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Four ancient statues found in pond near Kovil
By Dinasena Rathugamage
Wadukkodai Police found four ancient statues in a pond near the Nagarambiran Kovil at Sanganai Odakkarai in Jaffna on Sunday. Police believe that the statues had remaiend buried in the pond for a long time. A group of devotees had noticed one of the statues and informed the police and thereafter police dug them up. Wadukkodai police are conducting further investigations.
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Presidents’ Entitlements Act No. 4 of 1986 and the Parliamentary Pensions Law, No. 1 of 1977 to be amended
In par with the “Pohosath Ratak – Lassana Jeewithayak” (A wealthy country – a beautiful life) policy declaration presented to the public by the current government, the citizens have given a mandate to the government to repeal the special benefits given to the former Presidents and their families and to cancel the pension provided to the Members of Parliament 05 years after their tenure.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal submitted by the Minister of Justice and National Integration to instruct the Legal Draftsmen to formulate 02 draft bills to amend the Presidents’ Entitlements Act No. 4 of 1986 and the Parliamentary Pensions Law, No. 1 of 1977; so that cancelling the special benefits granted to former Presidents and their families as well as cancelling the pension of the Members of Parliament will be possible.
As proposed in the budget speech for the year 2025, the government has decided to implement a special fixed deposit scheme for senior citizens.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal submitted by the President in his office as the Minister of Finance, Plan Implementation and Economic Development to implement the proposed special fixed deposit scheme as follows:
• To implement this scheme for fixed deposits opened within the period from 01.07.2025 to 31.12.2025 by Sri Lankan citizens of age 60 years or more.
• The period of the fixed deposit is 12 months (one year) and, the maximum deposit value is rupees one million.
• Payment of the higher value from the value when a 3% of additional annual amount to the average weighted fixed deposits rate (AWFDR) or the value when a 3% addition is made to the declared fixed deposit interest rate.
• Allocation of rupees 30 billion for payment of interest relief for this whole programme
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Contract for consultation services for modernizing services of the Department of Meteorology awarded to Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Thailand
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land, and Irrigation to award the consultation services contract for the modernization of services of the Department of Meteorology under the Climate Resilience Mitigation Multi-Stage Approach (CResMPA) to the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center in Bangkok, Thailand, based on the recommendations of the Consultation Procurement Committee appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers
Presidents’ Entitlements Act No. 4 of 1986 and the Parliamentary Pensions Law, No. 1 of 1977 to be amended
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Contract for consultation services for modernizing services of the Department of Meteorology awarded to Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Thailand
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