Notable
Already the government has not fulfilled 4,000 CEB cadre positions arose from retirements
Sri Lanka rupee was close to 400 rupees during the economic crises and interest rates were 36 percent
For 26-pct of users, the bill will be less than one US dollar
It reduced the prices for hotels and industrial sector by 33 percent.
The large capacity long-distance transmission, will help Sri Lanka reduce CO2 emissions by reduces energy losses
President Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives in a military aircraft in the early hours of Wednesday.
The gas shortage left many families unable to cook meals to feed themselves.
A diesel and petrol shipment to arrive between July 15-19
Of the shipment, 70 percent is to be distributed within the Colombo district.
33,000 metric tonnes of LP gas were ordered for the month of July
Power cuts of 1 hour 40 min in the daytime and 1 hour 20 mins in the night
The country's dollar shortage has led to power cuts as the government is unable to import diesel for generation
The minister has instructed officials to internally investigate the incident and assist a CID probe.
One trillion rupee hole in the CPC balance sheet
"It started off well but we received many complaints on all the fronts."
| 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 | - | - |
Fuel will be issued on a daily or weekly basis from the 12th
Most areas after 1300h
a 40,000 metric tonne diesel shipment worth $66.5mln from a UAE-based was due between 8-9 July
From July 12, companies that have the ability to pay for fuel in dollar can open consumer ACC at CPC
Petrol Octane 92 dropped to 1,414 metric tonnes
Gupta said the ships will be arriving either from Singapore or Fujairah, UAE.
Sri Lanka is facing risk of increased power cut
Litro procured 100,000 metric tons of LP gas – enough for four months – worth 90 million US dollars on June 30.
The prime minister’s office said Thursday June 30 afternoon that the remaining 20 million dollars was from Litro.
Sri Lanka's past diplomatic misconducts under Rajapaksa have made it difficult for Sri Lanka - official
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