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Sri Lanka rupee, bond yields flat at open

Sri Lanka rupee was quoted flat at 184.90/185.10 against the US dollar on Tuesday from Monday’s closing while bond yie...

August 25, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee ends weaker, bond yields edge up

Sri Lanka rupee closed weaker at 184.90/185.10 against the US dollar on Monday while bond yields were marginally up in m...

August 24, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens weaker, bond yields marginally up

Sri Lanka rupee was quoted weaker at 184.45/70 against the US dollar on Monday while bond yields were marginally up in m...

August 24, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields flat

Sri Lanka rupee was quoted weaker at 184.40/65 against the US dollar on Friday while bond yields were flat in moderate ...

August 21, 2020 1 min read
Sri Lanka's shares gain over 1-pct in mid day trade

Retail and insurance counters are active

Sri Lanka shares gain on mid market trade as holiday sentiments end

The market generated a turnover of 1 billion rupees during its first hour of trade.

Negombo incident a drunken brawl -Police

Last night's violence in Negombo began after a drunken brawl, Police Spokesman Senior Superintendent Ruwan Gunesekara to...

May 6, 2019 1 min read

Compensation for property damaged in Negombo

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has ordered that compensation be paid to those whose properties were damaged during ...

May 6, 2019 1 min read

Madush still in CID custody

Alleged organised criminal and drug lord Madush Lakshitha a.k.a. Makandure Madush is currently being questioned by the C...

May 6, 2019 1 min read

House suspected to be used for training found in Kaththankudy

Two houses including one house which was suspected to have been used for training and coordinating attacks by those resp...

May 6, 2019 1 min read

Social media platforms temporary ban lifted

The government has lifted the temporary block it imposed on several social media channels last night (05), owing to a te...

May 6, 2019 1 min read

Candlelight vigil calling for unity

A candlelight vigil was held at Independence Square, Colombo, yesterday, calling for unity among all Sri Lankans in the ...

May 5, 2019 1 min read

Two visa-less foreigners nabbed in Grandpass

Two foreigners were arrested in Sedawatte, Grandpass, yesterday (2) for residing in Sri Lanka violating immigration and ...

May 3, 2019 1 min read

PM vows to eradicate ISIS from SL

On a visit to the Zion church blast site in Batticaloa today, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe vowed to eradicate ISI...

May 3, 2019 1 min read

600 defamatory letters: Equipment seized in Public Enterprise Ministry

A computer and a photocopier believed to have been used in the preparation of the 600 defamatory letters seized yesterda...

May 3, 2019 1 min read

Some Easter suspects were in India, possibly for training - Army Commander

Some of the key players suspected to be involved in the Easter bombings had travalled to India, Army Commander Lieutenan...

May 3, 2019 1 min read
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Latest Last
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
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
Latest Last
Indian Rupee 3.4948 3.4202
Korean Won 0.2499 0.2479
Oman Rial 861.6397 859.3320
Saudi Riyal 88.4403 88.0955
UAE Dirham 90.3209 90.0766
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 5,656.91 -0.43%
CSE All Share 19,927.30 -0.28%
Turnover Rs 1457.79 million 1193.67 million
Source: CSE
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
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
today yesterday
Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
I-m SLIBOR - -
Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Three arrested with 600 hate and defamatory letters

The Colombo Fort police arrested three individuals yesterday (2) at the Central Mail Exchange in Colombo for the possess...

May 3, 2019 1 min read

NTJ propaganda material, syringes seized in Kandy

The army seized caches of National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) propaganda and other material during special cordon-and-search...

May 3, 2019 1 min read

Reuters journalist arrested for trespassing in Negombo

Katana police has arrested a Reuters journalist who attempted to enter the premises of a school in Negombo without permi...

May 3, 2019 1 min read

Cardinal's letter warning of further attacks authentic

A letter doing the rounds on social media purportedly signed by Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith warning of an impend...

May 3, 2019 1 min read

Terror suspects buried unceremoniously

The remains of 10 suspected terrorists who died in a suicide blast in Sainthamaruthu, Kalmunai, last week were buried to...

May 2, 2019 1 min read

Cabinet approves high-tech scanners for BIA security

Cabinet has approved a proposal to procure and install state-of-the-art equipment for scanning cargo and passenger lugg...

May 2, 2019 1 min read

Threat to one country is threat to all of SAARC - Mangala

A terrorist threat to one South Asian country is a threat to the entire region, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera tol...

May 2, 2019 1 min read

Not in our name - UK MPs, interfaith leaders and Lankan diaspora

Sri Lankan British community representatives and religious leaders along with UK parliamentarians together denounced the...

May 2, 2019 3 min read

Mass cancelled this week

The Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has urged Catholic churches to cancel church services that were expec...

May 2, 2019 1 min read

Peace TV off the air?

Both Dialog Axiata and Sri Lanka Telecom PLC appear to have removed the Islamic ‘Peace TV’ channel from their Dialog...

May 2, 2019 1 min read