The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) buses will increase fares by 6 per cent with effect from August 01, Deputy Minister of Transport Ashoka Abeysinghe was quoted by local media.
The minimum fare of the state-owned bus operator in Sri Lanka will be Rs 9 from that date.
Addressing an event in Kundasale he was quoted as saying that the fares would be increased due to the rising costs at the SLTB. Last Thursday, the Cabinet approved the proposed 6% bus fare increase with effect from August 01.
A protest was held in front of Attorney General’s Department Colombo today by a group of individuals calling for the Removal of the Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe .
Meteorology Department forecasted that showers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Northwestern provinces and in Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
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