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Ninety percentage of filling stations inactive due to shortage

Ninety percentage of filling stations inactive due to shortage

Jul 2, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - According to the All Ceylon Filling Station Owners Association, about 90% of filling stations have become inactive ... Read More

Todays power cut schedule

Todays power cut schedule

Jul 1, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Public Utilities Commission has announced that a 3 hour power cut will be implemented today (01). ... Read More

Revised bus fares in effect as of today

Revised bus fares in effect as of today

Jul 1, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The revised bus fare prices are effective as of today (1). (more…) Read More

New Secretary appointed to the Ministry of Technology

New Secretary appointed to the Ministry of Technology

Jun 30, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Jayantha De Silva has been appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Technology. (more…) Read More

Bus fares increased by 22%

Bus fares increased by 22%

Jun 30, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The minimum bus fare increased to Rs. 40 while other bus fares to be increased by 22% ... Read More

Flower Road, Chatham Street closed for traffic

Flower Road, Chatham Street closed for traffic

Jun 29, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Flower Road in Kollupitiya is closed for traffic at the moment due to a demonstration staged by ... Read More

LIOC imposes limits on the sale of petrol

LIOC imposes limits on the sale of petrol

Jun 29, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Lanka Indian Oil Corporation has decided to limit the sale of petrol with immediate effect. (more…) Read More

Final decision on bus fare revision expected tomorrow

Final decision on bus fare revision expected tomorrow

Jun 27, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A final decision is expected to be reached tomorrow (28) regarding the bus fares to be implemented ... Read More

Price of food items up by 10%

Price of food items up by 10%

Jun 26, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The All Ceylon Restaurant Owners Association says that the prices of rice packets & all other food ... Read More

Health sector staff given fuel on priority basis

Health sector staff given fuel on priority basis

Jun 24, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A programme has commenced today, to provide fuel to island wide health sector staff on a priority ... Read More

Another suspect arrested over murder of MP Amarakeerthi

Another suspect arrested over murder of MP Amarakeerthi

Jun 23, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Criminal Investigation Department has arrested another suspect in the area of Nittambuwa over the murder of ... Read More

GL to represent President at CHOGM in Rwanda

GL to represent President at CHOGM in Rwanda

Jun 21, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris will represent President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Commonwealth Heads of ... Read More

PM begins talks visiting IMF team in Sri Lanka

PM begins talks visiting IMF team in Sri Lanka

Jun 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team visiting Sri Lanka is currently holding discussions with Prime Minister Ranil ... Read More

Special Jaffna to KKS train in operation from today

Special Jaffna to KKS train in operation from today

Jun 17, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Railways says a special express train with 520 air-conditioned seats will be in operation from ... Read More

Sixteen hour water cut for areas in Gampaha

Sixteen hour water cut for areas in Gampaha

Jun 15, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A 16-hour water cut will be in effect for several areas in Gampaha on Wednesday (15). (more…) Read More