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Wednesday May 19th, 2021

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Arthashasthra
Sri Lanka state fails in the core business: administration of justice

14 min read

Health
Get specialist opinion before getting jabbed, Sri Lanka MoH tells chronic patients

5 min read

Crime
Killing of suspects in police custody: Sri Lanka Bar Association calls for investigation

3 min read

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

ranjan ramanayake

New twist in UNP national list saga

Speculation is intensifying on who will fill the vacant national list seat of the United National Party (UNP), with party officials saying there is ag...

3 minutes

New twist in UNP national list saga

Speculation is intensifying on who will fill the vacant national list seat of the United National Party (UNP), with party officials say...

3 min read

New twist in UNP national list saga

Speculation is intensifying on who will fill the vacant national list seat of the United National Party (UNP), with party officials saying there is ag...

3 min read

New twist in UNP national list saga

Speculation is intensifying on who will fill the vacant national list seat of the United National Party (UNP), with party officials saying there is ag...

3 min read

New twist in UNP national list saga

Speculation is intensifying on who will fill the vacant national list seat of the United National Party (UNP), with party officials saying there is ag...

By Himal Kotelawala
Health
New twist in UNP national list saga

Speculation is intensifying on who will fill the vacant national list seat of the United National Party (UNP), with party officials saying there is ag...

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Health
Sri Lanka to go into lockdown in all but name with stringent movement restrictions
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 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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Sri Lanka rupee closes with no offers as retail rate devalued

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