Following corporate, individual donations and direct deposits, ‘ITUKAMA’ COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund balance has now surpassed Rs. 1659 million, Presidential Secretariat said.
The donations from the Prime Minister’s Office -Rs. 82,906.97, R.G.I. Sithumini Bandara -Rs.6,000, Gampaha District Samurdhi Officers’Welfare Association -Rs. 100,000 and Bank of Ceylon Pensioners’ Association -Rs. 2,500,000 were handed over to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The two sons Chad and Jade, who live in Melbourne, Australia, donated Rs. 207,851.16 to the fund and their father handed over the donation to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Meanwhile Ven. Embilipitiye Thejosara Thero Rs. 5,000, the National Construction Association of Sri Lanka Rs. 4,500,000 and Hettigoda Industries Pvt. Ltd. Rs. 5,000,000 donated to the fund.
In addition, Lanka Leyland (Pvt) Ltd Rs. 500,000, Colombo International Container Terminals Ltd Rs.800,000, Taj Bentota Resort & SPA Rs.525,892.65, Ocean View Development Company Pvt.Ltd. Employees Welfare Association Rs.202,600, Vista Lanka Green Globe (Pvt) Ltd Rs.500,000, Consulting Engineers & Architects Associated (Pvt) Ltd Rs.2,504,707.10, the Consumer Affairs Authority Rs. 1,000,000, the Muthur Divisional Secretariat Rs. 39,584.52 and Mr. Charles Perera Rs. 150,000 donated to the Fund.
The Fund’s balance has now reached Rs. 1,659,015,132.02.
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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