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Sri Lanka has planned to reduce army cadres by more than 50% in six years through 2030
Around 26,000 military personnel have been absent from the services: Minister
Collaboration on initiatives to enhance maritime domain awareness, bolstering anti-drug trafficking measures
Political leaders have been reluctant to slash the size of military fearing repercussions in elections
Sri Lanka has officially said at least 16 local combatants have already died
"By 2030, we must be prepared to address emerging national security challenges."
Two Chinese research vessels arrived in Sri Lanka within 14 months through October 2023.
Hundreds of Sri Lankan ex-soldiers have been recruited
Minister's statement perpetuates dangerous misconception that justice can be administered arbitrarily
Raisi's visit comes after Iran's attack on Israel 10 days ago.
"CARAT Sri Lanka will feature the expertise of the US Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team (FAST)."
US NSA spokes about bilateral engagement, regional security in the Indian Ocean
India's military equipment export has risen 10 fold to $2.6 billion in last five years: Indian Envoy
For us, as close and proximate neighbours, cooperation is the only option," Santosh Jha tells India-SL Defence Seminar
Chinese onion price reduced by Rs. 120 per kg to 375, Indian onion price slashed by Rs. 50 to 445
Ministry of Defence has declared a month long general amnesty from April 20 to May 20 for tri-forces absentees
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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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Cardinal Malcom Ranjith has said over 1,500 pages containing crucial evidence on Easter attack were missing
Sirisena said he can reveal the plotter behind Easter Sunday attack if a court requests
Lands held by the Jaffna Security Force Headquarters in Jaffna were released to people
Catholic leaders have demanded independent probe into the 2019 attack
JVP has opposed many Indian projects strongly in the past
India has already given 450 million Indian rupees to Sri Lanka for Unique ID project
HMS Spey, a 90.5m long Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) manned by a crew of 56, arrived at the port of Colombo
All hands on deck approach
UK-based private security service provider discusses training centre aimed at foreign employment opportunities
Sri Lanka has already disqualified the two Indian bidders under Indian-funded Unique ID project
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