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Constitutional reforms committee report to the Presidential Secretariat

Constitutional reforms committee report to the Presidential Secretariat

Apr 25, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The report compiled by the Committee on Constitutional Reforms has been handed over to the Presidential Secretariat. ... Read More

Another $ 500 million from India for fuel purchases

Another $ 500 million from India for fuel purchases

Apr 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - External Affairs Minister Prof. GL Peiris has said that India has agreed to provide another US $ ... Read More

President appoints 17 new Cabinet ministers

President appoints 17 new Cabinet ministers

Apr 18, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The new Cabinet Ministers have sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President’s House in Colombo ... Read More

Basil to travel to India later this month

Basil to travel to India later this month

Mar 8, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa is set to visit India in late March. (more…) Read More

Health unions launch token strike in the WP

Health unions launch token strike in the WP

Jan 26, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Health trade unions have launched a one-day token strike at all hospitals in the Western Province ... Read More

Govt to allocate Rs. 40 billion to pay compensation for farmers

Govt to allocate Rs. 40 billion to pay compensation for farmers

Jan 25, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to allocate Rs. 40 billion to provide compensation to ... Read More

“There will be no power cuts,” – Gammanpila

“There will be no power cuts,” – Gammanpila

Jan 24, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s Minister of Power Udaya Gammanpila says the government had decided to make a USD ... Read More

Special discussion on fuels for power generation

Special discussion on fuels for power generation

Jan 24, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A discussion is to be held today on the amount of fuel available to generate electricity. ... Read More

Another 75 Omicron cases detected in Sri Lanka

Another 75 Omicron cases detected in Sri Lanka

Jan 23, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 75 cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been detected in Sri Lanka. (more…) Read More

CEB says there will be no power cuts today

CEB says there will be no power cuts today

Jan 22, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ceylon Electricity Board says they will not enforce power cuts within the day today. (more…) Read More

South Korean Speaker arrives in the island

South Korean Speaker arrives in the island

Jan 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea Park Byeong-Seng has arrived in the country on ... Read More

Kelanitissa combined cycle power station shut down

Kelanitissa combined cycle power station shut down

Jan 19, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Engineers at Kelanitissa power plant says Kelanitissa combined cycle power station with a capacity of 165MW ... Read More

Sri Lanka pays USD 500 Mn for ISBs

Sri Lanka pays USD 500 Mn for ISBs

Jan 18, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal on Tuesday (18) said that the country has ... Read More

CEB Engineers’ Union to launch Sick Leave Campaign

CEB Engineers’ Union to launch Sick Leave Campaign

Jan 18, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Engineers’ Union has decided to refrain from services on Tuesday (Jan. ... Read More

Three killed in a road accident in Damana

Three killed in a road accident in Damana

Jan 17, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Three persons have died in a road accident reported when a car and a lorry collided ... Read More