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Aswesuma payments to commence next Monday

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The Welfare Benefits Board says the payment of allowances to the Aswesuma beneficiaries will commence next Monday.

Accordingly, the beneficiaries who have fulfilled all criteria will be provided allowances under the first phase.

Beneficiaries who have opened bank accounts in will be provided the funds through state banks.

Due to the resignation of  G. Wijeratne from the position of Chairman of the Welfare Benefit Board, the payment of benefits was delayed due to the issues related to releasing funds.

However, the welfare benefits board says that with the assumption of office yesterday by Jayantha Wijeratne as the new chairman, the issues that had arisen regarding the release of funds were resolved.

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Thushara Upuldeniya granted bail

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The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has granted bail to suspended Prisons Commissioner General Thushara Upuldeniya.

Upuldeniya was previously remanded over allegations of facilitating the unlawful release of an inmate from Anuradhapura Prison under the guise of a presidential amnesty.

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Wimal appears before CID

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National Freedom Front (NFF) leader and former MP Wimal Weerawansa appeared before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to provide a statement regarding remarks he made about a shipment of 323 containers linked to a provincial governor.

He was summoned to record a statement in connection with multiple complaints received over his comments made during a media briefing on January 29.

Following his remarks, Western Province Governor – Hanif Yusoof lodged a complaint with the CID on January 30, claiming he was targeted through social media posts.

Police said that several other parties have also filed complaints related to the same incident.

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Neurosurgeon’s daughter granted bail

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The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered the release on bail of Hemali Wijerathna, daughter of Dr. Maheshi Surasinghe Wijerathna, a consultant neurosurgeon at the Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital, who is currently in remand custody.

Colombo Chief Magistrate – Tanuja Lakmali Jayatunga ordered that the suspect be released on a personal bail of Rs.500,000.

She was arrested by the Keselwatta Police and produced before court.

Meanwhile, the case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against her for allegedly threatening CIABOC officers is scheduled to be taken up again today (July 09).

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