The Sri Lanka Army yesterday (Dec 29) conducted an island-wide beach clean-up project in a bid to raise awareness on the ill-effects of polluting water bodies.
More than 2300 troops, civil society members, and volunteers took part in the campaign that had been organised in collaboration with the Marine Environmental Protection Authority.
Army Commander Major General Shavendra Silva flagged off the project at the Crow Island beach in Mattakuliya.
Maj. Gen. Silva had urged the people living along the banks of the Kelani river to abstain from polluting the water with non-degradable items such as plastic bottles into the river.
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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