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President says the legitimate child named 19th Amendment has been abused [VIDEO]

President says the legitimate child named 19th Amendment has been abused [VIDEO]

Feb 22, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The President recalled that in keeping with the pledge given to the people in this country through his ... Read More

Exercise can help you counter effects of jet lag, shift-based work

Exercise can help you counter effects of jet lag, shift-based work

Feb 21, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Finding it hard to cope with jet lag, shift-based work? Doing some excercise can shift the human body ... Read More

Virus-infected bacteria can aid in fight against climate change

Virus-infected bacteria can aid in fight against climate change

Feb 20, 2019

Viruses do not always kill their microbial hosts, say researchers who found that virus-infected bacteria could thus provide help in ... Read More

BASL elections today; Voting to commence shorty

BASL elections today; Voting to commence shorty

Feb 20, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The elections of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) will take place on Wednesday (20). Accordingly, the ... Read More

IP arrested over missing businessmen in Rathgama, remanded

IP arrested over missing businessmen in Rathgama, remanded

Feb 19, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Inspector of Police (IP) attached to the Special Unit of the Southern Province, who was arrested in connection ... Read More

Household toxins linked to multiple disorders in children: Study

Household toxins linked to multiple disorders in children: Study

Feb 18, 2019

Children living in homes that have toxic chemicals on the floors and furniture are exposed to higher concentrations of harmful ... Read More

UN, Sri Lanka discuss on Lankan refugees in India; UN urged to assist refugees to return

UN, Sri Lanka discuss on Lankan refugees in India; UN urged to assist refugees to return

Feb 16, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Hanaa Singer has called on the Governor of Northern Province ... Read More

Study finds cannabis use in teens raises risk of depression in young adults

Study finds cannabis use in teens raises risk of depression in young adults

Feb 15, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - While a lot of studies have been conducted on the role of cannabis use in psychosis, considerably less ... Read More

Stern action against persons engaged in drug smuggling, environmental damage

Stern action against persons engaged in drug smuggling, environmental damage

Feb 15, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena emphasised that the law must be properly enforced against the persons who are engaged in ... Read More

Low-calorie diet may improve cell performance

Low-calorie diet may improve cell performance

Feb 14, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Consuming low-calorie food may have a protective effect against some diseases as the number of calories a person ... Read More

Two vehicles linked to ‘Makandure Madush’ seized

Two vehicles linked to ‘Makandure Madush’ seized

Feb 14, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Two vehicles parked at a house belonging to a close associate of a wanted Sri Lankan underworld drug ... Read More

Women more vulnerable to drug addiction

Women more vulnerable to drug addiction

Feb 11, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Women's hormonal cycles may not only make them prone to drug addiction but are also affected by triggers ... Read More

Infamous drug dealer ‘Olu Mara’ arrested

Infamous drug dealer ‘Olu Mara’ arrested

Feb 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The infamous drug dealer Shanaka Madushanka alias 'Olu Mara' was arrested with 2.3 grams of heroin at his ... Read More

Using smartphone for eye check-up may lead to misdiagnosis

Using smartphone for eye check-up may lead to misdiagnosis

Feb 8, 2019

Using smartphones to capture photographs of patients' eyes for check-up may lead to misdiagnosis as camera colour sensors vary and ... Read More

Court suspends RI imposed on Gnasara Thero for 5-years

Court suspends RI imposed on Gnasara Thero for 5-years

Feb 8, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Homagama High Court on Friday (08) suspended the six-months' Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) imposed on Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara ... Read More