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TID arrests Jaffna Mayor under PTA

TID arrests Jaffna Mayor under PTA

Apr 9, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Jaffna Mayor V. Manivannan arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) under the Prevention of Terrorism ... Read More

Parliament sittings temporarily suspended due to tense situation

Parliament sittings temporarily suspended due to tense situation

Apr 8, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Parliament sittings were temporarily suspended today (08) due to a tense situation arose due to an ... Read More

Special permit system for palm oil importation

Special permit system for palm oil importation

Apr 7, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Special permit system for bakery and confectionery products' manufacturers to import palm oil for their production ... Read More

Cabinet approval to purchase 6 million Sputnik V Vaccines

Cabinet approval to purchase 6 million Sputnik V Vaccines

Apr 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Cabinet of Ministers approved to purchase another 6 million doses of Sputnik V COVID-vaccines, the ... Read More

Vaccination of Chinese nationals in Sri Lanka using Sinopharm commences

Vaccination of Chinese nationals in Sri Lanka using Sinopharm commences

Apr 5, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The vaccination of Chinese nationals in Sri Lanka using the Sinopharm COVID-vaccine commenced today (05). (more…) Read More

Appeal Court rejects Ranjan’s application

Appeal Court rejects Ranjan’s application

Apr 5, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Court of Appeal today (05) rejected application filed by imprisoned-Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake, seeking not to remove ... Read More

A/L results before end of this month

A/L results before end of this month

Apr 4, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Results of the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level (A/L) Examination will be released before ... Read More

Four COVID-deaths reported

Four COVID-deaths reported

Apr 3, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Four deaths related to COVID-19 reported in Sri Lanka, bringing the total death toll to 575, ... Read More

Seventy persons test positive for COVID-19 in Colombo

Seventy persons test positive for COVID-19 in Colombo

Apr 2, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 70 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Colombo District. (more…) Read More

Ravi and 6 others granted bail

Ravi and 6 others granted bail

Apr 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Ravi Karunanayake and 6 others granted bail by Colombo High Court this morning (01). (more…) Read More

Lankan boat intercepted off Kerala coast; Heroin and AK-47 guns seized

Lankan boat intercepted off Kerala coast; Heroin and AK-47 guns seized

Mar 31, 2021

(FASTNEWS | KERALA) - The Indian Coast Guard and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized a Sri Lankan boat carrying 300 ... Read More

Four elevated railway tracks in Colombo

Four elevated railway tracks in Colombo

Mar 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Cabinet has granted approval for the construction of 4 elevated railway tracks within the limits ... Read More

Over 1,000 arrested yesterday – Police

Over 1,000 arrested yesterday – Police

Mar 29, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Total of 1,120 persons including 418 warrantees arrested over various offences in the Western Province from ... Read More

Schools to be monitored by PHIs

Schools to be monitored by PHIs

Mar 28, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) to continue to monitor schools, with the reopening of schools in the ... Read More

Report to formulate ‘Law’ in school curriculum to be submitted

Report to formulate ‘Law’ in school curriculum to be submitted

Mar 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Parliamentary Sub-Committee appointed to formulate a methodology to include ‘Law’ as a subject in the ... Read More