Hiru Star 02/09/2018

Hiru News

• Estate workers protest today as well demanding 1,000 rupees - ( A group of estate workers staged a protest in Hatton town today demanding their basic wage to be increased to 1,000 rupees. Our correspondents stated that the estate workers staged the protest displaying black flags. The protestors charged that the government... )
• Government executive grade officers prepare for a strike action - ( The Government Executive Grade Officers Joint Committee has decided to launch an island wide strike action due to an issue concerning salaries. Its secretary, H.A.L. Udayasiri stated that many trade unions will be participating in the strike action which... )
• Nadu and Samba to be sold at 80 and 85 respectively from the 1st of April o Rice mill owners reach an agreement with the Agriculture Ministry - (Rice mill owners and the Ministry of Agriculture have reached a consensus to impose maximum retail prices of 80 rupees per kilogram for nadu rice and 85 rupees per kilogram for samba rice from the 1st of April. Speaking to our news team, Minister... )
• Joint Opposition writes to the President about the actions of the government - (The Joint Opposition stated that a letter will be forwarded to the President next week drawing his attention towards two cabinet papers and a government tender. Speaking at a press briefing in Colombo today, parliamentarian, Dr. Bandula Gunawardena stated... )
• Senior DIG in charge of the Southern Province, Ravi Wijegunawardena transferred to Police Headquarters - (The Senior DIG in charge of the Southern Province, Ravi Wijegunawardena has been transferred to the Police Headquarters. In response to an inquiry made by our news team, Police Media Spokesperson, Superintendent of Police, Ruwan Gunasekara stated that... )