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Mahela appointed to key role at SSC

Mahela appointed to key role at SSC

Jul 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawardena has been elected cricket committee Chairman at the Sinhalese Sports ... Read More

Producing prison inmates at courts paused

Producing prison inmates at courts paused

Jul 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Producing prison inmates before courts have been temporarily halted, stated the Department of Prisons. This is ... Read More

Inmate admitted for PCR test falls to death at the Hospital

Inmate admitted for PCR test falls to death at the Hospital

Jul 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - An inmate who was admitted to the Negombo Hospital for a PCR test on Covid-19 has ... Read More

178 Sri Lankans stranded in Maldives arrived at the Mattala International Airport

178 Sri Lankans stranded in Maldives arrived at the Mattala International Airport

Jul 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A special Sri Lankan Airlines flight carrying 178 Sri Lankans stranded in Maldives due to COVID- ... Read More

Nelson Mandela’s daughter Zindzi dies in Johannesburg at the age of 59

Nelson Mandela’s daughter Zindzi dies in Johannesburg at the age of 59

Jul 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South African anti-apartheid leaders Nelson and Winnie Mandela, has died at ... Read More

Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 cases tally stands at 2,617

Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 cases tally stands at 2,617

Jul 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Total COVID-19 infections detected so far in Sri Lanka hit 2,617 late on Sunday night (12), ... Read More

196 more tested positive for Covid-19 at the Kandakadu Rehabilitation Center

196 more tested positive for Covid-19 at the Kandakadu Rehabilitation Center

Jul 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 196 persons have tested COVID-19 positive at the Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre. Accordingly including the ... Read More

Fmr. Minister Rishad Bathiudeen arrives at CID to record statement

Fmr. Minister Rishad Bathiudeen arrives at CID to record statement

Jul 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen has arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) a short while ago. ... Read More

Iran Returnee tests positive for Covid-19, total cases sit at 2,094

Iran Returnee tests positive for Covid-19, total cases sit at 2,094

Jul 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another individual has tested positive for Covid-19, raising the total cases in Sri Lanka to 2,094. ... Read More

Election Commission prohibits promotional activities for poll candidates at public offices

Election Commission prohibits promotional activities for poll candidates at public offices

Jul 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Canvassing, distributing hand bills, carrying out any such other activities in any public or provincial council ... Read More

PM hints at constitutional changes after polls

PM hints at constitutional changes after polls

Jul 7, 2020

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

5 arrested for harassing Russian at Galle Face

5 arrested for harassing Russian at Galle Face

Jul 7, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Colombo Fort Police has arrested five individuals over allegedly harassing a Russian national at the ... Read More

Returnees can shop at duty free from today

Returnees can shop at duty free from today

Jul 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Air passengers who arrived in the country during the past few months and were directed to ... Read More

SL not exempted from Global Travel Advisory at this initial stage-UK

SL not exempted from Global Travel Advisory at this initial stage-UK

Jul 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka has not been exempted from the Global Travel Advisory or border restrictions for the ... Read More

Over 1,100 mobile phones recovered during raids at prisons

Over 1,100 mobile phones recovered during raids at prisons

Jul 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - More than 1,100 mobiles phones and over 100 grams of heroin had been seized during the ... Read More