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“It is not a food shortage but a food mafia. The new emergency regulations are to control this mafia.”
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Local consumers still pay higher prices amid rice shortage speculations.
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Colombo 01, 02, 03, 07, 08, 09, 10, and 11 will see water supply interrupted for 21-hours from 9:00 AM Saturday (10).
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The department has received requests from the industry, supermarket chains and consumers to permit online liquor orders
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Police have nabbed a group repackaging expired packets of jumbo peanuts into packets with a new expiry date printed on t...
The government is planning to intervene in the produce market by purchasing directly from farmers and fixing profit marg...
Sri Lanka has tripped a tax on Maldive fish imported from its South Asia neighbour and also raised a tax on fresh fish 3...
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Import duties on a number of essential items have been removed to ease the prices of goods such as canned fish, sugar an...
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The government is taking a tough stance against those promoting the legalization of Marijuana with Prime Minister Mahind...
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Post offices around the country will collect E-waste starting from October 5 to October 11 to prevent harmful materials ...
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State Minister of Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection Lasantha Alagiyawanna is saying t...
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Sri Lanka will introduce PayPal for people living here once some security concerns are resolved, Co-Cabinet Spokesman Ud...
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Sri Lanka’s governing party Members of Parliament agreed today to bring about a ban on cattle slaughter in the country...
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The government will not roll back import restrictions imposed on foodstuff as it will continue to encourage local produc...
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The implementation of mandatory trilingual packaging for 76 products has been stopped, for now, a senior official told E...
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Electricity consumers facing huge bills after the COVID 19 lockdown are to be given further relief at a loss of Rs 3bn t...
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| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 200.0335 | 200.0000 |
| UK Pound | 274.0359 | 273.3300 |
| Euro | 233.8592 | 234.3800 |
| Aus Dollar | 145.6500 | 145.6500 |
| Yen | 1.8006 | 1.8077 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 2.7096 | 2.7093 |
| Korea Won | 0.1693 | 0.1701 |
| Oman Rial | 519.5743 | 519.4873 |
| Saudi Riyal | 53.3280 | 53.3205 |
| UAE Dirham | 54.4583 | 54.4492 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 3,416.12 | 2.04% |
| CSE All Share | 9,269.65 | 3.69% |
| Turnover Rs million. | 2,191,558,044.10 | 6,774,922 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 6.03 | 5.91 |
| 6-m bill | 6.06 | 5.95 |
| 12-m bill | 6.15 | 6.02 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.09 | 8.90 |
| 8-yr bond | 9.50 | 9.26 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| Gilt Repo | 5.14 | 5.14 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
The Cabinet of Ministers at their weekly meeting today considered a number of concessions for consumers proposed by Powe...
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The government has not done any changes to the interest rates in senior citizen’s accounts, Minister Bandula Gunawarde...
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The government is asking electricity consumers to pay their bills in full for now until a proper method for relief is fo...
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Sri Lanka’s hundreds of thousands of Senior Citizens who have invested their lives’ savings in Fixed Deposits and ar...
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With complaints mounting that a promised six-month debt moratorium for lease agreements has yet to materialise, a group ...
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The government is dismissing allegations that it has given in to the so-called “Rice Mafia” by increasing the contro...
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Electricity consumers concerned at having to pay huge amounts because charges for the past two or three months have accu...
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The Private sector Employers’ Union has agreed not to terminate any employee due to the financial crisis created in th...
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Licensed liquor stores and retailers may operate in areas where curfew will be relaxed starting tomorrow, the Excise Dep...
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A regulator-led initiative to provide solutions for electrical and plumbing issues in Sri Lanka’s Western province hou...
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