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The maximum medical reimbursement available to employees of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) has been reduced to Rs. 3,000.

According to SLTB sources, this decision by the Board’s management has caused significant hardship for employees suffering from chronic illnesses and other medical conditions.

Medical treatment and the provision of prescribed medicines for SLTB employees are carried out through the SLTB Medical Centre located at the National Transport Medical Institute branch in Nugegoda.

The facility provides medical consultations and medicines exclusively for SLTB employees, with the cost of treatment previously being fully reimbursed by the SLTB Head Office.

Meanwhile, SLTB employees have reportedly expressed strong dissatisfaction over the new measure, arguing that, given the current cost of medicines, a reimbursement limit of Rs. 3,000 offers little practical value.

A suspect wanted by the Police in connection with the murder of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda has been arrested by Maldivian security authorities in the Maldives.

The suspect was brought back to Sri Lanka this afternoon (4 July).

He is accused of providing transport for the gunmen involved in the killings.

The suspect has been handed over to the Western Province South Crime Division for further investigations.

Government intelligence agencies have reportedly launched investigations into nearly 200 police officers following information suggesting they have been receiving payments from organised crime groups and drug traffickers.

It is also reported that intelligence agencies have identified nearly 2,000 individuals with active links to organised criminal networks operating in Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile, Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala has told a weekend newspaper that nearly 1,000 police officers have been dismissed from the Police in recent years over alleged links with organised crime figures, drug traffickers and smugglers.

The Minister also revealed that information relating to six police officers suspected of maintaining connections with organised crime figures and drug traffickers was referred to the Police Special Investigation Division last week for further investigation.

He further stated that intelligence ag

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அமெரிக்கா மற்றும் இஸ்ரேல் நடத்திய தாக்குதல்களில் கொல்லப்பட்ட ஈரானின் உச்ச தலைவர் அலி காமனியின் இறுதிச் சடங்குகள் தலைநகர் தெஹ்ரானில் சனிக்கிழமை துவங்கின.

ஆறு நாட்கள் நடைபெறவிருக்கும் இந்த இறுதிப் பயணத்தில், பல்லாயிரக்கணக்கான மக்கள் கண்ணீருடன் பங்கேற்று தங்கள் 86 வயது தலைவருக்கு அஞ்சலி செலுத்தி வருகின்றனர்.

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எதிர்மறை எண்ணங்களின் சுழற்சியில் நாம் சிக்கிக்கொள்ளும்போது, ​​சூரிய அஸ்தமனம் போன்ற வியக்கத்தக்க நிகழ்வுகள் நமது கவனத்தை ஈர்த்து, அந்தச் சுழற்சியை உடைத்து, நம்மை நிகழ் காலத்திற்கு கொண்டு வருகின்றன

Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education Madhura Seneviratne has stated that if clusters of dengue cases are reported within universities, steps will be taken to close the affected institutions based on the advice of the health authorities.

He further stated that the University of the Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo, which was closed following the reporting of dengue cases, is expected to reopen on the 13th, subject to the recommendations of the health authorities.

A special dengue control operation will be launched across the Western Province from tomorrow (5 July).

Accordingly, the programme will cover 23 high-risk dengue zones across the Western Province.

The operation will be carried out through the joint participation of the health authorities, the Tri-Forces, the Sri Lanka Police, District Secretariats, Divisional Secretariats, local government authorities, voluntary organisations, and a wide range of other government and community stakeholders.

அயர்லாந்து தொடருக்குப் பிறகு இங்கிலாந்துக்கு எதிரான முதல் டி20 போட்டியில் இந்தியாவின் இளம் பேட்ஸ்மேன் வைபவ் சூர்யவன்ஷிக்கு அணியில் இடம் கிடைக்கவில்லை. இந்தத் தொடரின் இரண்டாவது போட்டி சனிக்கிழமை மான்செஸ்டரில் நடைபெற உள்ளது.