Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Trade Unions Called Off Their Strike

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Joint Trade Union

Alliance which launched an island wide continuous strike since midnight yesterday (23) had called off the strike short while ago following a promise made by Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe to solve the demands of the Joint Trade Union Alliance.

Following the duscissions held with Prime Minister Wikramasinghe regarding the strike the Joint Trade Union Alliance Of Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has decided to called off the strike and resume the work with effect from midnight tonight it has been reported.

Heavy Queues Have Been Seen Infront Of Oil Filling Stations Island Wide Due To The Strike Of Petroleum Workers

Heavy Queues have been seen infront of the oil filling

ststions island wide to purchase fuel  since this morning as Ceylon Petroleum Corporation(CPC) workers attached to seven trade unions have launched an island wide continuous strike since midnight last night (23).

The striking unions demanding solutions for three demands including suspending the signing of a deal pact with India to handover oil tanks in China Harbor (Trincomalee) to Indian Oil Company .

The striking workers had staged a protest campaign infront of the Oil Refinary in Sapugaskande this morning (24) by demanding solutions for their demands .

Meanwhile according to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation authorities not a single Oil Bowser leaves from.the Kolonnawa Oil Refinary since this morning to distribute fuel to the Oil filling station belonging to the Petroleum Corporation as a result of the strike.

Although the oil filling stations belongs to petroleum corporation run out of fuel Oil filling stations belongs to Indian Oil Company (IOC) sells fuel as usual .Heavy  vehicle  queues  had been seen infront of IOC oil filling stations throughout  the island tourchase fuel it has been reported.

A Fisherman Was Killed And Five Others Were Injured Due To An Explosion In A Boat

A fisherman was killed and five other

fishermen were injured and hospitalized due to an explosion occurred in a multi day boat they were in anchored at Hambanthota Port(Southern Province) today(24).

The injured were admitted to the Hambanthota Hospital for treatment .
The explosion was caused due to a Gas Cylinder explosion it has been revealed.

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A Motor Cyclist Was Killed In Road Accident At Meerigama

A young Motor Cyclist was killed after the Motor Cycle

he was riding in veering off the road and crashed into a tree in thalakolayaya on Meerigama-Kotadeniyawa road yesterday (22).

 The accident was occurred after the Motor Cyclist unable to control the speed of the vehicle according to the Police.

The deceased had been identified as a resident of weerambugedera area.

World Bank To Send A Team Of Consultants To Sri Lanka To Probe On Solid Waste Management

World Bank has decided to send a Team Of

Consultants to Sri Lanka for an investigation on Solid Waste Management in the country according to the Ministry Of Finance.

World Bank is willing to help to solve Garbage problem in  Sri Lanka it has been reported.

The decision to send a Team of Consultants to Sri Lanka has been taken during an annual congress of  World Bank  and International Monetary Fund the Finance Ministry has stated.l