BUS' OWNERS STRIKE * Sri Lanka - Bus crew must follow NTC rules, says Director General
Colombo,Sri Lanka -The Sri Lanka Daily News -3 April 2009: -- National Transport Commission (NTC) Director-General, M. A. Jiffrey, commenting on the ongoing inter-provincial private bus strike, said private bus drivers and conductors should carry out their duties in keeping with the rules and regulations of the NTC... He also condemned this strike as unreasonable, saying it has been launched at the behest of private bus owners... Inter-provincial buses, bus drivers and conductors are registered under the NTC. Failure to follow rules will result in the imposition of fines charged from bus owners. These fines won't be charged from the drivers or conductors, Jiffrey said...(Video from YouTube, by DaveSpencer32 -5 Febr 2008: "RT SAFARI LONDON BUSES WORLDWIDE SRI LANKA"... A trailer for PMP DVD 1037 RT Buses worldwide, one of over 1600 transport films shipped free for £16)
* Sri Lanka - Private Bus Owners’ Assn. plans legal action against vandals
Colombo,Sri Lanka -The Sri Lanka Daily News, by Irangika RANGE -4 April 2009: -- The Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) is planning to take legal action against the party which damaged 54 buses that operated despite the strike... LPBOA President Gemunu Wijerathne told a press-briefing in Colombo yesterday that the strike by certain inter-provincial private bus operators was unsuccessful owing to the LPBOA and the State deploying more buses to prevent a breakdown in the passenger transport... He urged the Government and Minister, Dullas Alahapperuma, to take action to stop fraud and corruption by several groups in the industry... Wijerathne thanked bus operators and owners who operated buses during the strike...
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