Category: TOP STORY 2
Constitutional reforms committee report to the Presidential Secretariat
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Three persons have died in a road accident reported when a car and a lorry collided ... Read More