The Department of Pensions will begin distributing the monthly interim allowance of Rs. 3,000 to all pensioners starting today (16), as directed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
After addressing delays, the Treasury has allocated Rs. 2,021 million to cover 679,960 pensioners this month.
Pensioners receiving payments through banks will have the funds credited today, while those receiving payments through post offices and sub offices can access their allowance starting on October 18, according to the President’s Media Division.
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Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
Sri Lanka today reiterated its rejection of all United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolutions on Sri Lanka including the external evidence gathering mechanism initiated by the OHCHR.
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