Litro gas distribution delayed
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Litro Gas company says domestic gas cylinder distribution will be delayed by at least three days despite…
Category: LOCAL
Power cut schedule for May 18th
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A three-hour-and-40-minute power cut will be enforced today (18).
Defence Secretary confirms former PM’s whereabouts
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is currently at the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) Dockyard in Trincomalee due…
Special meeting of party leaders to convene virtually
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Speaker of Parliament, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, has decided to call a virtual meeting of political party leaders…
Sajith ready to take up Premiership
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Lakshman Kiriella says Sajih Premadasa is ready to take up the Prime Ministership of Sri Lanka, subject…
Armed forces ordered to open fire at looters & those who cause bodily harm
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Armed forces have been given the order to open fire at anyone looting public property or causing…
Protests erupt at the Naval Base in Trinco
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A protest has begun in front of the Trincomalee Naval Base after reports that Mahinda Rajapaksa and…
CID to conduct investigation on GotaGoGama attack
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Criminal Investigations Department has been tasked to conduct an investigation on the attack on peaceful protestors…
Entrance of the Katunayake airport blocked
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A group of youth associated with the the Katunayake Free Trade Zone (FTZ) have blocked the entrance…
Speaker wants President to summon P’ment
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said that he has requested the President to convene Parliament immediately.
US condemns violence, concerned with state of emergency
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The United States of America is closely following the ongoing developments in Sri Lanka, including the resignation…
Private bus owners to withdraw from services tomorrow
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Private Bus Owners’ Association has decided to withdraw from transport services across the island tomorrow (May…
Siyambalapitiya re-elected as Deputy Speaker of Parliament
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – MP Ranjith Siyambalapitiya was re-elected as the Deputy Speaker of Parliament today (May 05).
Entry roads to parliament closed for two days
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Several roads near the Parliament Complex will remain closed off to the general public today (May 05)…
Railway trade unions to commence 24-hour strike
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Railway Trade Union Alliance has decided to commence a 24-hour one-day strike at midnight today(5).