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No power cuts despite claims of fuel shortage
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila on Monday (29) assured there will be no power cuts ... Read More
Trade unions to protest today over several demands
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A protest campaign will be launched at noon today across the country by a number of ... Read More
Omicron COVID cases detected in Britain, Germany and Italy
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Britain, Germany and Italy detected cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant yesterday, even as British ... Read More
Sri Lanka bans travellers from number of African countries
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka has banned travellers from a number of African countries because of the new Covid ... Read More
New heavily mutated variant B.1.1.529 in South Africa raises concern
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The latest is the most heavily mutated version discovered so far - and it has such ... Read More
New Kelani Bridge open to public from today
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The new Kelani Bridge “Golden Gate Kalyani” will be open to the general public with effect ... Read More
‘Private sector can import chemical fertiliser’
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage says approval will be granted for the private sector to import ... Read More
Six dead in Kinniya due to boat capsized [UPDATE]
(FASTNEWS | TRINCOMALEE) - Two adults and four children have died after a raft transporting them had capsized in Kinniya, Trincomalee ... Read More
ACMC decides to vote against the Budget 2022
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) headed by MP Rishad Bathiudeen, has unanimously decided to vote ... Read More
Academic activities of all school grades resume from tomorrow
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - School grades from grade 6 to grade 9 are scheduled to recommence tomorrow (22). (more…) Read More
Explosion reported in Colombo
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - An explosion reported at a restaurant in the Racecourse building in Colombo this morning. (more…) Read More
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa completes 2 years as President of Sri Lanka
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Today marks the second year of President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa's appointmne as President. (more…) Read More
Booster shots to be administered to people over-60s today
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka will commence rolling out the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as the booster dose to people aged ... Read More
Booster shots to be administered to people over 60 years
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Booster shots will be administered to people over 60 years of age from tomorrow in the ... Read More
Sapugaskanda Refinery to close for 50 days
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lankan authorities have decided to temporarily shut down the Sapugaskanda oil refinery for a period of ... Read More