AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoTax & Finance Policy: Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Amendment Act brings major changes, including treating gains from selling personal motor vehicles as non-taxable “other income” (with limits) and tightening rules on large cash payments (Rs. 500,000+ must use approved payment methods or lose deductions). Public Health & Aid: WHO says global Ebola risk remains low after a France case tied to a DR Congo trip, while stressing infection-prevention needs for frontline workers. NGO & Community Support: Rebuilding Together Greater Florida expands storm recovery with mobile-home repairs focused on roofs and safety upgrades. Housing & Homelessness: Kitchener, Ontario moves to keep A Better Tent City running by shifting operations support to another nonprofit as the original operator winds down. Human Rights & Displacement: UNHCR and NGO partners launch a photo exhibition in Kyiv highlighting refugees and stateless people rebuilding lives in Ukraine. Education Access: India’s Bal Shiksha Foundation expands a family-school-community approach to help disadvantaged children stay on track. Gender Violence Advocacy: Sambhali Trust raises gender-based violence and women’s leadership priorities at the UN Human Rights Council, emphasizing early education and safer boundaries. Climate & Heat Vulnerability: Reporting from Delhi shows how extreme heat hits residents in overcrowded, poorly ventilated homes—pushing illness and lost work. Corruption Watch: Tamil Nadu anti-corruption investigators file an FIR over alleged highway payments for unlaid roads, following an NGO complaint.
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