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Sri Lanka likely to face strong criticism over its human rights situation, diplomats say
Sri Lanka to build an exclusive port for tourists to attract large cruise vessels
Sri Lanka's ranking under Corruption Perception Index has fallen eight ranks
Sri Lanka won't go ahead with US$3.6 billion fuel credit line with Oman
Sri Lanka cabinet of Ministers has given the permission to expand paying wards in state-run hospitals
Sri Lanka and the European Union will discuss GSP+ trade benefits from 09 May onwards.
The US economy is expected to contract by double digits as unemployment surges, while the federal deficit is seen explod...
China announced it will give another $30 million to the World Health Organization to help in the global fight against th...
Oil prices jumped again Thursday on rising US-Iran tensions, lending support to equity markets despite another round of ...
The World Health Organization insisted Monday that it sounded the alarm on the novel coronavirus right from the very sta...
The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned that the coronavirus crisis will not end any time soon, with many coun...
South Korea-based Allplex said its rt-PCR test for Coronavirus has been given Emergency Use Authorization by the US Food...
Fears that cash-rich corporate raiders could use the coronavirus crisis to swoop on weakened European firms were perhaps...
Japanese medics are warning more must be done to prevent the coronavirus from overwhelming the country's healthcare syst...
China reported 108 new virus cases, 98 of which were imported from overseas, its highest figure since early March.
| 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 | - | - |
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that swaths of the United States could lift coronavirus shutdowns "very soon" a...
Oil prices rose Monday after top producers agreed to massive output cuts, but gains were capped as doubts grew about whe...
Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic Church said Sunday it had forgiven the suicide bombers behind the attacks that killed at leas...
The United States becomes the country worst hit by the coronavirus, both in terms of recorded cases and deaths.
The United States tops half a million reported infections on Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The global coronavirus death toll topped 100,000 Friday as Easter celebrations around the world kicked off in near-empty...
Oil prices fell sharply Friday as top producers attempted to finalise a crucial agreement on output cuts in a bid to cou...
Wall Street stocks rallied on data suggesting the coronavirus was cresting in New York and other hotspots, while Europea...
Earlier this year leftist senator Bernie Sanders forged ahead of Joe Biden to become the shock frontrunner in the race t...
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