SLMC ordered to register all foreign graduates
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The Supreme Court has ordered the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) to allow all students who obtain a…
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Australia turfs out 20 Lankan asylum seekers to Christmas Island
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Australia has boarded 20 Sri Lankan asylum seekers, who were detained on Sunday for attempting to illegally reach…
Postal Unions threaten to strike indefinitely
(FASTNEWs|COLOMBO) – The Joint Postal Trade Union Alliance says it is hopeful that the Cabinet of Ministers who convenes today…
Date set to consider revision against granting bail to Pujith & Hemasiri
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The revision application filed before the Colombo High Court against the Colombo chief magistrate’s order granting bail to…
Jeremy Renner starrer ‘Hawkeye’ series to introduce Kate Bishop
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The ‘Hawkeye’ series is officially happening! Kate Bishop (fictional superheroine) didn’t show up in ‘Avengers: Endgame’ but she…
Postal workers to launch sick-leave protest
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Postal workers will engage in ‘sick-leave’ trade union action for 24 hours from midnight tomorrow (21), according to…
Prevailing windy conditions likely to continue – Met. Department
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Prevailing windy conditions over the country, particularly over southern half of the island, and North-western, Western, South-western and…
System implemented to recruit & promote Policemen
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The Presidential Secretariat says a stringent system has been introduced to recruit and promote Policemen in executive grades.…
Efficiency important to alleviate poverty
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena has stressed on the importance of setting aside discrepancies and instead focusing on efficiency when…
Nine SSPs promoted to DIG
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -Nine Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) have been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG), says the…
Fantasy Island to set up US $4 million Entertainment Park in Battaramulla
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – State-run investment promotion agency, Board of Investment (BOI) yesterday (18) said it had signed an investment agreement with…
‘Defence forces worked to prevent any more attacks’
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Secretary of Defence Shantha Kottegoda says all defence forces led by the tri-forces are dedicated to ensuring the…
Sri Lanka inks agreement with India to upgrade railway lines
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka has signed an agreement with India to upgrade tracks in a key railway segment connecting the…
14 vessels redirected to Minicoy Island for safety
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -The Department of Fisheries says 14 Multi-Day fishing trawlers have been redirected to the Minicoy Island in Indian waters,…
US calls for feds to investigate FaceApp
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling on the FBI and Federal Trade Commission to investigate the popular…