Railway Station Masters have called off their strike this evening following discussions with State Minister of Transport Dilum Amunugama.
The Railway Station Masters' Union stated that favourable responses were received to 10 of their demands during this evening's meeting with the State Transport Minister.
Accordingly, station masters are expected to resume their duties tomorrow (29) and recommence issuing tickets. However, the union said that not all trains would be operating tomorrow and that it will take some time for operations to fully return to normal.
The strike which began last week, entered its fifth day today, with railway station masters refraining from issuing tickets to passengers, allowing them to travel freely on trains. The union also refused to accept parcels for transport. In a further escalation of their trade union action, they subsequently announced they were withdrawing from duties related to the transport of fuel, cement and flour.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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