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Disbursement of ‘Aswesuma’ totals Rs. 52 Bn from July-Dec
State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe announced that the “Aswesuma” welfare benefit payments for the month of December, totaling more than Rs. 8 billion, have been credited to the bank accounts of the relevant beneficiaries.
The overall amount spent for "Aswesuma" payments from July to December 2023 will be Rs. 51,967 million after the sum of Rs. 8,793 million, meant for 1,410,064 families, has been paid to the banks.
The lawmaker disclosed that payments have been made to 209,745 transitional households, 290,624 vulnerable families, 606,496 impoverished families, and 303,199 severely poor families.
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- June 12, 2025 - 455 - 0
Badminton: World No.2 ranked Anders to play exhibition match against Viren at MBA Courts on Friday
An exhibition badminton match between Sri Lanka’s youngest Olympian shuttler, Viren Nettasinghe, and Anders Antonsen, the World No.2 ranked in Men’s Singles, will take place at the Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) Courts at Malalasekara Mawatha, Colombo 7 on Friday (13).
- June 11, 2025 - 165 - 0
Customs seize Rs. 119 Mn worth of cigarettes and whisky hidden in furniture shipment
In a major detection at the Ceylon Shipping Lines (CSL) warehouse in Colombo 09, Sri Lanka Customs officers uncovered a large consignment of contraband cigarettes and whisky concealed within a shipment declared as household furniture and personal goods.
- June 12, 2025 - 153 - 0
Sri Lanka condoles with families of victims of Air India crash
Sri Lanka shared its condolences with bereaved family members of the victims of the Air crash in India today.
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