Category: LOCAL

SLFP Central Committee to convene today

SLFP Central Committee to convene today

Dec 2, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A special Central Committee meeting of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party will be held at the ... Read More

Imported gas to be inspected in the ship itself

Imported gas to be inspected in the ship itself

Dec 2, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - State Minister of Consumer Protection, Lasantha Alagiyawanna stated that the relevant agencies will start inspecting the ... Read More

Another stock of Pfizer vaccines reach Sri Lanka

Another stock of Pfizer vaccines reach Sri Lanka

Dec 2, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another consignment of 182,400 doses of the U.S. manufactured Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine arrived in Sri Lanka ... Read More

CEB Engineers to refrain from attending to power restoration activities

CEB Engineers to refrain from attending to power restoration activities

Dec 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers Union says its members will not attend to power restoration activities ... Read More

Niel de Alwis appointed Paddy Marketing Board Chair

Niel de Alwis appointed Paddy Marketing Board Chair

Dec 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Niel de Alwis appointed as the new chairman of the Paddy Marketing Board, stated the Agriculture ... Read More

Sri Lanka issues new guidelines to be followed from 1st -15th December

Sri Lanka issues new guidelines to be followed from 1st -15th December

Dec 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry issued fresh guidelines that will be in effect from the 1st to ... Read More

Tense situation reported at CEB Head Office

Tense situation reported at CEB Head Office

Dec 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A tense situation at the CEB Head Office arose when CEB engineers union protested against the ... Read More

Manju Lalith takes oath as a MP

Manju Lalith takes oath as a MP

Dec 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Manju Lalith Warna Kumara took oaths on Wednesday (01) as Member of Parliament, replacing Mahinda Samarasinghe. ... Read More

Litro Gas introduces hotline

Litro Gas introduces hotline

Dec 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Litro Gas has introduced a consumer hotline to report any issues regarding domestic LP gas or ... Read More

Eight-year-old girl succumbs to burn injuries

Eight-year-old girl succumbs to burn injuries

Dec 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - An eight-year-old girl has succumbed to burn injuries following a fire that broke out at a ... Read More

COVID vaccination card required for Sri Pada pilgrimage

COVID vaccination card required for Sri Pada pilgrimage

Dec 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Chief Incumbent of the Sri Padastana and Pelmadulla Rajamaha Vihara Ven. Bengamuwe Dhammadinna Thera stated that ... Read More

Manju Lalith to replace Mahinda Samarasinghe in Parliament

Manju Lalith to replace Mahinda Samarasinghe in Parliament

Nov 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s Elections Commission has decided to appoint Manju Lalith Warna Kumara to the Parliamentary seat ... Read More

Parliament Advisory Committee to meet over LP Gas cylinder crisis

Parliament Advisory Committee to meet over LP Gas cylinder crisis

Nov 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Speaker of House Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said the special Parliament Advisory Committee will convene at 9am ... Read More

NO Lockdown during festive season

NO Lockdown during festive season

Nov 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - There will be no lockdown during the festive season, said Joint Cabinet Spokesperson & Minister Dullas ... Read More

Committee to be appointed to probe gas cylinders issue

Committee to be appointed to probe gas cylinders issue

Nov 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna stated in Parliament that a committee will be appointed by the President ... Read More