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Year of the Snake celebration at Shangri-La Colombo featured lion dance, blessings and Chinese customs
US partners with Sri Lanka to preserve Thuparama in Polonnaruwa
"Embrace new perspectives, and collaborate harmoniously in this collective endeavor,"
He was born Hirohito Edward Jayasinghe to a radical communist—Jones Alexander Jayasinghe
Exemplary overseas residents from over 40 countries participated in the Spring Home Festival in 2026
Current chairman Nihal Jayawardene will be stepping down
Rushdie, 75, shot to fame with his book “Midnight’s Children,” the film version of which was shot in Sri Lanka.
"They left the games village after participating in their respective events."
Protestors say the Aragalaya site on the Galle Face is a symbol of a country-wide phenomenon
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Social Learning and Cooperation Go Deep
Broke his own record
Sri Lankans are still waiting in long queues for days to buy fuel and cooking gas amid power cuts as the crisis deepens.
Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers had approved the official ban in 2019 but it had not been given legal effect.
SLC expects a considerable collection from ticket sales
People were agitated waiting at the passport offices
| Latest | Last | |
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| US Dollar | 332.3603 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 440.9424 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 368.4879 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0805 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
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| Indian Rupee | 3.5474 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 863.2287 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
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| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 million |
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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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President and his allies cursed for ruining the country
Raja carried the casket for 12 years.
A US national, Kaestner had joined IFC in 1999 as the resident representative in Georgia
Edirisinghe, is the founder of ‘Child Action Lanka’, a Kandy based charity that runs shelters for 1,500 children.+
Established in 2006, Abhimani is the oldest International Queer Film Festival in South Asia.
"Wow. I thought Sri Lanka is going through economic hardships"
The Russians and Ukrainians have accounted for 25-pct of total tourists came to Sri Lanka in first 42 days
“There is no paper in the market. There are no dollars to import paper."
This history, as can be observed in India, would probably apply to most countries that were once Colonies
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