STATISTICS * Sri Lanka - State sector bus service increases, private sector decreases
With various new initiatives, public passenger transportation showed some improvement in 2007
Columbo,Sri Lanka -The Island, by Charumini de Silva -18 June 2008: -- The average number of buses operated per day by Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) increased by 9% to 4,127. The average number of buses operated by the private sector however decreased by 2% in 2007... The total operated kilometres and passenger kilometres of SLTB increased by 16% and 15% respectively, during the year... Meanwhile, the new registration of motor vehicles in 2007 decreased marginally... The registration of passenger buses too decreased by 21% in 2007 stated the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Annual Report 2007...
* Sri Lanka - Public vigilance averts disaster, hand grenade found inside a bus
Sri Lanka -Ministry of Defence (PR) -19 June 2008: -- A major disaster was averted this evening (June 18), when a timely detection of an improvised hand grenade was made by a passenger on a public transportation bus plying from Awissawella to Colombo, route no: 122 near Salaka, close to the Ibbanwela junction... The hand grenade was detected by a Navy sailor P.K.V Rathnasiri who got suspicious of an unattended box. As no individual claimed ownership of the parcel Rathnasiri along with the bus conductor immediately informed the Police calling for bomb disposal squads while, assuring safety of the passengers and commuters nearby... The hand grenade was set inside a box and improvised, the Slave Island Police OIC said speaking to our correspondent...
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