Some private sector trade union members staged a walk out on Thursday demanding that the proposed interim-budget wage increase of Rs.2500 be made law, union leader Anton Marcus said. Commencing 12 noon, workers in the Biyagama, Ja-Ela, Katunayaka, Ekala, plantation unions and industrial zones staged a walk-out from their workplaces. A crowd of about 5000 is expected to demonstrate in Colombo since most have not obtained the proposed increase for the private sector by the new Sirisena administration. Should the government provide some sort of relief to the workers, it would be announced during the rally, Mr. Marcus had stated previously in an interview with the Business Times. (SD)
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.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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