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Exchange Rates - 16th October

1.) The average buying and selling rate of currencies issued by Central Bank of Sri Lanka for today (16th Oct.). ...

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Finance Minister meets Deputy MG of the IMF

Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera while attending to the WB/IMF annual meeting in Washington at the conclusion of the meeting calle...

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Two-day dengue prevention program in Jaffna

A two-day dengue prevention program will be held today (16th) and tomorrow (17th) in the Public Health Inspector areas of Jaffna. ...

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National Deepavali Festival under the patronage of President and PM

The National Deepavali Festival 2017 was held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at Temple Tr...

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Special program to boost Northern farmers

President Maithripala Sirisena says a special program will be implemented to boost the Northern farmer community who were engaged in agriculture courage...

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Additional loan of 18 million from OPEC for Kaluganga Development

The Kaluganga Development Project is being implemented by the Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment with the financial assistance of Saudi Fu...

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Cloudy skies, strong winds and rains expected

The disturbance in the Bay of Bengal sea area to the North-east of the island has developed in to a low pressure area, said the Met Department today (16...

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A little girl from Badulla thrilled to meet President

A seven years old little girl, M.N. Amani Raidha, came to Colombo with her parents from Badulla to meet the President. ...

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National Food Production battle commenced in Northern Province

The Northern Province program of the ‘Let’s get together and rise- Let’s fill the Granary’, National Food Production battle was ...

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Language should be used as a bridge which link people- President

President Maithripala Sirisena addressing the National Tamil Language Day ceremony held at the Jaffna Hindu College, yesterday (14th Oct.) said that the...

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PM meets party activists

Prime Minister and the leader of the United National Party Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (14th Oct.) had a meeting with the party activists of Deniyaya...

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Health Minister to take part in two key health forums

Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne will take part in two key health conferences to be held in Germany and Uruguay. ...

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PM orders immediate relief for disaster victims

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday ordered to speed up post-disaster relief activities and complete compensation payment to people affected b...

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Sri Lanka reviews Grant Compact’s progress with U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation

Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera who is in Washington,  on the sideline of the WB/IMF annual meeting, met  Ms. Fatema Z....

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SL Navy hands over 6 fishing trawlers back to India

On completion of repair work, the Sri Lanka Navy handed over six more fishing trawlers back to India on 11th October. ...

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FM meets CEO of Newsmax Media

Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera met with Chris Ruddy,  CEO of Newsmax Media, on the sidelines of the World Bank/IMF Annual M...

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President directs Tampita Vihara conservation

President Maithripala Sirisena has directed relevant sections to implement a special program to preserve Tampita Viharas (Temples on Pillars), a special...

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