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Debate on the bill is scheduled for this week
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Outright chemical fertilizer ban may have negative consequences
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Crime surrounding the increased use of hard drugs in Sri Lanka is a major societal and law and order concern, but are we...
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Sri Lanka's import controls have created shortages and inflated prices giving profits to some domestic producers from fa...
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Justice is central to the Christian faith and I hope that at least now, Sinhalese and Tamil Catholics can support each o...
Muslims and even Christians wait with bated breath to see if Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit would result in...
The resistance from a number of senior police officers to the appointment of Bimshani Jasin Arachchi as the first woman ...
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Visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan urged to “push Sri Lanka to gazette” the step to end the forced cremati...
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There’s bitter invective being directed at a government Cabinet Minister these days by a faction of the ruling allianc...
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The government's "governance by distraction" strategy takes a hit as prominent leaders who took the "Dhammika Paniya" to...
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By explaining his decision in a straightforward manner, and carrying it out, President Rajapaksa has shown leadership in...
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Are Sri Lankans of all ethnicities equal citizens and can this country build a nation that treats all groups equally?
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Obstinacy on the Muslim burial issue and the destruction of a memorial for the Jaffna war dead shows the government want...
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vSri Lanka's unprecedented monetary printing bout in the name of Modern Monetary Theory, a collection of ideas that advo...
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With multiple challenges ahead such as resolving the issue of burial of Muslims who die of Covid 19 and the contentious ...
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Sri Lanka needs to look at issues in a rational manner if it is to build a multi-ethnic and multi-religious nation and e...
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| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 199.9033 | 199.9000 |
| UK Pound | 278.1954 | 277.5112 |
| Euro | 236.8554 | 236.3318 |
| Aus Dollar | 147.2188 | 147.1464 |
| Yen | 1.8214 | 1.8210 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 2.6863 | 2.6830 |
| Korea Won | 0.1738 | 0.1732 |
| Oman Rial | 519.2428 | 519.2343 |
| Saudi Riyal | 53.3004 | 53.2910 |
| UAE Dirham | 54.4229 | 54.4220 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 3,072.72 | 0.71% |
| CSE All Share | 8,134.75 | 0.47% |
| Turnover Rs million. | 2,191,558,044.10 | 1,806,549,564.70 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 5.14 | 5.13 |
| 6-m bill | 5.17 | 5.16 |
| 12-m bill | 5.22 | 5.21 |
| 5-yr bond | 7.35 | 7.34 |
| 8-yr bond | 7.89 | 7.88 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| Gilt Repo | 5.14 | 5.14 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Is Sri Lanka the world capital for sperm whales in terms of super-pod frequency, density and viewability?
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Sri Lanka’s continuing anti-Muslim policies are shameful as we as heirs to a civilization that goes back millennia are...
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Any hope of inclusive economic growth for Sri Lanka’s post covid recovery can only then be achieved if we utilize Mic...
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In an era when almost everyone attempts to disseminate information through a plethora of platforms available, the role o...
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's charisma and political capital needs to be used wisely by the government to deal with...
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A fatal trend of non-transparent decision making was set early on in the Covid crisis. At the root of the problem was th...
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As the second wave of the Covid 19 pandemic continues to engulf the country, and the public is increasingly showing its ...
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A year into President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's presidency, we are in the midst of a raging pandemic, with an ailing economy ...
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Though increasing numbers of women wanted and were working in super markets and nursing homes they faced many challenges...
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Local authorities in the Kegalle district which are seeing spikes in Coronavirus cases are appealing for curfew, border ...
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