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Indian PM to visit Sri Lanka along with Maldives

Indian PM to visit Sri Lanka along with Maldives

May 31, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena participated in the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who secured a landslide ... Read More

Laws to curb emergence of terror groups needed – PM

Laws to curb emergence of terror groups needed – PM

May 31, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - New laws including regulations to control hate speech should be introduced soon to prevent the emergence of new ... Read More

Defence Sec. admits lapses, looks for long-term solutions

Defence Sec. admits lapses, looks for long-term solutions

May 30, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Government has diminished the threat posed by terrorists by 99 per cent, the Secretary to the Ministry ... Read More

Three new Ministers appointed

Three new Ministers appointed

May 29, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Ranjith Madduma Bandara on Wednesday (29) sworn in as the Minister of Rural Economic Affairs, apart from Public ... Read More

Lakshadweep reviews security over reports of movement of terrorists linked to Lanka attacks

Lakshadweep reviews security over reports of movement of terrorists linked to Lanka attacks

May 29, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Lakshadweep Administration Tuesday (28) held a multi-agency security review meeting following intelligence reports that a boat carrying ... Read More

India’s NIA team to arrive in Sri Lanka to probe into IS links

India’s NIA team to arrive in Sri Lanka to probe into IS links

May 29, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A team of India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths headed by Director General Y. C. Modi would fly ... Read More

“True Muslims reject extremism” – Kabir Hashim

“True Muslims reject extremism” – Kabir Hashim

May 28, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Minister of Highways and Road Development, and Petroleum Resources Development, Kabir Hashim on Monday (27) stated that true ... Read More

SLTDA removes MRR imposed on Colombo City Hotels

SLTDA removes MRR imposed on Colombo City Hotels

May 28, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) on Monday (27) decided to remove the Minimum Room Rate (MRR) ... Read More

“Minister Rishad Bathiudeen is a democratic Muslim Leader,” Minister Rajitha asserts

“Minister Rishad Bathiudeen is a democratic Muslim Leader,” Minister Rajitha asserts

May 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Minister Rishad Bathiudeen is a democratic Muslim Leader in the country, the Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous ... Read More

Tenure of Presidential Commission on SriLankan and Mihin Lanka extended

Tenure of Presidential Commission on SriLankan and Mihin Lanka extended

May 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena has extended the term of Office of the Presidential Commission to inquire into allegations of ... Read More

Human Rights Commission requests Acting IGP to take action to prevent communal unrest

Human Rights Commission requests Acting IGP to take action to prevent communal unrest

May 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has requested the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Chandana ... Read More

Kerala Coast on high alert over suspected boats carrying IS terrorists who fled Sri Lanka

Kerala Coast on high alert over suspected boats carrying IS terrorists who fled Sri Lanka

May 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Kerala Coast has been put on high alert following intelligence reports that boats allegedly carrying 15 Islamic ... Read More

“No UN Troops in Sri Lanka,” State Defence Min. clarifies

“No UN Troops in Sri Lanka,” State Defence Min. clarifies

May 26, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Government of Sri Lanka on Saturday (26) reaffirmed that the United Nations (UN) has not deployed Military ... Read More

Easter bombing suspect no longer in Myanmar – Myanmar President’s Office

Easter bombing suspect no longer in Myanmar – Myanmar President’s Office

May 25, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Myanmar President’s Office said the actual suspect of Easter bombings that killed at least 250 people in ... Read More

Premier appeals to global community to lift Travel Advisories

Premier appeals to global community to lift Travel Advisories

May 25, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday (24) appealed to the international community to lift travel warnings issued after ... Read More