* Striking university teachers of Sri Lanka withdraw from weekend academic duties
Sat, Jul 7, 2012, 07:26 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

July 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka Federation of University Teachers' Associations (FUTA) has announced its decision to withdraw its members from conducting weekend courses at the universities.
Accordingly, the university teachers are to withdraw from the post graduate courses and other academic duties that are held during weekends in the universities.
Dr. Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri, the Chairman of the FUTA said that the authorities have not responded positively to their demands.
FUTA launched a continuous strike on July 04 despite the salary increment granted by the Ministry of Higher Education since, according to FUTA, the strike is based on broader demands to find solutions to other problems of the universities.
The FUTA demands increasing allocations for education up to 6% of GDP, freeing universities from politicization and granting facilities to admit children of the university teachers to the schools.