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Two “Wave Rider” Craft produced by Sri Lanka Navy donated to Seychelles [VIDEO]

Two “Wave Rider” Craft produced by Sri Lanka Navy donated to Seychelles [VIDEO]

Feb 2, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Two “Wave Rider” Craft produced by the Inshore Patrol Craft Construction Project established at the Naval Base Welisara, ... Read More

Proposal to nominate Sirisena as SLFP’s Presidential candidate approved

Proposal to nominate Sirisena as SLFP’s Presidential candidate approved

Feb 1, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has approved a proposal by its Parliamentarian Duminda Dissanayake to nominate President ... Read More

Customs work-to-rule strike continues for 2nd day

Customs work-to-rule strike continues for 2nd day

Feb 1, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Customs Trade Unions Alliance to continue the work-to-rule strike action for the second day today (01) in ... Read More

Independence Day rehearsals scheduled this morning cancelled

Independence Day rehearsals scheduled this morning cancelled

Feb 1, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Independence Day rehearsals which were scheduled to be held opposite the Galle Face Green have been cancelled due ... Read More

Six Indian trawlers released from Lankan custody [VIDEO]

Six Indian trawlers released from Lankan custody [VIDEO]

Feb 1, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Six Indian fishing trawlers held by the Sri Lanka Navy for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters were ... Read More

Meriton on official visit to Sri Lanka

Meriton on official visit to Sri Lanka

Jan 31, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Vice President of Seychelles, Vincent Meriton left Seychelles on Wednesday (30) on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka, ... Read More

Customs on work-to-rule from today

Customs on work-to-rule from today

Jan 31, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Customs Trade Unions Alliance launched a work-to-rule strike action on Thursday (31) in protest over an alleged ... Read More

Appointments of Chairmen for State-owned tourism bodies postponed

Appointments of Chairmen for State-owned tourism bodies postponed

Jan 30, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Several well-placed sources speculated that the appointment of Chairmen for all State-owned Tourism Institutes has been postponed following ... Read More

Kinniya Sand Mining Raid; 12 Naval Personnel injured, Body of escaped suspect recovered

Kinniya Sand Mining Raid; 12 Naval Personnel injured, Body of escaped suspect recovered

Jan 30, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The body of one of the two suspects who escaped arrest during an illegal sand mining raid by ... Read More

Provincial Council Elections to be held before 31 May

Provincial Council Elections to be held before 31 May

Jan 30, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Cabinet of Ministers has reportedly approved the proposal to conduct Provincial Council Elections before 31 May. The ... Read More

Lanka Sathosa scales beyond 400 branches

Lanka Sathosa scales beyond 400 branches

Jan 29, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Lanka Sathosa, the country’s largest State-owned retail chain, has expanded its branch network beyond the 400 milestone and ... Read More

During this year alone, 24 Indian fishermen, 4 fishing trawlers arrested – Navy

During this year alone, 24 Indian fishermen, 4 fishing trawlers arrested – Navy

Jan 29, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - During this year alone, twenty-four Indian fishermen and four fishing trawlers have been held by the Navy, for ... Read More

Drug kingpin Mohamed Siddique released on bail

Drug kingpin Mohamed Siddique released on bail

Jan 29, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Drug kingpin Mohammed Siddique has been released by the Colombo High Court under a cash bail of Rs. ... Read More

Sri Lanka’s footwear sector tributes Industry Minister

Sri Lanka’s footwear sector tributes Industry Minister

Jan 28, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - For the first time in the history of Sri Lanka’s USD 550 million footwear and leather sector, the ... Read More

India pledges USD 1.3 billion for development of Sri Lanka railway

India pledges USD 1.3 billion for development of Sri Lanka railway

Jan 28, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - India has so far committed Lines of Credit worth around USD 1.3 billion for development of railway sector ... Read More