A protest is being carried out by plantation workers who have been demanding a wage increase upto Rs 1000 in Matara today (Dec 08).
The protesters had said that they were receiving a sum of only Rs 500 per day as of now and cited that it was insufficient to fulfill their daily needs.
It is reported that a decline in plantation activites have been witnessed across the island due to the indefinite strike launched by plantation workers.
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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