- Last Update 2025-06-08 16:36:00
University lecturers suspend strike but defer A/L paper marking
University lecturers who were engaged in trade union action for months have decided to temporarily call off their strike and report to duty from April 17 (Monday).
Although the strike has been called off, the decision on the participation of University Academics in the Advanced Level Examination evaluation will be protracted until a satisfactory outcome is reached.
President of the Federation of the University Teachers’ Associations, Prof. B.M.H.S.K. Banneheka said they have decided to temporarily suspend their trade union action and commence academic activities from April 17 taking into consideration the inconveniences faced by university students.
"We are yet to get solutions from the government on the issues raised by us. We are thoroughly disappointed,” Prof. Banneheka told Times Online.
University lecturers commenced the strike demanding the removal of the PAYE tax imposed on their salaries, increased cost of living and the immediate removal of the Vice Chancellor of the Ruhuna University.
Protest marches, black flag demonstrations, staying away from Advanced Level paper marking and academic activities in universities were some of the trade union action resorted by university lecturers.
According to the University Grants Commission, the country’s state university system has about 7,000 university teachers with 50.4 percent being senior lecturers, 32.7 percent lecturers and 16.9 percent professors.
-
Still No Comments Posted.
- May 31, 2025 - 488 - 0
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
- June 2, 2025 - 459 - 0
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’.
- June 2, 2025 - 364 - 0
SriLankan Airlines’ new A330 Fleet to perform low fly past over Colombo on Wed.
- June 3, 2025 - 203 - 0
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.
- June 6, 2025 - 200 - 0
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.
Related Articles
Presidential power to pardon prisoners misused
- 08/06/2025 - 66 - 0
Four drowned in Aralaganwila
- 08/06/2025 - 69 - 0
Police probe theft of Macaw from Zoo
- 08/06/2025 - 63 - 0
Discarded soft toys make garbage tractor appealing
- 08/06/2025 - 94 - 0
Leave Comments