The island-wide strike by the health sector trade unions collective entered its second day crippling services at hospitals across the country.
Upul Rohana, President of the Paramedical Services Front (PMSF), said that a decision regarding whether or not to carry out the strike will be made later today during a meeting that trade union representatives are expected to attend.
Health workers chose to continue their union activities because the government did not respond favorably to their requests.
A nationwide one-day strike by seventy-two health sector trade unions occurred on February 1 over unsolved concerns, including a demand for the payment of an inconvenience allowance similar to that of doctors.
However, the All-Ceylon Nurses’ Union chose not to participate in the planned strike action.
Meanwhile, Tri-force personnel were deployed to state hospitals nationwide to ensure uninterrupted provision of essential medical services during the island-wide strike.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
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