More than fifty professional organizations representing doctors, Information technology (IT) managers, Engineers, lawyers, architects took the streets today to protest against the implementation of the proposed India- Sri Lanka Economic and Technology Cooperative Agreement (ETCA) agreement.
A rally was organized by the United Preprofessionals Movement (UPM) and the Organization of Engineering Association (OEA) at Viharamadevi park in Colombo urging the government to appoint a technical committee to evaluate impacts of service sector liberalization to create the national police frame work for trade in services with any country. At least eight thousand professionals from various organizations took part in the protest.
The organizers said this demonstration is a move to give a message to the government expressing the opposition to the agreement which is scheduled to be signed in an unnecessary hurry without proper consultation of the relevant professional organizations.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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