Measures are being taken to overcome the existent shortage of funds in the Mahapola Scholarship scheme.
Higher Education Minister, Bandula Gunawardena held discussions with the Finance Ministry, to obatin
Rs 125 million from the Treasury to meet this shortfall.
Further, Mr Gunawardena said, Education Ministry Secretary, Anura Dissanayake is due to lodge a complaint at the CID today regarding the issue, as students who were due to recive the funds had not recived any funds for the last three months.
(Reporting by Damith Wickremasekera)
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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