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Teachers’ sick leave campaign to continue

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1 year ago

June 26, 2024

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The Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) has decided to continue their sick leave campaign for the second day tomorrow, against the use of tear gas and water cannons to disperse a protest by teachers and Principals held in Colombo Fort today (June 26).

CTU General Secretary Joseph Stalin states that today’s TU action was a success.
“We will continue with our strike tomorrow and have decided not to participate in the second round of paper marking for the GCE Ordinary Level examinations,” he said.

“Most schools operate without teachers today. We do not want to inconvenience the children, but we are asking for our rights. The responsibility for inconveniencing schoolchildren lies with the Education Ministry. It is not fair to use tear gas and water cannons to disperse us.. If the government responds like this, we will continue with our strike,” he said.

“Therefore, we have decided to continue our sick leave campaign tomorrow.”

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Former Eastern Provincial Council member arrested

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6 hours ago

July 6, 2025

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Ampara District Organizer of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal party and former member of the Eastern Provincial Council K. Pushpakumar alias Iniya Bharathi has been arrested.

He was arrested over the abduction and disappearance of the former Vice Chancellor of the Eastern University Prof. Subramaniyam Ravindranath.

Sivanathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillayan, the leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) and former State Minister, was arrested by the Colombo Criminal Investigation Department at his office in Batticaloa on April 8, over this incident.

He was later detained for 3 months under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

Iniya Bharathi, also known as Kumaraswamy Pushpakumar, was arrested based on information revealed during the interrogation of Pillayan.

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e-Revenue Licence system down due to technical glitch, ICTA says

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6 hours ago

July 6, 2025

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The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said the electronic Revenue Licence system (eRL 2.0) is currently unavailable due to a critical technical infrastructure issue.

According to the ICTA, the disruption began on July 3, 2025, and has made vehicle revenue licence issuing services inaccessible.

The unavailability is expected to continue until July 9, 2025.

The ICTA expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to the public and assured that technical teams are working urgently to resolve the issue.

The agency also said that further updates will be shared as work progresses, with an official notice to be issued once services are restored.