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Relaxed on May 31 and June 04 for food and medicine. Vehicles not allowed
Cryptococcus fungus infection is found in Sri Lanka from time to time
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Home treatment of Covid-19 patients piloted
Widespread vaccination is vital to ending the pandemic, preventing the emergence of new variants
Today we have found one Omicron infected person from our labs
Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez has tested positive for Coronavirus after getting two doses of Russia's Sputnik ...
The coronavirus pandemic wrought havoc on almost all walks of life, and the various industries ranging from commodities,...
The highest number of 56 Coronavirus cases in the 24 hours ending 0600 on March 19, or over half the cases in Sri Lanka'...
Almost a year after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many Sri Lankan migrant workers remain stranded mostly in the Gulf States...
A Sri Lankan university laboratory has detected a number of COVID-19 variants including the fast-spreading South African...
Serum Institute of India (SII) will deliver one million doses of the AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine this month and the n...
A balance of one million Coronavirus vaccines from India out of a 1.5 million vaccine ordered by Sri Lanka may not be de...
Sri Lanka's Coronavirus deaths had reached 502 on March 07, 2021 with five persons being confirmed death with Covid-19 l...
Today’s burials bring to an end the long drawn out campaign by the Muslims and some Christian groups for the right of ...
The reduction of PCR tests is due to the drop in the number of Covid 19 patients because of extensive control of cluster...
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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 |
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| Saudi Riyal | 88.4403 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.3209 | 90.0766 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
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Residents of the island of Iranativu off the Gulf of Mannar are protesting against the decision announced yesterday by t...
The opposition is slamming officials for dragging their feet on the issue of burials for the remains of people who die o...
Although the Islamic world has welcomed the decision by the Sri Lankan government to permit the burial of Muslim victims...
There is yet no official statement confirming that the regulations stipulating the mandatory cremation of the remains of...
The College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka (CCPSL), is expressing “grave concern” about the non-adherence of t...
Muslims and even Christians wait with bated breath to see if Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit would result in...
Parliament members in the opposition are trying to spread the COVID-19 virus and create chaos in the country by deferrin...
Visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan urged to “push Sri Lanka to gazette” the step to end the forced cremati...
State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana has been appointed as the Acting Minister of Health until Pavithra Wanniarachchi ...
Sri Lanka does not have the economic strength to lock down the country because of the emergence of the new Covid 19 vari...
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