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Panelists of webinar on ‘India: A Stable Democracy Leading the Global South’ say India in ideal position
An Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka article discusses gender-responsive policymaking that work for everyone
Benefits from GenAI are hindered by low digital literacy and utilisation by businesses, says Institute of Policy Studies
These solutions are not a substitute for sound money, but can reduce loss of market access
IPS analyses the status of US tariffs on Sri Lankan exports, especially following the recent US Supreme Court judgement
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's charisma and political capital needs to be used wisely by the government to deal with...
A fatal trend of non-transparent decision making was set early on in the Covid crisis. At the root of the problem was th...
As the second wave of the Covid 19 pandemic continues to engulf the country, and the public is increasingly showing its ...
A year into President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's presidency, we are in the midst of a raging pandemic, with an ailing economy ...
Though increasing numbers of women wanted and were working in super markets and nursing homes they faced many challenges...
Local authorities in the Kegalle district which are seeing spikes in Coronavirus cases are appealing for curfew, border ...
Sri Lanka should build pandemic prevention and recovery initiatives in future urban planning, a Colombo-based think tank...
With some government Parliamentarians finding the courage to oppose the 20th Amendment to the Constitution alongside opp...
Eminent Emeritus Professor of Political Science Jayadeva Uyangoda writes that the proposed 20th Amendment has several ma...
Following parliamentary elections, President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa wasted no time in obtaining cabinet approval and therea...
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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 |
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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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The extreme nature of the proposed 20th Amendment, tabled in Parliament today, which has been the cause of much disquiet...
Sunil Poholiyadde the immediate past president of the Sri Lanka's Planters' Association which represents over 20 large p...
Renowned Political Scientist Professor Emeritus Jayadeva Uyangoda finds the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution ...
The formulation of the draft 20th Amendment and its unanimous acceptance by the cabinet is indicative of President Gotab...
Pasindu Hirushan Silva, the Sri Jayewardenepura student who was seriously injured when a tyre fell on him, has gone to c...
There is a concept of inclusive nationalism, in which everyone born within the boundaries of the country (regardless of ...
The task of untangling the island from its woes has now been handed over to a male-led Parliament to uphold the true val...
By relegating the subject of women and children to a State Ministry without even a stand-alone status, it seems that for...
The threat of Covid-19 still haunts us even though Sri Lanka is one of the few countries in the world, keeping it at bay...
The results of Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election held on Wednesday show a seismic shift in the country’s electoral ...
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