Category: LOCAL

UGC to release A/Level cut off marks within 2 weeks

UGC to release A/Level cut off marks within 2 weeks

Oct 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The University Grants Commission says the cut off marks for students who sat the 2020 Advanced ... Read More

Local fishermen protest against Indian fisherman poaching in SL waters

Local fishermen protest against Indian fisherman poaching in SL waters

Oct 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | MULLAITIVU) - Fishermen in the North & East protest while sailing on their vessels hoisting black flags from ... Read More

Teacher – Principal trade unions object to school opening

Teacher – Principal trade unions object to school opening

Oct 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The 'Teachers and Principals' Trade Union Alliance states that all trade unions will rally against if ... Read More

Wild elephants demolish houses in Polonnaruwa in search of food

Wild elephants demolish houses in Polonnaruwa in search of food

Oct 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | POLONNARUWA) - Residents of Polonnaruwa villages in Sri Lanka suffer from the constant destruction of their homes, as ... Read More

MILCO to provide an additional Rs. 7 per 1L of milk for farmers

MILCO to provide an additional Rs. 7 per 1L of milk for farmers

Oct 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Milco Chairman states that Milco company decides to provide dairy farmers an additional Rs. 7 per ... Read More

Russian warship, submarines reach Colombo Port

Russian warship, submarines reach Colombo Port

Oct 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two submarines and a warship belonging to the Russian Navy have arrived at the Port of ... Read More

Rathana Thera removed from Our Power of People Party

Rathana Thera removed from Our Power of People Party

Oct 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Our Power of People Party has informed the Election Commission that Parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Rathana ... Read More

Special operation to enforce inter provincial travel restrictions

Special operation to enforce inter provincial travel restrictions

Oct 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Police say a special operation will commence, beginning today to enforce inter provincial travel restrictions island ... Read More

More than 10 million fully jabbed with Sinopharm

More than 10 million fully jabbed with Sinopharm

Oct 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The number of individuals jabbed with both doses of the Sinopharm vaccine has surpassed the 10 ... Read More

Task Force appointed to promote Green Agriculture

Task Force appointed to promote Green Agriculture

Oct 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A Presidential Task Force has been appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to promote Green Agriculture. (more…) Read More

Pandora Papers: Bribery commission to further investigate documentation

Pandora Papers: Bribery commission to further investigate documentation

Oct 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Commission to Investigate Bribery or Corruption says it is conducting further investigations by examining the ... Read More

Teachers and Principals trade union action continue

Teachers and Principals trade union action continue

Oct 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Joint Alliance of the Teachers and Principals Trade Unions which met yesterday has decided to ... Read More

13-hour water cut in several areas in Colombo

13-hour water cut in several areas in Colombo

Oct 15, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The National Water Supply and Drainage Board says a 13-hour water cut will be in effect ... Read More

‘Livelihoods of citizens affected due to economic recession’

‘Livelihoods of citizens affected due to economic recession’

Oct 15, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa says the current economic recession in the country has severely ... Read More

Inter-provincial travel restrictions to be enforced more stringently

Inter-provincial travel restrictions to be enforced more stringently

Oct 15, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Releasing a statement, the President's Media Division stated that the interprovincial travel restrictions would be enforced ... Read More