The road between Colombo Fort to Presidential Secretariat is blocked due to a protest march organized by Principals' and Teachers' Trade Union Alliance. The protest also caused traffic congestion in the Colombo Fort area with limited vehicular movements.
Earlier, General Secretary of Ceylon Teachers Union Joseph Stalin said that the teachers have decided to report to work but they will strictly engage in teaching activities alone but not in any other school-related work or extracurricular activities.
The Teachers and Principal Unions have been on trade union action for months demanding the government to resolve their salary anomalies urgently. However, despite many negotiations held between the government and unions in recent weeks, the talks ended inconclusively.
After a long gap of five months, primary classes (Grade one to five) of all government and government-approved private schools islandwide reopened today.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
The deadline for online applications to the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination has been extended until July 12, the Department of Examinations said.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Cabinet has approved a proposed amendment to the Constitution that a referendum would be required to extend the Presidential and Parliamentary term beyond five years.
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