Staff of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) have engaged in a protest due to the lack of facilities, including air conditioners and ventilation, at the IRD office premises. 

Speaking to the media, staff members said the office building is similar to a furnace after 10.00 am, with employees unable to stay inside. 

“Over the last 1 ½ years, the office has changed into an unsuitable working environment for the staff due to a lack of facilities. Specifically, there is no ventilation. It becomes like a furnace after 10.00 am. Air conditioners have been fixed, but it is yet to be connected to the power supply,” they said. 

They pointed out that staff members had been working in severe discomfort for the last 1 ½ years. 

“Not only the staff, but also taxpayers who have visited the office have fainted due to these conditions and have been hospitalised. We have taken to the streets as this has become an unbearable situation,” they added. (Newswire)

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An employee of the Katunayake Airport has been arrested on charges of having stolen goods from the luggage of passengers arriving at the airport, it was reported.

According to media reports, the suspect, employed at the luggage storage compound in the airport, was arrested by the Airport Police.

Evidence was recorded on the CCTV cameras at the location showing the suspect secretly entering the luggage storage compound and stealing goods from the luggage of passengers who had arrived from Malaysia on September 23.

The suspect was arrested after staff from the SriLankan Airlines investigation unit had monitored the video and filed a complaint with the Airport Police in this regard.

SriLankan Airlines and the Katunayake Airport staff had repeatedly received complaints on missing goods from passengers, due to which they had been vigilant, resulting in the arrest of the suspect. 

The Katunayake Airport Police is conducting investigations into the arrest. (Newswire)

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