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“China’s role as an international crisis manager has grown exponentially in recent years."
From 2003 – 2021, Sri Lanka has encountered around 2,700 aircraft accidents and incidents.
They joined about 3000 Sri Lankan pilgrims who travel to the island every year.
The earthquake that recorded a magnitude of 7.8 has killed around 7,962 in Turkey and Syria.
Sri Lanka is one of four countries in the world, selected by the International Olympic Committee.
The fourth Joint Commision between Sri Lanka and the Maldives will be held in Colombo on June 6 and 7
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The most powerful cyclone to hit Bangladesh and eastern India in more than 20 years tore down homes, carried cars down f...
Asian markets fluctuated Thursday after rallying for much of the week, with any gains dragged by profit-taking while con...
Emergency workers usually busy attending accidents on Thailand's roads mill around ambulances parked at a service statio...
A half-trillion-euro European fund laid out by France and Germany sparked optimism Monday about fighting economic fallou...
The US is facing a severe economic downturn amid the global pandemic, but will not suffer another Great Depression and w...
| 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 | - | - |
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Swathes of Europe as well as New York began the long process of reopening from coronavirus lockdowns on Monday, but a re...
People in France and Spain, two of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, were preparing Sunday for an e...
Argentina missed a Friday deadline to reach an agreement with international creditors to restructure its massive debt, b...
A new raft of bleak economic data laid bare the crippling worldwide impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, as h...
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