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“Sri Lanka needs unifying Presidential candidate” – says Rauf Hakeem

“Sri Lanka needs unifying Presidential candidate” – says Rauf Hakeem

Jun 11, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Rauf Hakeem, Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) chief and former Minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher ... Read More

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit Sri Lanka

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit Sri Lanka

Jun 11, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka following his visit to India ... Read More

Price of 92 Octane Petrol increased

Price of 92 Octane Petrol increased

Jun 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Octane 92 Petrol has been increased by Rs.3 per litre and the revised price is set for Rs.138, ... Read More

Three Acting Ministers appointed

Three Acting Ministers appointed

Jun 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Deputy Minister Buddhika Pathirana has been appointed as the Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, Cooperative Development, and ... Read More

Speaker hits back at President’s remarks on PSC

Speaker hits back at President’s remarks on PSC

Jun 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Any Public Servant summoned by the Parliamentary Special Committee (PSC) is obliged to give evidence, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya ... Read More

Malaysian Police arrests 8 Lankans linked to human-trafficking syndicate

Malaysian Police arrests 8 Lankans linked to human-trafficking syndicate

Jun 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Malaysian Police have crippled a syndicate using its country as a transit nation to smuggle Sri Lankan immigrants ... Read More

Macau pulls out of FIFA World Cup Qualifier in Sri Lanka citing safety fears

Macau pulls out of FIFA World Cup Qualifier in Sri Lanka citing safety fears

Jun 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Macau have decided not to send their team to contest the 2nd leg of the World Cup qualifying ... Read More

“Intelligence information not investigated yet” – Nalinda Jayatissa

“Intelligence information not investigated yet” – Nalinda Jayatissa

Jun 9, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Member of the Parliament Select Committee probing the Easter Sunday attacks JVP Parliamentarian Nalinda Jayatissa says the Committee ... Read More

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in SL

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in SL

Jun 9, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the island this morning on an official state visit. The Indian ... Read More

Several Muslim Parliamentarians hold talks with Mahinda

Several Muslim Parliamentarians hold talks with Mahinda

Jun 8, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Several Muslim Parliamentarians who resigned from their Ministerial portfolios recently are currently holding discussions with Opposition Leader Mahinda ... Read More

Muslim Leaders advance their call to global arena

Muslim Leaders advance their call to global arena

Jun 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - In a new turn to Sri Lanka’s ongoing political imbroglio, local Muslim leaders who resigned from their Cabinet ... Read More

UK revises travel advisory on Sri Lanka

UK revises travel advisory on Sri Lanka

Jun 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Travel advisory issued by the United Kingdom (UK) has been revised and no longer advises against non-essential travel ... Read More

Pujith says President did not want him at NSC meetings

Pujith says President did not want him at NSC meetings

Jun 6, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara on Thursday (06) revealed that President Maithripala Sirisena did not want ... Read More

“No allegation against Rishad if he supported Mahinda,” Mangala says

“No allegation against Rishad if he supported Mahinda,” Mangala says

Jun 6, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Rishad Bathiudeen would not have been called a terrorist and a No-Confidence Motion would not have been brought ... Read More

False news and hate speech laws to be toughened

False news and hate speech laws to be toughened

Jun 6, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Laws are to be urgently toughened to crack down on false news distribution and to curb hate speech ... Read More