Journalists arrested for questioning Lankan refugees
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A case has been filed against two Indian journalists from Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari for visiting Sri…
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Zac Efron gets serious illness while shooting for ‘Killing Zac Efron’
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – American actor Zac Efron got a life-threatening infection while he was shooting for a new reality…
Pay raise for public servants from tomorrow
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – New salary scale for the posts in Public Service will be implemented in January as planned,…
New Chairman for National Gem & Jewellery Authority
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Gem and jewellery industry professional Mr. Amitha Gamage has been appointed as the new Chairman of…
China jails ‘gene-edited babies’ scientist for three years
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A scientist in China who said he had created the world’s first gene-edited babies has been…
Kim Jong-un calls for ‘positive and offensive’ security policy
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – North Korea’s leader has called for “positive and offensive measures” to ensure the country’s “sovereignty and…
Maximum Retail Price for cement gazetted
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has gazetted the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) for three categories of…
China ends forced labour for sex workers
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – China is to end a punishment system for prostitution that allowed police to hold sex workers…
New chairman for Child Protection Authority
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Prof. Muditha Vidanapathirana has been appointed as the new chairperson of the National Child Protection Authority.…
14 Indian fishers arrested for poaching in SL waters
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Fourteen Indian fishermen were arrested by the Navy along with three fishing trawlers for poaching in…
‘Prison term for illegal water consumption’
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – State Minister of Water Supply Facilities Vasudeva Nanayakkara says steps will be taken to amend existing…
GPS, CCTV monitoring systems to be provided for each train station: Minister
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Every train station will be empowered with GPS tracking technologies and will monitor its activities with…
Sri Lanka to tour Zimbabwe for two Tests in January
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka’s next Test series will be against Zimbabwe in January when they make a tour…
Australia fires: Crews brace for dangerous heatwave
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A heatwave forecast to sweep across Australia in coming days could escalate conditions for the nation’s…
“We will go from village to village to inform them about the arrest of opposition MPs,” – Akila
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The United National Party (UNP) today teamed up with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to launch…