Fairly heavy rains above 75 mm likely in parts of the island
Showers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Fairly heavy falls above 75 mm are likely at some places in the Sabaragamuwa province and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts.
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- Bangladesh Bank honours Sri Lankan bankers for foiling 2016 cyber heist
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- Fairly heavy rains above 75 mm likely in parts of the island
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Sri Lanka’s Central Bank imposes new caps on vehicle loan ratios
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Bangladesh Bank honours Sri Lankan bankers for foiling 2016 cyber heist
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‘Red’ warning issued for strong winds and rough seas
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Wild elephant killed in train collision at Gallella
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Night-time tourist access to be introduced at Nine Arch Bridge
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Tesla enters India with $70,000 Model Y as Musk yields to steep tariffs
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Nvidia to resume sales of AI chip to China as CEO visits Beijing
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Largest Mars rock ever found on Earth sells for $4.3m at auction
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Rare Gandhi oil portrait sold for more than $200,000
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Buying |
Selling |
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USA
U.S.Dollar |
297.6835 | 305.2223 |
UK
Sterling Pound |
398.4311 | 411.5301 |
Europe
Euro |
344.3733 | 356.4656 |
Switzerland
Swiss Franc |
368.0266 | 383.4038 |
Canada
Canadian Dollar |
215.2086 | 223.3917 |
Australia
Australian Dollar |
191.5459 | 200.8798 |
Singapore
Singapore Dollar |
229.8606 | 239.4516 |
Japan
Japanese Yen |
1.9944 | 2.0659 |
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Rate |
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Bahrain
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Dinar | 799.7202 |
Kuwait
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Dinar | 986.7604 |
Oman
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Rial | 783.1342 |
Qatar
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Riyal | 82.7178 |
Saudi Arabia
|
Riyal | 80.3824 |
UAE
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Dirham | 82.0984 |
Sports
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Simone Biles win top honors at ESPYS
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Bangladesh restrict Sri Lanka to 132/7
Bangladesh choked the hosts Sri Lanka in the last match of the series to 132/7. MORE..
Sri Lanka decide to bat first in series decider
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LA 2028: Olympic T20 cricket set for early start as tournament structure agreed
LA 2028 organisers have slated matches at the Olympic cricket tournament to start at 09:00 in the morning to cater for lucrative television audiences in India. MORE..
