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"Enhanced cooperation between Chittagong and Sri Lankan ports will facilitate a win-win situation for both countries."
Health officials had initially decided to give the booster shot to 60-year-olds six months after the second jab.
Fitch Ratings said it had given an 'A+(lka) rating with a stable outlook to Resus Energy, a renewable power firm.
None of the offered 15 billion rupees of 15 January 2025 bonds at 22.5 percent were sold.
Residential values had grown 15.2 percent, commercial 15.7 percent and industrial 13.6 percent.
They mourned the dead, and they called for justice for the victims.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will testify before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) probing the Easter Sund...
President Maithripala Sirisena has expressed concern over issues that have arisen due to delays in clearances carried ou...
The President of the Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) Gemunu Wijeratne says that the private buses are av...
The water supply to several areas in the Colombo suburbs will be disrupted for 15 hours commencing from 9 a.m. tomorrow ...
Communications between Indian state intelligence and Kerala police indicate that the Islamic State (IS) is turning its a...
Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith is acknowledging the assistance rendered by all parties who stood in soli...
A delegation of Protective Security Experts from the UK, including experts from London’s Metropolitan Police Service, ...
Non Cabinet Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution Harsha De Silva said that the legislation pertaining to...
The women who are complaining that they have been rendered infertile by Dr. Siyabdeen Mohamed Shafi of the Kurunegala Te...
| 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 | - | - |
The railway trade unions have decided to temporarily suspend the planned strike action that was set to commence from mid...
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has cancelled his much-publicised visit to Sri Lanka, according to the US E...
The Ministry of Power and Energy says that main reservoirs have not received adequate rainfall in the past few months de...
Five persons including 4 women are dead following a collision between a van and a tractor at Welikanda on the Batticaloa...
The arrest and ongoing detention of award-winning author and poet Shakthika Sathkumara on spurious charges are a clear v...
A Human Rights activist is asking the Human Rights Council of Sri Lanka to inquire as to why the Police has not conducte...
Warnings about the Easter Sunday attacks by the terror group led by Zaharan Hashim had been sent to several police divis...
The shrine to the Virgin Mary in Maniyamthoddam in Jaffna was found vandalised and its statue smashed on yesterday (17) ...
The Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington DC warmly welcomed a Mine Detection Dog (MDD) named Yankee last Wednesday (12), whe...
The senior-most police officer in the North-Western province is under investigation for attempting to cause racial hatre...
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