Category: LOCAL

Today’s Power cut schedule announced

Today’s Power cut schedule announced

Oct 17, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ceylon Electricity Board will continue to impose two-hour-and-20-minute power cuts in residential areas. (more…) Read More

Over 40 injured in read-end collision between bus and tipper truck

Over 40 injured in read-end collision between bus and tipper truck

Oct 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - At least 44 people were injured today (Oct. 15) following a rear-end collision between a tipper ... Read More

CID takes Thilini from Welikada to a different place

CID takes Thilini from Welikada to a different place

Oct 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -Thilini Priyamali, the chairman of Thico Group, who was recently placed on remand on suspicion of financial ... Read More

The price of a kottu reduced by Rs.50

The price of a kottu reduced by Rs.50

Oct 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The All Island Canteen Owners Association has reduced the price of a kottu taking into consideration ... Read More

Power cut duration reduced to one hour and 20 minutes

Power cut duration reduced to one hour and 20 minutes

Oct 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Today's power cut duration has been reduced to one hour and 20 minutes. (more…) Read More

Landslide warnings issued to six districts in effect

Landslide warnings issued to six districts in effect

Oct 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Landslide warnings issued to residents of six districts by the National Building Research Organisation are in ... Read More

12-hour water cut in several areas in Colombo

12-hour water cut in several areas in Colombo

Oct 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  A 12-hour water cut will be enforced in several parts of Colombo from 10pm today till ... Read More

Sri Lanka remains a middle-income country -IMF Asia Deputy Director

Sri Lanka remains a middle-income country -IMF Asia Deputy Director

Oct 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Deputy Director of the Asia and Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund Anne-Marie Gulde says ... Read More

Warakapola Earth Slip: Body of a 24-year-old recovered

Warakapola Earth Slip: Body of a 24-year-old recovered

Oct 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | WARAKAPOLA) - The body of a 24-year-old youth has been recovered from underneath the rubble following the earth ... Read More

Light vehicles unable to use the Welipenna exit due to flooding

Light vehicles unable to use the Welipenna exit due to flooding

Oct 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Road Development Authority says the Welipenna interchange of the Southern Expressway is impassable for light ... Read More

Announcement on train timetable change

Announcement on train timetable change

Oct 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Train schedule along the coastal belt will be amended from the 20th of October. (more…) Read More

Fees for issuing National Identity Cards increased

Fees for issuing National Identity Cards increased

Oct 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Fees to issue and amend National Identity Cards have been increased with effect from the 1st ... Read More

Amber advisory issued for heavy rains

Amber advisory issued for heavy rains

Oct 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Department of Meteorology has issued an amber advisory for heavy rains. (more…) Read More

The government will blacklist the companies that issue inferior organic fertilizers

The government will blacklist the companies that issue inferior organic fertilizers

Oct 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera says that if the organic fertilizer suppliers supply inferior organic fertilizers during ... Read More

Power cut schedule for today

Power cut schedule for today

Oct 14, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Following is the schedule of power cuts to be carried out across the country today (14). ... Read More