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2018 GCE A/Level Examination commences today

2018 GCE A/Level Examination commences today

Aug 6, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The 2018 General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level (A/L) Examination commences today (06) at 2,268 exam centres ... Read More

Special team appointed to investigate A/L complaints

Special team appointed to investigate A/L complaints

Aug 4, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A special investigative team has been appointed to look into complaints related to the 2018 Advanced Level (A/L) ... Read More

International animal rights group urges tourists to boycott events, rides in Sri Lanka using elephants [VIDEO]

International animal rights group urges tourists to boycott events, rides in Sri Lanka using elephants [VIDEO]

Aug 3, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Tourists have been urged to boycott events and rides using elephants in Sri Lanka, by the international animal ... Read More

Indian Railways to export 6 DEMU train sets to Sri Lanka

Indian Railways to export 6 DEMU train sets to Sri Lanka

Aug 3, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Indian Railways is exporting six DEMU train sets manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai to Sri ... Read More

Both heavy drinking and abstinence could raise dementia risk

Both heavy drinking and abstinence could raise dementia risk

Aug 3, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - According to a study, both long term abstinence and heavy drinking (more than 14 units a week during ... Read More

“Traffic congestion is the cause for vehicle tax hike,” Minister Kabir Hashim says

“Traffic congestion is the cause for vehicle tax hike,” Minister Kabir Hashim says

Aug 2, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Traffic congestion on roads is the primary basis for the increase in the vehicle tax imposed on Wednesday ... Read More

Inactivity amongst older people leads to diabetes

Inactivity amongst older people leads to diabetes

Aug 1, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Inactivity for two straight weeks amongst older overweight people increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes. (more…) Read More

School vacations to commence from Aug. 03

School vacations to commence from Aug. 03

Jul 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Education announced that all Government and Sinhala and Tamil schools will be closed for vacation ... Read More

More Aussies implanting heart-shock devices for cardiac death prevention

More Aussies implanting heart-shock devices for cardiac death prevention

Jul 30, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - More Australians are implanting in their bodies life-saving devices that prevent cardiac death, but it is unclear whether ... Read More

Electricity supply to be disconnected in Colombo today

Electricity supply to be disconnected in Colombo today

Jul 27, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The electricity supply will be disrupted in parts of Colombo today (27) due the upgrading of 132KW cable ... Read More

Welikada Prison Intelligence Unit disbanded

Welikada Prison Intelligence Unit disbanded

Jul 27, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Welikada Prison Intelligence Unit has been disbanded on Thursday (26) following an order issued by the Minister of ... Read More

174 Indian boats in Sri Lankan custody ordered to be released

174 Indian boats in Sri Lankan custody ordered to be released

Jul 26, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - In a huge relief to the Tamil fishermen, the Sri Lankan government has ordered for the release of ... Read More

Painkillers may triple side effects risk in dementia patients

Painkillers may triple side effects risk in dementia patients

Jul 26, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Consuming common opioid-based painkillers may triple the risk of side effects including personality changes, confusion and sedation among ... Read More

Planned-strike by education sector temporarily called off

Planned-strike by education sector temporarily called off

Jul 25, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Strike action which was scheduled to be launched by the Government education sector tomorrow (26) has been temporarily ... Read More

Connection between smell and memory uncovered

Connection between smell and memory uncovered

Jul 25, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A mechanism that allows the brain to recreate vivid sensory experiences from memory has been uncovered. (more…) Read More