Notable
Resuming the old system required changing Immigration Department Back end
The Department was studying the matter
Non-stop daily flights between the southern Indian city of Chennai and Jaffna
To maintain shops selling tea in the Katunayake, Bandaranaike International Airport departure lounge
Initially targets families on income support
License periods also extended
Unvaccinated children (aged two to eighteen) accompanying their parents must undergo a PCR test on the seventh day.
Partially or non-vaccinated arrivals in bio-bubble
Up to one year visa planned
The June arrivals of 1,614 were slightly up from 1,497 in May
Due to agreement between Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of France
UK adds to the list of countries that imposed travel restriction on Sri Lanka in the past few weeks.
The tourist trade in South Asia are hoping regional and domestic tourism will save the day.
Indian visitors still restricted
Visas extended without penalty
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 332.5018 | 332.3603 |
| UK Pound | 440.0661 | 440.9424 |
| Euro | 367.7137 | 368.4879 |
| Yen | 2.0793 | 2.0805 |
| Aus Dollar | 226.4670 | 227.4342 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.5357 | 3.5474 |
| Korean Won | 0.2494 | 0.2492 |
| Oman Rial | 863.5962 | 863.2287 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5939 | 88.5586 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.5259 | 90.4874 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 6,293.72 | -1.13% |
| CSE All Share | 22,024.18 | -0.60% |
| Turnover Rs | 3232.70 million | 2975.05 million |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
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