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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Kasun, was born in 28th Sept 1964, the grandson of the legendary author and linguist Munidasa Cumaratunga and son of SSP Bindu Kumaratunga and Winifred
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) backed by the Excise and Customs Department today launched a fresh drive to collect taxes including some Rs.780 billion listed as ‘collectable defaults’.
The Supreme Court today unanimously dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition filed by five convicts in the 1996 Krishanthi Kumaraswamy abduction, rape, and murder case.
A SriLankan airlines flight has been grounded in an airport in Indonesia due to a technical defect leaving 93 passengers stranded, an official said.
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