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155,000 frontline workers in the state health sector and 127,500 in the military are to receive their second jab
Initial testing has shown a 55-percent increase in mortality rate and a 50-percent increase in transmission
"Earlier one or two got infected from one person, this time five or six seems to be contracting the virus."
"People were informed and were motivated to get the elderly population jabbed when vaccine was first available."
"I hope the public seizes this opportunity and aids us in our fight against the pandemic," the minister tweeted.
Virtusa Corporation, an information technology services company which has a 3,000 person at a centre in Sri Lanka said s...
Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata, a mobile and fixed wireless operator with pay TV said profits in the December 2017 quarter gr...
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| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 332.3603 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 440.9424 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 368.4879 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0805 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.5474 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 863.2287 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 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 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Sri Lanka's government has begun compensating the families of eight fishermen from Galle in Southern Sri Lanka, whose li...
Torrential rains and gusting winds from a tropical depression has left at least 13 people dead and 25,000 houses damaged...
Strong winds and lashing rain from tropical cyclone OKHI left 15 people dead and more than 2000 houses and 600 businesse...
ECONOMYNEXT – The number of fixed internet connections in Sri Lanka grew rapidly in the first half of 2017, excee...
ECONOMYNEXT – Employers in ICT and commercial agriculture sectors, two of Sri Lanka’s most promising econo...
ECONOMYNEXT – A top Sri Lankan policymaker has advocated a good governance approach to preventing disasters in Sr...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) said net profit fell 60.4% to Rs730 million in the September 2017 quarter f...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s biggest mobile phone operator Dialog Axiata has increased its stake in Headstart...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government has introduced a tax on mobile phone towers to discourage their proli...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s biggest mobile phone operator Dialog Axiata said September 2017 quarter net prof...
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