According to the daily exchange rate official chart released today (22) by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), the buying rate of the US Dollar is recorded at Rs. 342.67, while the selling rate is Rs. 353.17. MORE..
22 May 2026 (1:37 PM)
Former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Selection Committee, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, has reportedly directed a letter to the Minister of Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage. MORE..
22 May 2026 (7:11 PM)
Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha says the recent depreciation of the Sri Lankan Rupee against the US Dollar is not the result of any government policy or wrong decision, but rather a consequence of the global crisis triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. MORE..
22 May 2026 (5:14 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized that Sri Lanka will never be allowed to fall into an economic crisis similar to that experienced in 2022, despite concerns expressed by some that such a situation could recur in the country. MORE..
22 May 2026 (6:19 PM)
An angry crowd set alight a section of a hospital at the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after family and friends of a young man thought to have died from the virus were prevented from taking his body away for burial. MORE..
22 May 2026 (5:20 PM)
Chief Health Epidemiologist Dr. Palitha Karunapema says that viral meningitis is currently spreading among schoolchildren in certain areas, but there is no need for any undue fear. MORE..
22 May 2026 (9:23 PM)