BIMSTEC Summit in Sri Lanka on March 30
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, (BIMSTEC), is likely to hold ... Read More
Circular issued to remove salary anomalies of teachers & principals
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The circular pertaining to removing teachers’ and principals’ salary anomalies has been issued. (more…) Read More
Schools back to normal from Monday
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena has given approval to the Education Ministry to ... Read More
Novak Djokovic denied entry to Australia
(FASTNEWS | AUSTRALIA) - Tennis star Novak Djokovic has had his visa to enter Australia dramatically revoked on his arrival ... Read More
Water cut for Colombo & suburbs on Saturday
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A 16-hour water cut will be experienced from 8 AM on Saturday (8) to midnight the ... Read More
Water pollution exacerbates suffering of Siem Reap villagers
(FASTNEWS | CAMBODIA) - At least 100 families in a flooded village in Peam Ta Uor, Siem Reap province, Cambodia, ... Read More
Efforts to preserve traditional “Hoon Lakorn Lek” performances in Thailand
(FASTNEWS | THAILAND) - Hoon Lakorn Lek is one of traditional Thai play which once almost disappeared, however, due to ... Read More
Vaccination drive for children between 12 & 15 years to begin on Friday
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka will begin vaccinating children between the ages of 12 and 15 years from Friday. ... Read More
England battle hard on rain-affected opening day of Sydney Test
(FASTNEWS | ENGLAND) - England's bowlers battled hard to leave the fourth Ashes Test evenly poised after a rain-affected opening ... Read More
President Macron warns he will ‘hassle’ France’s unvaccinated
(FASTNEWS | FRANCE) - French President Emmanuel Macron has warned he intends to make life difficult for people in France ... Read More
President visits Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday (05) engaged in a visit to the Temple of the Sacred ... Read More
Bhanuka decides to retire from international cricket
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka cricketer Bhanuka Rajapaksa has decided to retire from international cricket. (more…) Read More
Medical officials in the South on token strike
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Individuals attached to the nursing service, supplementary service and interim medical service in the Southern Province ... Read More
Kazakhstan declares state of emergency in Almaty after fuel price protests
(FASTNEWS | Almaty, Kazakhstan) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has declared a two-week state of emergency in the Central Asian ... Read More
Cabraal dismisses rumours that Forex accounts are being converted
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Ajith Nivard Cabraal has dismissed rumours that ... Read More