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No decision to appoint Deputy Premier

No decision to appoint Deputy Premier

Aug 25, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government assured that no decision has taken to create a position of Deputy Prime Minister ... Read More

New Ministry Secretaries appointed

New Ministry Secretaries appointed

Aug 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa handed over letters of appointment to new Secretaries to 25 Cabinet Ministries at ... Read More

First cabinet meeting to discuss constitutional changes, budget

First cabinet meeting to discuss constitutional changes, budget

Aug 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The agenda of the first Cabinet meeting of the new government will give top priority to ... Read More

Prime Minister assumes duties

Prime Minister assumes duties

Aug 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa assumed duties at Temple Trees today (11). (more…) Read More

“Angoda Lokka” died from poisoning, revenge killing suspected

“Angoda Lokka” died from poisoning, revenge killing suspected

Aug 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The question whether Amani Thanji, who had been living with the organised criminal “Angoda Lokka”, poisoned ... Read More

SLPP sends National List names to Election Commission

SLPP sends National List names to Election Commission

Aug 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has handed over the party’s National List containing the names ... Read More

All Island Final results; General Election 2020

All Island Final results; General Election 2020

Aug 7, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) led by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa registered a landslide victory ... Read More

Sarath Weerasekera tops preferential votes in Colombo

Sarath Weerasekera tops preferential votes in Colombo

Aug 7, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) candidate Sarath Weerasekara has topped the preferential votes in the Colombo ... Read More

First result of General Election 2020 released

First result of General Election 2020 released

Aug 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Election Commission has released the first result of the 16th General Election of Sri Lanka. ... Read More

Election votes counting underway

Election votes counting underway

Aug 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Counting in Sri Lanka’s 9th Parliamentary Election commenced a short while ago in all 22 Electoral ... Read More

Voting for Parliamentary Election commences

Voting for Parliamentary Election commences

Aug 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka is prepared to hold the Parliamentary Election today (05) to elect a 225 Member ... Read More

SI arrested over probe linked to Shani Abeysekera

SI arrested over probe linked to Shani Abeysekera

Aug 4, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A Police Sub- Inspector (SI) has been arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) for his ... Read More

Showers expected in several Provinces today

Showers expected in several Provinces today

Aug 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Showers will occur at times in Sabaragamuwa, Western and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara ... Read More

Final rallies of political parties this evening

Final rallies of political parties this evening

Aug 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The final rally of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ... Read More

“Muslims in Sri Lanka live in peace and harmony” – President

“Muslims in Sri Lanka live in peace and harmony” – President

Aug 1, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - On this day of Hajj, Muslims commemorate the immense sacrifices made by Nabi Ibrahim and his ... Read More