Category: LOCAL

Sudden train cancellations irk station masters

Sudden train cancellations irk station masters

Jan 11, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Association has objected to the decision reached by Sri Lanka Railways. ... Read More

Unidentified foreign national arrested at BIA

Unidentified foreign national arrested at BIA

Jan 10, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A foreign national, who was not identified at the time, was arrested at the Bandaranaike International ... Read More

Marina Promenade public walk path open to public daily from today

Marina Promenade public walk path open to public daily from today

Jan 10, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Colombo Port City Marina Promenade, a public walk path, will be open to the public ... Read More

No need to impose power cuts at present

No need to impose power cuts at present

Jan 10, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister of Power Gamini Lokuge says there is no need to impose scheduled power cuts at ... Read More

Twenty-six persons injured in tipper truck collision

Twenty-six persons injured in tipper truck collision

Jan 10, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Twenty-six persons were injured when a bus collided with a tipper truck in the Pattididal area ... Read More

Heavy showers expected in several districts today

Heavy showers expected in several districts today

Jan 10, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Department of Meteorology says the low-level atmospheric disturbance still persists to the South-east of Sri Lanka. ... Read More

Schools normalize academic activities

Schools normalize academic activities

Jan 10, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The academic activities at schools resumed on Monday (Jan. 10) as usual with all students required ... Read More

Kithsiri Kahatapitiya passes away

Kithsiri Kahatapitiya passes away

Jan 10, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Opposition Leader of the Western Provincial Council Kithsiri Kahatapitiya has passed away. (more…) Read More

New rules imposed over Sri Lankan cricketers retiring

New rules imposed over Sri Lankan cricketers retiring

Jan 8, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The executive committee of Sri Lanka Cricket at a meeting held on the 7th of January ... Read More

Seven-day Mandatory Home Quarantine for all International arrivals in India

Seven-day Mandatory Home Quarantine for all International arrivals in India

Jan 8, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - People flying in from abroad will need to home quarantine for a week after landing in ... Read More

Chinese Foreign Minister due to arrive in SL

Chinese Foreign Minister due to arrive in SL

Jan 8, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi began are scheduled to visit Sri ... Read More

UPDATE – Veteran actor Robin Fernando passes away

UPDATE – Veteran actor Robin Fernando passes away

Jan 8, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Veteran actor Robin Fernando passed away at the age of 84 years. (more…) Read More

No power cuts today & tomorrow

No power cuts today & tomorrow

Jan 8, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Ceylon Electricity Board stated that there will be no power cuts today and tomorrow. (more…) Read More

Danushka Gunathilaka announces his retirement

Danushka Gunathilaka announces his retirement

Jan 7, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - It is reported that Sri Lanka national cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has decided to retire from Test ... Read More

FR filed at the SC against the Trinco Oil Tank agreement

FR filed at the SC against the Trinco Oil Tank agreement

Jan 7, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Secretary of the National Bhikhu Front ven. Wakamulle Uditha thera has filed a fundamental rights petition ... Read More