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 Constitutional Council has approved four nominees, proposed by the President, to fill vacancies in the Court of Appeal.
The Election Commission has announced the plan for leave for both public and private sector employees for the upcoming presidential election on September 21, 2024, without loss of salary or personal leave.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will reduce fuel prices with effect from midnight today.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today called on ITAK’s Mavai Senathiraja at his residence in Jaffna today.
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