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Sri Lanka stock index plunges to over 4-month low after rupee devaluation

Analysts say devaluing the rupees to 230 is not sufficient as it doesn't reflect the actual valuations

March 9, 2022 3 min read

SriLankan partners with Raid Amazones to boost Europe tourists

With Sri Lankan Airlines re-introducing flights to Paris, most attendees are scheduled to fly from Paris.

March 9, 2022 2 min read

IFC, CSE ring bell for gender equality in Sri Lanka

The female labor force participation rate remains stagnate at around 35 percent in Sri Lanka

March 8, 2022 3 min read

Sri Lanka's street light decision would be setback for female labour force- IPS economist

Government instructed local authorities to turn off street lights to conserve energy

March 8, 2022 2 min read
Sri Lanka's mid day shares edge up

All Share Price Index (ASPI) was up 0.72 percent or 66.91 points to 9,300.31

Sri Lanka stocks weaken for the second session on profit taking

(ASPI) closed down 0.56 percent or 51.81 points to 9,233.40.

Power cuts temporarily on hold as CPC resumes fuel supply to CEB

There will be no interruptions to the power supply for the time being as the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has temp...

July 9, 2019 2 min read

Separate Intelligence Unit for prisons

Cabinet has approved a proposal to establish a separateIntelligence Unit in prisons with a legal framework that would un...

July 9, 2019 1 min read

No SOFA proposed to Cabinet; MCC will need Oversight Committee review - PM's Office

The Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to be signed between Sri Lanka and the United States has yet to be proposed to the...

July 8, 2019 2 min read

Five nabbed for illegal excavations near Sigiriya

Five persons who allegedly carried out illegal excavations at an archaeological site in Siyambalangotuwa Yaya near Sigir...

July 8, 2019 1 min read

Supreme Court stalls hangings

President Maithripala Sirisena’s declared intent to begin executions of serious drug offenders immediately took a body...

July 5, 2019 2 min read

Soldier who shot parent to be handed over to Army

The Army Lance Corporal who shot and killed a parent at a school in Akmeemana on Thursday is to be handed over to his Re...

July 5, 2019 2 min read

AG tells Acting IGP to arrest eight Avant Garde suspects

Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera has issued instructions to Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) C. D. Wickra...

July 5, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lankan appointed Secretary of Vatican’s Inter-religious Dialogue

Pope Francis has appointed Msgr. Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage, a Sri Lankan priest as Secretary of the...

Nisali De Silva
July 5, 2019 1 min read

Vaiko sentenced to year in jail for pro-LTTE comments

Veteran Tamil Nadu politician V. Gopalaswamy, popularly known as Vaiko, was sentenced to a year in jail by a special co...

July 5, 2019 1 min read

Supreme Court stops executions until Oct 30

The Supreme Court which today heard 12 Fundamental Rights petitions challenging the death penalty, suspended executions ...

July 5, 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
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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
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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
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
today yesterday
Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
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Prison Department yet to receive death warrants - Commissioner

The Prisons Department told the Court of Appeal on Friday July 5 that it is yet to receive the orders to execute any pri...

July 5, 2019 1 min read

Ranatunga nods to trade union demands

The General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Free Railway Employees’ Association Nadeera Manoj says that the Minister of Tra...

Nisali De Silva
July 5, 2019 1 min read

Preserving the Buddhist identity: Back to basics

Let us establish one ground rule for this exposition. As the Buddha himself requested just prior to parinibbana, let his...

Niranjan Selvadurai
July 4, 2019 12 min read

Saudi Arabia refutes charge that it is providing cheap loans to Muslims

Saudi Arabia has refuted a statement made by Western Province Governor Dr. Hemakumara Nanayakkara that Saudi Arabia was ...

July 4, 2019 1 min read

Father of student shot in school premises

A student's father who had tried to forcibly enter a school in Galle was shot today (4 July 4) by a soldier stationed at...

Shonel Perera
July 4, 2019 1 min read

Rail strike will end when demands are met - trade unions

Railway trade unions are willing to call off the ongoing train strike anytime if the authorities give a favourable respo...

Nisali De Silva
July 4, 2019 2 min read

Pujith and Hemasiri remanded until 9 July

Colombo’s Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today (3 July) ordered Police to make written submissions with regard to th...

July 3, 2019 1 min read

World's youngest author on environmental research meets Premier

The World’s youngest author on Environmental research, 8-year old Isuru Arunoda Nakandala, presented a copy of his pub...

July 3, 2019 1 min read

State Defence Minister will make statement on SOFA/ACSA - Ranjith

State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene will make a statement clarifying the Government's position on the controvers...

July 3, 2019 1 min read

Ceylon Chamber seeks transparency on SOFA/MCC

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) today called for an “enhanced level of transparency” on the controversial Statu...

July 3, 2019 2 min read