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2nd Term Examination results before closure of schools

2nd Term Examination results before closure of schools

Jul 24, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - All School Principals have been instructed to hand over the results of the 2nd Academic Term Examinations prior ... Read More

Supplemental oxygen eliminates rise in morning blood pressure

Supplemental oxygen eliminates rise in morning blood pressure

Jul 24, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Supplemental oxygen eliminates the rise in morning blood pressure experienced by obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients who stop ... Read More

GMOA to launch strike over several demands on Aug. 03

GMOA to launch strike over several demands on Aug. 03

Jul 23, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) decided to launch a strike on 03 August over several demands. Read More

Frailty may be more deadly in younger heart patients

Frailty may be more deadly in younger heart patients

Jul 23, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Frailty is often thought to be a syndrome of the elderly, which comes as a natural and inevitable ... Read More

Principals and Teachers to refrain from examination duties

Principals and Teachers to refrain from examination duties

Jul 23, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Principals and Teachers are planning to refrain from Grade 5 Scholarship and Advanced Level (A/L) Examination duties, as ... Read More

Train Services delayed on up-country line due to derailment

Train Services delayed on up-country line due to derailment

Jul 22, 2018

All trains on the up-country railway line are delayed due to the derailment of a train between the Hatton-Roslela railway ... Read More

Ethanol worth Rs. 13 million seized in Ja Ela

Ethanol worth Rs. 13 million seized in Ja Ela

Jul 21, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Three persons were arrested with 50 barrels of ethanol worth Rs. 13 million in Ja Ela, by Officials ... Read More

CT Scan may increase brain tumor risk

CT Scan may increase brain tumor risk

Jul 20, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A new study shows that CT Scans, commonly used in medical imaging, may increase the risk of brain ... Read More

Nine-hour water cut in Colombo tonight

Nine-hour water cut in Colombo tonight

Jul 20, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The water supply to several areas in Colombo 09, 11, 13, 14, and 15 will be restricted for ... Read More

Daily exercise may boost your heart even in polluted areas

Daily exercise may boost your heart even in polluted areas

Jul 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - People who continue with their regular physical activities may have reduced risk of first and recurrent heart attack ... Read More

Special Party Leaders’ meeting on Provincial Council Election tomorrow

Special Party Leaders’ meeting on Provincial Council Election tomorrow

Jul 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A special Party Leaders’ meeting will be held on Friday (20) to discuss matters concerning the Provincial Council ... Read More

Ex-SriLankan CEO authorised ‘Kuma Stickers’ advertising contract

Ex-SriLankan CEO authorised ‘Kuma Stickers’ advertising contract

Jul 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena had reportedly authorised the contract of providing SriLankan Airlines advertising hoardings to ... Read More

Joint Opposition Alliance talks commences today

Joint Opposition Alliance talks commences today

Jul 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The first round of discussions to establish the Joint Opposition (JO) Alliance is scheduled to be held today ... Read More

Can a magnetic wire help early detection of cancer

Can a magnetic wire help early detection of cancer

Jul 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have developed a magnetic device that could capture scarce and hard-to-capture tumour ... Read More

Ancestors made bread before advent of agriculture

Ancestors made bread before advent of agriculture

Jul 17, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Scientists have found that the oldest direct evidence of bread found to date is at least 4,000 years ... Read More