Bus drivers operating along Route No 138 from Homagama to Pettah have launched a strike action today (Apr 09).
The strike is being staged to protest over issues faced by drivers due to the construction of the Multimodal transport hub in Makumbura.
Further, it is reported that drivers operating along Route No 122 (Avissawella - Pettah), Route No 125 (Padukka - Pettah), and Route No 124 (Maharagama - Ihala Bope) have also joined the strike action.
Former President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake was today remanded until February 11 by the Fort Magistrate in relation to the case where former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is alleged to have misused Rs. 16.6 million in state funds during a visit to the UK to attend his wife’s graduation ceremony at the University of Wolverhampton.
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A group of fishermen yesterday claimed that they were assaulted by Indian Coastal guards while returning back to Sri Lanka.
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