Is Mattala airport to be handed over to India? : JVP
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Heated arguments prevailed in parliament today after JVP MP Sunil Hadunnetti claimed that moves were afoot to hand…
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SLPP to contest upcoming elections as a new alliance
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the political parties which represent the joint opposition have decided to…
France, Norway and Germany urge Sri Lanka not to reinstate death penalty
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Norway and Germany have expressed deep concern regarding the Sri Lankan President’s decision to resume executions in the…
Rishad’s testimony before PSC scheduled for today
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The Leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen is due to appear before the…
Train services disrupted due to token strike
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Railway trade unions have resorted to a token strike again from midnight yesterday (27) to midnight today (28).…
UNP against decision to implement death sentence
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The United National Party (UNP) yesterday said it was not agreeable to President Maithripala Sirisena’s decision to implement…
SLMA denounces moves to import foreign cigarettes
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Campaigners against tobacco use alleged that measures to licence the import of foreign cigarettes were expedited, during the…
Batting coach backs Sri Lanka to continue winning momentum
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka will be relying on the expertise of their batting coach Jon Lewis on the pitches and…
AG agrees to amend indictments against Gotabaya Rajapakse
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The Attorney General has agreed to amend the indictments filed against former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the…
Bangladesh sink Afghanistan to keep alive WC semi-final hopes
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Bangladesh boosted their bid to reach the World Cup semi-finals as Shakib Al Hasan’s superb all-round display inspired…
Pakistan condemn woeful South Africa to World Cup exit
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Pakistan condemned South Africa to World Cup elimination and kept alive their own slender chances of advancing to…
SLFP to form a separate wing
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The Movement for the protection of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party says a new political program will be…
Court to hear Arjuna’s defamation cases
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The Colombo District Court has decided to hear three cases filed by Minister Arjuna Ranatunga against three trade…
Housing program to get international assistance
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Minister Sajith Premadasa says the national housing program will be taken forward with international assistance. Speaking during an…
Supreme Court decides to consider IGP’s FR petition in July
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The Supreme Court has ordered to consider the Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed by Inspector General of Police…