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Aims to fill gaps in post-Covid-19 tech needs
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The United States will help Sri Lanka improve its plastic waste management efforts and further reduce any waste flows to the Ocean by p...
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The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) is starting an online bachelor's degree in information technology to fill a resource gap in the sector where s...
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Sri Lanka’s telecom regulator has announced plans to provide “unlimited” internet packages to the public, not subject to a Fair Use Policy (FUP)...
Fitch Ratings has confirmed an 'AAA(lka)' rating of Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata with a 'stable outlook.
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Profits at Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata grew 41 percent to 3.4 billion rupees despite a foreign exchange losses as the isla...
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Vygo, an Australia based education technology company said it will set up an engineering office in Sri Lanka which may s...
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Sri Lanka Air Force said it had seed-bombed a 60 acre area in Lahugala in a reforestation bid in the fourth such operati...
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Sri Lanka's MAS group said it had been recognized for advancements in female centric technology (FemTech) that improved ...
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Considerations on cetacean brainpower
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Sri Lanka's mammals are showcased in a new field guide illustrated with 300 colour photographs of nearly 130 species ran...
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Cyclone Burevi had killed two, destroyed 99 houses, damaged 3,496 house and over 95,000 were affected with Jaffna bearin...
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Cyclone Burevi has crossed Sri Lanka's North-East Coast between Kuchchaveli and Thiriyayi between 2230 and 2330 hours on...
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Cyclonic storm Burevi is moving closer to Sri Lanka and is likely to reach Sri Lanka's Eastern and North-eastern coast o...
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Sri Lanka's budget 2021 comes after the last administration raised tax on cross-border e-commerce transactions to 3.5 pe...
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| US Dollar | 199.5887 | 199.5872 |
| UK Pound | 277.5680 | 277.5659 |
| Euro | 239.7459 | 239.9437 |
| Aus Dollar | 154.6214 | 154.3607 |
| Yen | 1.8259 | 1.8267 |
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| Indian Rupee | 2.7040 | 2.7036 |
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| 5-yr bond | 7.12 | 7.08 |
| 8-yr bond | 7.71 | 7.70 |
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| Overnight Money | 4.65 | 4.65 |
| Gilt Repo | 4.68 | 4.67 |
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Sri Lanka's fishermen in the Northern and Eastern seas have been asked to come ashore as 100 kilometres per hour wind ar...
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Opposition MP Harin Fernando is saying that if Sri Lanka is to go forward as a digital country, first, there is a need f...
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Environmentalists, Conservationists and the political opposition are strenuously objecting to the decision by the govern...
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Sri Lanka’s wildlife authorities have found the carcasses of stillborn elephant twins in north-central Sri Lanka month...
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Sri Lanka has reported 30 Coronavirus deaths with 08 home deaths and authorities are placing more responsibility on cont...
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Sri Lanka’s Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) will launch the new Stay Safe Digital Project on Mo...
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Sri Lanka saved 120 pilot whales in possibly one of the world's most successful rescue operations after the country's b...
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The study of historical records in Sri Lanka from British rule is coming under the spotlight at on online forum organize...
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Sri Lanka's Mobitel said it is offering a 5G smartphone which can be pre-ordered.
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Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata said it has launched a mid-range 5G smartphone, Huawei Nova 7 SE in several locations where th...
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