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Consumer Rights Activist Asela Sampath arrested by CID

Consumer Rights Activist Asela Sampath arrested by CID

Jun 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Consumer Rights Activist Asela Sampath was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) last night (25). ... Read More

Travel restriction lifted: Inter-provincial restrictions to continue

Travel restriction lifted: Inter-provincial restrictions to continue

Jun 25, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Travel restrictions imposed on the island were lifted at 4.00 this morning (25). (more…) Read More

Duminda Silva pardoned

Duminda Silva pardoned

Jun 24, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former politician Duminda Silva has been granted a Presidential pardon. (more…) Read More

Basil returns to Sri Lanka

Basil returns to Sri Lanka

Jun 24, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Basil Rajapaksa, returned to the country this ... Read More

Third Judge recuses himself from Rishad’s Petition

Third Judge recuses himself from Rishad’s Petition

Jun 23, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another Justice attached to the Supreme Court announced that he will withdraw from considering the Fundamental ... Read More

Part of Kolonnawa isolated

Part of Kolonnawa isolated

Jun 22, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Part of Kolonnawa has been placed under isolation from today (22), the National Operations Centre for ... Read More

Limit only to essential travel – State Minister

Limit only to essential travel – State Minister

Jun 21, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Public transport services will resume from today (21) in a limited capacity for those attending to ... Read More

Journalists and public figures urged to strictly follow health guidelines

Journalists and public figures urged to strictly follow health guidelines

Jun 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Journalists and public figures attached to essential services have been urged to wear face masks in ... Read More

Over 3.1 million Sri Lankans receive COVID-Vaccines

Over 3.1 million Sri Lankans receive COVID-Vaccines

Jun 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - As per the statistics of the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka has ... Read More

Inaccurate data on COVID-death toll led to extension of travel restrictions

Inaccurate data on COVID-death toll led to extension of travel restrictions

Jun 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said inaccurate figures on death toll related to COVID-19 reported on 11 June ... Read More

Importers call for price increase of milk powder

Importers call for price increase of milk powder

Jun 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Importers of milk powder have requested the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) to allow them to increase ... Read More

Around 360,000 vehicles entered Colombo during restrictions

Around 360,000 vehicles entered Colombo during restrictions

Jun 18, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Around 360,000 vehicles had arrived in Colombo last week with 95 per cent of those vehicles ... Read More

Vaccination for teachers to expedite school re-opening

Vaccination for teachers to expedite school re-opening

Jun 17, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government decided to prioritise vaccination for 279,020 teachers and non-academic staff at schools island-wide in ... Read More

Shani Abeysekara granted bail

Shani Abeysekara granted bail

Jun 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Director Shani Abeysekara was granted bail today together with Sub-Inspector Sugath ... Read More

Sri Lanka spent Rs. 300 billion on anti-COVID efforts

Sri Lanka spent Rs. 300 billion on anti-COVID efforts

Jun 16, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government has so far spent more than Rs. 300 billion to control the COVID-19 pandemic ... Read More