The All Ceylon Samurdhi Officers Union took part in a protest near the Parliament Roundabout in Battaramulla.
The protest had been staged against certain arbitrary actions of the Director-General of the Department of Samurdhi Development.
The Samurdhi Department primarily carries out poverty alleviation programmes.
(Captured here are some pictures of the protest. Pics by Priyantha Wicramaarachchi)
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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