Trade unions in the state sector including electricity, petroleum, health and postal unions will launch trade union action today (8).
Unions of Ceylon Electricity Board and Ceylon Petroleum Corporation will report sick and take part in demonstrations to be held in Colombo today afternoon.
Post offices will remain closed today due to the postal union strike, said Joint Postal Union’s Convenor Chinthaka Bandara.
Eighteen health sector unions including nurses, paramedics, public health officers and complimentary medical staff will launch a 24-hour strike provincial wise with health workers in Northwestern province going on strike today, said Government Nursing Officers’ Association President Saman Ratnapriya
Health workers in Central province will launch a strike tomorrow and in Uva province on Friday over seven demands including salary anomalies, demanding the government to increase the special allowance and fix irregularities in promotions.
Ayurveda hospital staff too will go on strike today.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
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.
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