Poor transportation facilities provided for railway employees has affected railway services and could inconvenience commuters, railway unions said.
General Secretary of the Locomotive Operating Engineers Union, Indika Dodangoda told Timesonline that most railway employees are facing difficulties reporting to work due to disruption of transportation due to the fuel crisis.
He said the General Manager of Railways has been informed regarding the issues and called for solutions for the issue. He said that they have also informed the matter to the Transport Minister, the Prime Minister and the President.
He warned that if a positive response is not received they would move towards strict trade union actions.
Eng Dodangoda told the Times online that as more people are using train services due to the fuel crisis the authorities must provide better service other than causing inconvenience to the commuters.
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.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
Three persons arrested on Saturday close to the Thalawila St Anne’s Church have been held under detention orders for questioning.
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