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Parliament had been prorogued from the December 12, until 1000 am on January 18
"The larger society doesn’t seem to know what the laws are in the first place," said Hettiarachchi.
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The leaders of Sri Lanka's Buddhist clergy have also commended the swift investigations.
Fishers will get $47 (17000 rupees) per month for a period of 3 months
“As our president put it, when the elephants fight, it’s the grass that gets trampled."
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Sri Lanka on Sunday raised doubts about claims by a Swiss embassy staff member that she was abducted and demanded access...
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State Minister of Information and Communication Technology Lakshman Yapa Abeywardana said that he will not permit any ki...
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is scheduled to leave for India today (28) on a two-day official visit, the President’s M...
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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 |
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| Overnight Money | 13.93 | 14.00 |
| Gilt Repo | 13.50 | 14.00 |
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A majority 58 percent of Sri Lanka's foreign missions are now headed by career diplomats, up from 37 percent a year ago...
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British High Commissioner Sarah Hulton and Deputy Commissioner Tom Burn called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday...
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The most predominant human rights violation in all places at all times is gender-based violence
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