Air pollution levels in Colombo skyrocketed to 163, according to the Air Quality Index, this morning with the dawn of the New Year, posing health dangers to the public.
The National Building Research Organisation yesterday (Dec 31) urged the public to minimize the lighting of firecrackers to welcome the New year, due to the pollution of air.
NBRO Senior Scientist Sarath Premasiri said that the quality of the air is likely to improve after 10 am today.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is firm about the President’s five-year tenure, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
Individuals who have obtained a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) yet do not meet the cutoff, can choose to remain tax exempt after notifying the IRD in writing, provided that their monthly income does not surpass the threshold, according to the State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.
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