Riyadh, Rabi'I 05, 1437, December 16, 2015, SPA -- Royal decree No. 9898 dated on 11 - 2 - 1437 H. has been issued, containing raising the rating of a number of states in the two tables of representation allowance and housing allowance attached to regulation of diplomatic jobs. The decree raised the rating of Sri Lanka from Category C to Category B in the table of representation and the rating of Colombo in Sri Lanka from group (4) to group (3) in the housing allowance table. It raised the rating of Tanzania from category C to category B in the representation allowance table, and the rating of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania from group (5) to the group (3) in housing allowance table. It raised the rating of Bangladesh from category C to category B in the representation allowance table and the rating of Dhaka in Bangladesh from group (5) to 4 in the housing allowance table. It raised the rating of Turkey from category (B) to (A) in the representation allowance table and the rating of (Ankara) and (Istanbul) in Turkey from group (4) to group (3) in the housing table. It raised the rating of Singapore from category (A) to category (High Living) in representation allowance table. --SPA 22:49 LOCAL TIME 19:49 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w