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Though mining permits have been given to three firms, unlikely that permission will be given to dig deeper than 4.2m
“It’s worth noting that there are 150 tropical countries, with 88 of them participating in the Belt & Road initiativ...
The UN food agencies (FAO, IFAD, and WFP) highlighted the urgent need for Sri Lanka to “transform its agrifood systems...
Potential for using debt-for-renewables within the growing climate finance space
Expedition to document current state of numerous shipwrecks lying beneath the waves off Colombo,
"We will take legal action under the Forrest Ordinance
Sri Lanka has reported 30 Coronavirus deaths with 08 home deaths and authorities are placing more responsibility on cont...
Sri Lanka saved 120 pilot whales in possibly one of the world's most successful rescue operations after the country's b...
The scores of whales that were found stranded on the Panadura beach earlier today were pilot whales, a species known to ...
The several dozen large marine mammals who have been beached off Panadura today are short-finned Pilot Whales and may be...
Sri Lanka has recorded an abnormal drop in air quality levels from October 27 and the pollution is continuing to rise de...
Media activists are condemning physical assaults on reporters who have investigated alleged illegal deforestation after ...
Sri Lanka is making a claim of LKR 1.6bn from those responsible for shipping 263 containers of waste from the United Kin...
Post offices around the country will collect E-waste starting from October 5 to October 11 to prevent harmful materials ...
The Presidential Secretariat is warning that stern legal action will be taken against “parties or individuals who inte...
For the Maldives and Nepal, whose economies are heavily dependent on the tourism sector, getting their countries back on...
| 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 |
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A large scale combined Security Forces operation has netted 144 suspects allegedly engaged in illegal sand mining in the...
Lawyers representing the stricken MT New Diamond crude oil tanker have agreed to settle the initial claim made by the go...
Sri Lanka’s National Aquaculture Development Authority (NAQDA) denied yesterday that, contrary to reports circulating ...
The South-West monsoon continues to batter the country with high winds and rain forecast for the next 24 hours. The Mete...
The government is vehemently denying that there has been a spate of serious incidents where protected forests have been ...
Two Bahrain resident expatriates from Sri Lanka and Britain say they have conceived and are developing a honey coated, b...
A prominent governing party State Minister’s brother is connected to the unlawful clearing of a section of the protect...
Sri Lanka is planning its legal strategy to sue the owners of the Supertanker that caught fire off its shores and is cur...
Sri Lanka will file legal action against the owners of the New Diamond supertanker that caught fire in the island’s ma...
Sri Lanka Met department is issuing Red warnings for heavy rainfalls and strong winds for several districts in five prov...
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