CCC together with Citibank and Facebook Hosts Webinar on Sri Lanka Tourism and Way Forward
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The global pandemic of COVID-19 has pushed socio-economic structures into a standstill and has challenged globalization…
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Hana Kimura: Netflix star and Japanese wrestler dies at 22
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Hana Kimura, a professional Japanese wrestler who appeared in the latest series of Netflix’s reality show…
OIC-IPHRC squarely rejects the Indian Government’s illegal actions to alter the demographic status of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IoJ&K) as violative of OIC and UN Security Council Resolutions and international human rights/humanitarian laws
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemns…
Singer records Rs. 55 Bn revenue for FY 2019/20 and 11% rise in PAT amidst challenging business environment
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Singer Group reported Full Year (FY) 2019/20 consolidated revenue of Rs. 55 Bn with an…
No more isolated areas as Bandaranayake Mawatha and Suduwella re-open
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The isolation of Bandaranayake Mawatha in Colombo 12 and Suduwella in Ja-Ela have been lifted, according…
Nearly 500 tri-force members and their close contacts among Covid-19 patients
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Nearly 500 tri-force personnel and their close contacts were among those tested positive for Covid-19 in…
Pakistan rejects Indian move to include Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan in weather bulletin
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Responding to media queries, the Spokesperson said Pakistan rejects Indian move for “inclusion” of Azad Jammu…
Updates from the Philippines and Thailand
(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus Outbreak) – In the last little while we’ve had new information from Thailand and the Philippines on…
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson released from coronavirus treatment
(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus pandemic) – US actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have been released from a hospital…
New York, Los Angeles shut bars and restaurants, world’s central banks coordinate to combat coronavirus
(FASTNEWS | USA) – Bars, restaurants, theatres and movie houses in New York and Los Angeles were ordered to shut…
Rate cuts: US goes to almost zero and launches huge stimulus programme
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The US has cut interest rates to almost zero and launched a $700bn stimulus programme in…
Locals attack journalist reporting on migrant crisis on Greek island and stop people getting off boat
(FASTNEWS | EUROPE) – Locals have allegedly beaten up a journalist and stopped migrants from getting off a boat in Lesbos, a Greek island…
Syria war: Strikes on Idlib ‘target schools and hospitals’
(FASTNEWS | Syrian civil war) – At least 20 civilians, including nine children, were killed in Syrian army strikes in…
Singer Duffy ‘drugged, raped and held captive’
(FASTNEWS |Singer Duffy) – Grammy award-winning singer Duffy has revealed she was drugged and raped after being held captive by…
Coronavirus: Sharp increase in deaths and cases in Hubei
(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus outbreak) – Some 242 deaths from the new coronavirus were recorded in the Chinese province of Hubei…