Srilanka, May 18 -- The Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation yesterday strongly condemned the decision taken by Railway Station Masters to proceed with an immediate strike, disregarding the Ministerial-level solutions offered and ignoring opportunities for a constructive dialogue. A media release issued by the Ministry stated yesterday that such Trade Union (TU) action, especially amid ongoing efforts to resolve the internal inefficiencies, raises serious concerns regarding the underlying motives.

A token strike was launched by railway Station Masters from midnight on Friday (May 16), causing severe inconvenience to the public. "It appears that this may be an attempt to deliberately create disruption for the Governme...