Category: LOCAL

Cabinet green light to import rice from Myanmar

Cabinet green light to import rice from Myanmar

Nov 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lankan Cabinet of Minister has granted approval to import 20,000 Metric Tonnes of rice from ... Read More

CEB launches investigation into Power Outage

CEB launches investigation into Power Outage

Nov 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has launched an investigation into the power outages reported in various ... Read More

Former PM Wickremesinghe to attend Fifth Indian Ocean Summit

Former PM Wickremesinghe to attend Fifth Indian Ocean Summit

Nov 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Prime Minister and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has been invited to attend the Fifth Indian ... Read More

Former Minister Sirisena Cooray passes away

Former Minister Sirisena Cooray passes away

Nov 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Hospital sources have confirmed that former Minister Sirisena Cooray has passed away at a private hospital ... Read More

No power cuts despite claims of fuel shortage

No power cuts despite claims of fuel shortage

Nov 29, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila on Monday (29) assured there will be no power cuts ... Read More

Train services to Batticaloa & Badulla resume

Train services to Batticaloa & Badulla resume

Nov 29, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Colombo-Batticaloa train service which was suspended on 27 November due to repairs on the Punani-Welikanda ... Read More

Trade unions to protest today over several demands

Trade unions to protest today over several demands

Nov 29, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A protest campaign will be launched at noon today across the country by a number of ... Read More

SC to consider Yugadanavi FR petitions today

SC to consider Yugadanavi FR petitions today

Nov 29, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Supreme Court today will consider the Fundamental Rights petitions filed against the transfer of 40% ... Read More

Price of wheat flour increased

Price of wheat flour increased

Nov 29, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prima Company confirmed that the price of a kilogram of wheat flour has been increased by ... Read More

Showers expected in several provinces

Showers expected in several provinces

Nov 29, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Southern province and in Kaluthara district, stated the ... Read More

Prices of all flour-based products increased

Prices of all flour-based products increased

Nov 29, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Bakery owners have increased all flour-based products with effect from midnight yesterday (28), a spokesman for ... Read More

Easter Sunday Attacks case : IGP arrives at the Court

Easter Sunday Attacks case : IGP arrives at the Court

Nov 29, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Inspector General of Police CD Wickramaratne has arrived at the Colombo High Court, to provide evidence ... Read More

Police continue to enforce wearing face masks

Police continue to enforce wearing face masks

Nov 28, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 2,558 individuals in the Western Province have been warned by Police over failure to wear ... Read More

Price of bread increased

Price of bread increased

Nov 28, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Bakery Owners’ Association says that the price of a 450g loaf of bread will be ... Read More

Kinniya boat capsize death toll rises to seven

Kinniya boat capsize death toll rises to seven

Nov 28, 2021

(FASTNEWS | TRINCOMALEE) - The death toll has risen to seven from the ferry capsize in Kinniya, Trincomalee five days ... Read More