Tag: A

‘Opposition is using COVID-19 as a tool’

‘Opposition is using COVID-19 as a tool’

Jul 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former State Minister Janaka Wakkumbura says the Opposition is attempting to use the recent spike in ... Read More

Kandakadu quarantine centre converted into a hospital

Kandakadu quarantine centre converted into a hospital

Jul 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The quarantine centre in Kandakadu has been converted into a hospital in order to treat Covid-19 ... Read More

PCoI on Easter attacks: ISIS threats were a new situation we faced: Witness

PCoI on Easter attacks: ISIS threats were a new situation we faced: Witness

Jul 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Concept paper on countering potential threats of ISIS, which was prepared by the officers attached to ... Read More

CBSL commences the process of developing a Blockchain Technology based Know-Your-Customer Proof of Concept

CBSL commences the process of developing a Blockchain Technology based Know-Your-Customer Proof of Concept

Jul 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) entered into agreements to begin the process of developing ... Read More

Election body calls a meeting with ministerial officials

Election body calls a meeting with ministerial officials

Jul 7, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Election Commission has scheduled a meeting with additional secretaries and senior assistant secretaries of ministries ... Read More

PM calls for a strong public mandate

PM calls for a strong public mandate

Jul 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has requested the public to grant the government a stronger public mandate ... Read More

Fire breaks out at a textile store in Wellawatte

Fire breaks out at a textile store in Wellawatte

Jul 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A fire broke out at a textile store at W.A Silva Mawatha in Wellawatte. Fire Brigade ... Read More

Use vote for a clean Parliament -AKD

Use vote for a clean Parliament -AKD

Jul 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Leader of the National People’s Power Anura Kumara Dissanayake has urged the public to use their ... Read More

Younis says Archer ‘a major threat’ in England-Pakistan clashes

Younis says Archer ‘a major threat’ in England-Pakistan clashes

Jun 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - KARACHI, June28, 2020: Pakistan batting coach and former cricketing great Younis Khan singled out fast-rising paceman ... Read More

Sripali first Sri Lankan woman cricketer to qualify as a fitness trainer in Australia

Sripali first Sri Lankan woman cricketer to qualify as a fitness trainer in Australia

Jun 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former National women’s cricketer Sripali Weerakkody has become the first Sri Lankan woman cricketer to qualify ... Read More

Need a strong mandate to defeat conspiracies against SL – Premier MR

Need a strong mandate to defeat conspiracies against SL – Premier MR

Jun 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - While requesting the people of Sri Lanka to always have the broader picture in mind when ... Read More

Rs.26 surcharge on a litre of petrol & diesel removed

Rs.26 surcharge on a litre of petrol & diesel removed

Jun 25, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The surcharge of Rs.26 that was imposed on a litre of petrol and diesel has been ... Read More

Karuna’s history not a secret: MR

Karuna’s history not a secret: MR

Jun 25, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Referring to the controversial remarks made by former LTTE member Vinyagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna, Prime Minister ... Read More

Indian army uses rape as a tool of retaliation: HRW

Indian army uses rape as a tool of retaliation: HRW

Jun 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Despite claiming to be one of the biggest democracies of the world and a legatee of ... Read More

Opposition doesn’t have a plan to rebuild SL’

Opposition doesn’t have a plan to rebuild SL’

Jun 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former State Minister Janaka Wakkumbura has questioned how Opposition factions that are unable to resolve internal ... Read More