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US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs on a visit to Sri Lanka
Diplomatic briefing held to promote Sri Lanka Expo 2027 among Colombo-based foreign missions
Will meet with senior Sri Lankan government and defense leaders
Country has enacted tough law against corruption in 2023 after its bankruptcy
National People’s Power (NPP) came to power explicitly promising to scrap the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).
Follows ongoing investigation into a fraud where 74 billion rupees was transferred overseas across 10,151 transactions
Japanese doc stuns Sri Lanka patients by bowing to them
The funding will be delivered through humanitarian partners.
Sri Lanka has witnessed one of the worst damage to its public infrastructure in the disaster
The United States is here to take on some heavy lifting
Deputy Minister has asked the police to use Emergency powers to arrest people who spread misinformation online
The system and can be installed within a few hours to replace damaged bridges
Delivered through humanitarian partners on the ground, including Red Cross, UN agencies and local civil society orgs
Hurricane Ditwah has caused widespread damage
Looking ahead, we must face the immense task of reconstruction and recovery
At least 56 have died so far due to adverse weather in Sri Lanka
| 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 |
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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 | % | |
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| 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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Committee was launched to address challenges faced by Japanese companies operating in Sri Lanka
President Dissanayake visited Maldives in July this year
21 members of parliament have applied to follow the Sinhala language course, and 63 MPs have applied for Tamil course
Among the delegates was Kushani Rohanadeera the Secretary General of Parliament.
The Attorney General's clearance has been received for the bill, and the cabinet approved its submission to parliament
Sri Lanka has seen increasing drug trafficking and continued illegal fishing
Will improve policy stability
We are seeing a growing need among people for respectful and environmentally responsible cremation and burial alternativ
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