Final talks on salary increase for private sector
President to meet labour delegation tomorrow:
A Labour Ministry delegation, headed by Labour
Relations and Manpower Minister Athauda Seneviratne will meet
President Mahinda Rajapaksa tomorrow in Colombo for the final
discussion over the proposed salary increase of private sector
employees.
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Troops to take over Mannar ‘Rice Bowl’
Troops in the Wanni front are on the verge of
taking over the entire Mannar ‘Rice Bowl’, ground sources said. The
area under the Sri Lanka Army control is approximately 100 square
kilometres, which is mainly paddy fields.
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Second language a must for public servants
All new recruits of the public service must pass
the second language efficiency test within five years for job
confirmation. Minister Dew Gunasekera said that under the
bilingulisation of the public service policy adopted last year,
public servants must have a working knowledge of Sinhala and Tamil.
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Cheaper CFLs for four million consumers
Four million electricity consumers will receive
high quality Compact Fluorescent Lights at reasonable rates from the
Ceylon Electricity Board before November this year.
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