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Questions were raised in Sri Lanka's parliament how China's embassy invited them to a 'study tour' of Colombo Port City where a bill to set up a regul...
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The head of Catholic church, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith Monday accused Sri Lanka's government of “deal politics” which he said underm...
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The head of Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic church dropped a bombshell Sunday declaring that the 2019 Eeaster attack was “politically” driven and ha...
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An influential Buddhist monk who has close links to the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Party of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has added his voice in opposin...
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Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has extended good wishes for the traditional New Year which is celebrated by the island's Sinhala and Tamil c...
German Ambassador Holger Seubert has warned Sri Lanka against wishing for a 'Hitler' after a minister expressed a wish for President Gotabaya Rajapaks...
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had a telephone conversation with Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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An abused child in Sri Lanka child gets raped again several times in front of the media and the law, Activist Boomi Hare...
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Sri Lanka’s rupee quoted stronger at 193.50/00 to the US dollar in the spot market on Tuesday, while some steady, dea...
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Several countries that form a 'core group' promoting accountability in Sri Lanka will present a new resolution at the UN...
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s announcement of lifting the ban on burials for Muslim Covid-19 victims was immediat...
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Since the end of the separatist war in 2009, Sri Lanka has rehabilitated 594 former child soldiers recruited by the Libe...
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Neighbours India and Pakistan are experiencing the impact Covid 19 has had on their education systems very differently.
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India has said it was shocked at the death of three Indian fishermen and a Sri Lanka national after a collision with a S...
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Social media network Twitter.com has suspended US President Donald Trump's private account for violating its policies on...
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Sri Lanka has sought Coronavirus vaccines from India and the two countries had also discussed investments in infrastruc...
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| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 199.5695 | 199.5817 |
| UK Pound | 281.7522 | 281.8593 |
| Euro | 242.1377 | 242.3121 |
| Aus Dollar | 155.9436 | 156.4721 |
| Yen | 1.8334 | 1.8328 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 2.7185 | 2.7143 |
| Korea Won | 0.1778 | 0.1784 |
| Oman Rial | 518.3758 | 518.4142 |
| Saudi Riyal | 53.2143 | 53.2175 |
| UAE Dirham | 54.3320 | 54.3353 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 2,843.40 | 0.18% |
| CSE All Share | 7,143.38 | 0.11% |
| Turnover Rs million. | 1,167,831 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 5.07 | 5.04 |
| 6-m bill | 5.11 | 5.09 |
| 12-m bill | 5.16 | 5.15 |
| 5-yr bond | 7.38 | 7.12 |
| 8-yr bond | 7.87 | 7.71 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 4.65 | 4.65 |
| Gilt Repo | 4.68 | 4.67 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
US financial support will be contingent on Sri Lanka asserting its sovereignty "against influence by the People’s Repu...
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Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in his Christmas message called for a safe Christmas under health guideline...
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A 47-year-old man arrested in Matale for allegedly maintaining ‘baby farms’ was released on conditional bail and two...
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Sri Lanka has given tax cuts to the super rich, and is moving on a path towards a North Korea style autarky with import ...
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The United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) has written to the Sri Lankan government seeking details about a compl...
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Sri Lanka community in Vietnam and staff of the embassy in Hanoi had raised 66 million dong to support one of the worst ...
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Democratic candidate Joe Biden is counting on mail in ballots in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania to help him as cou...
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Opposition legislator Harsha de Silva claimed that the government was planning to bring in an Indian party to operate a ...
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India's High Commission (embassy) in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo said a member of its auxiliary staff has been infected ...
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo showed partiality to Sri Lanka’s state TV and a pro-government channel and spent les...
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