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Prior to the smog, 120 observers were permitted at once to the deck.
People are requested to wear face mask to prevent breathing air with lower quality
Most Western tourists are looking for sustainable tourism initiatives - official
"There is a certain way in which we expect the visitors to [national parks] to behave."
Sri Lanka has been in the process to sell its carbon credit for more than a decade
A tourist who had arrived in Sri Lanka from China's Hubei province has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (nCov)...
Disasters are annually costing Sri Lanka 50 billion rupees, or around 0.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in dam...
The dark-furred leopard that made headlines earlier this week is not an extinct species as claimed by some but an otherw...
The dark-furred leopard that made headlines earlier this week is not an extinct species as claimed by some but an otherw...
Sri Lanka's customs on Monday arrested and fined a Chinese man accused of trying to take 200 venomous scorpions out of t...
Sri Lanka's decision to liberalize the permits to transport of sand, granite and soil is being abused, with complaints o...
Sri Lanka's farmers have been warned that there may be below normal rain in the for the 2020 Maha season in the coming d...
Sri Lanka plans to let loose a bug among the island's mosquito population that would hopefully make life difficult for t...
The National Dengue Control Unit will introduce a particular bacteria-laden mosquito to control the spread of dengue, in...
Sri Lanka will slap price controls on a blood test for dengue and another widely used screening, a health official said ...
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| 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 |
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| 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 | % | |
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| 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 | |
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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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Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith was critical of the slow pace at which Sri Lanka has moved towards renewa...
Two people died and thousands were left stranded in the heavy rains that engulfed several parts of the island over the p...
eavy showers are likely over the next 24 hours, particularly in the southwestern parts of the island, the Department of ...
Sri Lanka Railways requested the public today to avoid walking along the stretch of railway track between Bambalapitiya ...
The death toll from the current heavy rains has risen to eight and 9 others are injured the Disaster Management Centre (...
More than 30,000 people belonging to some 9,000 families have been affected by the adverse weather conditions prevalent ...
A juvenile southern elephant seal was spotted this morning (6 Dec) in the waters along the Bambalapitiya-Kollupitiya str...
Sri Lanka has removed the requirement of a permit for transporting sand, clay and gravel, the cabinet office said.
Three people are dead and four others injured in a landslide in Nuwara Eliya, after heavy rains continued in many parts ...
Several places in Colombo District are flooded due to the heavy rain today.
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