The Joint Committee of Executive Officers have decided to engage in a countrywide token strike next week citing anomalies in their allowances.
Chartered Engineer D Abeysiriwardena, a member of the union said that the strike would take place on Wednesday (Sept 4).
He pointed out that the implementation of a cabinet paper put forward recently could cause discrepancies in the allowances of Administrative Officers.
The unionist added that officers attached to 12 industries including Ayurveda, Engineering, Scientific Services, Planning, Architecture, Surveyor, Accountant, Education, and Administration would engage in the strike.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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