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Schools closed for a week from today

Schools closed for a week from today

Jul 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All schools in the country will be closed for a week from today. The Ministry of ... Read More

Two arrivals from Iran add to COVID-19 case tally

Two arrivals from Iran add to COVID-19 case tally

Jul 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two more foreign arrivals are confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, stated the Department of Government Information. ... Read More

29 persons released from Vanni quarantine centre

29 persons released from Vanni quarantine centre

Jul 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 29 persons who completed the mandatory 14 day quarantine have been released. The individuals who left ... Read More

185 Lankans repatriated from the Maldives

185 Lankans repatriated from the Maldives

Jul 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 185 Sri Lankans stranded in the Maldives, owing to travel restrictions imposed as a result of ... Read More

Angulana shooting: Suspect died from head injuries

Angulana shooting: Suspect died from head injuries

Jul 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The post-mortem examination of the suspect who succumbed to injuries when shot at by the Angulana ... Read More

Roger Stone: Trump spares ex-adviser from prison, sparking critics’ anger

Roger Stone: Trump spares ex-adviser from prison, sparking critics’ anger

Jul 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of his longtime ally and former adviser ... Read More

‘Kalu Malli’, arrested from Angoda

‘Kalu Malli’, arrested from Angoda

Jul 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Rohan Pradeep alias Kalu Malli, a close associate of an organized criminal Kosgoda Tharaka, has been ... Read More

Another group of Sri Lankans repatriated from UAE

Another group of Sri Lankans repatriated from UAE

Jul 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another group of Sri Lankans who were stranded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) arrived in ... Read More

Eight returnees from African continent infected with malaria

Eight returnees from African continent infected with malaria

Jul 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Eight Sri Lankans who had recently returned to the country from the African Continent are reported ... Read More

894 Navy personnel recover from COVID-19

894 Navy personnel recover from COVID-19

Jul 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another two Navy personnel have recovered from coronavirus and tested negative during PCR tests, following medical ... Read More

298 Sri Lankans return from Dubai

298 Sri Lankans return from Dubai

Jul 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 298 Sri Lankans who were stranded in the United Arab Emirates due to COVID-19 induced travel ... Read More

25% off from lockdown electricity bills of 0-90 units

25% off from lockdown electricity bills of 0-90 units

Jul 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to provide a reduction of 25 percent on the electricity ... Read More

23 Sri Lankans return from Qatar

23 Sri Lankans return from Qatar

Jul 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 23 Sri Lankans, who were stranded in Doha, Qatar, arrived in the island this morning. Our ... Read More

Govt & President must be from the same party -PM

Govt & President must be from the same party -PM

Jul 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa says the Presidential Election victory of Gotabaya Rajapaksa should be further cemented ... Read More

Thewarapperuma threatens to withdraw from election

Thewarapperuma threatens to withdraw from election

Jul 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Kalutara District UNP candidate Palitha Thewarapperuma has threatened to withdraw his candidature because of being constantly ... Read More