Category: LOCAL

Postal workers on strike urged to report for work

Postal workers on strike urged to report for work

Jul 2, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - If postal workers on strike do not report for work with immediate effect, they will be considered ... Read More

Sri Lanka to donate 6Mn Pfizer doses to Myanmar

Sri Lanka to donate 6Mn Pfizer doses to Myanmar

Jul 2, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka has decided to donate 6 million doses of Pfizer vaccines to Myanmar. (more…) Read More

Private bus operations limited

Private bus operations limited

Jul 2, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association says that due to the fuel shortage, it had become almost ... Read More

Ninety percentage of filling stations inactive due to shortage

Ninety percentage of filling stations inactive due to shortage

Jul 2, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - According to the All Ceylon Filling Station Owners Association, about 90% of filling stations have become inactive ... Read More

LIOC update on fuel shipments

LIOC update on fuel shipments

Jul 2, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Managing Director of Lanka IOC says that three shipments of Diesel and Petrol is due to ... Read More

Litro to supply gas only for essential services

Litro to supply gas only for essential services

Jul 2, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Litro says that the supply of LP gas will continue only for essential services. (more…) Read More

Coconut oil prices will not be increased

Coconut oil prices will not be increased

Jul 1, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The All Ceylon Traditional Coconut Oil Producers’ Association claims that despite the impact of fuel shortages and ... Read More

Todays power cut schedule

Todays power cut schedule

Jul 1, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Public Utilities Commission has announced that a 3 hour power cut will be implemented today (01). ... Read More

Schools may remain closed even after 10 July

Schools may remain closed even after 10 July

Jul 1, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Education Non-Academics Employees’ Union says schools will have to remain closed even after the 10th of ... Read More

Human Rights Commission begins probe into Kandakadu incident

Human Rights Commission begins probe into Kandakadu incident

Jul 1, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has commenced an investigation into the incident that took place ... Read More

Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe to continue as Governor for next 6 years

Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe to continue as Governor for next 6 years

Jul 1, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has received his letter of appointment as the Governor of the Central Bank of ... Read More

Health workers to receive fuel today as well

Health workers to receive fuel today as well

Jul 1, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The provision of fuel for health workers will get underway for the second day today (01). (more…) Read More

Revised bus fares in effect as of today

Revised bus fares in effect as of today

Jul 1, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The revised bus fare prices are effective as of today (1). (more…) Read More

Train operations cancelled due to fuel crisis

Train operations cancelled due to fuel crisis

Jul 1, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Railways said that 22 train operations were cancelled on Friday (1) morning, as railway workers ... Read More

New Secretary appointed to the Ministry of Technology

New Secretary appointed to the Ministry of Technology

Jun 30, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Jayantha De Silva has been appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Technology. (more…) Read More