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General Election 2020: Day three of postal voting commences

General Election 2020: Day three of postal voting commences

Jul 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Postal voting of the General Election 2020 has commenced for the third consecutive day today (15). ... Read More

Private hospital in Ragama closed following detection of COVID patient

Private hospital in Ragama closed following detection of COVID patient

Jul 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Health officials today took measures to temporarily close a private hospital located in Ragama. The hospital ... Read More

519 positive cases from Kandakadu COVID-19 cluster so far

519 positive cases from Kandakadu COVID-19 cluster so far

Jul 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka has confirmed a total of 2,646 positive cases of COVID-19 as of last night ... Read More

Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 cases tally stands at 2,617

Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 cases tally stands at 2,617

Jul 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Total COVID-19 infections detected so far in Sri Lanka hit 2,617 late on Sunday night (12), ... Read More

Coronavirus: 90 new positive cases identified

Coronavirus: 90 new positive cases identified

Jul 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another 90 persons have tested positive for the coronavirus infection, the Ministry of Health confirmed. Among ... Read More

Hundred returnees from Middle East released from quarantine

Hundred returnees from Middle East released from quarantine

Jul 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - One hundred returnees from the Middle East were released from a quarantine facility operated by the ... Read More

SLPP seeks two-third majority to strengthen Presidency

SLPP seeks two-third majority to strengthen Presidency

Jul 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is seeking a two-third majority in Parliament to strengthen the ... Read More

PM tells Indian counterpart: ’Unable to lease out Mattala Airport’

PM tells Indian counterpart: ’Unable to lease out Mattala Airport’

Jul 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said he ruled out the possibility of leasing out the Mattala International ... Read More

Sajith pledges to launch major development

Sajith pledges to launch major development

Jul 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya Sajith Premadasa says large scale development will take place in ... Read More

We will grant public servants benefits denied them: Ranil Wickramasinghe

We will grant public servants benefits denied them: Ranil Wickramasinghe

Jul 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday pledged to grant public servants all benefits slashed by the government ... Read More

Welikada Prison Inmate contracts COVID-19

Welikada Prison Inmate contracts COVID-19

Jul 7, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - An inmate at the Welikada remand prison has contracted the coronavirus, the Government information department said ... Read More

Sajith promises loans with 4% interest for all

Sajith promises loans with 4% interest for all

Jul 7, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa says that an SJB government will give loans to ... Read More

Bangladesh appoints Diplomat in US as Envoy to Sri Lanka

Bangladesh appoints Diplomat in US as Envoy to Sri Lanka

Jul 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Bangladesh Government has decided to appoint Tareq Md Ariful Islam as the next high commissioner ... Read More

Seafarer from Jinthupitiya tested negative for Covid-19

Seafarer from Jinthupitiya tested negative for Covid-19

Jul 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The seafarer from Jinthupitiya, Colombo 13, who had tested positive for Covid-19 few days ago, has ... Read More

“Need two thirds majority to amend Constitution”- MR

“Need two thirds majority to amend Constitution”- MR

Jul 3, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A two-thirds majority in Parliament is needed at the forthcoming the General Elections to amend the ... Read More