Tuesday , 05 March 2013
Government has informed concerning the demised and injured persons and assets destructions in war, evaluation activities will be processed in the forthcoming days in the Jaffna district which is one of the recommendations made by the Learnt Lessons and Reconciliation Commission.
However concerning this any directives or circulars so far had not reached to process these activities is according to Jaffna District Secretariat information.
The Learnt Lessons and Reconciliation Commission which was appointed by the Sri Lanka government, one of the report's recommendations consist, that an assessment should be carried out concerning the deaths, injured and the devastations of assets during war for relief measures.
According to this the evaluation activities will be carried out jointly by the Sri Lanka Department of Assessment and Public Administration and Local Affairs Ministry.
The respective Grama Sevaka officials will collect this information by visiting each and every house.
The Public Administration and Local Affairs Ministry Secretary and Director General of Department of Assessment have made a request that during this activities, public should furnish authentic details to Grama Sevaka.
The directive which was issued states, in the following days, the assignment will commence and get implemented.
However concerning this, directives or circulars are not received was according to Jaffna district secretariat circles.
At a state the UN Human Rights Council sessions are held in Geneva, suggestions made to process the estimate in this instance is much notable.
| SriLankan pilots to strike |
 by A Staff Reporter-2013-03-05
Pilots at SriLankan Airlines are threatening to take tough trade union action, in protest of what they call undue pressure exerted by the top officials to tamper with the recruitment process of trainee pilots. The Airline Pilots' Guild of Sri Lanka (ALPGSL) alleged there is an attempt by the senior management of SriLankan Airlines to lower the required standards after the selection of successful candidates in the current cadet pilot intake.
Such minimum standards, which have been maintained for over 30 years, have provided safe travel for the general public and has established the pilots of SriLankan Airline to be of the highest calibre and standards worldwide, the Guild stated.
"In the past, the minimum standards in the recruitment process have always been maintained and met for the assessment of new cadet pilots, in order for the safety and high standards of the Airline to be consistent," it declared.
The ALPGSL, issuing a statement stated they are demanding clarification from the SriLankan Airlines Senior Management about such a contradictory directive in one of the most highly regulated industries.
"Furthermore, it is our understanding that the chief pilots in charge of the training, and more significantly, who have been maintaining standards have tendered their resignation over the last few days. In view of these serious developments, the ALPGSL membership has been reluctantly compelled to take relevant action and has been given the mandate necessary for further action, if needed, in order to protect the standards of the airline. Due to the seriousness and repercussions of such actions by the Management, the ALPGSL has appealed to the government to look into these irregularities and are confident that required action and accountability will be initiated, and taken," they said.
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