Notable
Shssheendra hails from once powerful former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's family
Police chief Deahabandu Tennakoon has been found abusing powers
Tourist arrivals from Israel were 1,966 in July 2025, compared to 573 in the previous month.
Court Order
The Indian nationals had "fraudulently altering invoices, payment details and signatures"
The amount transferred after receiving instructions via official email of Dubai agent: SriLankan
Deal made without specs
DMT officials have resisted digitization move in the past
Committee to decide which companies have the ability to pay the mandated wage
Mattala airport was built by China and was earlier offered to India
Sri Lanka is yet to hold LG polls declared in January last year
Hirunika Premachandra given three years rigorous imprisonment for the abduction of a man in 2015.
Penalties imposed for not revealing information about customer, not doing due diligence
The Legal Draftsman has drafted the revised bill which the Attorney General has already cleared.
Disagreement cannot cross into threat or intimidation
CIABOC to share information relevant to any investigation with FIU
| Latest | Last | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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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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Remedies proposed by Supreme Court
Courts are compelled to keep the seized vehicles until legal cases are over under the current law
It leaves an ambiguity at best and a loophole at worst
Drafting team had to work within President Sirisena's manifesto which promised only changes without a referendum
The draft Bill will be submitted to Parliament for approval.
Already Mannar project is challenged in the Supreme Court by Sri Lanka's Wildlife and Nature Protection Society
Bill's procurement provisions violate sovereignty of people right to equal protection of the law: TISL
There seems to be an attitude problem. We have to accept this. We cannot run away from this
Opposition requests more time
Trump slams the judge as 'corrupt' and claims he is a 'very innocent man' as expected
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