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“The protests roiling Sri Lanka are a clear message about many people’s economic situation."
Protest are triggered by shortages and steep fall of the currency
Other activists globally too have welcomed this decision.
Video footage showed the situation becoming heated, as police scrambled to block the path of the protestors.
Tax concessions for institutions providing health and education services to disabled children.
Need to align labor laws with global standards like ILO’s C190 and C180
The dispute as to who should be nominated to the single National List seat won by the Buddhist Monks-led Our People’s ...
The task of untangling the island from its woes has now been handed over to a male-led Parliament to uphold the true val...
The main Opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) is warning that the government’s desire to abolish the 19th Amendment...
The Opposition is criticizing President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s policy statement made to Parliament yesterday saying it h...
Sri Lanka resumed flights to bring back migrant workers from Kuwait today, but returnees say many Sri Lankans remain stu...
By relegating the subject of women and children to a State Ministry without even a stand-alone status, it seems that for...
The threat of Covid-19 still haunts us even though Sri Lanka is one of the few countries in the world, keeping it at bay...
The downgrading of women and children’s affairs from Cabinet to State level has resulted in disappointed citizens and ...
The Buddhist Monk holding the key to the single Parliamentary seat won by the Monks-led Our People’s Power Party (OPPP...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s decision to appoint his attorney Mohamed Ali Sabry as Minister of Justice today is cont...
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Dr Harini Amarasuriya will be appointed as a National List Member of Parliament by the National People’s Power allianc...
Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the 13th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka at the Kelaniya Temple today by President Gotabay...
The result of the election has shown that the people have heeded President Rajapaksa’s call and strengthened his hand ...
The results of Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election held on Wednesday show a seismic shift in the country’s electoral ...
Convicted murderer Premalal Jayasekara can contest tomorrow’s election but if he is elected the Elections Commission w...
Sri Lanka’s Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission, internationally renowned Human Rights Defender Dr Deepika Udag...
Several thousand Sri Lankans who will be in quarantine for COVID 19 on Election Day will not be able to vote as previous...
Though it is eighty-nine years since the first Sri Lankan woman, Adeline Molamure entered the State Legislature, then kn...
A group of eminent personalities are questioning the call for handing over more powers to the Presidency by abolishing t...
Sri Lanka will fly home some 600 migrant workers from Abu Dhabi and Dubai on July 31 and August 1, but begin full repatr...
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