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⛽ Petrol 92: Rs. 434 → Rs. 414, 🔻Rs. 20 🚛 Auto Diesel: Rs. 407 → Rs. 382, 🔻 Rs. 25 Other fuel prices remain unchanged. ⭕️Still above Feb. 28 pre-war levels: Petrol 92: +Rs. 122🔺 Diesel: +Rs. 105🔺 #SriLanka #fuelPrices
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1. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka (+100%) ❤️ 2. 🇦🇺 Australia (+85%) 3. 🇲🇦 Morocco (+83%) 4. 🏴 England (+82%) 5. 🇪🇸 Spain (+80%) 6. 🇳🇵 Nepal (+52%) 7. 🇹🇭 Thailand (+48%) 8. 🇲🇽 Mexico (+44%) 9. 🇨🇷 Costa Rica (+42%) 10. 🇨🇦 Canada (+36%) 📊 Source: State of Retreats 2026 Report by BookRetreats[.]com. ⭕️ The ranking is based on the fastest-growing global interest in wellness travel, with Sri Lanka...
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1. 🇩🇪 Julian Weber — 1,360 2. 🇱🇰 Rumesh Pathirage — 1,333 ❤️ 3. 🇬🇩 Anderson Peters — 1,326 4. 🇹🇹 Keshorn Walcott — 1,314 5. 🇮🇳 Neeraj Chopra — 1,308 6. 🇺🇸 Curtis Thompson — 1,283 7. 🇰🇪 Julius Yego — 1,276 8. 🇧🇷 Luiz Maurício da Silva — 1,268 9. 🇮🇳 Sachin Yadav — 1,258 10. 🇵🇰 Arshad Nadeem — 1,234 After an impressive run of performances, Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage has made an impressive rise to...
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1. 🇵🇰 Arshad Nadeem, 92.97m, 2024 2. 🇱🇰 Rumesh Tharanga, 92.62m, 2026 🆕❤️ 3. 🇹🇼 Chao-Tsun Cheng, 91.36m, 2017 4. 🇮🇳 Neeraj Chopra, 90.23m, 2025 5. 🇨🇳 Zhao Qinggang, 89.15m, 2014 6. 🇯🇵 Kazuhiro Mizoguchi, 87.60m, 1989 7. 🇮🇳 Kishore Jena, 87.54m, 2023 8. 🇺🇿 Viktor Zaytsev, 87.20m, 1992 9. 🇯🇵 Yuta Sakiyama, 87.16m, 2025 10. 🇯🇵 Ryohei Arai, 86.83m, 2014 Rumesh is now No. 2 in Asia all-time....
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⭕️ 1 1/2 years ago, when the Government was preparing to lift the vehicle import ban, we suggested revamping Sri Lanka’s 🇱🇰 vehicle tax structure in favour of more energy-efficient EVs and hybrids, mainly to reduce long-term foreign exchange pressure from fuel imports. ⭕️ But instead of making a policy shift in that direction, the Government continued with higher tariffs across the board and actually increased...
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⭕ 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka recorded 41,921 suspected dengue cases by Week 24 of 2026, up 58.3% from 26,487 cases during the same period in 2025. ⭕ The first 24 weeks of 2025 averaged about 1,104 cases per...
⭕ The government has retained the annual turnover threshold for mandatory VAT and SSCL registration at Rs. 60 million. ⭕ A proposed reduction to Rs. 36 million, scheduled to take effect from July...
⭕ 🇱🇰 Rumesh Tharanga won the men’s javelin throw at the 65th Golden Spike athletics meet in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on June 16. ⭕ The 23-year-old secured the gold medal with a best throw of 86...
⭕ Real GDP rose from Rs. 3,476.7 billion in Q1 2025 to Rs. 3,652.5 billion in Q1 2026. 5.1% 🔼 ⭕ Real GDP growth measures the increase in goods and services produced after removing price changes....
⭕️ 23-year-old Sri Lankan javelin sensation Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage won the men’s javelin throw at the Rome Diamond League with a massive 92.62m throw. The throw set: ✅ New Sri Lankan National...
⭕ The IMF Executive Board has completed the combined 5th and 6th reviews of Sri Lanka’s EFF programme. ⭕ This gives Sri Lanka immediate access to SDR 508 million, equal to around US$695 million. ⭕...
⭕ Today’s CBSL USD selling rate has moved down to around Rs.328, reflecting the rupee’s recovery after last week’s FX panic. ⭕ However, for duty calculations, Sri Lanka Customs is still using Rs.353...
⭕ CBSL raised the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 100 basis points to 8.75% at its May 2026 Monetary Policy Review. ⭕ Expected outcome: inflation pressure may ease over time as higher rates slow...
Announced ratios: 💵 Commercial vehicles: 60% 🚗 Cars, SUVs, vans: 40% 🛺 Three-wheelers: 40% 🚙 Other vehicles: 40% ⭕ LTV (Loan-to-Value) ratio is the maximum % of a vehicle's value that a bank...
329 to 336, down from last week’s high of Rs. 354. 👉 http://tools.numbers.lk/exrates
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⭕ Sri Lanka imposed a temporary 50% surcharge on vehicle Customs Import Duty from May 16, for 3 months. ⭕ The LC opening numbers revealed by Dr. Anil Jayantha: May 07: USD 2.6 million May 08: USD 4...
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⭕️ Sri Lanka has an $8 billion trade deficit and total external debt of over $50 billion. ⭕️ A weaker rupee may help sectors like exports in theory, but Sri Lanka imports far more than it exports....
⭕ Sri Lanka has imposed a 50% surcharge on customs duties for imported vehicles to reduce import demand and ease pressure on foreign exchange reserves. ⭕ Deputy Finance Minister Anil Jayantha...
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⭕ PayPal is set to launch in 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka on May 15, 2026. ⭕ PayPal has listed Sampath Bank, Commercial Bank of Ceylon and Bank of Ceylon as partner banks for 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka, ⭕ Users are...
⭕ PUCSL approved an 18% increase for domestic users above 180 units/month. ⭕ Consume 180 units → Rs. 6,584.62 ⭕ Consume 181 units → Rs. 8,666.67 ⭕One unit over the threshold costs you an extra Rs....
180 units → Rs.6,584.62 181 units → Rs.8,666.67 Gap → Rs.2,082.05 ⭕ From May 11, PUCSL approved an 18% electricity tariff hike for domestic users consuming above 180 units per month. ⭕ Households...