Category: LOCAL

Travel ban imposed on Cabraal until end of trial

Travel ban imposed on Cabraal until end of trial

Apr 25, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Fort Magistrate’s Court on Monday (25) imposed a new travel ban on Ex-Governor of the Central ... Read More

Over 120 MPs wants the Government to Resign- Udaya Gammanpila

Over 120 MPs wants the Government to Resign- Udaya Gammanpila

Apr 25, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Minister and Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Udaya Gammanpila said that there are 120 MPs ... Read More

Constitutional reforms committee report to the Presidential Secretariat

Constitutional reforms committee report to the Presidential Secretariat

Apr 25, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The report compiled by the Committee on Constitutional Reforms has been handed over to the Presidential Secretariat. ... Read More

21A to be presented to the Cabinet today

21A to be presented to the Cabinet today

Apr 25, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The draft of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution will be presented to the cabinet today, on ... Read More

Ceylon Workers Congress to support No-Confidence Motion

Ceylon Workers Congress to support No-Confidence Motion

Apr 25, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - “After careful deliberation, the Ceylon Workers’ Congress has jointly decided to vote against the current government,” said ... Read More

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa responds to the proposals of the chief prelates

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa responds to the proposals of the chief prelates

Apr 25, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has taken steps to inform the chief prelates in writing of the future course ... Read More

Teachers and Principals on token strike

Teachers and Principals on token strike

Apr 25, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Principal and Teacher’s Unions have decided to launch a one-day island-wide token strike on Monday (25). (more…) Read More

Increase in the price of Litro cooking gas

Increase in the price of Litro cooking gas

Apr 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The price of a 12.5 kg domestic gas cylinder increased to Rs. 5,175/- with effect from midnight ... Read More

Drug shortage in private hospitals

Drug shortage in private hospitals

Apr 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Federation of Private Hospitals and Retirement Homes has sent a letter to the Private Health Regulatory ... Read More

Cement prices are likely to rise again

Cement prices are likely to rise again

Apr 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - According to cement sellers, cement companies have taken steps to increase the price of cement in view ... Read More

Milk powder prices are also likely to rise

Milk powder prices are also likely to rise

Apr 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The price of imported milk powder will increase next week, said Ashoka Bandara, media spokesman for the ... Read More

Group of police officers including IGP summoned to HRCSL today

Group of police officers including IGP summoned to HRCSL today

Apr 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A group of police officers including the Inspector-General of Police C.D. Wickramaratne is summoned to the Human ... Read More

Funeral services for Chaminda, who was shot dead by police today

Funeral services for Chaminda, who was shot dead by police today

Apr 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Funeral of K.B.Chaminda Lakshan who was shot dead by the police in Rambukkana, will be held ... Read More

Another $ 500 million from India for fuel purchases

Another $ 500 million from India for fuel purchases

Apr 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - External Affairs Minister Prof. GL Peiris has said that India has agreed to provide another US $ ... Read More

SJB submits its proposals for the 21st Amendment to the Constitution

SJB submits its proposals for the 21st Amendment to the Constitution

Apr 21, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s main opposition faction, the Samagi Jana Balavegaya on Thursday (21) submitted its draft proposals for ... Read More