News Brief - 05/07/2008
Trains to use bio-diesel by 2010
The Sri Lanka Railways will use bio-diesel to run trains by 2010 to curtail the drain on foreign exchange to import petroleum products, Transport Minister Dulles Alahapperuma said today.
July 10th Strike will not hamper rail services
The Sri Lanka Freedom Railway Employees’ Union is of the view that the strike planned by the JVP and UNP trade unions. A statement signed by representatives of 12 trade unions, including the General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Railway Employees Union Nadeera Manoj claimed that the strike planned under such circumstances is treacherous. The Joint Trade Union for the building of railways assured that train services will not be interrupted due to the strike.
Source: DailyMirror, ITN
