The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) shut down for 30 minutes at 12 noon on Thursday after the S&P SL20 index dropped below 5 % , CSE officials said.
The ASPI is 3.77 % down at 5,008.39. On Tuesday the market was closed for 30 minutes after the ASPI index fell below 5 %. The CSE has fallen 1,035 points since the start of this year with Rs. 4.4 billion net selling during this period. (DEC)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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