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Price of locally produced milk powder increased

Price of locally produced milk powder increased

Oct 4, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Price of a locally produced milk powder 400g packet has been increased by Rs 100 and ... Read More

Parliament to convene this morning

Parliament to convene this morning

Oct 3, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Parliament is scheduled to convene this morning. (more…) Read More

Spot tender advertised to procure coal in the short term

Spot tender advertised to procure coal in the short term

Sep 29, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says a spot tender has been advertised following the ... Read More

US reaffirms its long-standing commitment to Sri Lanka

US reaffirms its long-standing commitment to Sri Lanka

Sep 27, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The United States has reaffirmed its long-standing commitment to the people of Sri Lanka. (more…) Read More

Sri Lanka aims to have $2.9 bln IMF loan finalised in December

Sri Lanka aims to have $2.9 bln IMF loan finalised in December

Sep 24, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka expects the International Monetary Fund board to approve a $2.9 billion loan by year-end, officials ... Read More

Lanka Sathosa to reduce prices of several essentials

Lanka Sathosa to reduce prices of several essentials

Sep 23, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Lanka Sathosa has reduced prices of several essential items. (more…) Read More

Opposition Leader on the electricity tariff hikes

Opposition Leader on the electricity tariff hikes

Sep 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa said that the society is facing an uncomfortable and stressful ... Read More

Health Minister rubbishes reports of aflatoxin in ‘Thriposha’

Health Minister rubbishes reports of aflatoxin in ‘Thriposha’

Sep 21, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella says that the news reports being circulated claiming that the ‘Thriposha’ distributed ... Read More

Foreign Minister Ali Sabry meets USAID number two during U.S visit

Foreign Minister Ali Sabry meets USAID number two during U.S visit

Sep 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | NEW YORK) - In a follow-up to USAID Administrator Samantha Power’s visit, Minister Ali Sabry and Deputy Administrator ... Read More

Parliament to re-open public gallery today

Parliament to re-open public gallery today

Sep 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Parliament is scheduled to re-open the public gallery today. (more…) Read More

Sri Lankan Airlines displays livery of Queen Elizabeth II

Sri Lankan Airlines displays livery of Queen Elizabeth II

Sep 19, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lankan Airlines, the National Carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the prestigious oneworld ... Read More

China records first monkeypox case

China records first monkeypox case

Sep 17, 2022

(FASTNEWS |  CHINA) - China has detected its first case of monkeypox in the southwestern city of Chongqing, but the ... Read More

Special message from Passport Office about Monday, Sep 19

Special message from Passport Office about Monday, Sep 19

Sep 16, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Department of Immigration and Emigration says it will only accept passport applications from those who ... Read More

Lotus Tower operations to begin today

Lotus Tower operations to begin today

Sep 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Operations of the Lotus Tower, the tallest building in South Asia are scheduled to commence today. ... Read More

UN Rights Chief calls for probe on Easter Attacks

UN Rights Chief calls for probe on Easter Attacks

Sep 13, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - UN Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al- Nashif has called on the UN Human ... Read More