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Stocks close 0.41-pct higher

Sri Lanka stocks closed 0.41 percent higher for the third week on index heavy stocks in Lion Brewery Ceylon, Distilleri...

August 21, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close 1.35-pct up

Sri Lanka’s stocks ended 1.35 percent higher on Brown Investments, John Keells Holdings and LOLC holdings on Wednesday...

August 19, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens stronger, bond yields ease

Sri Lanka rupee was quoted weaker at 184.20/50 against the US dollar on Wednesday while bond yields were down marginally...

August 19, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close 0.60-pct up

Sri Lanka stocks closed 0.60 percent higher for the second week on index heavy stocks in LOLC Holdings Plc, Ceylon Tobac...

August 18, 2020 1 min read
Sri Lanka's shares down in mid day trade

Top losers were Expolanka, LOLC, Richard Pieris and Company.

Sri Lanka to use vehicles confiscated by Customs for police work

Sri Lanka also plans to set up 111 new police stations.

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
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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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Turnover Rs 1457.79 million 1193.67 million
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3-m bill 7.61 7.84
6-m bill 7.91 8.26
12-m bill 8.23 8.3
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5-yr bond 9.82 9.56
8-yr bond 10.50 10.48
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Sister of Easter attacks mastermind arrested

Batticaloa police yesterday (01) apprehended Mohamed Cassim Mohamed Niyaz Madaniya, the sister of the Easter Sunday terr...

May 2, 2019 1 min read

Police releases Easter bombers list

Police has released the list of suicide bombers who carried out the devastating Easter attacks that killed over 250 peop...

May 1, 2019 1 min read

Over 40 assault rifle rounds found in Hizbullah's office - Police

Over 40 T-56 assault rifle rounds and several other allegedly suspicious items were found in a raid carried out in the o...

May 1, 2019 1 min read

Ricocheting police bullet injures passerby

A passerby was injured when a bullet fired by police had ricocheted off a lamppost and hit his leg, in Belummahara last ...

April 30, 2019 1 min read

Easter plotters at large, may be planning more attacks - US Ambassador

The US Government believes members of the militant group that carried out the Easter Sunday bombings may still be at lar...

April 30, 2019 1 min read

Municipal councillor and brother arrested in Nawala

Member of the Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Municipal Council H. M. Ali Usman and his brother R. M. Sultan were arrested by ...

April 30, 2019 1 min read

Catholic church services to resume on Sunday

Catholic mass will resume next Sunday at all churches and shrines, Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith said yesterday (2...

April 30, 2019 1 min read

Over 100 Easter bombing suspects arrested so far - Police

Forty-four suspects who were arrested over the terror attacks on 21 April have been handed over to the Criminal Investig...

April 29, 2019 1 min read

Lack of facilities adding to stranded refugees' woes

kistani refugees stranded in the Negombo police station are facing difficulties due to lack of toilet and sanitary facil...

April 29, 2019 2 min read

Two Ibrahim brothers arrested in Nawalapitiya

Two main suspects that wanted in connection with the Easter Sunday bombings were arrested in Nawalapitriya yesterday (28...

April 29, 2019 1 min read