Category: LOCAL

Easter Attacks case postponed to January 2022

Easter Attacks case postponed to January 2022

Nov 23, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The case filed against 25 accused with regard to the 2019 April 21st Attacks was postponed ... Read More

‘Registrar of Pesticides undermined the state policy’ – Aluthgamage

‘Registrar of Pesticides undermined the state policy’ – Aluthgamage

Nov 23, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage says he has taken measures to remove the Registrar of Pesticides, ... Read More

Six dead in Kinniya due to boat capsized [UPDATE]

Six dead in Kinniya due to boat capsized [UPDATE]

Nov 23, 2021

(FASTNEWS | TRINCOMALEE) - Two adults and four children have died after a raft transporting them had capsized in Kinniya, Trincomalee ... Read More

Another stock of Pfizer vaccines to reach Sri Lanka

Another stock of Pfizer vaccines to reach Sri Lanka

Nov 23, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana stated that another 400,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine are to ... Read More

BUDGET 2022: Rishad’s ACMC decides to suspend 3 Party Memberships

BUDGET 2022: Rishad’s ACMC decides to suspend 3 Party Memberships

Nov 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Political Authority of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) has unanimously decided to suspend and ... Read More

Plastic waste carried by rivers form dead sea in Bay of Bengal

Plastic waste carried by rivers form dead sea in Bay of Bengal

Nov 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Environmentalists have mentioned that six countries located in the SAARC region have been affected by forming ... Read More

ACMC decides to vote against the Budget 2022

ACMC decides to vote against the Budget 2022

Nov 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) headed by MP Rishad Bathiudeen, has unanimously decided to vote ... Read More

Postal Unions to strike

Postal Unions to strike

Nov 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Postal trade Unions warn the government that they will go on an immediate strike action if ... Read More

Academic activities of all school grades resume from tomorrow

Academic activities of all school grades resume from tomorrow

Nov 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - School grades from grade 6 to grade 9 are scheduled to recommence tomorrow (22). (more…) Read More

STF arrests a man with smuggled explosives

STF arrests a man with smuggled explosives

Nov 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A stock of high explosives smuggled from India has been seized by the Police Special Task ... Read More

Meters made mandatory for three-wheeler taxis

Meters made mandatory for three-wheeler taxis

Nov 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - State Minister of Transport Dilum Amunugama stated that the installation of meters will be made mandatory ... Read More

Permission given to import agro chemicals and nutrients

Permission given to import agro chemicals and nutrients

Nov 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The government has decided to permit the importation of plant nutrients and agro chemicals for several ... Read More

Child infections less, compared to senior citizens

Child infections less, compared to senior citizens

Nov 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Health says only a low percentage of children are infected by the novel ... Read More

Vegetables prices to increase

Vegetables prices to increase

Nov 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Farmers say the prices of vegetables will increase further during the upcoming Christmas period. (more…) Read More

Showers expected in several areas today

Showers expected in several areas today

Nov 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-Western provinces and in Galle ... Read More