Highway strike : Minister responds
2023-11-22
Sri Lanka’s expressways will not be sold or leased out, Minister of Transport and Highways Bandula Gunawardena announced in ParliamentContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s debt : Minister reveals numbers
2023-11-16
The existing national debt stands at approximately US$ 36 billion, with only 37% of this debt slated for payment withinContinue Reading
SP questions move to summon journalists to Parliamentary privilege committee
2023-10-03
Opposition Leader MP Sajith Premadasa today questioned the summoning of Neth FM journalists before the Parliament Privileges Committee over allegationsContinue Reading
Those engaged in strike responsible for death of youth – Minister
2023-09-12
Sri Lanka’s Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardena along with senior Railway officials expressed condolences over the death of a youth forcedContinue Reading
Sri Lanka seeks investors for electric bus venture
2023-09-05
The government has permitted investors to purchase 200 electric buses for operation in the Western Province, Minister of Transport, HighwaysContinue Reading
Five state departments most corrupt in SL – Minister Bandula
2023-08-15
Minister of Transport, Highways and Media Bandula Gunawardena has called for the digitization of five state institutions, which he identifiedContinue Reading
Over 170 discarded SLTB buses returned to service after repairs
2023-07-25
A total of 175 discarded Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) buses have been repaired and redeployed for operation, the President’sContinue Reading
Port Access Elevated Highway project likely to be completed by September 2024
2023-07-10
The construction of the Colombo Port Access Elevated Highway (PAEH) will be completed by September 2024, Minister of Transport andContinue Reading
New legislation to regulate electronic media
2023-05-30
The government is in the process of introducing new legislation to regulate electronic media in Sri Lanka, Cabinet spokesman MinisterContinue Reading
Electric train : Old Nanu Oya railway track to be reconstructed
2023-04-13
The old railway track from Nanu Oya to Udupussellawa via Nuwara Eliya will be reconstructed to operate an electric train,Continue Reading
Majority of SLPP MPs want Ranil Wickremesinghe to be next President – Kanchana
2023-04-04
A majority of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MPs are of the view that Ranil Wickremesinghe should be theContinue Reading
Private banks : New Directive from Govt for state institutions
2023-03-02
The government has issued a new directive pertaining to the issuance of Letters of Credit (LoC) due to the strikeContinue Reading
Electric bus pilot project to be implemented in WP
2023-03-01
A pilot project on adding 50 electric buses operated by the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) will be launched coveringContinue Reading
30 short-distance train journeys to be suspended: List released
2023-01-13
30 short-distance train journeys will be suspended from Monday, 16th January 2023, Minister of Transport Bandula Gunawardena said today. MinisterContinue Reading
‘Seethawaka Odyssey’ to commence operations this weekend
2023-01-12
The ‘Seethawaka Odyssey’, a weekend special tourist train service will commence operations from January 15 to boost the tourism industryContinue Reading
Expressway bus fares to be reduced by 10%
2023-01-04
Passenger bus fares on expressways will be reduced by 10%, Minister of Transport Bandula Gunawardena said on Wednesday (04). MinisterContinue Reading
Mahawa – Jaffna train service to be suspended for five months next year
2022-11-28
Railway services between Mahawa and Jaffna will be suspended for a period of five months in 2023, the Minister ofContinue Reading
Two new luxury train journeys to begin
2022-09-30
A special luxury tourist train will be introduced from Colombo Fort to Kandy from Saturday, 01st October, Minister of TransportContinue Reading