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Protest march by teachers & principals: road from Colombo fort to Presidential Secretariat blocked
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.
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Flt Lt Kasun Cumaratunga , more than a pilot, a guardian remembered on his 37th death anniversary
Kasun, was born in 28th Sept 1964, the grandson of the legendary author and linguist Munidasa Cumaratunga and son of SSP Bindu Kumaratunga and Winifred
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National Tax week launched
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) backed by the Excise and Customs Department today launched a fresh drive to collect taxes including some Rs.780 billion listed as ‘collectable defaults’.
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SriLankan Airlines’ new A330 Fleet to perform low fly past over Colombo on Wed.
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Krishanthi Kumaraswami convicts FR dismissed by SC
The Supreme Court today unanimously dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition filed by five convicts in the 1996 Krishanthi Kumaraswamy abduction, rape, and murder case.
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SriLankan flight grounded in Indonesia
A SriLankan airlines flight has been grounded in an airport in Indonesia due to a technical defect leaving 93 passengers stranded, an official said.
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