Category: LOCAL

Only 30% of Fuel Bowsers in use

Only 30% of Fuel Bowsers in use

Jun 18, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The All-island Petroleum Private Tanker Owners Association say that the island-wide distribution of fuel has declined, with ... Read More

Two Secretaries appointed by President

Two Secretaries appointed by President

Jun 18, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has taken steps to appoint Secretaries to the Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and ... Read More

Sixteen hour water cut for Colombo 5 & 6

Sixteen hour water cut for Colombo 5 & 6

Jun 17, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A 16 hour water cut will be in effect in Colombo 5 and 6 from 11pm tomorrow ... Read More

Special Jaffna to KKS train in operation from today

Special Jaffna to KKS train in operation from today

Jun 17, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Railways says a special express train with 520 air-conditioned seats will be in operation from ... Read More

Private bus workers protest for fuel

Private bus workers protest for fuel

Jun 17, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Private bus workers protested on Friday (17) morning obstructing the entrance to the Multimodal Transport Center in ... Read More

Sixteen hour water cut for areas in Gampaha

Sixteen hour water cut for areas in Gampaha

Jun 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A 16-hour water cut will be in effect for several areas in Gampaha on Wednesday (15). (more…) Read More

Medicine shortage to end in the upcoming 6 weeks

Medicine shortage to end in the upcoming 6 weeks

Jun 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Health authorities believe that the medicine shortage experienced at Hospitals Island wide will be solved within the ... Read More

‘Park and Ride’ bus service recommences today

‘Park and Ride’ bus service recommences today

Jun 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A special transportation plan will be effective in order to enter Colombo as a solution to the ... Read More

Litro Gas to continue distribution today

Litro Gas to continue distribution today

Jun 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Litro Gas Lanka is hopeful that gas will be released to the market once again from today ... Read More

Sri Lanka to receive 6 batches of rice from China

Sri Lanka to receive 6 batches of rice from China

Jun 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Six batches of rice are scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka under China’s 500 million RMB grant ... Read More

Showers & thundershowers likely today

Showers & thundershowers likely today

Jun 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Department of Meteorology announced that several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa, and Northwestern ... Read More

Friday declared a holiday for non essential public sector workers

Friday declared a holiday for non essential public sector workers

Jun 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The government has decided to declare Friday a holiday for non-essential public sector workers for a period ... Read More

Cabinet postpones approval for 21st constitutional amendment

Cabinet postpones approval for 21st constitutional amendment

Jun 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Approving the proposed 21st Amendment to the Constitution has been further postponed by the Cabinet of Ministers. ... Read More

No Litro Gas distribution today

No Litro Gas distribution today

Jun 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Due to an inability to pay the dues to the gas ship that arrived on the island, ... Read More

One person shot dead in Wattala

One person shot dead in Wattala

Jun 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - One person has been shot dead by an unknown gunman in the Elakanda, Wattala area today (14). ... Read More