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Sri Lanka has been trying to woo investments and secure oil credit from many Middle Eastern countries.
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Kiriella claimed the “mafia type” attempted assault was a response by some government MPs to a speech made by the MP...
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Sri Lankans will be provided an opportunity to easily and efficiently “obtain services from birth to death”, it said...
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Diyawadana’s remains were flown into Sri Lanka Monday (06) afternoon.
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaka was also seen engaged in conversation with the SJB MPs.
“Today, the court released all from charges 1-11. The charges 12-22 are aiding and abetting in nature,” he said.
“How can parliament function this way?” said Dissanayake.
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The resignations came in the wake of an internal tussle and questioning by a parliamentary committee
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he Pakistani Prime Minister said that 113 suspects have already been arrested
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Sri Lanka appreciated the action of Prime Minister Imran Khan in ordering an inquiry
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The Prime Minister said he expects cooperation from Islamic countries to revive Sri Lankan economy
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Sri Lanka appraised by UN on the progress it has made with regard to making the country a ‘child labour free zone
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"Chemical fertilizer, once imported and made available in the market, will be sold at a market price."
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The ban will go into effect from 0000hours on November 28.
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Germany is among top three importing and exporting nations of the world
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"We wonder if they’re doing this on purpose to divert attention away from the farmers’ issue."
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| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 201.5945 | 200.0100 |
| UK Pound | 267.1631 | 265.4633 |
| Euro | 227.5296 | 225.7213 |
| Aus Dollar | 143.8175 | 140.8970 |
| Yen | 1.7758 | 1.7618 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 2.6742 | 2.6528 |
| Korea Won | 0.1715 | 0.1693 |
| Oman Rial | 523.6153 | 519.4997 |
| Saudi Riyal | 53.7385 | 53.3161 |
| UAE Dirham | 54.8840 | 54.4526 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 3,964.42 | 0.44% |
| CSE All Share | 11,088.17 | 0.49% |
| Turnover Rs million. | 2,191,558,044.10 | 6,019,817,831 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 7.33 | 7.56 |
| 6-m bill | 7.77 | 7.91 |
| 12-m bill | 8.15 | 8.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 10.61 | 10.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 11.27 | 11.21 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 5.93 | 5.99 |
| Gilt Repo | 5.14 | 5.14 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
“Going forward, the fuel price shall be decided by the fuel price stabilisation fund and not by ministers."
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In a no-holds-barred response in parliament, Sirisena seemed to lay the blame squarely on the minister.
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The total cost for the project is 55,000 million rupees, according to the president’s media division (PMD).
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“There are 100,000 people living in Kinniya and an alternate road should have been considered."
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“I am particularly interested in assessing to what extent progress has already been achieved in this regard."
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Journalists in Sri Lanka have long advocated self-regulation of the media.
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“I am not leaving politics. I am going at the request of the president."
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He said the stabilisation fund that was originally proposed by him on March 15 has yet to receive cabinet approval.
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The visit follows UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s meeting with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in September.
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We have to somehow stop this
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