All railway employees have been instructed to report to work as their leaves have been cancelled after railways was declared an essential service, Railways General Manager Dilantha Fernando said.
Mr. Fernando said any railway employee who does not report to work will be considered to have vacated their posts.
The Presidential Secretariat issued a gazette last night declaring Railways as an essential service, in the backdrop of an ongoing indefinite strike action by employees.
The law states that any attempt to disrupt an essential service will be considered as an offence.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
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