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Fertiliser ban biting into tea output
Online classes will be held on Monday 27 and Friday July 01, the ministry said.
The directive came into effect as of Friday June 24.
Private buses now spend a longer time at bus stops waiting for passengers in an attempt to cover costs.
To be leased for 1 year for short term crops
Paddy prices falling to around Rs120kg a kilogram
Monetary driven malnutrition as protein prices go up
In the last week's auction sale on June 08, Low Grown average was $3.28 per kg, up from $2.98 per kg a year earlier
The embassy said 60 Brazilian participants attended the online event.
In rupee terms export in May were up 54 percent to 33 billion rupees
Fuel crisis hits education institutions.
Sri Lanka has to produce its seed paddy in the current season if is to have a better harvest in next Maha season.
Sri Lanka is facing a looming food shortage in September this year.
Due to panic buying by the general public, the market is currently facing a shortage of rice.
Sri Lanka's ongoing economic crisis has threatened a looming food crisis.
| Latest | Last | |
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| US Dollar | 367.1686 | 367.3982 |
| UK Pound | 452.6187 | 451.8938 |
| Euro | 388.4167 | 389.8979 |
| Aus Dollar | 255.6136 | 255.4851 |
| Yen | 2.7395 | 2.7267 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 4.6108 | 4.6159 |
| Korea Won | 0.2772 | 0.2772 |
| Oman Rial | 935.8320 | 937.3904 |
| Saudi Riyal | 96.0211 | 96.1836 |
| UAE Dirham | 98.0915 | 98.2549 |
| pts | % | |
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| S&P SL20 | 2,470.19 | 1.59% |
| CSE All Share | 7,651.19 | 1.26% |
| Turnover Rs million | 1,245,549,656 | 1,102,192,667 |
| Latest | Last | |
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| 3-m bill | 21.20 | 21.45 |
| 6-m bill | 21.88 | 22.16 |
| 12-m bill | 22.51 | 22.77 |
| 5-yr bond | 20.38 | 20.79 |
| 8-yr bond | 20.46 | 20.49 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 14.50 | 14.50 |
| Gilt Repo | 14.50 | 14.50 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Prime Minister has warned of a food shortage from August
However forex shortages were preventing the opening of letters of credit, blocking imports
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka have fallen amid economic crisis and protest-led political crisis since March.
Milled rice is about 68 percent of the paddy harvest.
The minister said that the new train will be a welcome addition for office workers.
Estimates suggest 470,000 hectares may be sown
Low grown hits new tea record
Sri Lanka is facing one of its worst economic crisis in the history.
The request for the credit facility was sought to purchase fertilizer to meet immediate demands during the yala season.
Customers are sending questionaries to exporters on a daily basis inquiring about the country's situation.
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