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96.71 billion rupees sold of an offered 130 billion.
The commission has limited technical equipment, the entire process, is done on paper
For the supply and installation of an Oracle Exadata X11M system
Heads of mission for Israel, Palestine, Lebanon and Kenya approved
SLT-Mobitel plans to diversify into digital adjacencies, including financial tech, healthcare tech, agricultural tech
Lanka Metro Transit was incorporated on October 3, 2025, under the Companies Act No. 07 of 2007.
Staff of Sethsiripaya (and other public spaces) be sensitised, informed about rights of persons with disabilities
Plan to set up professional body for journalists was passed in 2021
“We strongly believe that as in the case of India, this is the beginning of the digital magic for Sri Lanka."
DMT registers doubling of profit in 2023 despite vehicle import ban
Water tariff was increased between 30-50% in August last year
Government workers to get training to equip them with essential skills for delivering efficient and empathetic service
NIC mandatory for those applying for the second phase of its Aswesuma program due to widespread welfare fraud.
India-Sri Lanka officials plan MoU to provide capacity building for senior and mid-level civil servants
Policy support proposed to be provided by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the Presidential Secretariat
2,000 rupee monthly allowance to be given to institutionalized persons
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 330.8514 | 330.9617 |
| UK Pound | 438.3450 | 438.2595 |
| Euro | 371.0168 | 371.5045 |
| Yen | 2.0916 | 2.0943 |
| Aus Dollar | 231.1659 | 230.8789 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.4202 | 3.4195 |
| Korean Won | 0.2479 | 0.2467 |
| Oman Rial | 859.3320 | 859.6185 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.0955 | 88.1577 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.0766 | 90.1066 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 5,783.03 | -0.10% |
| CSE All Share | 20,260.06 | -0.28% |
| Turnover Rs | 1193.67 million | 1050.46 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 | - | - |
910 million has been allocated to the Matara District through the budget for rural development programs for 2024
Back payments from July to December will be transferred to the bank accounts of the newly selected families
Sri Lanka Parliament's committee on high posts approved persons for top posts
Circular mandates that employees be courteous in providing services, and answer phones
This will remove existing barriers to taking immediate action to prevent unauthorized constructions
Staff bonus for commercial corporations, statutory boards and government owned companies for 2023 only if profitable
Public comments invited for formulation of Open Government Partnership National Action Plan 2023-2025,
The Digital ID card project has been dragged despite India has already given 450 mln INR grant
Sri Lanka has around 8 million more SIM cards than the entire population
Executive programme to equip public officials with capabilities on Anticipatory, Agile and Adaptive Governance
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