Protests held across the island over pensions
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The organization for the pensioners’ rights protection staged several protest campaigns in main cities across the…
Tag: Protests
Prez Sec. has to focus more on protests than duties: President
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A number of protesting groups from state institutions daily hold agitation campaigns in front of the…
Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks to go ahead despite protests
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Sydney’s iconic fireworks display on New Year’s Eve will go-ahead despite calls for it to be…
Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns amid fraud poll protests
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Bolivian President Evo Morales has resigned amid turmoil following his disputed re-election last month. On Sunday,…
Lebanese students join Beirut protests
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The students of the Lebanese University known as “the university of the poor” joined public protests…
Protests in Pakistan’s Kasur after boys’ bodies found
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Angry crowds have protested in the Pakistani district of Kasur after the bodies of three boys…
Hong Kong Tennis Open postponed due to protests
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) –The Hong Kong Tennis Open, due to start on 5 October, has been postponed because of ongoing…
IUSF protest tear-gassed
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the protesting university students at the Lotus…
Hong Kong protests: YouTube shuts accounts over disinformation
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -Google has shut down 210 channels on YouTube it said were part of a “coordinated” attempt to post material…
Hong Kong protests: Huge crowds rally peacefully
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Organizers say 1.7 million people turned out at Sunday’s pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong, amid increasingly severe warnings…
Hong Kong protests: Flights resume as airport authority restricts protests
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -Hong Kong airport has resumed operations after a night of chaos which saw protesters clash with riot police. Hundreds…
Hong Kong protests: Police defend use of ‘disguised’ officers
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -Hong Kong police have admitted deploying officers disguised as anti-government protesters during mass unrest that rocked the city on…
Hong Kong extradition protests: Thousands join Kowloon march
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – A South African who won the chance to be the first black African in space has died in…
Hong Kong protests: Jeremy Hunt warns China against ‘repression’
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The UK foreign secretary has continued to warn China not to “repress” violent protesters in Hong Kong. A…
Hong Kong protests: China tells UK not to interfere in ‘domestic affairs’
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – China has warned the UK not to “interfere in its domestic affairs” amid a growing diplomatic row over…