Category: LOCAL

Circular issued on reopening Pirivenas and Bhikkhuni education institutes

Circular issued on reopening Pirivenas and Bhikkhuni education institutes

Oct 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The State Ministry of Dhamma Schools, Parivenas and Bhikku Education has issued a circular on reopening ... Read More

Lotus Tower project to be allocated more land

Lotus Tower project to be allocated more land

Oct 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  A Cabinet Paper to transfer four acres, three roads and 24.47 perches in the proximity of ... Read More

Another 475 persons recover from COVID-19

Another 475 persons recover from COVID-19

Oct 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Another 475 persons who contracted the novel coronavirus have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals, ... Read More

CPC subsidiary for LP gas production

CPC subsidiary for LP gas production

Oct 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Cabinet approval has been granted to set up a company affiliated to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation ... Read More

NMRA missing files: Data operator remanded

NMRA missing files: Data operator remanded

Oct 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A data operator of a private company has been further remanded over the disappearance of files ... Read More

Pandora Papers: Nadesan wants Independent Probe

Pandora Papers: Nadesan wants Independent Probe

Oct 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Businessman Thirukumar Nadesan, the husband of Former Sri Lankan Minister Nirupama Rajapaksa, embroiled in the Pandora ... Read More

Investigate Lankans cited in Pandora Papers – President

Investigate Lankans cited in Pandora Papers – President

Oct 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The President's Media Spokesperson stated that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed to conduct an inquiry into ... Read More

Organic farming expanding to meet high demand on all-natural food, address health risks

Organic farming expanding to meet high demand on all-natural food, address health risks

Oct 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - In a bid to address increasing cancer and kidney incidences as a result of exposure to ... Read More

Landslide warnings in Galle, Kalutara, Kegalle & Ratnapura

Landslide warnings in Galle, Kalutara, Kegalle & Ratnapura

Oct 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Landslide warnings have been issued to residents of the Galle, Kalutara, Kegalle and Ratnapura districts. (more…) Read More

More showers predicted today

More showers predicted today

Oct 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Department of Meteorology predicts showers at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-western, Northern and ... Read More

Petroleum Resources Act to be tabled in Parliament today

Petroleum Resources Act to be tabled in Parliament today

Oct 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The new Petroleum Resources Act is due to be tabled in Parliament today. (more…) Read More

World’s largest container ship Ever Ace docks in Colombo

World’s largest container ship Ever Ace docks in Colombo

Oct 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The world’s largest container ship Ever Ace has docked at the Colombo Port. (more…) Read More

40 COVID-related deaths confirmed today

40 COVID-related deaths confirmed today

Oct 5, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 40 COVID-19 related deaths have been confirmed today. (more…) Read More

Schools with under 200 students to reopen

Schools with under 200 students to reopen

Oct 5, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Provincial Governors decided to re-open selected schools on 21st October. (more…) Read More

Multiple areas in Sri Lanka without electricity

Multiple areas in Sri Lanka without electricity

Oct 5, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Electricity Supply to Southern Province and some areas in the Western Province including Maharagama, Pannipitiya, Ratmalana, ... Read More