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Sri Lanka rupee opens stronger, bond yields ease on short tenures

Sri Lanka rupee was quoted stronger at 183.65/75 against the US dollar on Tuesday in the spot market while bond yields w...

August 18, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee stronger, bond yields ease at open

Sri Lanka rupee was quoted at 182.70/80 against the US dollar on Friday in the spot market while bond yields eased, deal...

August 14, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, bond yields eased

Sri Lanka rupee was closed at 182.90/183.00 against the US dollar on Thursday in the spot market while bond yields eased...

August 13, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka stocks close 0.47 percent higher

Sri Lanka stocks closed 0.47 percent higher for the second continuous day on index heavy stocks Commercial Bank Ceylinco...

August 13, 2020 1 min read
Sri Lanka trains more teachers for IT subjects

There are approximately 20,000 IT job openings in the public and private sectors

Sri Lanka promises interest subsidies to egg farmers crippled by price controls

“Ministry officials to grant loans for the egg producers under a minimum interest rate to reduce production costs."

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
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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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Korean Won 0.2499 0.2479
Oman Rial 861.6397 859.3320
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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
3-yr bond 9.24 9.25
5-yr bond 9.82 9.56
8-yr bond 10.50 10.48
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Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
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President bans all face covers

Any garment or item which obstructs the identification of a person’s face will be banned with effect from today (29), ...

April 29, 2019 1 min read

Curfew lifted in Sammanthurai, Kalmunai & Chawalakade

Police curfew imposed in the Sammanthurai, Kalmunai and Chawalakade areas in the Eastern Province has been lifted as of ...

April 29, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka bans NTJ and JMI

Sri Lanka has banned the National Thawheed Jammath (NTJ) and Jamathei Millathu Ibraheem (JMI), a week after the devastat...

April 27, 2019 1 min read

Twenty arrested over past 24 hours

Twenty suspects were arrested relating to the Easter Sunday bombing over a 24 hour period that ended ending this morning...

April 27, 2019 1 min read

Fifteen dead in Kalmunai clash

Combined Army, Special Task Force and Police teams are continuing search operations in the Kalmunai area where 15 people...

April 27, 2019 1 min read

Tough measures against misinformation

The Police and security forces are taking strict legal action against those who circulate false information

April 26, 2019 1 min read

Over 800 refugees stranded - activists

Over 800 refugees have been left stranded following a tense situation in Negombo earlier this week, in the wake of the E...

Imesh Ranasinghe
April 26, 2019 3 min read

Easter attacks may be due to anti-drugs campaign - President

President draws link between drugs campaign and Easter bombings

April 26, 2019 1 min read

Death toll revised down to 253

A statement sent out on Thursday night by the Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe has revised the deat...

April 26, 2019 1 min read

Police release suspect photos - at least one disputed

Police has released a batch of pictures of suspects allegedly linked to the Easter Sunday bombings. The veracity of at l...

April 25, 2019 1 min read
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