COLOMBO (News 1st)

Your Wednesday Morning Brief

1. Cabinet approval was granted to provide all injured military, Police and Special Task Force personnel a monthly salary equivalent to their last drawn salary at the time of their retirement, until their demise. 2. The Central Bank has decided to order licensed banks to reduce interest rates applicable on all rupee-denominated loans and advances by at least 2 percentage points by 15th October 2019. 3. The Public Services Commission had decided to interdict Solicitor General Dilrukshi Dias Wickremesinghe with immediate effect. 4. Ministry of Finance announced that the government has decided to issue a relief period for the clearance process of the vehicles imported between 2015-2017 for personal use. 5. The Election Commission states postal voting for the Presidential Election will be held on October 30th and 31st. 6. Kadawatha will experience 18-hour water cut today (September 25) as a result of essential upgrading on the bridge under-construction across the Outer-Circular Expressway in Kadawatha 7. The Examinations Department says it would reschedule this year’s G.C.E. Advanced Level practical exams if required due to the inclement weather. 8. The Consumer Affairs Authority issuing a media release noted that a decision was reached to increase the prices of imported milk powder.

• 400 g packet increased by Rs. 20
• 1 kg packet increased by Rs. 50

9. The Appeal Court issued an interim-injunction suspending the summons issued on Gotabaya Rajapaksa to appear at the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court to provide evidence in a case related to the enforced disappearance of two human rights activists. 10. President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday handed over letters of appointment to the members of the Presidential Commission appointed by him to further investigate the April 21st attacks.

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