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Two new bills that will be presented to parliament after Cabinet approval
Minister in December expected the bid call to be announced by end 2023.
Tennakoon is appointed as the 36th IGP of Sri Lanka
India has already given 450 million Indian rupees to Sri Lanka for Unique ID project
Sri Lanka has never had strong accountability measures for public service
Supreme Court Justice Murdu Fernando took oath as Sri Lanka’s 48th Chief Justice
Protesters have called for another massive protest to oust Ranil Wickremesinghe on August 9
The State of Emergency was declared on July 18 ahead of a parliament vote to elect President.
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
No country wants to help Sri Lanka despite a deep economic crisis; past records weigh
Many people have called all the citizens to join the Saturday protest in Colombo
A similar incident occurred on June 15 in Colombo.
Police suspect the SI took his own life over a personal matter relating to a private dispute.
The victim was a resident of Weeraketiya, Hambantota.
Police was unable to confirm if the incident was motivated by economic woes.
| 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 | |
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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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Violent clashes across the country started after Rajapaksa supporters unleashed violence against unarmed protesters
Protesters and police trade charges of instigating violence first
"I must say if the police didn't take that action, 300 -400 would have been killed by now,"
Members asked BIMSTEC to fast-track activities in sectors such as agriculture, food security, connectivity and energy
The study covered a cross section of universities: old and new unis, and those situated in previous conflict zones.
"Hospital staff noticed a foul smell coming from the water tank. That was when they discovered the body," Thalduwa said.
“We have lost around 40 percent of our daily fish catch due to bottom trawling by Indian fishermen,” he said.
The operation comes in the wake of the death of a 16-year-old domestic worker at MP Rishad Bathuideen's residence.
The victim's mother, R Ranjani, rejected speculation of possible suicide by the girl.
The victim’s mother said she had asked Bathiudeen’s wife to go easy on the child as she was still minor.
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