Category: LOCAL

No need to import coconut oil

No need to import coconut oil

Jan 7, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The All Ceylon Traditional Coconut Oil Manufacturer’s Association says coconut oil importers are attempting to make ... Read More

Construction of Colombo Port Eastern Terminal to commence

Construction of Colombo Port Eastern Terminal to commence

Jan 7, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Construction work on the Eastern Terminal of the Colombo Ports Authority will commence on 12 January. ... Read More

Water cut to be imposed in several areas of Colombo

Water cut to be imposed in several areas of Colombo

Jan 7, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The National Water Supply and Water Board stated that a 16-hour water cut will be imposed ... Read More

People’s Bank pays for Chinese fertilizer today

People’s Bank pays for Chinese fertilizer today

Jan 7, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - People's Bank says it will pay $ 6.9 million to a Chinese fertilizer company according to ... Read More

CEB says power cuts maybe experienced today

CEB says power cuts maybe experienced today

Jan 7, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ceylon Electricity Board says certain parts of the country may experience power cuts during the ... Read More

Court dismisses MS request to nullify Easter charges

Court dismisses MS request to nullify Easter charges

Jan 7, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Colombo District Court has dismissed a request by Former President Maithripala Sirisena to release him ... Read More

India will support SL in these difficult times

India will support SL in these difficult times

Jan 7, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - India on Thursday (6) assured Sri Lanka of its support to tide over “difficult times”. (more…) Read More

Circular over public servants’ retirement age issued

Circular over public servants’ retirement age issued

Jan 6, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The circular extending the retirement age of Public sector employees to 65, issued. (more…) Read More

Ranil calls for adjournment debate when parliament resumes

Ranil calls for adjournment debate when parliament resumes

Jan 6, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - UNP Leader and MP Ranil Wickremesinghe has requested the Speaker and the Leader of the House ... Read More

BIMSTEC Summit in Sri Lanka on March 30

BIMSTEC Summit in Sri Lanka on March 30

Jan 6, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, (BIMSTEC), is likely to hold ... Read More

Circular issued to remove salary anomalies of teachers & principals

Circular issued to remove salary anomalies of teachers & principals

Jan 6, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The circular pertaining to removing teachers’ and principals’ salary anomalies has been issued. (more…) Read More

Schools back to normal from Monday

Schools back to normal from Monday

Jan 6, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena has given approval to the Education Ministry to ... Read More

Water cut for Colombo & suburbs on Saturday

Water cut for Colombo & suburbs on Saturday

Jan 6, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A 16-hour water cut will be experienced from 8 AM on Saturday (8) to midnight the ... Read More

Vaccination drive for children between 12 & 15 years to begin on Friday

Vaccination drive for children between 12 & 15 years to begin on Friday

Jan 5, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka will begin vaccinating children between the ages of 12 and 15 years from Friday. ... Read More

President visits Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic

President visits Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic

Jan 5, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday (05) engaged in a visit to the Temple of the Sacred ... Read More