Category: LOCAL

Showers expected in several provinces

Showers expected in several provinces

Oct 15, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara ... Read More

India to allow foreign tourists after 19 months

India to allow foreign tourists after 19 months

Oct 15, 2021

(FASTNEWS | INDIA) - India is set to reopen its borders to overseas travellers as it relaxes Covid-related restrictions amid ... Read More

Vaccination of A/Level students to commence today

Vaccination of A/Level students to commence today

Oct 15, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The vaccination of students sitting the 2021 GCE Advanced Level Examination in all education zones in ... Read More

Local Milk Powder industry insists on price hike

Local Milk Powder industry insists on price hike

Oct 15, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - It is reported that the prices of local milk powder are also being increased. Milco is ... Read More

Demand for kerosene stoves on rise

Demand for kerosene stoves on rise

Oct 15, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  There is a shortage of kerosene stoves in shops in many major cities including Pettah. (more…) Read More

Compensation for public servants infected with COVID-19

Compensation for public servants infected with COVID-19

Oct 14, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the relevant officials to formulate a scheme to pay compensation ... Read More

All museums under Central Cultural Fund to re-open

All museums under Central Cultural Fund to re-open

Oct 14, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Director General of Central Cultural Fund stated that all museums belonging to the Central Cultural fund ... Read More

Locally produced organic fertiliser introduced

Locally produced organic fertiliser introduced

Oct 14, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Minister of Agriculture, Mahindnanda Aluthgamage says that bio-liquid fertilizer will be distributed to cultivate 50,000 ... Read More

Deadline for solving salary issue is 21 Oct

Deadline for solving salary issue is 21 Oct

Oct 14, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Teachers Unions announced that they will give the Government time until 21 October to resolve ... Read More

Coronavirus recoveries count moves up by 366

Coronavirus recoveries count moves up by 366

Oct 14, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Health says 366 more COVID-19 patients in total were discharged from medical care ... Read More

Court grants bail to Rishad [VIDEO]

Court grants bail to Rishad [VIDEO]

Oct 14, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen has been granted bail by the Fort Magistrate's Court today (14). <span ... Read More

Central Bank maintains policy interest rates

Central Bank maintains policy interest rates

Oct 14, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to maintain the Standing ... Read More

Guidelines for vaccination program of those between 18 – 19 years

Guidelines for vaccination program of those between 18 – 19 years

Oct 14, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The guidelines for the vaccination of those between 18-19 years have been issued by the Ministry ... Read More

Sathosa Garlic fraud : Five suspects granted bail

Sathosa Garlic fraud : Five suspects granted bail

Oct 14, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Five persons, including the businessman who bought the garlic stock have been ordered to be released ... Read More

Another 81 quarantine law violators arrested

Another 81 quarantine law violators arrested

Oct 14, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 81 persons have been arrested during the past 24 hours on charges of violating quarantine ... Read More