Veteran trade unionist Bala Tampoe passes away
Posted by Editor on September 1, 2014 - 7:03 pm

Lawyer and senior trade union activist Bala Tampoe passed away at the age of 92 in a private hospital this afternoon. He was the General Secretary of the Ceylon Mercantile, Industrial and General Workers Union and a member of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP).
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