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No bonus for CEB next year!

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The employees of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) will not be paid bonuses and allowances for unused holidays in 2024, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said.

Minister Wijesekera said this during a discussion with representatives of 35 trade unions of the CEB held on the 14th.

The minister also discussed the programme of restructuring the CEB with the trade union representatives.

However, trade union representatives pointed out that this discussion was not successful.

The minister said that since the CEB does not have funds, the board has to collect at least 50 cents from the salaries of the employees instead of giving bonuses.

The trade union representatives have said that the lack of money in the CEB was not due to the fault of the employees but due to the action of the authorities.

The minister has said that he will forward the CEB Restructuring Bill to the Cabinet for approval on the 24th.

Meanwhile, the Power Ministry in a statement said that Minister Kanchana Wijesekera discussed the progress of the proposed restructuring programme, the format of the new CEB Act, the time frame for the implementation of the terms related to the restructuring process, the human resource audit and the method of assigning employees and regarding the retirement and employee benefits with the CEB Union representatives.

The minister has also informed them about the assistance provided by development agencies in this process, the establishment of the restructuring bureau of the CEB and the establishment of the proposed new company.

(Source: Aruna)

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2 drownings today

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Two drowning incidents have been reported today (May 13).

In one incident, one person had drowned while 03 others were reported missing while bathing in the sea off Wennappuwa today (May 13).

Police said four persons from Nuwara Eliya were reported missing while sea bathing and that one body was later recovered.

Search operations are continuing.

Meanwhile, two girls who had gone to bathe in the Palukadawala Tank in Galgamuwa, Kurunegala, have also drowned.

The girls, aged 12 and 17 had gone bathing while they were visiting a relative in the area.

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Police assure that belongings of Kotmale accident victims are safe

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Kotmale Police have stated that luggage, mobile phones and other belongings of the passengers on the bus that met with a tragic accident at Gerandi Ella are safe with them/

Kotmale Police OIC Chief Inspector Vajira Ratnayake stated that the villagers who assisted authorities at the time of the accident handed over the passengers’ belongings to the Police.

The OIC also stated that 35 mobile phones, luggage and other valuables have been kept safe at the police station and can be obtained after the identities of the claimants are verified.

Meanwhile, it is reported that the bus conductor’s ticket book and the money he had collected could not be found.

The OIC had also stated that the exact number of passengers on the bus could not be ascertained due to the death of the driver and the fact that the conductor was receiving treatment in hospital.

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PSL 2025 to resume on May 17

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PSL 2025 will resume on May 17, with the final on May 25. The announcement confirms the league will end a week after it was originally scheduled to conclude.

The four remaining group games will take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Ground, with the playoffs and final in Lahore. Aside from one afternoon game in Rawalpindi – between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators on 18 May, all fixtures take place at night, with evening games starting at 7:30pm local time.

“HBL PSL X picks up from where it left off,” he wrote in the post,” PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi announced on X (formerly Twitter). “6 teams, 0 fear. Get ready for 8 thrilling matches starting 17th May, leading up to the Grand Final on 25th May. Best of luck to all the teams!”

The league, which was postponed due to increasing cross-border tensions with India, has eight games left.

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