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Premadasa urged the government to use the funds to vaccinate the public against COVID-19
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The COPE committee has ordered an investigation into how Lanka Mineral Sands Ltd sold 85,000 metric tons of Ilmenite for...
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Sri Lanka must immediately impose an excess profit tax to recover the Rs 15.9 billion loss in tax revenue from the alleg...
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The Former Secretary to the Prime Minister Saman Ekanayake has filed a Fundamental Rights Petition in the Supreme Court ...
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The opposition Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) filed a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court today seeking le...
The so called Sugar Scam allegedly carried out by well-connected importers has cost the Sri Lankan state Rs. 15.9 billio...
The Court of Appeal has given temporary relief to imprisoned Opposition Member of Parliament Ranjan Ramanayake ordering ...
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Lawyers for Actor-politico Ranjan Ramanayake have filed two petitions in courts, one appealing his contempt of court sen...
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National Peoples’ Power (NPP) is accusing the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into political victimization (PCOI) o...
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“Unscrupulous elements” offering to fill hotels with foreign arrivals should not be tolerated Army Commander General...
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Parliamentary Committee orders a CID investigation into large scare corruption at Mahapola lottery
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The Fort Magistrate has remanded former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and six others who had allegedly helped him to avoid ...
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The Attorney General Dappula de Livera has upbraided the Criminal Investigation Department over Police actions over the ...
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is saying that the offices of the President and the Prime Minister will continue to be ...
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The Bribery Commission has filed charges against former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake for allegedly accepting an ap...
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Leader of the National Peoples’ Power alliance (NPP) Anura Kumara Dissanayake is asking the government to provide a se...
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| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 200.0335 | 200.0000 |
| UK Pound | 274.0359 | 273.3300 |
| Euro | 233.8592 | 234.3800 |
| Aus Dollar | 145.6500 | 145.6500 |
| Yen | 1.8006 | 1.8077 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 2.7096 | 2.7093 |
| Korea Won | 0.1693 | 0.1701 |
| Oman Rial | 519.5743 | 519.4873 |
| Saudi Riyal | 53.3280 | 53.3205 |
| UAE Dirham | 54.4583 | 54.4492 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 3,416.12 | 2.04% |
| CSE All Share | 9,269.65 | 3.69% |
| Turnover Rs million. | 2,191,558,044.10 | 6,774,922 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 6.03 | 5.91 |
| 6-m bill | 6.06 | 5.95 |
| 12-m bill | 6.15 | 6.02 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.09 | 8.90 |
| 8-yr bond | 9.50 | 9.26 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| Gilt Repo | 5.14 | 5.14 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
• Sweeping changes to the country’s Constitution that will ensure a stable Parliament • Priority will be given...
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The Cabinet has appointed a committee to investigate alleged irregularities, unproductive initiatives and misconduct in ...
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Newly minted Justice Minister Mohamed Ali Sabry is promising major reforms in the Courts system because he has seen the ...
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The Buddhist Monk holding the key to the single Parliamentary seat won by the Monks-led Our People’s Power Party (OPPP...
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The Samagi Jana Balavegaya is not against the appointment of Mohamed Ali Sabry as Justice Minister because he is a Musli...
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Sri Lanka’s State Intelligence Service is assisting police battle organized crime and drug cartels, a Senior Police of...
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A three-member committee that probed alleged misappropriation from the Central Cultural Fund has found that the fund had...
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Customs will destroy stocks of illegally imported tobacco leaves which are confiscated the Cabinet has decided Co-Cabine...
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The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) is warning that unless the government moves swiftly to clear burea...
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The probe into whether the 2011 Cricket World Cup final was fixed so that Sri Lanka would lose launched by the Special I...
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