All electricity breakdowns will be attended to immediately as only a section of CEB engineers are taking part in the work to rule campaign, a senior official of the Ministry of Power said.
The CEB Engineers’ Union warned that the work-to-rule campaign will have an impact on electricity distribution after office hours.
“It is only junior grade engineers who are on strike. We have received the assurance from senior engineers that they will work to restore power if breakdowns take place after office hours,” he said.
The official said the Ministry is unable to make any decision on the Yugadanavi power plant issue due to an ongoing court case.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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