Sri Lanka ranked 3rd in the world in vaccination rates
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella says Sri Lanka has been ranked third.
Category: LOCAL
Hearing of Yugadanavi FR petitions postponed
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Supreme Court today postponed the hearing of the Fundamental Rights petitions filed against the agreement…
Construction of Colombo Port ECT commences
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Construction work on the East Container Terminal (ECT) of the Colombo Port commenced on Wednesday (12)…
Station masters launch trade union action
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Association has launched a trade union action against the decision…
Emil Ranjan Lamahewa sentenced to death over Welikada Prison riots
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Former Prison Superintendent Emil Ranjan Lamahewa has been sentenced to death over the 2012 Welikada Prison…
Forecast today for several spells of showers
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces.
Health unions launch 24-hour strike in North Central Province
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Health unions launch 24-hour strike in North Central Province
No power cuts today: CEB
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Electricity supply will not be disrupted anywhere on the island today (Jan. 11), says the Ceylon…
Party leaders to meet in Parliament today
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A party leaders’ meeting is scheduled to be held at the Parliamentary Complex today.
Govt to import 300,000 metric tons of rice
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The government has decided to import 300,000 metric tons of rice.
Several Private bus Workers on strike
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Private bus workers along the 100 Colombo- Panadura, 101 Colombo- Moratuwa and, 183 Nugegoda-Panadura routes have…
Govt to purchase carbonic fertilizer
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to a proposal to commence the fertilizer procurement process…
Hungary Foreign Minister to arrive in Sri Lanka
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Foreign Minister of Hungary Péter Szijjártó is set to arrive in Sri Lanka.
A woman jumps from the CID building
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The police stated that a woman had committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of…
Approval granted to draft an Animal Welfare Bill
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Approval to complete the drafting of the Animal Welfare Bill immediately has been granted by the Cabinet…