The Malaysian government has agreed to provide employment for around 100,000 Sri Lankans, said foreign employment promotion state minister Jagath Pushpakumara.
The Colombo High Court today (15) ordered the attorney general to decide the course of action against former finance minister Ravi Karunanayake with regard to the Central Bank bond issue.
The trade unions collective of professionals has decided to suspend its island-wide trade union action.
Former state minister of finance Eran Wickramaratne urged the government to disclose the facts of the staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The Human Rights Commission (HRCSL) is now reluctant to admit that it had summoned public security minister Tiran Alles to explain police crackdowns on two protests by university students.
The ongoing strike by trade union affiliates of various professions against new taxes and repressive decisions by the government has affected several services, said their representatives.
Local government bodies numbering 341 will be brought under special commissioners following the end of their official term at midnight on March 19, said ‘Mawbima’ newspaper.
In a show of support for today’s (15) island-wide strike, air traffic controllers will be on a two-hour work-to-rule campaign from noon, said president of their association Thisara Amarananda.
Two Sri Lankan drug traffickers taken into custody in Madagascar have been brought home.
The government says it has made preparations to face an island-wide strike action by trade unions today (15).
