Category: LOCAL
Secretary to Finance Ministry comments on price formula for fuel
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Secretary to the Ministry of Finance S.R. Attygalle stated that no policy decision has been taken ... Read More
Explosion reported in Colombo
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - An explosion reported at a restaurant in the Racecourse building in Colombo this morning. (more…) Read More
Another 496 buses warned over violation of health guidelines
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Police have issued warnings to drivers of 496 passenger buses and air-conditioned buses in the Western ... Read More
No intention of purchasing Chinese fertilizer tested by a third party
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Agriculture states that it is illegal for a third party to test samples ... Read More
Government allies discuss Yugadanavi petition
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A meeting of the leaders of the government's allied parties were held yesterday to discuss issues ... Read More
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa completes 2 years as President of Sri Lanka
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Today marks the second year of President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa's appointmne as President. (more…) Read More
Sri Lanka approves first oral antiviral pill for Covid treatment
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lankan government permitted the use of Molnupiravir, the first oral antiviral pill to treat ... Read More
Booster shots to be administered to people over-60s today
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka will commence rolling out the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as the booster dose to people aged ... Read More
SJB protests in Parliament over yesterday’s obstructions
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Samagi Jana Balawegaya Parliamentarians engaged in a protest in the Parliament Chamber at the commencement of ... Read More
DNA test confirms identity of ‘Angoda Lokka’
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A DNA test has established the identity of underworld gang member Angoda Lokka who died in ... Read More
NMRA database: Software Engineer released on bail
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A Software Engineer of a private company, who was arrested and remanded over the missing files ... Read More
One lane of the Colombo-Kandy Road reponed
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - One lane of the Colombo-Kandy Road, that was closed from Pahala Kadugannawa, was opened at noon ... Read More
Speaker endorses certificate on Minimum Retirement Age of Workers Bill
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has endorsed the certificate on the Minimum Retirement Age ... Read More
Documentary on “Gandhara: The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan”
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - “Gandhara” is a documentary jointly produced by the High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka and ... Read More
Govt insists no fuel shortage in the country
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The government has reiterated that there is no fuel shortage in the country. (more…) Read More