Category: LOCAL

Navy officer dead after falling off Gaffoor building

Navy officer dead after falling off Gaffoor building

Nov 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Police says that an officer attached to Sri Lanka Navy has passed away ... Read More

Police enforce health rules in WP

Police enforce health rules in WP

Nov 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 2,608 individuals in the Western Province have been warned by Police over failure to wear ... Read More

Report on LP gas composition to be handed over today

Report on LP gas composition to be handed over today

Nov 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - State Minister of Consumer Protection Lasantha Alagiyawanna today informed Parliament that he will receive the laboratory ... Read More

Sri Lanka bans travellers from number of African countries

Sri Lanka bans travellers from number of African countries

Nov 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka has banned travellers from a number of African countries because of the new Covid ... Read More

Government schools to get a short holiday in December

Government schools to get a short holiday in December

Nov 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Government schools will be given only a short holiday in December. (more…) Read More

President gives directives to import Molnupiravir antiviral COVID drug

President gives directives to import Molnupiravir antiviral COVID drug

Nov 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has directed State Minister of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana to take required measures ... Read More

Mobile services to be used to administer Booster jabs to over 60s

Mobile services to be used to administer Booster jabs to over 60s

Nov 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has issued directives to administer the booster shot using mobile services to all ... Read More

Trial at bar issues summons to IGP regarding Easter Attacks

Trial at bar issues summons to IGP regarding Easter Attacks

Nov 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Colombo trial at bar issues summons to IGP C. D Wickramratna to appear before courts on ... Read More

Contingency Plans necessary for Festive Season

Contingency Plans necessary for Festive Season

Nov 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said that there is a need for Contingency Plans ... Read More

FRs against controversial LNG deal fixed for 29th Nov

FRs against controversial LNG deal fixed for 29th Nov

Nov 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Fundamental Rights applications filed with the Supreme Court against the transfer of shares of the ... Read More

New heavily mutated variant B.1.1.529 in South Africa raises concern

New heavily mutated variant B.1.1.529 in South Africa raises concern

Nov 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The latest is the most heavily mutated version discovered so far - and it has such ... Read More

Will not engage in work to rule campaign

Will not engage in work to rule campaign

Nov 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ceylon Electricity Board Technological Engineers and Superintendent Union says it is not part of the ... Read More

LMD Dharmasena appointed as the new Examinations Commissioner General

LMD Dharmasena appointed as the new Examinations Commissioner General

Nov 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Education LMD Dharmasena has been appointed as the new Exams ... Read More

MP Mahinda Samarasinghe resigned

MP Mahinda Samarasinghe resigned

Nov 25, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Mahinda Samarasinghe, who is due to assume duties as the Sri Lanka Ambassador to the United ... Read More

Another 3,203 warned by Police over failure to wear face masks

Another 3,203 warned by Police over failure to wear face masks

Nov 25, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Police have warned 3,203 persons travelling in the Western Province in three-wheelers and motorbikes, over failure ... Read More