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The latest viral video is a Sinhala version of the anti-Fascist Anthem known by its original Italian title BellaCia
Trade and industrial policies complement each other
Pressure from various groups primarily the Catholic Church for answers rattles the government
Protests over several issues including the Easter Sunday probe magnify economic troubles
Our police correspondent examines the crisis in the department
Local authorities in the Kegalle district which are seeing spikes in Coronavirus cases are appealing for curfew, border ...
Sri Lanka should build pandemic prevention and recovery initiatives in future urban planning, a Colombo-based think tank...
With some government Parliamentarians finding the courage to oppose the 20th Amendment to the Constitution alongside opp...
Eminent Emeritus Professor of Political Science Jayadeva Uyangoda writes that the proposed 20th Amendment has several ma...
Following parliamentary elections, President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa wasted no time in obtaining cabinet approval and therea...
The extreme nature of the proposed 20th Amendment, tabled in Parliament today, which has been the cause of much disquiet...
Sunil Poholiyadde the immediate past president of the Sri Lanka's Planters' Association which represents over 20 large p...
Renowned Political Scientist Professor Emeritus Jayadeva Uyangoda finds the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution ...
The formulation of the draft 20th Amendment and its unanimous acceptance by the cabinet is indicative of President Gotab...
Pasindu Hirushan Silva, the Sri Jayewardenepura student who was seriously injured when a tyre fell on him, has gone to c...
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| US Dollar | 305.1018 | 305.3339 |
| UK Pound | 386.9523 | 387.2371 |
| Euro | 330.8712 | 332.1141 |
| Aus Dollar | 201.0018 | 201.4980 |
| Yen | 2.0266 | 2.0278 |
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| Indian Rupee | 3.6453 | 3.5932 |
| Korea Won | 0.2342 | 0.2292 |
| Oman Rial | 780.3569 | 769.4973 |
| Saudi Riyal | 80.1114 | 78.9849 |
| UAE Dirham | 81.7952 | 80.6569 |
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| S&P SL20 | 2,573.80 | 1.00% |
| CSE All Share | 9,073.41 | 0.65% |
| Turnover Rs million | 1,591,766,524.95 | 1,029,335,694.32 |
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| 3-m bill | 21.72 | 21.79 |
| 6-m bill | 19.55 | 20.31 |
| 12-m bill | 17.72 | 19.28 |
| 5-yr bond | 21.00 | 22.53 |
| 8-yr bond | 19.42 | 20.55 |
| today | yesterday | |
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| Overnight Money | 13.93 | 14.00 |
| Gilt Repo | 13.50 | 14.00 |
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There is a concept of inclusive nationalism, in which everyone born within the boundaries of the country (regardless of ...
The task of untangling the island from its woes has now been handed over to a male-led Parliament to uphold the true val...
By relegating the subject of women and children to a State Ministry without even a stand-alone status, it seems that for...
The threat of Covid-19 still haunts us even though Sri Lanka is one of the few countries in the world, keeping it at bay...
The results of Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election held on Wednesday show a seismic shift in the country’s electoral ...
Though it is eighty-nine years since the first Sri Lankan woman, Adeline Molamure entered the State Legislature, then kn...
Sri Lanka is nearing the end of the Parliamentary General Election campaign, and the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna ...
A two-thirds majority will give the ruling party a monopoly on power. It will serve another more salutary purpose. It wi...
After a long day in Colombo, I take an Uber home at 8.30 in the evening. A policeman stops the car at a checkpoint in fr...
A government formed out of a parliament with a fresh mandate from the people will have the legitimacy and be adequately ...
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