‘Aswesuma’ recipients were seen at state banks collecting their allowances after the government announced banks would be open today only for low-income beneficiaries.
State Minister of Finance, Shehan Semasinghe said Rs. 4.3 billion has been credited to bank accounts of 689,803 beneficiaries under the first phase.
He said Rs. 15 billion is earmarked to assist 1.5 million shortlisted beneficiary families.
Pix by Karuwalagaswewa Jayaratne and Nayanananda Buwaneka
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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.
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