Canadian Landscaper pleads guilty to murders of 2 Lankans

Canadian Landscaper pleads guilty to murders of 2 Lankans

Jan 30, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A Canadian Landscaper on Tuesday (29) pleaded guilty to the murders of eight men including two Sri Lankan ... Read More

North Korea ‘Unlikely to abandon nukes’

North Korea ‘Unlikely to abandon nukes’

Jan 30, 2019

North Korea is unlikely to fully give up its nuclear weapons, a US intelligence report says, despite the hopes of ... Read More

Travel ban for Venezuela Opposition Head

Travel ban for Venezuela Opposition Head

Jan 30, 2019

Venezuela's Supreme Court has banned opposition leader Juan Guaidó from leaving the country and frozen his bank accounts. The move ... Read More

Appointments of Chairmen for State-owned tourism bodies postponed

Appointments of Chairmen for State-owned tourism bodies postponed

Jan 30, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Several well-placed sources speculated that the appointment of Chairmen for all State-owned Tourism Institutes has been postponed following ... Read More

Kinniya Sand Mining Raid; 12 Naval Personnel injured, Body of escaped suspect recovered

Kinniya Sand Mining Raid; 12 Naval Personnel injured, Body of escaped suspect recovered

Jan 30, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The body of one of the two suspects who escaped arrest during an illegal sand mining raid by ... Read More

Provincial Council Elections to be held before 31 May

Provincial Council Elections to be held before 31 May

Jan 30, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Cabinet of Ministers has reportedly approved the proposal to conduct Provincial Council Elections before 31 May. The ... 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

Windy condition expected to strengthen – Met. Department

Windy condition expected to strengthen – Met. Department

Jan 30, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - There is a possibility for strengthening of wind speed over the island up to 50 kilometres per hour, ... Read More

Lanka Sathosa scales beyond 400 branches

Lanka Sathosa scales beyond 400 branches

Jan 29, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Lanka Sathosa, the country’s largest State-owned retail chain, has expanded its branch network beyond the 400 milestone and ... Read More

Poor sleep may up Alzheimer’s in elderly

Poor sleep may up Alzheimer’s in elderly

Jan 29, 2019

Poor sleep among older adults has been associated with Alzheimer's, suggesting that good sleep habits may help preserve brain health, ... Read More

Five caught in Bangladesh over biggest drug haul in Sri Lanka

Five caught in Bangladesh over biggest drug haul in Sri Lanka

Jan 29, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Five people have been arrested in Bangladesh over their suspected involvement in the biggest drug haul in Sri ... Read More

Douglas asked Zeta-Jones to tap dance in bathroom

Douglas asked Zeta-Jones to tap dance in bathroom

Jan 29, 2019

Los Angeles, Jan 29 : Actor Michael Douglas has revealed that he had asked actress and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones ... Read More

Jolie To Lead Sheridan’s “Wish Me Dead”

Jolie To Lead Sheridan’s “Wish Me Dead”

Jan 29, 2019

Angelina Jolie has been set to star in “Hell or High Water” writer and “Wind River” director Taylor Sheridan’s new ... Read More

“Grudge” Reboot Delayed Until 2020

“Grudge” Reboot Delayed Until 2020

Jan 29, 2019

Screen Gems’ remake of the cult supernatural “Grudge” franchise has been delayed by over six months. Originally set for a ... Read More

Hakeem al-Araibi campaigners say Bahraini footballer’s case is urgent

Hakeem al-Araibi campaigners say Bahraini footballer’s case is urgent

Jan 29, 2019

The case of Bahraini footballer Hakeem al-Araibi "has become an absolute emergency", according to campaigners. The 25-year-old holds refugee status ... Read More