Teachers and principals throughout the country are to report sick on Wednesday (26) in protest against the Government's failure to implement the interim salary circular for teachers and principals. Teachers' and principals' will also commence a protest march at 9.30am that day from the Buddhadasa Ground in Battaramulla. They will march to the Education Ministry where they will hold a protest demonstration.
A joint statement by the Ceylon Teachers' Union and the Ceylon Teachers' Services Union states that the protest was being conducted as the new Government had failed to honour a pledge given to them to implement the interim salary circular that had been approved by the previous Cabinet last year until the Teacher and Principals' Services were made closed services.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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