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Siyambalapitiya re-elected as Deputy Speaker of Parliament

Siyambalapitiya re-elected as Deputy Speaker of Parliament

May 5, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - MP Ranjith Siyambalapitiya was re-elected as the Deputy Speaker of Parliament today (May 05). (more…) Read More

Galle Face protest enters Day 24

Galle Face protest enters Day 24

May 2, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The anti-government struggle underway at Galle Face enters day 24 today. (more…) Read More

SLTB and Railway Dept. unions will not take part in tomorrow’s island-wide strike says Transport Minister

SLTB and Railway Dept. unions will not take part in tomorrow’s island-wide strike says Transport Minister

Apr 27, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Transport Minister Dilum Amunugama has stated that the Unions of the Ceylon Government Railway (CGR) and Sri ... Read More

Government Parliamentary group meeting scheduled for today was canceled

Government Parliamentary group meeting scheduled for today was canceled

Apr 18, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A special meeting of the Government Parliamentary group scheduled to be held at Temple Trees at 11 ... Read More

Migrant worker remittance incentive increased

Migrant worker remittance incentive increased

Mar 8, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to increase the incentive allowance of migrant workers from ... Read More

Remaining fuel reserves only sufficient for today

Remaining fuel reserves only sufficient for today

Jan 26, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The remaining stocks of Diesel and Furnace Oil for power generation are only sufficient for today ... Read More

Ranjan’s second contempt of court case to be taken up in March

Ranjan’s second contempt of court case to be taken up in March

Jan 24, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The hearing of the second contempt of court case filed against former Member of Parliament Ranjan ... Read More

State Minister Sudarshini warns on increasing COVID cases

State Minister Sudarshini warns on increasing COVID cases

Jan 23, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control Sudarshini Fernandopulle warns the public ... Read More

Dates fixed for White Van Press Conference’ case

Dates fixed for White Van Press Conference’ case

Jan 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The case filed against Parliamentarian Rajitha Senaratne and former Chairman of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation Rumi ... Read More

Minister Sarath Weerasekera Tests Positive for COVID

Minister Sarath Weerasekera Tests Positive for COVID

Jan 20, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Retired Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera, Minister of Public Security has been diagnosed with COVID-19. (more…) Read More

China to grant 1 million metric tons of rice to Sri Lanka

China to grant 1 million metric tons of rice to Sri Lanka

Jan 19, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka will be receiving 1 million metric tons of rice from China as a donation, ... Read More

Gamini Senarath assume duties as the Secretary to the President

Gamini Senarath assume duties as the Secretary to the President

Jan 19, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Gamini Senarath assumed duties at the Presidential Secretariat this morning as the Secretary to the President. ... Read More

Kelanitissa power plant to be shut down today

Kelanitissa power plant to be shut down today

Jan 18, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers' Union (CEBEU) states that all thermal generators at the Kelanitissa Power ... Read More

CEB – stakeholders to discuss ways to obtain fuel to generate electricity

CEB – stakeholders to discuss ways to obtain fuel to generate electricity

Jan 18, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A special discussion is due to be held today pertaining to obtaining fuel for the Ceylon ... Read More

Power cuts not to be imposed today

Power cuts not to be imposed today

Jan 16, 2022

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) stated that power outages will not be imposed today as well. ... Read More