Tag: Island

43 individuals arrive in the island from Qatar

43 individuals arrive in the island from Qatar

Aug 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 43 individuals have returned to the country this morning from Doha, Qatar. The National Operation Centre ... Read More

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West in Tropical Island fortress to avoid paparazzi: Report

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West in Tropical Island fortress to avoid paparazzi: Report

Aug 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - American reality TV star Kim Kardashian and rapper husband Kanye West wanted an appropriate setting to ... Read More

Heavy showers above 100mm expected in parts of the island

Heavy showers above 100mm expected in parts of the island

Jul 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The showery condition over the island, particularly in south-western parts is expected to enhance to some ... Read More

Fairly heavy rainfall expected in parts of the island

Fairly heavy rainfall expected in parts of the island

Jul 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and Central provinces, says the Department of ... Read More

Protests held across the island over pensions

Protests held across the island over pensions

Jul 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The organization for the pensioners’ rights protection staged several protest campaigns in main cities across the ... Read More

No visitors allowed at all prisons Across the Island

No visitors allowed at all prisons Across the Island

Jul 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prisons island-wide are out-of-bounds for visitors temporarily, according to the Prisons Department. Read More

117 persons arrive in the island from India

117 persons arrive in the island from India

Jun 11, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - 117 individuals of a maritime security firm have arrived in the island onboard a special flight ... Read More

Sergey Lavrov arrives in the island on a state visit

Sergey Lavrov arrives in the island on a state visit

Jan 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov has arrived in the island on ... Read More

Puerto Rico earthquake: Two-thirds of island still without power

Puerto Rico earthquake: Two-thirds of island still without power

Jan 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Puerto Rico) - Two-thirds of Puerto Rico is still without power, and a quarter is without running water, ... Read More

Greek island suffers ‘terrible’ wildfires

Greek island suffers ‘terrible’ wildfires

Aug 15, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -Hundreds of villagers have been evacuated as firefighters battle the flames in Evia, the country's second biggest island. The ... Read More

European Union election observers in the island today

European Union election observers in the island today

Jul 20, 2015

  European Union representatives participating in the General Election monitoring will arrive in the island today. The Election Commissioner has ... Read More