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Arrivals from six Gulf countries banned

Arrivals from six Gulf countries banned

Jun 29, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Arrivals from six Middle Eastern countries will be barred from entering Sri Lanka from the 1st of ... Read More

Priority to those who have lost their income

Priority to those who have lost their income

Jun 28, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  State Minister of Samurdhi, Household Economy, Micro Finance, Self Employment and Business Development states that priority ... Read More

Notice from National Transport Medical Institute

Notice from National Transport Medical Institute

Jun 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - National Transport Medical Institute will commence its services from tomorrow (28) for those who have already ... Read More

Several areas in Kegalle isolated

Several areas in Kegalle isolated

Jun 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Several Grama Niladhari (GN) Divisions in Kegalle have been placed under isolation as of 6.00 this ... Read More

Govt. temporarily suspends organic fertilizer importation

Govt. temporarily suspends organic fertilizer importation

Jun 25, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government has decided to temporarily suspend the importation of organic fertilizer, the Department Of Agriculture ... Read More

Sri Lanka at a risk losing GSP+ due to arbitrary arrests of Rishad and others [VIDEO]

Sri Lanka at a risk losing GSP+ due to arbitrary arrests of Rishad and others [VIDEO]

Jun 24, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka is at the risk of losing GSP+ (Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus) concession due ... Read More

Over 90 prisoners granted Presidential pardon

Over 90 prisoners granted Presidential pardon

Jun 24, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A total of 93 prisoners granted a Presidential pardon in view of the Poson Poya Day, ... Read More

Kiriella raises concerns over Judges declaring withdrawal from considering Rishad’s Petition

Kiriella raises concerns over Judges declaring withdrawal from considering Rishad’s Petition

Jun 23, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Chief Opposition Whip, Parliamentarian Lakshman Kiriella today (23) expressed concern in Parliament over Judges declaring ... Read More

Ranil sworn in as MP

Ranil sworn in as MP

Jun 23, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Leader of the United National Party (UNP) Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as a Member of ... Read More

Biden-Harris Administration pledges more vaccines to Sri Lanka

Biden-Harris Administration pledges more vaccines to Sri Lanka

Jun 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | WASHINGTON) - The Biden-Harris Administration in the United States (US) pledged more COVID-19 Vaccines for Sri Lanka. (more…) Read More

Travel only if essential

Travel only if essential

Jun 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The lifting of travel restrictions today does not mean opening the country fully and certain restrictions ... Read More

Low COVID-cases due to reduced PCR Tests

Low COVID-cases due to reduced PCR Tests

Jun 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Association of Government Medical Laboratory Technologist claimed that the number of PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) ... Read More

Quantity of vaccines for Sri Lanka from US not decided

Quantity of vaccines for Sri Lanka from US not decided

Jun 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The quantity of vaccines the US is to allocate for Sri Lanka and the timeline by ... Read More

Travel restrictions to be lifted on Monday: Inter-provincial travel restricted

Travel restrictions to be lifted on Monday: Inter-provincial travel restricted

Jun 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The island-wide travel restrictions will be lifted at 4.00 AM on Monday (21), the Head of ... Read More

Decision on further travel restrictions today

Decision on further travel restrictions today

Jun 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The decision on whether to lift or extend the travel restriction currently in place, will be ... Read More