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Minority politics affected by unpopular leaders, allegations of corruption and failure to promote rights of marginalised
Only voters registered until January 2023 are eligible to vote at the local government election
There has been much speculation about the date of the Presidential Election 2024.
"The upcoming election is on schedule, with the Chief Justice and the Supreme Court confirming that it should be held
Removal of legal provisions on marking voters using indelible ink during elections
Deputy Minister has asked the police to use Emergency powers to arrest people who spread misinformation online
In India, religion and socialism collide and commingle
Protesters have called for another massive protest to oust Ranil Wickremesinghe on August 9
EU is Sri Lanka largest exporter and is in the review of extending GSP+.
An eye witness piece by Economy Next reporters who share what they saw in July 9 Sri Lankan revolution.
Protesters, however, vowed to agitate as planned and oust Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Anti-government protesters have planned a massive agitation on Saturday to oust President Rajapaksa
Six protesters arrested by police while army personnel have tried to disrupt a protest demanding Rajapaksa step down
Protesters and police trade charges of instigating violence first
US Ambassador to Colombo Julie Chung has discussed with the Human Rights Council of Sri Lankan for an investigation
Demonstrations continued into Sunday night as they occupied Galle Face Green
| 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 | % | |
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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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Tuesday's mass defection from SLPP came amid a worsening economic crisis precipitated a political crisis
Technical savvy youth have edited some of the Wikipedia pages of Rajapaksa family members
Sri Lanka Parliament meets on Tuesday, April 5.
Protest are triggered by shortages and steep fall of the currency
Justice Minister ensures to accommodate amendments, if necessary and privacy will be protected.
"We are confident that we will have the GSP plus for a while. But it does not mean that we should take it lightly."
Sri Lanka likely to face strong criticism over its human rights situation, diplomats say
This week saw 53 protestors arrested, 44 of whom have been released on bail so far.
The Free Media Movement (FMM) is calling on the Media Community to take concerted action to prevent the enactment of law...
The Young Journalists Association (YJA) is renewing its appeal to the authorities to intervene in the case of young Poet...
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