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Gazette declaring ‘Tripitaka’ as National heritage issued

Gazette declaring ‘Tripitaka’ as National heritage issued

Feb 8, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Gazette Notification declaring the Buddhist sacred text 'Tripitaka' as a National heritage of Sri Lanka has been ... Read More

Exercise may improve thinking skills in young individuals: Study

Exercise may improve thinking skills in young individuals: Study

Feb 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Regular aerobic exercise can help in improving thinking skills not only in older people but in young people ... Read More

Mindfulness, sleep may reduce exhaustion in entrepreneurs: Study

Mindfulness, sleep may reduce exhaustion in entrepreneurs: Study

Feb 6, 2019

Overburdened with work? Relax. Adequate sleep and mindfulness exercises such as meditation can help you feel less stressed, suggests a ... Read More

P. S. M. Charles reinstated as Customs Director General

P. S. M. Charles reinstated as Customs Director General

Feb 5, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Cabinet of Ministers has agreed to reinstate former Director General of the Sri Lanka Customs, P. S. ... Read More

SLFP to take disciplinary action against members voting for National Govt.

SLFP to take disciplinary action against members voting for National Govt.

Feb 5, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided to take stern disciplinary action against its Parliamentarians voting in ... Read More

Common protein form linked to cardiac, metabolic diseases: Study

Common protein form linked to cardiac, metabolic diseases: Study

Feb 5, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A form of protein, clusterin, has been associated with many different facets of cardiometabolic syndrome risk through its ... Read More

Decisive meeting between Mangala and former Customs Director General today

Decisive meeting between Mangala and former Customs Director General today

Feb 5, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Several well-placed sources speculated that a decisive discussion will be held between the Minister of Finance and Mass ... Read More

President instructs Authorities to expedite development activities of Polonnaruwa

President instructs Authorities to expedite development activities of Polonnaruwa

Feb 3, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena went on an observational visit to Polonnaruwa and looked in to the development activities that ... Read More

Oversized meals a factor in obesity: Study

Oversized meals a factor in obesity: Study

Feb 1, 2019

The study, published in the British Medical Journal, weighed and measured energy content of meals being served by eateries in ... Read More

Sri Lanka condemns terror attack in Colombia

Sri Lanka condemns terror attack in Colombia

Feb 1, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Government of Sri Lanka strongly condemns the terrorist attack by the ELN at the Police Academy in ... Read More

Permanent High Court-at-Bar to decide objections by Gotabaya on Feb. 11

Permanent High Court-at-Bar to decide objections by Gotabaya on Feb. 11

Jan 31, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Even though modern day development is shaped by the technical and concrete exposures which leave behind stress, diseases ... Read More

Vitamin D intake could lower diabetes risk: Study

Vitamin D intake could lower diabetes risk: Study

Jan 31, 2019

While Vitamin D helps in promoting bone health, a new study suggests that it may also promote greater insulin sensitivity, ... Read More

“Those who deplore drug eradication programme are people involved in drug trafficking” – President

“Those who deplore drug eradication programme are people involved in drug trafficking” – President

Jan 31, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena said that the people involved in the drug trafficking are deploring the programme of drug ... Read More

Vegan diet good for gut hormones: study

Vegan diet good for gut hormones: study

Jan 30, 2019

As part of the study, researchers compared a vegan meal with a meal containing meat and cheese and assessed their ... Read More

Sri Lanka fails to show progress in 2018 Corruption Index

Sri Lanka fails to show progress in 2018 Corruption Index

Jan 30, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka has failed to show progress on the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), compiled by Transparency International ... Read More