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  • Trains will operate today - GM
    Sri Lanka Railways General Manager Dhammika Jayasundara said that trains will operate today as a number of trade unions attached to the Railway Department have informed that they will not support the...
  • Private bus unions to park buses today
    Private bus operators in the country would refrain from bus services from midnight yesterday in support of the strike launched by a number of trade unions to be held today.The Lanka Private Bus...
  • Train strike from May 5 midnight
    The Railway Trade Union Alliance will launch a 24 hour token strike from May 5 midnight in support of the mass hartal campaign organized by National Trade Union Alliance urging the President and the...
  • ‘Protests will only worsen economic crisis’
    Chief Government Whip, Public Security and Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said yesterday that solutions for the economic crisis cannot be found by demonstrations and they will only worsen the...
  • Railways to carry 500,000 more litres per day to offset strike
    Transportation of fuel by trains has been increased by 500,000 litres per day due to the prevailing strike by Private Fuel Bowser Owners.A spokesman from the Sri Lanka Railways said that 3.5 million...
  • Litro Gas to up daily distribution again
    The current gas shortage will be resolved in the next few weeks, the Litro Gas Lanka Limited said. A Spokesman from the Company said steps have been taken to distribute a maximum number of LP gas...
  • Drastic drop of tourist arrivals
    A fifty percent drop in tourists arrivals has been reordered in the first three weeks of this month over the month of March.A Tourism Ministry Spokesman said that present mass protests and economic...
  • 'Govt to embark on welfare programme for Police
    The Government will embark on a comprehensive welfare programme for the benefit of Police officers shortly, Public Security Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said.He said that he has advised the relevant...
  • Public transport to ply as usual - Minister
    Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), Sri Lanka Railways and the private buses will not join the nationwide one-day strike organised by a coalition of trade and labour unions to be held today, Transport...
  • Railways’ revenue up after bus fare hike
    Sri Lanka Railway’s revenue has increased by 40 percent after the recent hike in bus fares, Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Union Chairman Sumedha Somarathna said.The number of passengers...
  • Work on Port Access Elevated Highway to be expedited
    Measures have been taken to expedite the construction of the Port Access Elevated Highway (PAEH) and other priority road projects across the country, Highways Minister Kanaka Herath said.Minister...
  • Railway token strike from midnight on April 27
    The Railway Trade Union Alliance has decided to launch a 24-hour token strike from midnight on April 27 in support of the public efforts now underway to remove the Government.The token strike will...
  • NTC Hotline 1955 to nab errant bus crews
    The National Transport Commission (NTC) has requested commuters to call the 1955 toll-free Hotline regarding buses charging higher prices for tickets other than the stipulated rates by the Government...
  • Two LP Gas ships to arrive
    Two ships carrying 7,200 metric tons of LP Gas will be reaching Colombo on April 25 and 27 and once the first consignment of 3,600 metric tons of LP Gas is unloaded, the production of gas for...
  • Sathosa relief package for Season
    The Trade Ministry has taken steps to provide a relief package through Sathosa outlets countrywide aiming to provide relief to the people targeting the Sinhala and Hindu New Year.This relief package...