Category: LOCAL

Sri Lanka ranked 3rd in the world in vaccination rates

Sri Lanka ranked 3rd in the world in vaccination rates

Jan 13, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella says Sri Lanka has been ranked third. (more…) Read More

Hearing of Yugadanavi FR petitions postponed

Hearing of Yugadanavi FR petitions postponed

Jan 12, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Supreme Court today postponed the hearing of the Fundamental Rights petitions filed against the agreement ... Read More

Construction of Colombo Port ECT commences

Construction of Colombo Port ECT commences

Jan 12, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Construction work on the East Container Terminal (ECT) of the Colombo Port commenced on Wednesday (12) ... Read More

Station masters launch trade union action

Station masters launch trade union action

Jan 12, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Association has launched a trade union action against the decision ... Read More

Emil Ranjan Lamahewa sentenced to death over Welikada Prison riots

Emil Ranjan Lamahewa sentenced to death over Welikada Prison riots

Jan 12, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Prison Superintendent Emil Ranjan Lamahewa has been sentenced to death over the 2012 Welikada Prison ... Read More

Forecast today for several spells of showers

Forecast today for several spells of showers

Jan 12, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces. (more…) Read More

Health unions launch 24-hour strike in North Central Province

Health unions launch 24-hour strike in North Central Province

Jan 12, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Health unions launch 24-hour strike in North Central Province (more…) Read More

No power cuts today: CEB

No power cuts today: CEB

Jan 11, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Electricity supply will not be disrupted anywhere on the island today (Jan. 11), says the Ceylon ... Read More

Party leaders to meet in Parliament today

Party leaders to meet in Parliament today

Jan 11, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A party leaders’ meeting is scheduled to be held at the Parliamentary Complex today. (more…) Read More

Govt to import 300,000 metric tons of rice

Govt to import 300,000 metric tons of rice

Jan 11, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The government has decided to import 300,000 metric tons of rice. (more…) Read More

Several Private bus Workers on strike

Several Private bus Workers on strike

Jan 11, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Private bus workers along the 100 Colombo- Panadura, 101 Colombo- Moratuwa and, 183 Nugegoda-Panadura routes have ... Read More

Govt to purchase carbonic fertilizer

Govt to purchase carbonic fertilizer

Jan 11, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to a proposal to commence the fertilizer procurement process ... Read More

Hungary Foreign Minister to arrive in Sri Lanka

Hungary Foreign Minister to arrive in Sri Lanka

Jan 11, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Foreign Minister of Hungary Péter Szijjártó is set to arrive in Sri Lanka. (more…) Read More

A woman jumps from the CID building

A woman jumps from the CID building

Jan 11, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The police stated that a woman had committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of ... Read More

Approval granted to draft an Animal Welfare Bill

Approval granted to draft an Animal Welfare Bill

Jan 11, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Approval to complete the drafting of the Animal Welfare Bill immediately has been granted by the Cabinet ... Read More