Doctors in government hospitals in the Western Province will engage in a token strike today (March 3) over the SAITM issue.
According to reports the token strike will continue from 8.00am to 12 noon. Organisers are said to be prepared to continue the strike action till 8.00am tomorrow if authorities fail to intervene over the issue.
Meanwhile a protest march has been organized this afternoon, starting from the Colombo National Hospital, against the private medical college in Malabe. The protest will end with a rally at the Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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