Postal services across the country has been disrupted today due to a strike by workers who are protesting over a series of issues, including opposing the invitations foreign companies to take over some of the historic buildings owned by the Department.
The Nuwara Eliya and Kandy Post offices are among the buildings.
However they are also demanding that the postal workers should be given a Rs 20,000 allowance from January onwards.
Joint Convener of the Joint Postal Trade Union Collective, Chinthaka Bandara said the strike will continue until Tuesday midnight.
The strike will also have an email of clearing overseas parcels and dispatch of foreign mail related to the Christmas season.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
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