HEALTH TRADE UNIONS TO BEGIN STRIKE ACTION ISLANDWIDE

Health unions prepare for another Islandwide strike It is reported that the health sector unions have decided to go on a continuous island wide strike if no proposal is made regarding the method of increasing the salaries of the health…

CHAIRMAN PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA SOLE AUTHORITY ON DECIDING POWER CUTS-NO POWER CUTS TODAY

No scheduled power cuts today There will be no scheduled powercuts today, Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman Janaka Ratnayake said. However, he said intermittent interruptions between 2 pm and 6 pm may be experienced to stabilize the…

PUCSL APPROVES IMPOSING OF POWER CUT ON 18th

PUCSL gives green light for power cuts today  The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has granted permission to impose power cuts today (18). According to the PUCSL Chairman – Janaka Rathnayake a one hour power cut will be imposed…

EVICTION OF MINISTERS AND STATE MINISTERS STOPPED HALF WAY AWAIT REPORT FROM MINISTRY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Removal of ministers, state ministers from Madiwela stalled!  It is reported that the eviction of ten ministers and state ministers from the official quarters at Madiwela has stopped halfway. The removal of those ministers has been halted due to the…

FUEL CRISIS FACED TRADE UNIONS CONFESS

Sri Lanka is facing a fuel crisis at present Trade unions say the country is facing a fuel crisis at present.Speaking to NewsRadio, trade unionist Ananda Palitha said the country does not possess adequate stocks of fuel to meet the…

THE ELECTION COMMISSIONER VIA A GAZETTE NOTIFICATION HAS SCRAPPED TWO SYMBOLS ALLOTTED TO POLITICAL PARTIES

Accordingly, the Crown and Farmer symbols have been removed from the list by the Election Commissioner Saman Sri Ratnayake. In the Extraordinary gazette issued on January 21 this year, the Election Commission published list of symbols allotted to political parties…

PROPOSAL TO INTEGRADE CYCLING INTO TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR MANY REASONS

Measures to integrate cycling into transport system The need to integrate non-motorized modes of transport has been extensively discussed by the Cabinet. Accordingly, taking into consideration the submissions made by the Minister of Environment, the relevant Ministries and Institutions agreed…

SIXTEEN HEALTH TRADE UNIONS CALL OFF STRIKE TEMPORARILY FOR TWO WEEKS

Health unions decide to temporarily call off strike The trade union action launched by 16 trade unions attached to the health sector has been temporarily called off after nine days. However, Ravi Kumudesh, President of Federation of Health Professionals said…

FUEL CONSIGNMENT OF OVER 40,000 METRIC TONS HANDED OVER BY THE OFFICIALS OF IOC TO ENERGY MINISTER

IOC fuel consignment handed over to SL‘s ENERGY MINISTER The Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka – Mr. Gopal Bagley has handed over a fuel consignment of over 40,000 MT by the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to Energy Minister –…

NEW METHOLOGY ADOPTED BY PUCSL WILL PREVENT SCHEDULED POWER CUTS IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS

No scheduled power cuts for next three months The new methodology adopted by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) will not lead to scheduled power cuts for the next three months, PUCSL Chairman Janaka Rathnayake said. However, the…