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CEB vows to take action against employees on strike
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) today vowed to take strict action on employees of the board failing to report work after declaring the service as an essential service.
CEB Spokesman, Noel Priyantha said that some of the employees have refrained from work in protest against the proposed electricity reforms.
He said that the CEB would initiate action against all employees who fail to report to work.
CEB employees continued a protest campaign outside the CEB Headquarters today for the second day.
On Wednesday the President made all services related to four sectors including electricity as essential services.
The other services relate to any Public Corporation or Government Department or Local Authority or Co-operative Society or any branch thereof being a Department or Corporation or Local Authority or Co-operative Society.
In pictures are the crowd gathered to protest in front of the CEB for the second consecutive day.
Pix by: Akila Jayawardena
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Badminton: World No.2 ranked Anders to play exhibition match against Viren at MBA Courts on Friday
An exhibition badminton match between Sri Lanka’s youngest Olympian shuttler, Viren Nettasinghe, and Anders Antonsen, the World No.2 ranked in Men’s Singles, will take place at the Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) Courts at Malalasekara Mawatha, Colombo 7 on Friday (13).
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Customs seize Rs. 119 Mn worth of cigarettes and whisky hidden in furniture shipment
In a major detection at the Ceylon Shipping Lines (CSL) warehouse in Colombo 09, Sri Lanka Customs officers uncovered a large consignment of contraband cigarettes and whisky concealed within a shipment declared as household furniture and personal goods.
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Sri Lanka condoles with families of victims of Air India crash
Sri Lanka shared its condolences with bereaved family members of the victims of the Air crash in India today.
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