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Sri Lanka imposed price controls on several essentials including imported cement due to a forex shortage in the country.
“We cannot exactly say when the elections will be held. It will be held after the election system is changed.”
"Sri Lanka is interested in adopting certain aspects of Malaysia's digitalization process."
Health official are still concerned about a possible resurgence of COVID-19.
Rising sea levels and other ecological changes are impacting the lifestyles of fishermen and farmers.
SLC raised the women team players' match fee to the same level of men's team.
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...
| 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 | - | - |
Amnesty International is urging Sri Lanka not to forcibly return asylum-seekers to their home countries, calling it a �...
The Free Media Movement (FMM) says that it strongly condemns all attempts to suppress journalists and media by pursuing ...
A protest was organised in front of the Colombo Fort railway station today (17) by the writers, civil societies, journal...
A Petition challenging the right of the Special three-member Trial-at –Bar to hear the case against former Secretary t...
A 19-year-old girl was found dead drowned in Loggal Oya Reservoir in Kandeketiya yesterday (16) evening.
Indian newspaper The Hindu, quoting the National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports that Sri Lanka's Easter attack mast...
A fisherman who set out to sea from Negombo today (14) has gone missing after the boat he was in with three other people...
Cooperation in counter-terrorism figured in discussions between Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Singapore Law & ...
Expressing solidarity with the country's South Asian neighbour, Maldives Speaker and Former President Mohamed Nasheed to...
Five suspects arrested in Dubai for allegedly being involved in the Easter Sunday attacks were brought back to Sri Lanka...
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