Notable
"Nearly 50 buses were burnt down. We informed the the police chief several times."
MP and attorney-at-law Premanath C Dolawatte presented a copy of the bill to the president on Wednesday August 24.
"We may have to shut down some losses making state enterprises or take other action." Minister Bandula Gunewardena said.
It is expected to oversee treatment, rehabilitation, post-protection and related activities.
Ex-central bank governor has been ordered by courts to appear long ago
President Dissanayake met Cardinal Ranjith at the Archbishops house in Colombo
ECONOMYNEXT – The European Union continues to consider Sri Lanka’s Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)...
Sri Lanka arrested dozens of striking oil workers as the military moved into to restore supplies and end fuel shortages ...
ECONOMYNEXT - The controversial primary dealership in state securities, Perpetual Treasuries, paid the then Finance mini...
Sri Lanka's police faced censure on Friday over an attempt to "abduct" a student activist, a tactic widely used against ...
A Sri Lankan university was fending off allegations of animal cruelty Monday after being accused of inhumanely killing d...
A Sri Lankan legislator has gone to court over a planned deal with France's Arcellor Mittal to build steel houses for wa...
Former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga has demanded an investigation into the country's 2011 World Cup final defeat b...
AFP - Sri Lanka has failed to deliver on its international commitments to prosecute government troops and Tamil rebels f...
Saman Kumara, a central bank securities trader who was involved in controversial deals with Perpetual Treasuries, a bond...
Saman Kumara, a senior fund manager at Sri Lanka's Employees Provident Fund (managed by the Central Bank), had been inte...
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 331.7485 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 443.7468 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 372.5204 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0969 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 233.0533 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.4948 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2499 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 861.6397 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.4403 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.3209 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 5,656.91 | -0.43% |
| CSE All Share | 19,927.30 | -0.28% |
| Turnover Rs | 1457.79 million | 1193.67 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 | - | - |
Sri Lanka's Employment Provident Fund, a state insurer and a savings bank, bought bonds originally held by Perpetual Tre...
ECONOMYNEXT - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism Ben Emmerson will make an offi...
Sri Lanka's High Court handed the death sentence Wednesday to a labourer who was found guilty of murdering former Agence...
Sri Lanka's Perpetual Treasuries Limited, a primary dealer in government securities involved in alleged securities scam ...
A 50-year-old economist working for the UN Secretariat on Tuesday became the second official from Bangladesh charged in ...
Sri Lankan airlines may have shot itself in the foot by terminating a pilot who had refused what he called an irregular ...
Sri Lankan police have arrested a key figure from an extremist Buddhist organisation blamed for a series of hate crimes ...
ECONOMYNEXT – The Heads of Mission of the European Union and other developed countries that are key markets for S...
Sri Lanka’s police on Thursday launched a manhunt for controversial Buddhist monk Galagodaththe Gnanasara who is ...
Sri Lankan police on Thursday made one of their biggest heroin hauls in years, days after unidentified gunmen shot dead ...
Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 1/1/20) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated 1/1/20). Your California Privacy Rights. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Ad Choices.
Gain clarity on the biggest stories of the day with our daily newsletter, Morning Briefing
© 2023 Echelon Media (PVT) Ltd. All Rights Reserved
2 min read