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President Wickremesinghe and Maldivian president Dr Muizzu engaged in bilateral discussions
"Over 200,000 Sri Lankan children will benefit from the funds."
This is the third UN bodies or committee that Sri Lanka was elected to over the past few months.
Foreign Ministry spokesman said he is unaware of a request by China
Discussed the US's support for Sri Lanka's anti-corruption efforts, recovery of stolen funds, and strengthening economy
All 10 will be based in New Delhi
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“Foreign governments should not be swayed by this disingenuous attempt to avert urgently needed international action,�...
The first instrument of International Humanitarian Law to explicitly prohibit the use and testing of nuclear weapons com...
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The government when they were in Opposition encouraged certain elements to attack us saying we were traitors selling the...
Political parties, civil society bodies and victims organisations demand that the Human Rights Council act against the g...
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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The European Union said it will give Sri Lanka three grants worth 35.75 million euro (8.26 billion rupees) to develop th...
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Alaina B Teplitz says she is deeply disappointed by the "appalling scene" in...
Indian External Affairs Minister tells Virakesari that Sri Lanka has promised to work towards realizing the expectations...
The visiting External Affairs Minister of India Dr Subrahmaniyam Jaishankar met Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yeste...
Sri Lanka has conveyed its interest in accessing COVID-19 vaccines from India, Delhi’s top envoy External Affairs Mini...
India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar will be the first high-profile guest of the government this year a...
The expert committee advising the government on the disposal of the remains of those who die of the Covid 19 virus is re...
Sri Lanka’s decision to indefinitely postpone Provincial Council (PC) elections controversially was made due to sustai...
Sri Lanka needs to look at issues in a rational manner if it is to build a multi-ethnic and multi-religious nation and e...
Women entrepreneurs from several South Asian countries say investors should not differentiate between the genders of bus...
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