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Aluthpola fundraiser for animal welfare on Dec. 3
Justice for Animals pop-up fundraiser, the Aluth Pola Christmas Market will take place on Sunday December 3 from 10:00am–6:00pm at Body Bar, 3 Jawatte Avenue, Colombo 05, the organizers said in a news release.
The Aluth Pola is organized by Justice for Animals, a registered non-profit animal welfare organization whose core program is population control and rabies eradication via the only humane method of spay-neuter, to reduce starving, injured, sick homeless cats and dogs and prevent future suffering, it said.
Justice for Animals has, since 2020, spay-neutered over 11,000 and vaccinated 13,000 cats and dogs providing one of the largest spay-neuter-vaccinate-treat programs by a Sri Lankan animal welfare group.
“Our fundraiser Christmas Market features more than 30 small businesses, many of which practice sustainability, local manufacturing, and sourcing.
Vendors will be selling many unique and exciting products: jewellery, plants, food, baked goods, artisanal bread, handloom clothing, soaps, upcycled clothing, pre-loved books, and much, much more,” the release said.
“In addition, our market provides a free platform for other charities to fundraise. This December, our Charity Participant, the RCCI (Rehabilitation Centre for the Communication Impaired) will be raising funds for their school. What better place to find a gift that keeps on giving than our Christmas market?
“Please do drop by the Aluth Pola Christmas Market and support this fundraising initiative for the voiceless, homeless dogs and cats of Sri Lanka.”
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Transport, Highways, and Urban Development to award the contract for printing and supplying vehicle number plates for the Department of Motor Traffic for a period of five (5) years to M/s South Asian Technologies based on the recommendations of the High-Level Standing Procurement Committee and the Procurement Appeal Board.
The National Lotteries board has been established subject to the Finance Act No. 11 of 1963. Having identified the requirement of amending that act which was imposed around 62 years to cater the current requirements of the lottery market, the Cabinet of Mnisters at their meeting held on 14.02.2017 granted approval to draft a new bill for the purpose.
Accordingly, the National Lotteries Board has recognized further amendments to be performed to the fundamental draft bill prepared by the Legal Draftsmen.
Therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval for the
resolution furnished by the President in his office as the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to direct the Legal Draftsmen to finalize the formulation of the draft bill for the National Lotteries Board as soon as possible including the proposed new amendments as well.
The Werahara office of the Department of Motor Traffic performs issuance of temporary driving licenses in this country based on the driving licenses issued overseas, and measures have been initiated to render the service from a service window of the Department of Motor Traffic established at the Bandaranayake International Airport from 03.08.2025.
The fees charged for issuing temporary driving licenses have been published in Motor Vehicles (Driving License Levy) Regulations No. 3 of 2022 prepared under the provisions of the Motor Traffic (Authority 203) Act.
But, as the fee of Rupees 2,000/- charged for the service is not sufficient, the requirement of amending the regulations has been recognized.
The regulations for introducing the revised fees have been published in the government extraordinary gazette
notification No. 2463/04 dated 17.11.2025. Therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development to
submit the regulations to the Parliament for its concurrence.
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