Traders have raised concerns over the availability of food items for the upcoming festive seasons in view of possible shortages due trade union action by Customs officials.
With Ramadan, Sinhala and Tamil New Year and Easter celebrations due, Customs officials today stepped up their trade union action.
The concern arose in the face of 3500 containers being held up at the Colombo Port due to a dispute between the Sri Lanka Customs and the Treasury.
The cause of the clash was the Treasury's announcement that the balance in the Reward Fund under the Customs Director General would be transferred to the Finance Ministry.
Customs officials who withdrew from carrying out Overtime duties last Friday stepped up their action to a work to rule campaign.
The only orangutan held at the Dehiwala National Zoological gardens had passed away yesterday.
The Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena Organisation Ven Galagodaatte Ganasara Thera was today imprisoned for the third time.
The newly appointed heads of mission of Sri Lanka held discussions with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya today at the Sri Lankan parliament to explore ways to enhance diplomatic cooperation.
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