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In 2018, the Archbishop controversially criticised Western nations for “teaching” human rights to a country Sri Lank...
“An immediate moratorium on the use of the PTA is required until the necessary amendments can be made.”
“You can’t blame them when isolating. People can criticize but the reality is inhuman."
Sri Lanka has been in the middle of a geopolitical tussle between China, the US and India, analysts say.
Household and caregiving responsibilities and limited availability of jobs compound the issue, the IPS said.
Foreign Ministry spokesman said he is unaware of a request by China
Sri Lanka's state-run Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), and the military will get some equipment from a closed ...
Sri Lanka's coalition government on Monday suffered another setback with one of its lawmakers, Buddhist monk Athuraliye ...
The government's latest move to safeguard tuk-tuk passengers and other road users include the banning of musical tunes p...
President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday overturned a 26-year-old decree that made it mandatory for top bureaucrats to w...
Sri Lanka's law and order minister visited policemen injured during protest during the opening of an industrial zone in ...
Sri Lanka wants to go forward protecting the environment providing more opportunities for people to enter the middle cla...
Sri Lanka's President has urged unity to overcome global economic challenges in 2017 and made tackling poverty his new y...
Sri Lanka's President and Prime Minister mark two years of their "unity" government in January with their uneasy coaliti...
Sri Lanka's former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday criticised a government plan to grant 15,000 acres for Chinese i...
Pope Francis said on Saturday that Christmas had been "taken hostage" by dazzling materialism that puts God in the shado...
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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 |
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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 |
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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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A Sri Lankan court Saturday acquitted five men, including three navy intelligence officers, charged with assassinating a...
Sri Lanka surpassed the world record for the tallest artificial Christmas tree Saturday despite building delays forcing ...
Sri Lanka's customs authorities on Thursday impounded a consignment of aprons from India featuring images of the Buddha,...
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ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan authorities should destroy stocks of cocaine seized recently by Customs at Colombo port ...
An advanced US long-range surveillance aircraft has visited Sri Lanka's Mattala Airport in the south which could soon be...
Cricket legend Arjuna Ranatunga announced Monday he was reviving his bid to build a record-breaking 100-metre tall Chris...
Sri Lanka's navy chief Ravindra Wijegunaratne is in deep trouble after he was caught on camera assaulting a television j...
Half of Sri Lanka's public procurement contracts are tainted by bribery and corruption, President Maithripala Sirisena s...
Intellectuals who propelled President Maithripala Sirisena to power has stepped up a campaign against his "unity governm...
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