President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed railway trade unions to call off their indefinite strike action which is in its 12th day today (Oct 7), the President's Office said.
During a meeting with Unions at the Presidential Secretariat, President Sirisena had said he would intervene and resolve their issues after the strike is called off.
The President had stressed that it is the responsibility of unionists to engage in trade union action without inconveniencing the public.
Railway trade unions are currently engaged in a strike action citing anomalies in their grading and salaries.
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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