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President highlights need for ‘Agricultural Revolution’

President highlights need for ‘Agricultural Revolution’

Nov 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  SCOTLAND) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has highlighted the need for a new agricultural revolution that doesn’t go against ... Read More

President Rajapaksa in Glasgow for UN COP26

President Rajapaksa in Glasgow for UN COP26

Oct 31, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Glasgow, Scotland to attend the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of ... Read More

President leaves for UN Climate Change Conference

President leaves for UN Climate Change Conference

Oct 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the island this morning to attend the 2021 United Nations Climate Change ... Read More

Facebook changes name to Meta in corporate rebranding

Facebook changes name to Meta in corporate rebranding

Oct 29, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  CALIFORNIA) - Facebook is changing its name to Meta, reflecting the company’s push to build an avatar-filled virtual ... Read More

CEB Trade Union warns of strike

CEB Trade Union warns of strike

Oct 28, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) United Trade Union Alliance today warned that there would be trade ... Read More

Magistrate’s Court case against Pujith & Hemasiri concludes

Magistrate’s Court case against Pujith & Hemasiri concludes

Oct 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The case filed against former Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara and former Secretary of Defence ... Read More

Permission granted to re-open universities

Permission granted to re-open universities

Oct 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Permission has been granted to re-open state universities under several stages from the 1st of November. ... Read More

Adani Group Chairman arrives in the island

Adani Group Chairman arrives in the island

Oct 25, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - An Indian delegation headed by the Chairman of the Adani Group Gautam Adani has arrived in ... Read More

Meeting at President’s house today

Meeting at President’s house today

Oct 24, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A special group meeting of the ruling party is scheduled to be held at 6.00 pm today. ... Read More

Inter provincial travel restrictions to be lifted on 31st October

Inter provincial travel restrictions to be lifted on 31st October

Oct 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Army Commander General Shavendra Silva stated that the interprovincial travel restrictions will be lifted on 31 ... Read More

Rishad thank everyone who helped achieve justice

Rishad thank everyone who helped achieve justice

Oct 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) Party, Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen has issued a message ... Read More

FR filed against transfer of Yugadanavi shares

FR filed against transfer of Yugadanavi shares

Oct 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - General Secretary of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya Parliamentarian Ranjith Madduma Bandara has filed a Fundamental Rights ... Read More

SL Buddhist monks to land first at new Kushinagar Airport

SL Buddhist monks to land first at new Kushinagar Airport

Oct 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | KUSHINAGAR) - The Kushinagar International Airport in Kushinagar, India will officially be declared open today. (more…) Read More

Cabinet approves to draft bill to amend laws to ban cattle slaughter

Cabinet approves to draft bill to amend laws to ban cattle slaughter

Oct 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Cabinet of Ministers has approved to amend existing laws and regulations applicable to ban cattle ... Read More

Teachers & Principals to resume duty

Teachers & Principals to resume duty

Oct 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Teachers and Principals unions have decided to report for duty from 25 October. (more…) Read More