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Lawmakers warn bills systematically dismantle civil liberties, target the press, and establish overreaching surveillance
Both bills are seen giving excess powers to police with vaguely defined clauses, legal experts say
Successive Sri Lankan government has used PTA to suppress minorities, dissents, and political opponents: analysts
TRC requires a spectrum management and monitoring system, as well as a system to monitor service quality
No referendum needed, Supreme Court determines, despite international criticism
For a traditional medicine forum and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference.
His appointment follows Eric Meyer's as ambassador earlier this month.
South Asian University (SAU) signs MOU with the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS), Colombo
aims to enhance institutional coordination, intelligence sharing, and border management.
Chairman Mahesh Katulanda told reporters the office initially absorbed around 42,000 complaints from past commissions
He succeeds Ambassador Julie J Chung who served in Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2026 and left in January this year.
Chandrika Kumaratunga and Amitav Acharya highlight new global order at Professor Shelton U Kodikara Memorial Oration
Government has said the move was to ensure justice faster, to solve millions of dragged legal cases
will attend the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum and 50th Anniversary Commemoration of Treaty of Amity and Cooperation
Urging the administration to instead address lingering appellate court vacancies and consult stakeholders
The U.S. has proposed 12.5% tariff on Sri Lanka's exports given they contained imported goods using forced labours
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| US Dollar | 331.7485 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 443.7468 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 372.5204 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0969 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 233.0533 | 231.1659 |
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| Indian Rupee | 3.4948 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2499 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 861.6397 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.4403 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.3209 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
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| S&P SL20 | 5,656.91 | -0.43% |
| CSE All Share | 19,927.30 | -0.28% |
| Turnover Rs | 1457.79 million | 1193.67 million |
| Latest | Last | |
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| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
| today | yesterday | |
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| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
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Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan launch framework for bilateral cooperation through political consultations
The old Bogambara Prison was slated to become an investment project
The latest Negombo Prison riots is the worst violence in the President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's government
Ali is in Sri Lanka to participate in the 6th Pakistan-Sri Lanka Armed Forces Defence Dialogue
The bill, when passed, will replace the outdated Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance of 1907.
Removal of legal provisions on marking voters using indelible ink during elections
Diplomatic briefing held to promote Sri Lanka Expo 2027 among Colombo-based foreign missions
Sri Lanka is holding its former intelligence chief under the Prevention of Terrorism Act with no charges filed
“The same government is arresting a young Tamil artist under the PTA over alleged LTTE-related content,” Rajapaksa s...
Investigations found Sri Lanka has "failed to impose and effectively enforce a forced labor import prohibition": USTR
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