Category: LOCAL

Gas companies issued directions regarding domestic gas supply

Gas companies issued directions regarding domestic gas supply

Dec 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - State Ministry of Consumer Protection has directed the Consumer Affairs Authority to advise the Gas companies ... Read More

COVID vaccination cards to be made mandatory when entering public places

COVID vaccination cards to be made mandatory when entering public places

Dec 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga says that the government has decided to make COVID vaccination cards mandatory ... Read More

1,831 warned in WP over failure to wear face masks properly

1,831 warned in WP over failure to wear face masks properly

Dec 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 1,831 warned in WP over failure to wear face masks properly (more…) Read More

The 24-hour token strike launched

The 24-hour token strike launched

Dec 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Patients have been severely inconvenienced due to the 24-hour token strike launched by the Government Medical ... Read More

Vegetable prices likely to increase further

Vegetable prices likely to increase further

Dec 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Traders say local vegetable prices are expected to increase further in the upcoming days. (more…) Read More

No plans to lockdown the country during festive period

No plans to lockdown the country during festive period

Dec 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella says there is no necessity to lock down the country during ... Read More

Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency IDR to ‘CC’

Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency IDR to ‘CC’

Dec 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Fitch Ratings has downgraded Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating to ‘CC’, from ‘CCC’. (more…) Read More

Committee appointed to probe gas leak explosions says their mandate is limited

Committee appointed to probe gas leak explosions says their mandate is limited

Dec 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Head of the committee appointed by the President to investigate recent gas leak explosions says their ... Read More

FRs on Yugadanavi Deal: second day hearing begins

FRs on Yugadanavi Deal: second day hearing begins

Dec 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Consideration of the Fundamental Rights petitions filed against the transfer of 40% of shares of the Yugadanavi ... Read More

Court order to replace substandard gas cylinders free of charge

Court order to replace substandard gas cylinders free of charge

Dec 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Court of Appeal today ordered Litro and Laugfs Gas companies to replace domestic gas cylinders ... Read More

Two million Pfizer booster doses administered in SL

Two million Pfizer booster doses administered in SL

Dec 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Over two million persons have been administered the Pfizer booster dose in Sri Lanka. (more…) Read More

Yugadanavi agreement: Court hearing adjourned till tomorrow

Yugadanavi agreement: Court hearing adjourned till tomorrow

Dec 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Hearing of the Fundamental Rights case against the Yugadanavi power plant deal at the Supreme Court ... Read More

Kurunegala Hospital instructed to reinstate Dr.Shafi

Kurunegala Hospital instructed to reinstate Dr.Shafi

Dec 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Secretary to the Ministry of Health has instructed to pay the arrears due to Dr. ... Read More

Hearing of FR petitions against Yugadanavi deal commences

Hearing of FR petitions against Yugadanavi deal commences

Dec 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Consideration of the Fundamental Rights petitions filed against the transfer of 40% of shares of the ... Read More

Four new OMICRON cases from Sri Lanka

Four new OMICRON cases from Sri Lanka

Dec 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Four more people with the OMICRON variant have been found in Sri Lanka, says the head ... Read More