Strike disrupts nearly 100 train services

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Colombo, June 07 (Daily Mirror) - Despite the Railways Department announcing that services could be restored by this afternoon due to the ongoing strike, nearly 100 train services were cancelled today leaving commuters in disarray.

The strike which began at midnight last night was launched by the Sri Lanka Railways Locomotive Operating Engineers’ Union in response to issues regarding the promotion of locomotive drivers and continuous delays in recruitment.

The ongoing strike caused significant disruptions, especially for commuters returning home in the afternoon, including many office workers.

While trains arrived in Colombo from all railway lines this morning, many services were halted in the afternoon, leaving passengers stranded and inconvenienced.

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DOT Friday, 07 June 2024 07:43 PM

What a cost?

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Tissa Fernando Friday, 07 June 2024 08:20 PM

As long as there is JVP , you will never be able to revive the economy. Ok , let these scumbags starve after few years. That is what they want. Let us go to a different country and settle there.

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Priyanee Wijesekera Friday, 07 June 2024 08:26 PM

Must these subhumans harass the public at a time like this when the country is facing natural disasters ?

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SSZ KHAN Friday, 07 June 2024 08:26 PM

Imagine the suffering of the poor and lower middle class people who rely on trains to move.The greedy locomotive drivers must be fired and the army should be deployed to run the trains now and more locomotive drivers should be recruited and trained.Whaat is the president doing g with the executive power in his hand.Thrse locomotive drivers earn a better income already

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Tissa Fernando Sunday, 09 June 2024 02:47 AM

If they do that, JVP will stage island wide protests, AKD will visit American lady saying that government is militalising the public service, so not practical.

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