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The Met Department has asked the general public to take adequate precautions to minimise damage.
"Some tremors can be attributed to incidents such as blasts, but no such incident was reported in the area."
Pakistan wants to jointly address the pandemic will regional countries
Wildlife on Sri Lanka’s protected animals list are elephants, leopards, bears, wild buffalo and crocodile.
This will remove existing barriers to taking immediate action to prevent unauthorized constructions
Involving the DMC, TRC and service providers including SLT Mobitel, Hutch, Dialog and Airtel.
ECONOMYNEXT – The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), based in Colombo, will become a partner of Bio...
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ECONOMYNEXT – A Sri Lankan government agency is to do geotechnical studies on a proposed flood barrier on the Kel...
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| 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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| Saudi Riyal | 88.4403 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.3209 | 90.0766 |
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| CSE All Share | 19,927.30 | -0.28% |
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| 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 |
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ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s marine environment is under serious threat from virtually unchecked pollution ow...
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ECONOMYNEXT – Although Sri Lanka’s private sector has stepped up efforts to provide relief to victims of n...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s private sector should influence the government and put the country on climate ch...
The tragic train crash that led to the deaths of two elephant calves and their pregnant mother also brought out the beas...
A train transporting oil in eastern Sri Lanka hit and killed two baby elephants and their pregnant mother on Tuesday, po...
Sri Lanka will set greenhouse gas targets in key economic sectors and come up with targets and activities for which fore...
Sri Lanka will impose a moratorium on filling up wetlands in and around the capital Colombo and designate them as protec...
A state of emergency has been declared in Florida as the worst red tide in a decade blackens the ocean water, killing do...
Sri Lanka’s government Wednesday announced extending electric fences near national parks and vulnerable villages ...
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