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The market halted second time with only three minutes trading has taken place.
The shortened trading time comes after the market plunged over 10 percent following public protests
Area people said the person had climbed a power post to protest against the power cuts
Protesters had been demanding Rajapaksa to step down citing he has failed to address the ongoing economic crisis
On April 15 and 16, a total generation of 70,558,100 was collected from vehicles that used the expressway.
Couples are also targeted under section 365 A of the Penal Code which prohibits ‘gross indecency.’
An event to highlight dysfunctional politics through art was held yesterday at the Saskia Fernando Gallery in Colombo.
The Supreme Court had ordered the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) to register students with medical degrees from recogn...
President Maithripala Sirisena and Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith have exchanged barbs in typically Sri Lankan style - critici...
Police have arrested three members of the so-called 'Awa' group who were allegedly involved in a clash with several pol...
The Colombo High Court will consider a Revision application filed by the Attorney General challenging the decision by Co...
Promising a speedy solution to the ongoing clinical waste controversy, the United National Party (UNP) said the crisis i...
Celebrity mathematics tutor and presidential hopeful Dinesh Nuwan Amaratunga and seven other individuals arrested in con...
Despite assurances to the contrary, the State of Emergency has been extended by one more month.
One person was killed when police opened fire at suspected members of the ‘Awa’ group who had attempted to attack se...
The Government will propose new laws to facilitate cooperation between different state agencies in preventing terrorism,...
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Police have begun investigations into an incident where pig carcases were hung in front of Muslim-owned shops at the Dee...
It is three months today since a group of suicidal extremists upended our society by killing Easter Sunday worshippers i...
Four men who allegedly attempted to assault the driver of a van on the Kandy Colombo road on Friday 18 July will face an...
By Sri Lankans standing united, we have been able to bring normalcy back to the country says Prime minister Ranil Wickre...
The former Additional Magistrate for Colombo Thilina Gamage and four others have bee n indicted in the High Court of Col...
The Attorney General has asked the Permanent Trial-at-Bar hearing the Bonds Commission case to issue an arrest warrant a...
Reverse Osmosis Plants built and run by the Sri Lanka Navy are helping thousands of rural households hit by Chronic Kidn...
Sri Lanka Young Journalists Association (SLYJA) is seeking an investigation into the conduct of the Kurunegala Magistrat...
India is helping Sri Lanka upgrade the train tracks from Maho to Omanthai on the Northern Line, a project costing more t...
The National Transport Commission (NTC) says that it is ready to provide real-time facilities to the commuters in the co...
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