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Number Of Elderly Population Over 60 Years In Sri Lanka To Be Increased By Nearly 2 Million In 2037-UNFPA Report

The current number of elderly population  over 60

years old living in Sri Lanka  will be increased by nearly 2 million (7.5%) in 2037 according to the latest report issued by United Nations Fund For Population Activities (UNFPA) yesterday (06).

Accordingly the current elderly population of over 60 years in Sri Lanka 3,130,740 (14.6% of the current population) will be increased to 5,118,094 (22.1%) in 2037 which is a 103 percent increase recorded within a 25 year time period the report has stated.

It is expected that the elderly population over 60 years in the country will increase more than the child population  under 15 years in the country by 2032.

The main reasons behind the increase of elderly population in the country are decline in fertility and mortality,the increase in life expectancy which is accompanied by the socio-economic developments of the country the report has further revealed.

The UNFPA report has been launched in a ceremony held at Hotel Cinamon Gra`nd in Colombo last morning (06) and a open debate on the ageing population has been held at the event.

Twenty Eight Persons Arrested Over Obstructive Behaviour In Hambanthota Protest Have Been Remanded

Hambanthota Magistrate court has remanded the 28

persons arrested yesterday (06)over obstructive behaviour in front of the Indian consular office in Hambanthota during a protest held to oppose the selling of Mattala Airport and Hambanthota Magampura port to foreign countries until 16th of October.

The suspects have remanded after being produced before the court.

Police have fired tear gas and water canons to disperse the  protest organized by Joint opposition. 

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Drone Shows Huge Rohingya Refugee Camps

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All Taxes Imposed On Agri Equipment Will Be Removed-President Sirisena

In view of making  the" National food production

War"a successful one government will remove all the taxes imposed on imported Agricultural technical equipment according to president Maithripala Sirisena.

Accordingly all taxes imposed on Agri equipment including  water pumps and tractors will be removed soon and the prices of these equipment will be reduced as a result of it president has stated after commencing the National food production war in kekirawa this morning (06).