Briefs from the Numbers.lk desk.
Numbers.lk
We’ve added two more banks, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, to our exchange rate tracker, where we track the going rates of currencies across multiple banks in Sri Lanka. 👉 https://t.co/bLsltWnXST...
Numbers.lk
Numbers.lk
Numbers.lk
Numbers.lk
⭕Finance minister will present only an interim standard account for 2025. ⭕ Reason: Major election year. ⭕ Separate budget document needed for 2025 approval. ⭕ 2024 budget allows revenue expenditure only until 31 Dec 2024. #SriLanka 🇱🇰
Numbers.lk
Numbers.lk
1. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh: 9,921 km 2. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka: 8,097 km 3. 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 7,380 km 4. 🇳🇵 Nepal: 4,214 km 5. 🇨🇦 Canada: 3,922 km 6. 🇺🇸 USA: 3,922 km 7. 🇵🇰 Pakistan: 3,922 km 8. 🇮🇪 Ireland: 3,434 km 9. 🇿🇦 South Africa: 3,306 km 10. 🇮🇳 India: 1,717 km 11. 🌴 West Indies: 1,709 km 12. 🇦🇫 Afghanistan: 1,521 km 13. 🇵🇬 PNG: 1,246 km 14. 🇺🇬 Uganda: 1,246 km 15. 🏴 Scotland: 1,242 km 16....
Numbers.lk
Numbers.lk
Numbers.lk
Numbers.lk
Numbers.lk
Numbers.lk
Numbers.lk
Numbers.lk
Numbers.lk
Numbers.lk
Numbers.lk
Numbers.lk
Numbers.lk
Numbers.lk
⭕ Chirath Nirodha (Ananda College, Colombo) - Physical Science (Mathematics) ⭕ Shehani Navodya (Ginigathhena Central College) - Engineering Technology ⭕ Upani Lenora (Sanghamitta Balika Vidyalaya, Galle) - Bio Science ⭕ Thasun Rithmika (Richmond College, Galle) - Arts ⭕ Shehara Sithumini (Panadura Balika Vidyalaya) - Commerce Heartiest Congratulations..! 🎉📚 #SriLanka 🇱🇰 #GCEALs #TopAchievers
Numbers.lk
higher than the overall figure. ⭕️These stats suggest...
⭕️Computer Literacy Rate: 39.0% ⭕️ Digital Literacy Rate: 63.5% ⭕️ 20.2% of households owned desktop or laptop computer. https://t.co/KbwK0MkUEe
⭕ 40% of 65 government hotlines surveyed went unanswered, with lines cut due to 'No answer' or 'lack of connection'. ⭕ 11 phone numbers did not connect, while 6 automatically informed callers that...
#PakvsUSA #CricketWorldCup #Pakistan https://t.co/Z5NMpyoGDw
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 has granted preliminary approval for @Starlink to provide satellite-based internet services in Sri Lanka. - Technology State Minister...
⭕️ NDA wins 294 Lok Sabha seats. ⭕️ BJP short of majority with 240 seats; needed 272. Down 63 from 2019. ⭕️ Now needs TDP (16) and JD(U) (12) to form a government. ⭕️ BJP's vote share drops from 37...
📉 Rainfall levels drop significantly in last 24 hrs. Max recorded: 35.5mm at Illuppaaikkadavai (Mannar AWS) https://t.co/3nrvq7EArF
⭕ A foreign passenger has tragically died after being struck by a tunnel wall while hanging out of a moving train near tunnel No. 19 between Nanuoya and Idalgashinna. ⭕ Tourists hanging out of...
🌧️ Max Rainfall - 246.5mm Warakapola (Kegalle) https://t.co/q2izLCn1vu
https://t.co/LRHQTymSCT
highest water levels since May 2017. ⭕ These water levels are a...
🌧️ Max rainfall of 436.5mm: Eheliyagoda (Ratnapura) https://t.co/rvm7fzke2u
⭕ Water levels in Kalu Ganga & Kelani Ganga are now above minor flood level and rising. ⭕ Heavy showers (100mm) expected in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces, as well as Galle & Matara districts....
19-year-old Tharushi Karunarathne clinched the gold🥇 in the Women’s 400m event with a timing of 52.48 seconds(PB) at the Taiwan Athletics Open – 2024. Taiwan Athletics Open is a bronze-level...
⭕ Sri Lanka's National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol bans ‘Happy Hour’ discounts, threatening a 50,000 rupee fine per director for violations. ⭕ The practice was viewed as a violation of the...
🚀✨ #5Years #ThankYou 🙏 As we look ahead to the next 5...
⭕ CBSL has been buying USD from the domestic foreign exchange market to boost the country's FX reserves, which likely caused the rate spike. In April, CBSL likely bought around $500 million from the...
