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ADB is set to hold its annual meeting in Colombo from 2 to 5 May 2022.
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It is not that the region is lacking in natural and human resources, both skilled and unskilled
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Teachers upgrade skills on their own with private sector support
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Debt consolidation will be slow due to expansionary projects
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South Asian countries should have adopted a common regional strategy to combat COVID-19 in the region: Suhasini Haidar
Sri Lanka has won a special award along with the Philippines and Colombia.
Bhutan, ever on the pursuit of happiness, is threatened by global warming and the India-China tussle, experts say
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The vacuummay create an opening for China to step in
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The break-off is part of the natural cycle and since it’s a floating ice shelf it will not cause sea levels to rise.
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Myanmar's economy could shrink 8.9 percent in 2021, as a military coup has descended on the country though most other A...
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Moody's has rated a planned US dollar Sukuk (Shariah law compliant bond) at 'B3' same as the government which will be us...
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Standard and Poor's has downgraded Aruba's sovereign rating from to BBB from BBB+, with a stable outlook as tourism was ...
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The coronavirus pandemic wrought havoc on almost all walks of life, and the various industries ranging from commodities,...
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Sri Lanka has ramped up contacts with Islamic countries as the vote on the Resolution against the island nation at the U...
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Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have signed 6 memoranda of understanding after Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed a...
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| Latest | Last | |
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| US Dollar | 201.0455 | 200.5117 |
| UK Pound | 277.3121 | 277.2676 |
| Euro | 233.7456 | 233.8869 |
| Aus Dollar | 150.2614 | 151.2660 |
| Yen | 1.7625 | 1.7543 |
| Latest | Last | |
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| Indian Rupee | 2.6854 | 2.6801 |
| Korea Won | 0.1705 | 0.1707 |
| Oman Rial | 522.2097 | 520.8231 |
| Saudi Riyal | 53.6007 | 53.4541 |
| UAE Dirham | 54.7338 | 54.5885 |
| pts | % | |
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| S&P SL20 | 3,572.70 | 0.54% |
| CSE All Share | 9,881.50 | 1.78% |
| Turnover Rs million. | 2,191,558,044.10 | 4,268,523 |
| Latest | Last | |
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| 3-m bill | 7.19 | 6.64 |
| 6-m bill | 7.31 | 6.80 |
| 12-m bill | 7.46 | 6.96 |
| 5-yr bond | 10.52 | 9.48 |
| 8-yr bond | 11.37 | 9.97 |
| today | yesterday | |
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| Overnight Money | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| Gilt Repo | 5.14 | 5.14 |
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A 47-year old Indian, Syamala Goli, became the second woman and 13th person to swim across the Palk Strait when she reac...
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has stressed the possibilities of achieving closer cooperation in maritime, shipping, t...
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will be the guest of honour at a ceremony to mark the birth centenary of the founder of...
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is in Bangladesh today to join celebrations connected to the hundredth birth anniversar...
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Sri Lanka’s Free Media Movement (FMM) is strongly condemning the military coup in Myanmar calling it an “outrageous ...
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Land-locked Nepal and the island nation of Sri Lanka are both rich in renewable resources that could be utilised for pow...
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In an apparent coup d'état, Myanmar’s military has handed over power to army chief Min Aung Hlaing, hours after detai...
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Neighbours India and Pakistan are experiencing the impact Covid 19 has had on their education systems very differently.
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India’s Serum Institute’s version of the Astro-Zeneca Oxford Vaccine is being shipped free to us by India as part of...
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Social media influencers in Sri Lanka and the Maldives who are countering online hate could sharpen their skills in a pr...
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