Cabinet approval has has been granted to increase the Mahapola scholarship for students of the Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education (SLIATE) by Rs 1000.
This was following a proposal put forward by Higher Education Minister Rauff Hakeem proposing that the existing scholarship of Rs 1500 be increased to Rs 2500.
SLIATE was established to provide higher national diploma education in the field of technology.
At present, some 20,000 students are being tutored at 19 SLIATE centres which have been set-up across the country.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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