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Monday May 17th, 2021

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Health
Several countries slap travel bans on Sri Lanka as COVID-19 cases continue to spike

2 min read

Health
Only one case of Indian B.1.617 strain in Sri Lanka so far, but threat persists: official

3 min read

Health
Sri Lanka to go into lockdown in all but name with stringent movement restrictions

2 min read

Health
Sri Lanka to quarantine all arrivals irrespective of vaccination status

2 min read

Health
Sri Lanka needs wider lockdowns; waiting list for ICU, non-Covid-19 patients dying: SLMA

4 min read

Mercantilism

Sri Lanka auto workshops say they can fix state vehicles at a lower cost

Sri Lanka Automobile Service Association representing automobile repair workshops around the country say they could repair old state vehicles at a low...

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Sri Lanka auto workshops say they can fix state vehicles at a lower cost

Sri Lanka Automobile Service Association representing automobile repair workshops around the country say they could repair old state ve...

4 min read

Sri Lanka auto workshops say they can fix state vehicles at a lower cost

Sri Lanka Automobile Service Association representing automobile repair workshops around the country say they could repair old state vehicles at a low...

4 min read

Sri Lanka auto workshops say they can fix state vehicles at a lower cost

Sri Lanka Automobile Service Association representing automobile repair workshops around the country say they could repair old state vehicles at a low...

4 min read

Sri Lanka auto workshops say they can fix state vehicles at a lower cost

Sri Lanka Automobile Service Association representing automobile repair workshops around the country say they could repair old state vehicles at a low...

By Chanka Jayasinghe
Health
Sri Lanka auto workshops say they can fix state vehicles at a lower cost

Sri Lanka Automobile Service Association representing automobile repair workshops around the country say they could repair old state vehicles at a low...

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UK Pound 280.6067 281.7522
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Aus Dollar 154.3033 155.9436
Yen 1.8202 1.8334
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Health
Sri Lanka bans public events, parties to contain Covid-19 wave
Economy
Sri Lanka's unemployment rate down to 5.2-pct 4Q-2020
Politics
Sri Lanka ruling party wants action against entire former cabinet
Economy
Sri Lanka firms allowed to borrow forex abroad
Economy
Sri Lanka forex market caught between moral suasion and slashed NOPs
Economy
Sri Lanka finances 13.9-pct of GDP budget deficit in 2020, stated as 11.1-pct
Health
Sri Lanka, B.1.1.7 and dousing fires: In conversation with Prof Neelika Malavige
Banking
Sri Lanka residents who earn abroad allowed to maintain foreign bank accounts
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Business
Sri Lanka export firms to run with workers from outside Covid-19 lockdown areas

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Health
Sri Lanka to keep Coronavirus patients at home, 2,386 confirmed, 20 new Covid-19 deaths

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Aviation
SriLankan aircraft MRO teams up with UK firm for freighter conversions

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Health
Sri Lanka confirms 2,269 Coronavirus patients, Covid-19 deaths climb to 29

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