Two Buses Collided In Matale
Two buses collided in Madawala on the Kandy - Jaffna main road this morning (31). The private bus was plying ... Read More
Sri Lanka’s Packed Test Schedule: Three Continents in Four Months
Sri Lanka's Test cricketers will be out of the country for almost three months between December and late February, with ... Read More
Fulham sign Serbia striker from Newcastle
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Fulham have signed Serbia striker Aleksandar Mitrovic for a reported £22m from fellow Premier League side Newcastle United. ... Read More
Mars Makes Its Closest Approach To Earth Today
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Mars will be closest to the Earth in a decade and a half on the night of July 31, ... Read More
Dhammaloka Thero’s Travel Ban Removed Till Sep 10
(Fastnews|Colombo) The Colombo High Court has lifted the overseas travel ban imposed on Ven. Dhammaloka Thero of Alan Mathiniyaramaya Temple ... Read More
North Korea working on new missiles, US officials say
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - North Korea appears to be building new ballistic missiles despite recent warming ties with the Trump administration, media ... Read More
Navy assists to apprehend 54 persons engaged in illegal acts
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Navy apprehended fifty four persons who were engaging in various illegal acts at different locations in ... Read More
Cabinet to discuss railway employees demands
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Cabinet of Ministers will today (31) discuss the demands submitted by Railway Trade Unions during its weekly ... Read More
School vacations to commence from Aug. 03
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Education announced that all Government and Sinhala and Tamil schools will be closed for vacation ... Read More
Commonwealth Secretary-General to visit Sri Lanka this week
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland QC will arrive in Sri Lanka on Wednesday, 01 August for a four-day official ... Read More
Canadian family with Sri Lankan links escape jeep fire
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A Canadian family with Sri Lankan links escaped a fire in their jeep and are now seeking answers. ... Read More
New Zealand investigates major Sri Lankan student visa scam
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Immigration officials in New Zealand are investigating a major scam involving student visa applications from Sri Lanka, Radio ... Read More
Two Persons Nabbed with Locally Manufactured Firearms
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Sewanagala Police and Lahugala Special Task Force were arrested two persons with 2 locally manufactured firearms. Reports revealed Sewanagala ... Read More
President calls for accelerating North, East development
(Fastnews|COLOMBO) President Maithripala Sirisena while hailing the success of the government’s programme to promote reconciliation and co-existence yesterday stressed the ... Read More
Conducting A/L Tuition Classes Banned From Today Midnight
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Conducting tuition classes targeting the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination 2018 will be prohibited with effect from midnight today (31),Department ... Read More