The main opposition SamagI Jana Balawegaya (SJB)Party had today (23) requested Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardane to convene the Parliament on this Monday (25) to debate on the Military attack taken place against the Peaceful protesters at Gota Go Gama in Galle face and current situation in the country .
All the station masters attached to the Sri Lanka Railways Department had commenced a 48 hour token strike from 6 p.m this evening (23) over the new Train ticket fare revision .
As the increased Prices of Train tickets are high Station Masters are demanding a fair revision of Train ticket fares .Sri Lanka Railways Department had announced that the Train ticket fares will be increased with effect from this evening ,However Station Masters had said they will be selling the Trian tickets at the old price .
President Ranil Wikramsinghe had today (23) instructed the relevant authorities to issue fuel to Vans and Buses transporting School Children from this evening through the Ceylon Transport Board (CTB) Depots.
As Schools are scheduled to be re opened from Monday (25 ) President directed officials to expedite the issuance of fuel for School vans/Buses and Public transport system .
All government and private schools which had been closed down on last week of June as a result of the paralyzing of the Public transport system are scheduled to be re opened this Monday and from next week School children are being asked to come to school only three days per week until further notice due to the current fuel crisis.
Accordingly Schools will be opened only on Mondays ,Tuesdays and Thursdays until further notice and on Wednesdays and Fridays school children need to be studied through online the Ministry of Education had stated ,
President Ranil Wikramsinghe had re appointed retired General Kamal Gunaratne as the Secretary to the Ministry Of Defense .
He was first appointed to that post in 2019 by the former President Gotabahya Rajapakshe .
The main opposition Samagi jana Balawegaya(SJB) Party had today (22) handed over a letter to the United Nations office in Colombo opposing the attack on peaceful protesters by the military ,
Members of the SJB Party MP's Nalin Bandara ,Mujibur Rahaman and Harshana Rajakasruna had handed over the letter to the UN officials .SJB had requested the UN officials to pay the attention on the attack carried out against the peaceful protesters in Galle face early this morning and do the needful against it ,
The 22 member Cabinet of the new government which was appointed yesterday (18) had assumed duties in the respective Ministries today (19) i...
