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U.S. Dollar
= 129.8

British Pound
= 205.14

Euro
= 165.32

Australian Dollar
= 127.4

Indian Rupee
= 2.38

Japanese Yen
= 1.64

South Korean Won
= 0.11

Malaysian Ringgit
= 41.43

Saudi Riyal
= 34.61

United Arab Emirates Dirham
= 35.34

Kuwaiti Dinar
= 464.84

Qatar Riyal
= 35.65

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PostHeaderIcon ‘Sri Lanka a serious concern'

Describing human rights in Sri Lanka in 2011 as an issue of “serious concern”, the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office said on Monday that significant progress was still needed to address the institutional weaknesses that allow for frequent human rights violations.

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PostHeaderIcon Sri Lanka to host Pakistan in Pallekele

Sri Lanka will host Pakistan for a Test match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium for the first time during a major Test, ODI and T-20 cricket series starting next month.

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PostHeaderIcon Sri Lanka rupee hits new record low on importer dlr demand

Sri Lanka's rupee fell to a record 132.20 against the dollar on Tuesday as importers bought the U.S. currency on expectations of further weakening after the central bank decided to stop supplying dollars to meet oil bills from May.

"The highest trade was done at 132.20 a dollar though there is only thin volume of importer dollar demand," a currency dealer said on condition of anonymity.

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PostHeaderIcon Sri Lanka: Mosque dispute not prompting Muslim party's withdrawal

The dispute over a Dambulla mosque and government's plans to relocate it have not gone down well with Sri Lanka's Muslims but the country's main Muslim party is not contemplating leaving the government over the issue.

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PostHeaderIcon Sri Lanka Muslims decry radical Buddhist mosque attack

The main umbrella group of Sri Lankan Muslims says radical Buddhists are trying to damage peaceful co-existence between the country's main ethnic communities.

The statement came three days after hardline Buddhists tried to storm a mosque, after which the government said it would be demolished and relocated.

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PostHeaderIcon Sri Lanka Seeks to Replace Iran Crude With Aramco, Oman Oil

Sri Lanka received “positive responses” from Saudi Arabian Oil Co. and Oman Oil Co. for supplies as the country seeks to reduce its dependence on Iranian crude, its oil minister said.

The island nation, which imports 13 of its 14 annual crude cargoes from Iran, plans to cut shipments from Iran to 10 a year to comply with U.S. sanctions, Susil Premajayantha said. It would like to double purchases from Saudi Arabia to 2 lots, and obtain 2 consignments from Oman, the minister said.

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