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Celebrating NM’s birthday in the 90th year of the LSSP
"The upcoming election is on schedule, with the Chief Justice and the Supreme Court confirming that it should be held
Sri Lanka has been looking for large foreign investments to come out of an unprecedented economic crisis
Gandhi’s secular collaborator sees transformational energy in age-old hindu metaphysics
Urging the administration to instead address lingering appellate court vacancies and consult stakeholders
Sri Lanka is without a permanent Auditor General since April 2025 amid rejection of President's nominations by CC
Prof Rohan Samarajiva is saying that process of making a new constitution to the country is not something that is owned ...
The United National Party is demanding that the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress reveal the deal it struck with Prime Minister ...
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who arrived in Sri Lanka last night will have talks today with President Go...
The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has called for an explanation from the four of their Members of Parliament who vote...
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Hesha Withanage wants party leaders Rishad Bathiudeen and Rauff Hakeem expelled from the...
The main opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya will initiate disciplinary proceedings against its Assistant Secretary Diana ...
The Second Reading of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution sailed through Parliament tonight with a number of the main...
Many Sri Lankans who fled violence and persecution in the country and have become citizens of other countries must be gi...
Leader of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Rauff Hakeem is urging the members of his party not to vote in favour of the ...
A group of government Members of Parliament who opposed the proposal to disallow dual-citizens to hold political office ...
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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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Faced with a pandemic the government’s priority should be enacting laws to deal with the health crisis and not bring i...
Parliament saw raucous scenes this morning as before the scheduled debate on the controversial 20th Amendment to the Con...
The Cabinet has approved three changes to the proposed 20th Amendment to be presented at the committee stage apart from ...
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene is due to officially reveal the determination of the Supreme Court with regards to the ...
Education Minister Prof G.L. Peiris says that the government is ready to bring in a clause to the 20th amendment at the ...
Sri Lanka’s Parliamentary Opposition is demanding that sittings of the Legislature be conducted according to Regulatio...
The Parliamentary Opposition is crying foul over the way the government wants to steamroller the 20th Amendment to the C...
Sri Lanka’s Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa is demanding that the government offer relief packages to worker...
The National Christian Council of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) is expressing deep concern about the manner in which the 20th Amendm...
Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic Church is joining the chorus of opposition to the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constituti...
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