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaves for Singapore from Maldives

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaves for Singapore from Maldives

Jul 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who landed in the Maldives last morning has left the country to Singapore. (more…) Read More

Curfew imposed in Colombo till 5am tomorrow (15)

Curfew imposed in Colombo till 5am tomorrow (15)

Jul 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Curfew has been imposed in the Colombo administrative district with effect from 12 noon today until 5.00 ... Read More

Train Operations resume after curfew

Train Operations resume after curfew

Jul 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Railways says that with the lifting of the curfew trains will operate as usual on ... Read More

Litro Gas for all provinces from today (14)

Litro Gas for all provinces from today (14)

Jul 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Litro Gas said that it will distribute 50,000 domestic gas cylinders to all provinces today (14). (more…) Read More

Protesters to withdraw from President’s House

Protesters to withdraw from President’s House

Jul 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Protesters have reportedly decided to withdraw from the President’s House, Presidential Secretariat, Temple Trees and the Office ... Read More

Speaker considering option of President vacating his post

Speaker considering option of President vacating his post

Jul 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is yet to submit his letter of resignation, said Parliament Speaker Mahinda ... Read More

Party leaders call for PM’s immediate resignation

Party leaders call for PM’s immediate resignation

Jul 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - It was decided at the special meeting held with the participation of the members of Committee on ... Read More

Diesel shipment to reach SL tomorrow (15)

Diesel shipment to reach SL tomorrow (15)

Jul 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) noted that a vessel carrying 40,000 MT of diesel is scheduled to ... Read More

Island wide curfew lifted

Island wide curfew lifted

Jul 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Island wide curfew imposed since last afternoon has been lifted. (more…) Read More