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"Sri Lanka is an important partner in our Neighbourhood First policy. India is proud to be a dependable partner"
India seen pushing its policies, deals towards Sri Lanka without any significant change
Sri Lanka and Vietnam have the potential for closer engagement, Truc has said.
Analysts attribute Tuesday's stunning result to rising prices, joblessness, a controversial army recruitment reform.
Will also meet with senior dignitaries including the General Secretary of the Communist Party
Sri Lanka's previous governments have agreed for India's land connectivity project
Ambassador Chung has stated that the United States will continue to support Sri Lanka during its difficult time
“What the international community is looking for is long-term policy credibility and sustainability."
9,000 metric tonnes of rice, 200 metric tonnes of milk powder and 24 metric tonnes of essential medicines arrived.
It is scheduled to arrive in Colombo on Sunday (22) as part of Indian aid to cash-strapped Sri Lanka.
Grant aims to provide three-months worth of essential foods to 15,000 affected families
Prime Minister Wickremesinghe also met Indian High Commissioner Gopal Bagley Friday morning.
"Many children have also seen their education disrupted due to power cuts and lack of stationery items."
The new grant will increase the total emergency aid from China to 500 million renminbi (over 75 million US dollars).
China supplied 730,000 tons of fuel in the six months through January 2022 - Qi
"Countries that colonised Sri Lanka have more obligations to help at this juncture."
| Latest | Last | |
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| US Dollar | 332.3603 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 440.9424 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 368.4879 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0805 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
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| Indian Rupee | 3.5474 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 863.2287 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
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| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 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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Chinese pledge comes after India has already pledges with over USD 2.5 billion.
Six suspects sentenced to death and nine sentenced to life imprisonment
Diyawadana was tortured and burnt by the mob who accused him of blasphemy early in December
Protest are triggered by shortages and steep fall of the currency
In a tweet posted Friday afternoon, Singer-Hamdy called for restraint from all groups.
The new Charter gives the group an international identity
Members asked BIMSTEC to fast-track activities in sectors such as agriculture, food security, connectivity and energy
Jaishankar is currently in Sri Lanka on an official visit.
Jaishankar was briefed by Lanka IOC Managing Director Manoj Gupta on the fuel supply situation.
Nuland oversees regional and bilateral policy issues at the Department of State.
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