Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Private Bus Unions Called Off The Scheduled Strike
Private Bus Unions have decided to
called off the scheduled Island Wide strike as the talks held between Private Bus Union leaders and Transport Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva and Deputy Tranport Minister Ashok Abeysinghe had ended successfully the Unions have stated.
During the talks the Transport Minister has agreed to increase the Bus fares by 12.5 percent with the increasing of minimum bus fare by Rs.2 from Rs.10 to Rs.12.A Cabinet Paper regarding this increase is due to be submitted to the Cabinet on next Tiesday it has been announced.
During the talks the Transport Minister has agreed to increase the Bus fares by 12.5 percent with the increasing of minimum bus fare by Rs.2 from Rs.10 to Rs.12.A Cabinet Paper regarding this increase is due to be submitted to the Cabinet on next Tiesday it has been announced.
A Sri Lankan Was Arretsed With Two Gold Biscuits Hidden In His Shoes At The Airport
Airport Customs have arrested a 31 year Old Sri Lankan male arrived in from Mumbai,India who had attempted to smuggle two Gold Biscuits weighing 200 grammes illegally to Sri Lanka by hiding them in his shoes at the Katunayake Airport this morning (16).The suspect who is a resident of Colombo had arrived at Katunayake Airport in the wee hours of this morning via a flight of Jet Airways by hidden two Gold Biscuits weighing 100 grammes each in his shoes it has been revealed.
The estimated value of the Two Gold Biscuits is around Rs.1.3 million it has been revealed.
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Government Has Cancelled Leave Of All The Private Bus Drivers/Conductors And Technicians With Immediatte Effect-Private Buses To Launch A Strike From Tonight
Government has decided to cancel leave of the all Private Bus Drivers ,Conductors and Technicians with immediate effect until the Bus owners have called off the scheduled Private Bus strike due to launch from midnight tonight (16).Three Private Bus Owners Associations including Lanka Private Bus Owners Association have decided to launch an Island Wide strike from midnight tonight demanding a sufficient increase of Bus fares.
The Bus fare increase announced by the Government is not sufficient when comparing with the fuel price increase the Unions have stated.
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