Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said that the story about the closure of the station as reported by the media was untrue.
Mr. Abeywardena addressing a news briefing said that the closure of Fort Railway Station, as described in the news media, was a blatant lie.
He said there was no decision taken by the government to [...]
Colombo Fort, Colpetty and Slave Island Railway Stations will be Closed for the 1st time in history, for five days, along with 50 schools, with tough security measures being taken in Colombo City for the summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
Police Media Spokesman Ranjith Gunasekara told Daily Mirror that the Fort Railway [...]
Railway workers are up in arms over the recent decision to reduce the Treasury subsidy on their season tickets under the recent increase of train fares to meet at least a part of the operating costs.
The All Ceylon Railway Employees’ Union said although they understand the need to cut down on losses urgently the workers [...]
