A 40-meters stretch of road from Maliban Junction in Galle Road to
Attidiya Road will be closed for a period of 45 days with effect from
today (Jan. 07) due to a water purification project in the Ratmalana
area. Western Province Traffic DIG informs the public, entering
or exiting Attidiya Road, ...
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Posted on Saturday, January 07, 2012 @ 05:42:05 LKT
Apparently inspired by the Southern Expressway SLTB bus service, private
bus owners yesterday decided to introduce semi-luxury buses to replace
normal buses on all urban feeder routes around the country to provide a
fast and convenient transport for passengers. The Lanka Private Bus Owners...
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Posted on Saturday, January 07, 2012 @ 05:33:48 LKT
Portugal´s Carlos Sousa steers his Great Wall during the Stage 5 of the
2012 Dakar Rally between Chilecito and Fiambala, Argentina, on January
5, 2012. AFP
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Posted on Saturday, January 07, 2012 @ 05:29:52 LKT
The Ministry of Ports and Highways says that buses will be deployed on the Southern Expressway beginning from January 1, 2012. Secretary
of the Ministry RWR Premadasa stated that the Sri Lanka Transport Board
(SLTB) has been granted approval to deploy two specially imported
buses. Meanwhile the N...
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Posted on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 @ 06:07:34 LKT
The Southern Expressway, Sri Lankas first highway which runs from
Kottawa to Pinnaduwa had earned an estimated income of 24 Lakhs on
Christmas day. According to sources at the ministry over 12,000 vehicles
used the expressway on the day.(H.F) Sourse: http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/15709-rec...
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Posted on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 @ 05:56:26 LKT
A luxury bus service will commence from next near on the Southern
Expressway, Director (operations) of the expressway B.D.K. Bandara said This decision was taken at a meeting between the Sri Lanka Transport
Commission and the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) which was held at
the Road Development...
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Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 @ 01:46:55 LKT
Lanka´s number one race driver, Dilantha Malagamuwa, and Sriyan
Samuel excelled in the Colombo Night Race with two wins to their
credit. In a race where speed and power was the talking point,
Malagamuwa displayed superb driving skills and courage against some of
the overseas drivers who came f...
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Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 @ 04:06:46 LKT
The inaugural Colombo Night Race on Friday and Saturday will showcase
the most powerful and fast cars that will ever assemble on Sri Lankan
roads. The race fill feature Lamborghini Gallardo, Porsche 997 GT 3,
Porsche 996 GT3, Nismo 380 RS and Lotus cars, which are supremely
powerful and faster t...
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Posted on Friday, December 16, 2011 @ 03:15:21 LKT
Legal action has been taken against 155 drivers who violated traffic
regulations applicable to the Southern Expressway for the last 15 days
after the opening of the highway for traffic. Police said the drivers concerned were charged for excessive speed,
causing accident due to reckless driving an...
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Posted on Friday, December 16, 2011 @ 02:42:20 LKT
The roads in Colombo area will be closed to make way for the Colombo
Night Races which will to be held tonight. The roads will be closed from
7.00pm to 6.00am today (16th) and again from 6.00pm Saturday (17th) to
6.00am on Sunday (18th). Public and private sector employees are advised
to take a...
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Posted on Friday, December 16, 2011 @ 02:32:08 LKT
It has been reported that a large number of traders at Manning Market
are protesting against the law on transporting vegetables which has
resulted in a traffic jam from the Pettah area. Sourse: http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/15414-traffic-jam-in-pettah.html
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Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 @ 02:58:36 LKT
By Mirudhula Thambiah
A
new method of detecting speeding vehicles travelling on the Southern
Expressway will be adopted by the Traffic Police in the near future.
New technology equipment named the TruCAM Laser
Gun will be used to detect speeding on the expressway. This laser gun
can also detect...
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Posted on Monday, December 12, 2011 @ 10:05:46 LKT
By Jaliya WIJEYEKOON
B.D.L. Dharmapriya
Environmental pollution had been increasing rapidly in Urban and
suburban areas of the country with the introduction of free economic
policies in the late seventies, mainly due to the massive rise in the
number of vehicles plying the roads ever...
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Posted on Friday, December 02, 2011 @ 05:11:23 LKT
The Puttalam-Mannar road has been temporarily
close due to the rising water levels of the Kala Oya, the Puttalam Disaster
Management Centre stated.
The water levels of the Kala Oya have risen due
to the opening of the sluice gates at the Rajanganaya reservoir, the centre
further revealed. The six sl...
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Posted on Monday, November 28, 2011 @ 04:44:17 LKT
The pictures show the first accident which took place on the Southern
Expressway this morning at Kahatuduwa. The expressway was declared open
last morning, in a ceremony by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Pix by Buddika Kumarasiri Sourse: http://www.dailymirror.lk/caption-story/15066-first-accident-...
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Posted on Monday, November 28, 2011 @ 04:28:13 LKT
E01 a monument to Lanka’s post war recovery - MR
Southern expressway opened Work on Jaffna-Colombo highway shortly
November 27, 2011, 9:24 pm
By Shamindra Ferdinando
President Mahinda
Rajapaksa yesterday declared that the rapid development of the road
network in the post-war era was part...
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Posted on Monday, November 28, 2011 @ 03:12:40 LKT
New registration numbers with three English letters beginning with AAA
will be introduced for motorbikes once the current series ends, the
Government Information Department stated. Sourse: http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=15863
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Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 02:20:20 LKT
There is a massive traffic jam at Horton place and roads running into
the area due to a VIP movement. Motorists are advised to take
alternative routes. Sourse: http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/14980-massive-traffic-jam-at-down-horton-place.html
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Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 02:17:41 LKT
A severe traffic jam along High Level Road from Maharagama to Nugegoda
has been reported due to road construction, Police stated. Motorists
have been advised to use alternate routes. Sourse: http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=15856
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Posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 @ 03:05:52 LKT
Vehicle registration charges are to be revised and there will be an
increase for the luxury vehicle tax. There will be a 50% tax cut for
vehicles in the tourism industry and a 50% tax reduction on tyres for
buses and lorries. Sourse: http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/14903-budget-2012-increase-in-ve...
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Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 @ 03:07:15 LKT
The Road Development Authority (RDA) has announced the toll fees to
be levied on vehicles plying on the Southern Expressway which is the
country´s first Expressway running from Colombo to Galle.
Toll charges will be levied in four categories for all vehicles. The
access controlled Exp...
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Posted on Saturday, November 19, 2011 @ 02:50:17 LKT
Sri Lankans and foreigners will have the rare opportunity of engaging in
sporting events along the Southern Expressway today and tomorrow before
it is opened to vehicular traffic on November 27. Deputy Highway’s Minister Nirmala Kotelawala said cricket, elephant
races, volleyball, cycling a...
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Posted on Saturday, November 19, 2011 @ 02:39:23 LKT
Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras have been installed along the
Southern Expressway to prevent accidents, to monitor the selling of
tickets and to control speed violations
These CCTV cameras have been installed at all eight entry points to the
toll way from Kottawa to Pinnaduwa in Ga...
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Posted on Friday, November 18, 2011 @ 02:48:40 LKT
An old
building in Union Place has collapsed, obstructing the road and causing traffic
congestion in the area, Police stated. No one has been reported injured in the
incident while police added that authorities have engaged in clearing the road.
Sourse: http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=15773
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Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 @ 02:52:16 LKT
Lankan motor racing
enthusiasts were provided a great experience of rally racing coupled
with a barrel load of fun when Sri Lanka´s foremost motor racing team
EZY Racing along with their clothing partner Crocodile, gave 100 EZY
Racing fans a taste of the fun side of rallying in the inaugur...
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Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 @ 02:03:39 LKT
Irangika Range
The government will deploy two super luxury Sri Lanka Transport Board
(SLTB) buses to transport passengers on the Southern Expressway, which
will be opened on November 27.
The super luxury bus service will be inaugurated from Galle on
November 27.
Super luxury bus services wi...
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Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 @ 02:37:18 LKT
The Sri Lanka-Japan Friendship Road in Battaramulla will be closed for a
short period due to a VIP function and motor traffic will be restricted
on the Pelawatte Janakala Road. Sourse: http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/14767-sl-japan-friendship-road-closed-for-short-period.html
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Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 @ 02:28:23 LKT
By Don Asoka Wijewardena
Private
bus operators yesterday decided to call off their planned strike after
the government agreed to permit a fare hike of 3.5 per cent.
A
Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) delegation which met
Private Transport Minister C. B. Ratnayaka made th...
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Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 @ 02:25:29 LKT
There has been no response so far from the government to the request for
a fuel subsidy for bus operators, who have been adversely affected by
the recent fuel price hike, the Sri Lanka Private Bus Owners’
Association said. President of the association Gemunu Wijeratne
declared that if a po...
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Posted on Monday, November 14, 2011 @ 02:21:02 LKT
Traffic police manning the Southern Expressway are to whiz past in
2600cc engine capacity high speed Subaru Imprezza cars which can
accelerate to 100 km/h within few seconds to catch traffic offenders. A special police division to handle traffic on expressways set up by
the Police Department is c...
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Posted on Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 01:59:51 LKT
The Road Development Authority said that the Southern Expressway will be
opened on November 27. The minimum toll fee will be Rs.100 while the
toll for the full distance will be Rs.400 for a car, the Government
Information Department stated. Sourse: www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=15670
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Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2011 @ 03:10:00 LKT
Modern, spacious and world class type articulated buses each carrying
275 passengers could be a reality soon in the city under an initiative
spearheaded by the Ministry of Transport.
A pilot run is slated for early next year with the importation of the
first ever articulated bus at a cost...
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Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2011 @ 02:57:11 LKT
The Colombo Night Races
and the Electric Peacock Festival are ready to set the streets of
Colombo with an event this city has never seen before will be worked off
on December 16 and 17 at the Galle Face Green and For t areas.
Both organisers have accepted the challenge to provide a weekend like
...
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Posted on Thursday, November 03, 2011 @ 03:05:28 LKT
By Don Asoka Wijewardena
Transport Minister Kumara
Welagama yesterday said that the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLCTB) was
in dire financial straits owing to the latest diesel price hike. The
government last week increased the price of a litre of diesel by Rs. 8.
Minister
Welgama said that the S...
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Posted on Wednesday, November 02, 2011 @ 02:52:59 LKT
The National Transport Commission (NTC) and
Private Transport Ministry will have discussions yesterday to decide on
the possibility of increasing bus fares for a second time this year
after diesel prices rose recently.
NTC senior officials said a decision was made to review the possibility...
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Posted on Tuesday, November 01, 2011 @ 02:45:26 LKT
Motorists will risk having their driving licences suspended for up to
a year under a Driver Improvement Points system to be implemented next
year, a top official said yesterday.
The regulations under
the Motor Traffic Act had been worked out by Transport Minister Kumar
Welgama but its implementa...
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Posted on Monday, October 31, 2011 @ 02:49:02 LKT
The Sri Lanka Motor Cycle Club (SLMCC) along with the Army Motor
Sports Committee (AMSC) has finalized arrangements to conduct the
inaugural Walawe Supercross 2011 for motor cars and motor cycles at the
Uda Walawe Army Supercross Track in Sevanagala Uda Walawe on November 19
and 20.
The SLMCC ha...
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Posted on Saturday, October 29, 2011 @ 06:18:30 LKT
Vehicle imports and new registrations in Sri Lanka have risen in an
outstanding level during the last few months. As per the Central Bank
stats, Car imports, trishaw imports and motorcycle imports have risen
from 62 percent, 30 percent and 18 percent respectively, during the
month of August.
Sim...
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Posted on Friday, October 28, 2011 @ 05:02:17 LKT
Ceylon Motor Sports Club (CMSC) and Carlton Sports Network (CSN) will
conduct the first ever “Colombo Drag Race” on the November 5 at Green
Path, in Colombo 7.
A drag race is an acceleration contest from a standing start between
two vehicles over a measured distance. The distance bein...
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Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2011 @ 06:26:30 LKT
It is essential that a joint timetable is created, as there is an excess
of buses in Sri Lanka, says Secretary of the All Island Private Bus
Owners’ Union Federation, Anjana Priyanjith. He pointed out that the
conitinues issuing of route permits for buses by the Western Province
Passenger ...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 @ 02:30:31 LKT
A bowser truck veered off the road and crashed into a house
in Gamapha today (October 20) while travelling towards Kandy on the
Colombo-Kandy road, killing the driver and his assistant while injuring a woman
residing in the house.
The injured woman was rushed to the Gampaha hospital while
post-morte...
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Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2011 @ 10:01:08 LKT
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) stated that
compensation for all motorists, whose vehicles suffered damages due to pumping substandard
petrol, will be compensated before November 15.
The CPC stated that it will compensate around 3300 vehicle
owners who made complaints regarding damages...
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Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 @ 03:35:46 LKT
A special traffic plan has been implemented on Galle road from
6.45 a.m. to 7.45 a.m. on weekdays in order to control the heavy traffic,
Police Media Spokesman SSP Maxi Procter stated.
Vehicles travelling into Colombo will have three dedicated
lanes from the Maliban junction to the William junction ...
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Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 @ 03:02:56 LKT
A special traffic plan is being implemented in the Kolonnawa
area today (October 12) from 9 a.m. in view of the funeral ceremony of former
Parliamentarian Baratha Lakshman Premachandra, Police stated.
The road leading to Dematagoda from the Kolonnawa junction
as well as the road leading from Dematag...
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Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 04:20:12 LKT
Two luxury bus services will be launched in two weeks to upgrade the
country’s transport technology and to reduce traffic congestion in the
Colombo city the Private Bus Owners Association (PBOA) said today.
PBOA Chairman Gemunu Wijeyratne said the a large number of buses
currently ru...
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Posted on Friday, October 07, 2011 @ 02:39:28 LKT
Six persons including a child were killed due to an accident between two
lorries at Wariyapola in Kurunegala, the Wariyapola Hospital reported. Sourse: http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=15277
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Posted on Thursday, October 06, 2011 @ 09:29:20 LKT
Two women were killed today morning due to accident between a van and a
tipper on the Kekirawa-Dambulla main road near Algama, Police said. Six
persons were injured in the collision. The driver of the tipper has been arrested and will be produced before the Kekirawa Magistrate Courts, Police said....
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Posted on Thursday, October 06, 2011 @ 09:21:34 LKT
The traffic plan rehearsed in the Cinnamon Gardens area yesterday and
today will come into effect permanently from 1am on Wednesday (October
05), according to a police release. However, slight changes are
to be made to the traffic plan, intended to reduce traffic within
Colombo, before it is imp...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 04, 2011 @ 02:52:15 LKT
Sanjeewa Ambawatte and Rahul Uluwita came on top at the gruelling 600 km three stage event at Matara.
The Motor Plus Southern Monsoon Rally concluded over the weekend saw
this duo driving with tact through the wilderness of the tough terrain
and ended the three stage rally with only 59 points agai...
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Posted on Monday, October 03, 2011 @ 02:31:43 LKT
Private bus operators plying the 119 Maharagama-Dehiwala route are on strike since today morning. The bus operators are protesting a statement made by the Maharagama Mayor that they will not be accommodated at the Maharagama bus stand. Sourse: ttp://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=15150
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Posted on Monday, September 26, 2011 @ 14:26:55 LKT
Lanka IOC has
reduced the price of a litre of diesel by Rs. 3 with effect from today, LIOC
told Ada Derana. Hence the new price of a litre of diesel is Rs. 82.
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Posted on Monday, September 19, 2011 @ 08:33:53 LKT
The train accident has killed one person and injured over 20 when three trains collided at Alawwa. The Police said the injured have been admitted to Alawwa Hospital and the seriously injured are being transferred to the Kurunegala Hospital.
Sri Lanka Railways sources said the accident took place aft...
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Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2011 @ 05:16:01 LKT
The purchase of oil in future will be only permitted after a newly
appointed cabinet subcommittee scrutinizes and approves the purchase, a
reliable government source said yesterday. He said a number of top level management changes were expected at CEYPETCO including that of Chairman Harry Jayaward...
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Posted on Thursday, September 01, 2011 @ 02:25:49 LKT
The coastal railway line from Aluthgama to Galle will be
closed from midnight today for six months. Addressing the media earlier this
month, the Minister of Transport Kumara Welgama said the rail track will be
closed for upgrading under the second phase of the high-speed southern railway project.
T...
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Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 @ 04:06:54 LKT
Powered by his usual gusto and never say die attitude, Pasindu Peiris
stole the limelight at Gajaba Supercross 2011, at Saliyapura,
Anuradhapura, on Sunday. Pasindu won both SL-GT Cars up to 3500 CC races
with a considerable ease and clinched two runner-up awards in the Group
SL-H cars up to 160...
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Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 @ 03:59:42 LKT
The 4×4 Off Road race “Power of Wheels” Xtreme 4×4 Trophy -2001”
organized by Negombo Off Road, Club (NORC) will be held on September 4
in Katana’s Pathigagodella track.
This race track is located in the vicinity an eye-catching grass land
bordering a natural m...
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Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 @ 03:50:50 LKT
All
arrangements have been finalized to conduct the much looked forward to
motor racing event of the year, the Gajaba Suprcross, organized by the
Gajaba Regiment Centre in Saliyapura to be held at the Saliyapura motor
racing track in Anuradapura on August 28.
The Gajaba Supercross which is th...
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Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 @ 02:29:29 LKT
*Initial checks on ministry vehicles
*Buses the worst polluters
Disna MUDALIGE
Immediate steps have been taken to conduct vehicle emission tests on
all vehicles in government institutions, said Environment Minister Anura
Priyadarshana Yapa. He said that a team of Environment Ministry
offi...
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Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 @ 02:14:47 LKT
A Sri Lankan couple and their 8-year-old son died in a car accident
following Friday prayers on the Madinah-Riyadh highway in Saudi Arabia. Mohammed
Masood, 44, his wife Saleema Rehmet, 42, and their son Mohammed Nasser
died on the spot when their car turned over and hit a trailer at
Anaqiyah, s...
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Posted on Monday, August 15, 2011 @ 02:56:18 LKT
A police officer was killed in an accident along the Colombo-Monaragala
main road in the Thanamalwila area around midnight yesterday (August
13). Police said the officer was attached to the Thanamalwila Police. The
driver of the vehicle drove off without stopping after hitting the
policeman, Tha...
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Posted on Monday, August 15, 2011 @ 02:53:47 LKT
New traffic regulations are to be put in place for motorists using the
new super highways and expressways, which are to be commissioned in the
near future, according to highly placed police sources. Currently the police are discussing the regulations with the Department
of Motor Traffic. Accordin...
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Posted on Friday, August 12, 2011 @ 02:03:38 LKT
A
tense situation has arisen outside Police Park on Havelock Road where a number
of people have flocked seeking to obtain application forms for employment in
Korea. A police guard has been deployed at the location while a heavy traffic
jam has also been reported on Havelock Road due to the situ...
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Posted on Tuesday, August 09, 2011 @ 02:22:54 LKT
The Ministry of Health, as instructed by Minister Maithripala Sirisena,
has prepared a national policy on accident prevention within the
country. The Ministry stated that it will also extract public opinions
for this purpose. The number of casualties due to accidents is
increasing daily; the Hea...
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Posted on Monday, August 08, 2011 @ 03:14:36 LKT
Importers claim the move a Trojan Horse
By Azhar Razak The Ceylon Motor Traders Association (CMTA) last week
expressed their anger to a plan mooted by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority
(SLPA) Chairman, Dr Priyath Bandu Wickrama to move the clearance
facilities of all car imports from Colombo to the H...
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Posted on Monday, August 08, 2011 @ 02:38:42 LKT
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation today quashed recent speculation that
the current petrol sold in filling stations is contaminated with
substandard petrol. A CPC source told the Daily Mirror that petrol is being thoroughly
tested and that the CPC has not sold any substandard petrol to filling
st...
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Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 @ 02:50:26 LKT
The government’s aim to provide funding for maintenance of the
existing national road network, running to some 11,000 kilometres,
through the Road Maintenance Trust Fund (RMTF), in a strictly
professional and efficient manner, appears to have run into a
bureaucratic road block and the RMT...
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Posted on Friday, August 05, 2011 @ 02:46:24 LKT
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Chairman Dr. Priyath Bandu Wickrama
yesterday stated that plans are underway to move imported cars to
Hambantota. He noted that discussions were ongoing with car
importers to move the clearance facilities of all car imports from
Colombo to the Hambantota harbour ...
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Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 @ 02:47:20 LKT
United Tractor and Equipment (UTE) has come forward to sponsor racing driver Darin Weerasinghe’s bid to become this year’s Rotherham driver of the year in the 3500cc motor cars category.
Darin who drives a 2011 Subaru Impreza is the current Tarmac Champion at Katukurunda and will def...
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Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2011 @ 03:34:36 LKT
It was a show of shows when the Red Bull X-Fighters Jams stunt riders
mesmerized the vast Sri Lanka crowds that had thronged to witness their
spectacular stunts, which were displayed at the Galle Face Green on
Saturday.
The fearless four namely Daniel Bodin of Sweden, Nick de Wit of South
Africa...
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Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2011 @ 04:13:20 LKT
The National Transport Commission has introduced a new colour
scheme to easily identify bus routes and the service level on
inter-provincial bus routes.
NTC Director General G.A.S. Ganepola said passengers find
it difficult to identify the different destination boards as they were
all displayed...
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Posted on Saturday, July 30, 2011 @ 04:17:28 LKT
The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) said yesterday that it had not
been requested to provide free bus transportation to A/L students
despite statements to that extent being made by the Education Minister
at a press conference yesterday. “I have not received a request from the Minister or t...
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Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 @ 02:58:02 LKT
A
mother and her 3-year-old daughter died when a trishaw and a container
truck
collided in the Thulhiriya area on the Ambepussa road, Kurunegala. The
victims
were travelling in the trishaw at the time of the accident.
The
container driver was taken into custody while he will be presented at
the...
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Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 @ 03:23:55 LKT
Students sitting for the GCE Advanced Level examinations would be able to use private buses free of charge by showing their admission card from August 8 – September 3, Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena said today.
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Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 @ 03:21:33 LKT
The fearless Red Bull- X fighters are set to perform to thrill the
crowds at the Galle Face Green this Saturday. The team comprises Nick
De Wit, Gilles De Jong, Jimmy Verburgh and Daniel Bodin. Seen here the
four riders speaking to the media on the upcoming event. Sourse: http://www.dailymirror....
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Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 @ 02:30:32 LKT
The latest Central Bank data has shown that there has been a staggering
56% increase in new registration of motor vehicles from 30,905 in June
2010 to 48,157 in June 2011. The data shows that the biggest increase has been in three-wheelers
which have increased from 8007 to 13,753 this year and ac...
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Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 @ 02:31:47 LKT
Drag racing has again been reported in several roads in Colombo in the
night as the security restrictions have been relaxed and the police vows
to take action against those engaging in this dangerous sport that
poses a threat to road users. Police media spokesman Prishantha Jayakody said that if ...
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Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 02:30:53 LKT
Lanka Indian Oil Company has requested permission from the government to
increase fuel prices again. It has been reported that Lanka IOC had
made this request due to the financial losses suffered by the company
continuously. Crude prices in the global market had risen
recently and consequently L...
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Posted on Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 03:10:54 LKT
The most challenging motor rally of the year, Southern Monsoon Rally
will be held on 24th and 25th September. The 700 kilometre long event
covers day and night across three districts in the southern part of the
island. Entries will open on 10th of August 2011 at Marble Decor, 175,
Nawala Road, N...
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Posted on Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 03:04:09 LKT
The cash-strapped Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will have to bear
additional costs amounting to millions of rupees having to airlift spare
parts for fuel pumping machines at filling stations and other equipment
damaged after the use of sub standard petrol, trade unions said
yesterday.
The C...
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Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 02:38:18 LKT
The Old Boys’ Union of Dharmaraja College, Kandy vehicle rally under
the banner of ‘Rally with Rajans’ 91 will be held on July 16, 2011.
The funds collected from this event will be utilized by the group to
establish a Physical Fitness Gymnasium at the Lake View Sports complex
of...
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Posted on Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 03:12:05 LKT
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has so far received about 2,800
complaints from motorists claiming alleged damages to their vehicles,
caused by using a suspect petrol consignment imported by the CPC
recently.
CPC sources said complaints that ran into
hundreds per day at the height of the commot...
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Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 02:38:24 LKT
The much talked about 20,000 ton petrol stocks has been removed from the
market and a new stock has been issued for public use, Petroleum
Ministry officials told Daily Mirror online The Ministry added that the public could use the newly issued
consignment without any fear and that fuel distributi...
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Posted on Friday, July 08, 2011 @ 05:00:09 LKT
The traffic plan currently operational in Galle Road and Duplication
Road, intended to decrease traffic congestion in Colombo, is to be
extended to Galle Road-Dickman’s Road junction and Duplication
Road-Dickman’s Road junction and will be rehearsed tomorrow (July 06)
from 11am to 7p...
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Posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2011 @ 02:39:37 LKT
The price of fuel in the local market will not be reduced even though
the world market price of a barrel of crude oil has decreased by about
US$20 during the past few months, the Petroleum Industries Ministry
announced The import price of a barrel of crude oil which was imported at
US$111.50 in ...
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Posted on Saturday, July 02, 2011 @ 02:58:27 LKT
An emergency shipment of petrol which was proven to be
below the required standards has caused great financial damage to the public
and the government, the Secretary of the Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya stated.
Following several complaints of malfunctioning vehicles in
the country, Ananda Palitha of the ...
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Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 04:44:24 LKT
Sri Lanka’s only computer manufacturer EZY, who entered the racing
arena in 2009 by forming EZY Racing as their motor racing arm, stamped
its dominance in the rally racing arena when they swept away 20 of the
70 awards that were on offer at the annual Rally Awards.and were awarded
the Winn...
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Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 04:31:44 LKT
Action from the 3rd Championship round of ‘Speed 2011’ held yesterday
(June 26) at the Pannala motor racing track. The five round championship
events are organized jointly by the Ceylon Motor Sports Club (CMSC),
The Sri Lanka Motor Cycle Club (SLMCC), The Motor Racing Association
(M...
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Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 02:29:49 LKT
The government, having admitted that the Ceylon Petroleum
Corporation has suffered a huge loss, has set the stage for a hike in
fuel prices, the UNP said yesterday.
Media spokesman of the
UNP Gayantha Karunathillake, addressing a news conference in Colombo,
said it was only recently that LIOC wa...
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Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 02:22:52 LKT
Despite
the Private Bus Owners Association threatening to go on strike over an
insufficient bus fare hike, three other bus operators’ associations have stated
that they will not allow such action to be taken and will not support any such
protest.
Following
the bus fare hike of 7.6% this week, ...
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Posted on Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 03:41:10 LKT
The proposed bus strike by the Lanka Private Bus Owners Association
scheduled to take place tomorrow (June 27) has been called off,
President of the association Gamunu Wijeratne confirmed during a media
briefing today. However majority unions had not supported
the strike with three bus operators...
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Posted on Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 03:33:28 LKT
Defending Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel won the
European Grand Prix yesterday to extend his lead in the overall
standings with his sixth win in eight races.
His 16th career victory made him the first man to finish first or
second in the opening eight races of a season in the history...
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Posted on Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 03:19:51 LKT
A one way test run is currently underway on the Galle Road from
Bambalapitiya to Colpetty and from Colpetty to Dickmans Road, police
media spokesman Prishantha Jayakody said. Vehicles coming from Colombo have to come through the Duplication Road
to Dickmans road and then to the Galle Road. ...
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Posted on Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 03:16:27 LKT
The third round of the Speed Racing 2011 racing series jointly
organized by Ceylon Motor Sports Club, Sri Lanka Motor Cycle, Motor
Racing Association and the Asian Motor Racing Club is scheduled to speed
off tomorrow at the Pannala motor racing track. According to an
official the second round wh...
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Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 02:30:06 LKT
The private bus fares have been increased by 7.6% while the minimum fare
has been increased to Rs. 7 effective from the 1st of July, Private
Transport Minister C.B Rathnayake said. Sourse: http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/12077-bus-fares-increased-.html
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Posted on Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 04:25:15 LKT
Dinesh Jayawardena scored perfect 20 points in two races to take the
lead in the Formula Ford Post 85 event while Ashan Silva (SL H 1600 cc),
Thivanka Wijesekera (Formula Mclarens 1300) and Dinesh Deheragoda (SLGT
3500cc) leading in their respective events after the second round of
the Speed Rac...
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Posted on Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 04:18:11 LKT
The Lanka Private Bus Owners Association today confirmed that
arrangements have been made to go on an all-island strike on June 27
(Monday) owning to the transport authorities unwillingness to increase
bus fares by 15% and the minimum bus fare by Rs.6 to 8. The associations President Gemunu Wijey...
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Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 06:16:38 LKT
The CCTV camera installed in Fort was instrumental in finding a
suspect in a theft case, the Fort Magistrate was informed yesterday.
In
this case a three wheeler driver, with the name board ‘Budget Taxi’
was charged with the theft of a bag containing Euro 2,000 from a
passenger.
SI ...
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Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 02:10:10 LKT
The Department of Motor Traffic has appealed to the public to inform them of any vehicles emitting heavy smoke dedicating a hotline to handle any public complaints. The public may inform the Department of such vehicles by lodging a complaint with its project office on the hotline 011-3100152 or ema...
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Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 02:57:59 LKT
EZY Racing driver Rizvi Farouk showed great prowess in rally driving
when he dominated the seasons opener in the Speed Rally Championship in
Sevanagala, jointly organized by Sri Lanka’s oldest motor racing club
CMSC and Rally specialists MRA. Rizvi who was the Rally Champion in
2009, was i...
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Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 02:54:29 LKT
The Lankan Indian Oil Company (LIOC)
stated that it has sent the government its proposal for a petrol and diesel
hike to the government. It is difficult for LIOC to sell fuel at the current
stipulated prices, LIOC Managing Director K.R. Suresh stated.
He added that a Rs.30 increase on a
litre of die...
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Posted on Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 03:42:17 LKT
Five people were killed and a child was injured after a
lorry collided with a three-wheeler in Mawathagama, Kurunegala at around 4.30am
today (June 17), police stated.
Hospital sources confirmed that the child is currently being
treated for injuries at the Kurunegala
Hospital. Sourse: http://www.a...
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Posted on Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 03:40:24 LKT
Ford recently announced the appointment of Future Automobiles as the
exclusive Ford Dealer in Sri Lanka. This announcement is concurrent
with the introduction of five class-leading models into the Sri Lankan
market to reinforce Ford’s financial and commercial commitment into the
region, a ...
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Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 02:13:19 LKT
The revision of bus fares will most probably take effect from July 1
but it is not possible to increase the basic fare from Rs.6 to Rs.10 as
demanded by some private bus operators, Private Transport Services
Minister C.B. Ratnayaka said yesterday.
He said he met representatives of private bus own...
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Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 01:48:51 LKT
Bahrain has officially thrown in the towel on hosting a grand
prix this year.
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone had already announced the race was now
“not on” after a complaint from teams at the rescheduling of the event.
The World Motor Sport Council last Friday confirmed the event...
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Posted on Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 07:38:18 LKT
One time a master of speed, Dinesh Deheragoda, shifted back to his
usual gear reckoning with a splendid show at Cavalry Super Cross, to win
both of SL GT Cars (Up to 3500 CC) events on Sunday.
Driving a Mitsubishi Evolution IX, Deheragoda took good starts in
both races and maintained his lead thr...
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Posted on Monday, June 06, 2011 @ 03:58:06 LKT
Following the failure on the part of the authorities to arrest those
responsible for the assault of a private bus operator, all private buses
operating on Galle Road have gone on strike today (June 4), President
of the Private Bus Owners Association, Gemunu Wijeratne said. He
stated that the two...
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Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 02:11:10 LKT
Champion Sri Lanka driver Dilantha Malagamuwa continued his winning
spree at the Malysian GT Championship winning both races of the Round
Two to make a clean sweep of four wins out of four races so far this
season.
Having hit the winning formula with his stunningly powerful
Lamborghini Gallardo ...
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Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2011 @ 02:07:41 LKT
Buses plying the Galle road have stopped work and are currently on
strike, the Private Bus Owners Association said today. Association
President Gemunu Wijeyratne said that all buses starting from Panadura,
Moratuwa, Kalutara, Aluthgama and buses on the Mathugama-Colombo route
have all stopped wo...
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Posted on Friday, June 03, 2011 @ 01:51:43 LKT
All private busses operating from Panadura are currently on strike
following an assault on one of their employees at the hands of a Sri
Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) employee.
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Posted on Thursday, June 02, 2011 @ 02:41:26 LKT
Young Jaden Gunawardena was the attraction of the spectators in the
second round of the Speed Championship 2011 held at the Pannala motor
racing track on Sunday. The nine year old kid put his senior riders in
the shade when he won all the three races he articipated on the day.
Jaden a grade four ...
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Posted on Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 03:48:41 LKT
Public vehicle parks are in plenty around the city of Colombo. The
Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) has categorised them as off street and
on street vehicle parks. Off street vehicle parks are generally large
and located several metres away from the main road, while on street
vehicle park...
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Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 04:05:12 LKT
Sri Lanka became the first County to have successfully negotiated
the mutual acceptance, by the Italian government, of its Driving
license.
When the Italian Government in May 2009 decided
not to accept driving licenses issued by other countries, other than
those from the European Union, thousand...
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Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 03:16:38 LKT
Bloemendhal Road, from Arthur De Silva Mawatha junction to Wasala Road
junction will be closed from 6pm to 6am on May 22, 23 and 24 due to
repairs on the road, police informed. Sourse: http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=13326
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Posted on Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 02:48:26 LKT
The number of vehicle registrations in March increased by 55.1% year on
year (YoY) to 45,945. That included a 19.9% YoY increase of motorcycle
registrations to 22,028 and a 72.2% YoY increase in three wheeler
registrations to 12,166. Meanwhile the number of vehicle registrations in the first quar...
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Posted on Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 02:38:21 LKT
Trying to emulate their much renowned daddy Shane Gunawardane, little
sensations Jaden and Aaron Gunawardane put in a magnificent show at the
Pannala Race Track to steal first and third places in the Standard
motorcycles upto 125 CC events on Sunday. Jaden (9) and Aaron (7) were
given a tough ti...
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Posted on Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 02:27:59 LKT
The Registrar of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is likely to raise the fee for
providing special number plates for vehicles from the present Rs.7,500
to between Rs. 70,000 and Rs.75,000 shortly, informed sources said.
The fee for issuing special number plates is levied in addition to the
normal registratio...
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Posted on Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 03:06:30 LKT
Former champions Williams hope to build a long-term partnership
outside of Formula One with Indian-owned sportscar maker Jaguar, team
chairman Adam Parr said on Tuesday.
Williams, struggling on the race track with their worst start to a
season, announced a partnership last week with Tata Motors&a...
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Posted on Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 02:19:27 LKT
Minister of Private Transport C.B Rathnayake is to make an official
statement on bus fare hikes after Vesak, the National Transport
Commission (NTC) said The NTC also refrained from commenting to claims made by private bus
owners that they can increase bus fares without the approval of the NTC.
...
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Posted on Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 02:13:55 LKT
The cream of top level racing drivers and riders of Sri Lanka will be
in action at Pannala on Sunday May 22nd as they will vie for honors in
the second leg of the Speed racing series jointly organized by the
Ceylon Motor Sports Club, The Sri Lanka Motor Cycle Club, The Motor
Racing Association a...
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Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 02:56:44 LKT
Private bus owners said today that they will increase bus fares by 15%
even if they do not get the approval of the National Transport
Commission (NTC) adding that bus owners have the legal authority to do
so although the NTC has stated otherwise. Bus fare increases are usually decided by the NTC ...
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Posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 02:34:30 LKT
The
Minister said that the government would not dance to the tune of LPBOA
and it was ready to face any type of situation. Seeking legal redress
was quite reasonable, but the unfair demand to increase bus fares was
aimed at harassing both the government and the public, he said. Gemunu Wijeratne ...
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Posted on Thursday, May 05, 2011 @ 02:00:32 LKT
State, military and police-owned vehicles that have been permitted to
ply on the road without motor insurance for many years will soon be
reversed with plans to amend the Motor Traffic Act to ensure compulsory
insurance for this category, officials said. Sourse: http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110501/B...
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Posted on Monday, May 02, 2011 @ 02:09:23 LKT
Several roads in and around Colombo will be closed on May 1 to
facilitate processions for Workers Day or May Day rallies, say the
Colombo Traffic Police. All roads that are used by processions will
remain closed until the group or groups pass the particular location,
say Police.
The following...
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Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 @ 01:44:10 LKT
Sri
Lanka´s champion international racing driver Dilantha Malagamuwa
continued to win global fame for his motherland, when he triumphed in
both rounds of the Malaysia GT championship which was the support event
for Malaysia F1 on the April 8, 9 and 10.
Malagamuwa who is now based in Malays...
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Posted on Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 02:23:46 LKT
The excise duty on hybrid vehicles and petrol vehicles will see sharp increases, Customs and Treasury officials said. Hybrid cars with engines below engine capacity1600 CC will see an
imposition of 8 per-cent excise duty, according to Deputy Director
General of Customs Ajantha Dias. For hybr...
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Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 06:39:18 LKT
The strike launched by the Private Bus workers in Kandy is to continue
today (25). It is reported that accordingly no buses will function on
the Kandy- Wathegama, Kandy- Matale and Wathegama- Alkaduwa routes
today. The strike was launched in protest against the
assault of a bus driver and conduc...
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Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 @ 04:02:43 LKT
Vehicle imports roar by 215% to Rs. 117b in 2010 from Rs. 37 b in 2009
Recording
a boom year for vehicle imports 2010 saw a whopping increase of 215%
totalling Rs.117 billion of new conveyances on Sri Lankan roads.
According to a study compiled by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC)
anal...
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Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 02:08:14 LKT
Excitement and entertainment were never short when Exide sponsored
Pasindu Peiris sat behind the wheel and won three races to clinch the
best driver´s Challenge at the Fox Hill Super Cross 2011 concluded at
Diyathalawa on Saturday. The Asian Motor Cross champion, Tomoya Zuzuk of
Japan won ...
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Posted on Monday, April 18, 2011 @ 04:19:02 LKT
The National Child Protection Authority says that so far around 4500
school vans operating within the Western Province have been registered.
The process of registering school vans in the Western Province will end
on April 15, said NCPA Chairperson, Anoma Dissanayake. The
registration of school v...
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Posted on Monday, April 11, 2011 @ 02:30:32 LKT
The Railway
Department has made arrangements to deploy a special train service for the
convenience of commuters travelling to their home towns from Colombo for the
New Year Festival.
The
Commercial Superintendent of Sri Lanka Railway S. Sisira Kumara said intercity
trains between Kand...
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Posted on Friday, April 08, 2011 @ 07:06:54 LKT
The government has decided to issue permits even for provincial
councillors –turned –MPs to import luxury vehicles under duty
concessions though they enjoyed such perks during their term in the
respective provincial councils within a period less than five years,
informed ...
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Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2011 @ 02:45:18 LKT
Motorists are advised to use Marine Drive and Duplication Road due to
the Galle Road being repaired from Bambalapitiya to Kollupitiya. Sourse: http://www.adaderana.lk/
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Posted on Saturday, April 02, 2011 @ 01:42:56 LKT
Prices of petrol and diesel will increase from midnight (2nd) according
to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation. A liter of 90 Octane Petrol will be
increased by Rs.10 while a liter of Auto Diesel will be increased by
Rs.3, a CPC official said. The price of a litre of Kerosene will be increased by Rs...
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Posted on Saturday, April 02, 2011 @ 01:32:52 LKT
All road and
vehicle laws pertaining to motorbikes will also be applied to mopeds from today
(April 1) as moped riders will be required to wear helmets, possess valid
insurance and a revenue license as well as a motorbike license.
Earlier, the
Motor Transport Department had announced that all moped ...
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Posted on Friday, April 01, 2011 @ 08:52:07 LKT
The Volkswagen Beetle owner’s club presented its annual Volkswagen
beetle rally commemorating the fifteenth Anniversary Celebrations of
the “Pride of Ownership” Drive. This year’s event was held for its
twelfth year since the Club’s initiation in 1999. Th...
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Posted on Friday, April 01, 2011 @ 03:38:15 LKT
Sri Lanka´s premier racing team, EZY Racing started their 2011
campaign on a very strong note with 3 of their 4 drivers who
participated in the very first night race held in Kandy, storming their
way through to win their respective races. ´Speed at Night´, a unique
road race wh...
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Posted on Saturday, March 26, 2011 @ 02:29:42 LKT
Two
people were killed after a vehicle skid off the road and crashed into a tree
near the 74th Milepost in Ahungalla while another four were injured
and are getting treatment at the Ahungalla Hospital.
Another
two people were killed in an accident in the Bulathkohupitiya area after a
three-wheeler v...
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Posted on Friday, March 25, 2011 @ 03:11:59 LKT
At least three passengers were killed and 40 others injured when a
private bus plying from Passara to Miyanakadura plunged down a 300-feet
precipice at Namunukula area this evening, police said. They said that the injured were admitted to the Passara hospital. “Some
of them were in serious ...
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Posted on Friday, March 25, 2011 @ 03:08:16 LKT
The Department of Motor Traffic said today that there had been a vast
increase in vehicle registrations in the first two months of 2011
compared with the corresponding period of last year. Motor Traffic Dept. officials told the Daily Mirror that in January
39,544 vehicles were registered while 35...
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Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2011 @ 02:11:04 LKT
A key indicator to watch is whether the government would increase
petroleum prices after the end of the present local government elections
due to rising oil prices in the international market. Such an increase would cause supply side inflationary pressure on the economy. The state owned Ceylon Pet...
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Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 @ 02:36:21 LKT
Sri Lanka incurs a massive financial and man-hour loss due to traffic
congestion as a result of no proper vehicular traffic in Greater
Colombo areas and in 2009 this loss was estimated at Rs 32 billion per
annum. “The main reason for congestion was poor city planning,
inappropriate public ...
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Posted on Friday, March 18, 2011 @ 02:10:28 LKT
One of the giants in the motor vehicle industry, Japan’s Suzuki
Motors is keen on investing in Sri Lanka and one of its top
shareholders, Isomi Suzuki has arrived in the island to explore massive
investment prospects in Sri Lanka, according to reliable sources. “Isomi Suzuki will be v...
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Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2011 @ 07:47:53 LKT
All petrol stations near polling centres will be kept open for 24 hours
on March 17, Petroleum Ministry announced today. In a release it added
that the Petroleum Minister Susil Premajayantha had given instruction in
keeping with the request made by the Elections Commissioner. Earlier
the Electio...
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Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 02:13:43 LKT
Transport authorities are scheduled to commence a public transport
service with a speed of 100 Kmph on the Southern expressway once it is
opened in July, Minister of Transport Kumara Welgama said.
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Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 02:03:13 LKT
Janaka Dias driving a ‘Subaru Impressa’ won the Super Cars event
while Prabath Peiris took the plum for motor cycles by winning the
Racing upto 125 cc at the inaugural ‘Speed at Night 2011’ night races
organised by the Sri Lanka Motor Cycle Club and the Kandy Off Road and ...
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Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 @ 02:20:38 LKT
The government suspended the import of 17 power sets (trains) from
India, until the completion of the ongoing investigations into the
quality of the recently imported power set from India, a minister said. The first three power sets of a fleet of 20 were imported and one of
them was put on track ...
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Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 @ 01:49:49 LKT
Colombo, March 14 (PTI) Sri Lanka´´s vehicle imports hit a new record
with the number of three-wheel vehicles bought mainly from India
crossing the 85,000 mark, official figures today showed. The total
vehicle imports jumped 359,243 in 2010, up 75.9 percent compared to the
previous y...
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Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 @ 01:47:10 LKT
A vehicle in which Deputy Minister Premalal Jayasekara’s family members
were reportedly travelling, had met with an accident in Avissawella on
Sunday (13) night killing one person while injuring three others.
The incident had taken place at around 8 p.m. on Sunday night at the Ukwatta juncti...
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Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 @ 01:44:22 LKT
One officer has died while another five have been critically injured
after an army vehicle had been involved in an accident while traveling
from the Kandakaduwa army camp in Welikanda. According to the Army Media Unit, the vehicle had drifted off the road and crashed into a tree while en route to ...
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Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 08:05:04 LKT
A vehicle belonging to UNP supporters in the Galigamuwa area ran into a
tree and caught on fire after its passengers were involved in an
altercation with UPFA supporters in the area. Sourse: http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/10258-unp-supporters-vehicle-in-crash-and-burn-.html
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Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 02:47:04 LKT
A pilot project has been launched by the government using the Global
Positioning System (GPS) to monitor private passenger buses, the
National Transport Commission (NTC) said.
NTC Chairman Shashi Welgama told News Now.lk that the system, if successful, will be used to nab errant private bus drive...
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Posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 @ 03:09:34 LKT
A Melbourne driver who killed a Sri Lankan refugee when he sped through a pedestrian crossing has been jailed for eight years.
Jarratt Keith Swan, 31, of Ferntree Gully, was unlicensed and had a
horrendous driving history when he slammed into Thiruvadivel Sriskantharajah on
Stud Road, Dandenong, in ...
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Posted on Friday, March 04, 2011 @ 08:41:19 LKT
Authorities
have decided to temporarily close the road between the Bakery junction on
Attidiya road and the Maliban junction on Galle road in view of the 60thanniversary celebrations of the Sri Lanka Air Force.
The
celebrations will begin tomorrow (March 2) and carry on until March 10 at the
Ratmal...
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Posted on Wednesday, March 02, 2011 @ 02:53:50 LKT
A lorry transporting coconuts ran into three young children aged
between 10-12 in Daluwa this evening, seriously injuring all three of
them.
The three children were waiting for a bus along the
Puttalam-Kalpitiya road in Daluwa to return home after Sunday school
when the lorry veered off the road...
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Posted on Tuesday, March 01, 2011 @ 02:44:46 LKT
A motorcyclist was killed and five others were injured including
three policemen were injured when a Defender jeep providing security to
the wife of IGP Mahinda Balsuriya’s wife, Mrs. Asha Balasuriya crashed
into a shop in Sannasgama, Pelmadulla this evening. Reports said the
security vehi...
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Posted on Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 02:34:39 LKT
One person was killed and five others were injured including three
policemen when a jeep providing security to IGP Mahinda Balsuriya’s
wife, Mrs. Asha Balasuriya crashed into a shop in Sannasgama, Pelmadulla
after colliding with a motorbike this evening. The motorcyclist died on the spot wh...
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Posted on Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 02:27:29 LKT
The National Transport Commission (NTC) today rejected charges that they
issued route permits illegally and stated that allegations leveled
against the NTC by private bus owners were meaningless. NTC Chairman, Sashi Welgama said that the Private Bus Owners
Association’s decision to strike, ...
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Posted on Thursday, February 24, 2011 @ 02:29:03 LKT
The Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb 2011 will be conducted for the
15th time at the Browns Hill, Matara by the Southern Motor Sports Club
on February 27. This has been a much awaited motor racing event in the
Southern Province and many events for motorcycles and motor cars are
lined up for that d...
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Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 @ 03:18:34 LKT
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone will wait until next
week before deciding on whether to cancel the opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
The deteriorating political situation in the island kingdom today forced the
cancellation of the GP2 Asia Series races scheduled to take place at the
Bahrain Internati...
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Posted on Friday, February 18, 2011 @ 05:04:00 LKT
Polish church leaders are hoping that a drop of blood belonging to
the late Pope John Paul II will put fellow-Pole, Formula One star Robert
Kubica, on the road to recovery, a senior clergyman said Friday.
In serious condition after a Sunday horror crash in Italy, Kubica is
to receive a rel...
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Posted on Monday, February 14, 2011 @ 02:21:24 LKT
The import tax on hybrid vehicles which have been used below
three and a half years will be reduced from 30% to 15%, Deputy Finance Minister
Geethanjana Gunawardena told Ada Derana. He said this reduction is effective
immediately and was taken as a step towards environmental conservation. Sourse : h...
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Posted on Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 02:14:54 LKT
Robert Kubica´s Formula One career hung in the balance on Sunday
after a high-speed crash in a minor rally in Italy left the Renault
driver fighting to save the use of his right hand.His team said the
Pole, who went through seven hours of surgery involving seven doctors
split into two team...
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Posted on Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 01:54:18 LKT
A driver was killed and 18 others injured when a van and a tipper met
with accident in Horana a short while ago, police spokesman SP
Prishantha Jayakody told Daily Mirror online He added that the condition of four persons were critical while the
others were undergoing treatment at the Horana hosp...
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Posted on Tuesday, February 08, 2011 @ 02:09:07 LKT
The National Transport Commission (NTC) said today that bus fares will
not be raised in the near future despite a fuel price hike by the Lanka
Indian Oil Company (LIOC) recently. NTC Chairman, Sashi Welgama said however that bus fares may have to be
reviewed if the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (C...
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Posted on Tuesday, February 08, 2011 @ 02:05:56 LKT
A luxury vehicle importer plans to introduce “Limousine”
vehicles to Sri Lankan roads next Monday (7).
The luxury vehicle will be launched during a
special ceremony to be held in Colombo. The Prestige Limousines Private Limited
announced that the stage is set to launch two limousine bran...
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Posted on Monday, February 07, 2011 @ 02:52:21 LKT
New Delhi: The Tata Nano could soon be seen on the roads of Thailand, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Tata Motors’ chief executive officer
Carl-Peter Forster said the company “will go after these markets one
after another. The Nano is a raw diamond that needs polishing”.
He was speakin...
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Posted on Wednesday, February 02, 2011 @ 03:06:15 LKT
Vehicle testing teams from the Motor Traffic Department (MTD) will
soon stop any vehicle that emits black smoke and conduct random emission
checks with roadside vehicle emission testing to be introduced all over
the country for the first time.
The Department is in the process of procuring s...
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Posted on Monday, January 31, 2011 @ 02:37:22 LKT
The Ministry of Transport has decided to import 100 new busses from
India for the Sri Lanka Transport Board. According to the Chairman of
CTB, M.D. Bandusena an order has already been placed for the busses,
which costs almost Rs. 4 million each. The total cost of all
100 busses is scheduled to b...
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Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 @ 02:32:24 LKT
The government has reduced import tax on petrol
from Rs. 15 to Rs. 5 per litre with effect from January 10, 2011 despite
increases in international prices,
Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum Titus Jayawardena told Ada
Derana.
The decision was taken by the Ministry of Finance
and the Ministry...
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Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 02:40:33 LKT
Sri Lanka´s United Motors has nearly doubled (98.5%) its third
quarter consolidated revenues to Rs. 3.42 billion, from Rs. 1.72 billion
in the last financial quarter, according to unaudited financials for
the nine months ending December 31, 2010. The third company to release
its results in...
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Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 02:29:29 LKT
Jan 22, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka´s Indian Oil Corporation unit says it is
losing 9 rupees a liter on petrol and 21 rupees a liter on diesel by
selling fuel at government controlled prices as world commodity prices
continued to rise.
LIOC managing
director Suresh Kumar was quoted as saying t...
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Posted on Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 02:19:38 LKT
The Department of the Commissioner of Motor Traffic has decided to
make emission testing mandatory for brand new vehicles after a period of
one year. “This regulation will come into effect on the first of February,”
said Lalith Dharmapriya, Commissioner General of Motor Traffic.
Earli...
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Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 01:44:13 LKT
United Motors, the
sole distributor for Mitsubishi vehicles in Sri Lanka,
unveiled the new Mitsubishi 2011 Montero Sport at a
press launch last Tuesday. Here, models with the latest
Mitsubishi 2011 Montero Sport.
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Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2011 @ 02:57:24 LKT
One of the most popular motor racing events in the year, Southern Eliyakanda hill climb, will be held on 27th at Matara. Those who wishing to take part in the “Southern Eliyakanda
Hill Climb 2011" must send the enclosed entry forms, duly completed, to
any of the following addresses.
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Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2011 @ 02:43:47 LKT
The new category of public officials, who were
granted permission to import motor vehicles on concessionary terms from
December 15, will be allowed to transfer their vehicles after three
years, down from the five-year restriction imposed earlier for
transferring of such vehicles.
The Motor Traff...
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Posted on Sunday, January 16, 2011 @ 02:28:11 LKT
At least six were killed and eight others injured following a passenger
bus bashed into a van proceeding from Kuruwita to Colombo at Ihala
Kosgama on the Avissawella-Colombo road early this morning, the Police
said. Out of the fourteen people in the van six died, while the driver died on
the spo...
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Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 @ 02:45:38 LKT
A Formula One track is planned for the New Port City to be constructed
in the vicinity of the Colombo Port. According to the Chairman, Ports
Authority, Dr. Priyath Wickrama an eight lane F1 track will “definitely”
be a part of the New Port City, he said. Formula One has strict require...
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Posted on Monday, January 10, 2011 @ 03:55:17 LKT
A total of 407 vehicles made their way to the start grid of the
13-stage Dakar Rally, which returns to Argentina and Chile after
successful events there over the past two years.
The participants were put through their final technical and administrative paces ahead of the start in Buenos Air...
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Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2011 @ 02:06:38 LKT
The
government will increase motor vehicle registration fees from January as part
of the proposal approved by the parliament in the 2011 budget, Motor Traffic Commissioner General, D.B.L. Dharmapriya said.
An
increase of Rs.500 for motorbikes and Rs.3000 for cars will be implemented from
the beginni...
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Posted on Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 05:07:30 LKT
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa officially commenced operations
of the much awaited closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras yesterday
which will closely monitor the entire Colombo city.
One hundred and eight closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in 28
locations will monitor the city and...
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Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2010 @ 04:23:48 LKT
Sri Lanka vehicle imports continue to surge
Dec 27, 2010 (LBO) - The number of vehicles
imported by Sri Lanka continues to surge after a sharp import duty
reduction, with new registrations up 74 percent to 284,991 in January -
October 2010 from a year ago, latest data shows.
In
October alone, th...
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Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 @ 02:03:35 LKT
A motor show featuring vintage cars was held at Green Path today.
The show was held as part of the Sri Lankan Automobile Association’s 106th anniversary celebrations.
President of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) Jean Todt
and his wife, actress Michelle Yeoh made an appearance at...
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Posted on Monday, December 27, 2010 @ 03:08:06 LKT
There is no corruption in the Western Province transport authority despite recent allegations by the Bus Operators Association, Piyasena Dissanayake Chairman of the Western Province Road Passenger Transport Authority said.
He stated that corruption had taken place in the Authority one and a half y...
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Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2010 @ 02:19:07 LKT
The security camera
system installed within Colombo will be operational from today, December 21 in
order to tighten security within the city, Police Spokesman SP Prishantha
Jayakoddy said.
A special police
team has been appointed to inspect the footage while the Spokesman also claimed
that this syst...
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Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 @ 02:49:29 LKT
The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) together with the motor traffic department has begun issuing licenses in the Western Province to operate school vans from January.
NCPA Chairman Anoma Dissanayake said that school van operators in the Western Province, who do not have the license, will ...
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Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 @ 02:22:19 LKT
The government has approved tax cuts up to 50 percent of car import
prices to senior state sector workers after nearly halving tariffs on
motor vehicles a few months ago, LBO reported this evening.
The proposed tax cuts to be effective from December 15, 2010 are for
state sector officials who hav...
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Posted on Thursday, December 16, 2010 @ 02:35:21 LKT
There will be
heavy traffic on the Kandy Colombo road from Peliyagoda to Kiribathgoda today
from 5.00 p.m. as a result of a Perahera at the Vishnu Kovil, Police stated.
Those
entering Colombo after 5.00 p.m. have been advised to find alternative routes
by the traffic Police.
Sourse: http://www.adad...
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Posted on Thursday, December 16, 2010 @ 02:27:53 LKT
Transport Minister Kumara Welgama said that during his visit to
Jaffna, he promised to provide a better transport service for the
resettled people. Keeping his promise the Minister handed over five bus
engines to the CTB Jaffna district manager K. Ganepillai recently to
operate in Jaffna. The M...
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Posted on Thursday, December 16, 2010 @ 02:08:21 LKT
The Private Bus Operators today charged that they would go on strike in
early January 2011 in protest against a decision by the Western Province
Passenger Transport Authority to increase the issue of bus route
permits by 20% in the Western Province. Private Bus Operators Association’s Presi...
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Posted on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 @ 03:22:31 LKT
Whoever thought that road rules and codes belonged
only to roads, thought wrong.
Anyone who decides to take a bold step and venture
off well known trails will find that learning and practicing the
“Off-road Code” is an important area of focus in the Taprobana 4×4
Challenge org...
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Posted on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 @ 03:19:24 LKT
The Ministry of Sports of the Central Province Council and Four Wheel Adventure Sports Club have organised a night motor racing championship on March 11 and 12, next year. The races will start at 7.00 p.m. and go on till 12.00 mid night.
Parliamentarians Dilum Amunugama and Lohan Ratwatte have been ...
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Posted on Saturday, December 11, 2010 @ 01:45:56 LKT
The commitment by GM CEO Dan Akerson coincides with preparations fordelivery of the first Chevrolet Volt electric vehicles withextended-range capability to customers in key states.
The new jobs will build on GM’s strategy to develop, validate andmanufacture automotive battery, electric motor a...
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Posted on Sunday, December 05, 2010 @ 01:59:59 LKT
Thirty ex-LTTE combatants currently on motor mechanic
training course at David Peries motor Company at Bandaragama, visited
the factories of David Pieris group of companies at Piliyandala
recently.
The rehabilitees are following the three wheelers and
motor bike repair training course fa...
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Posted on Friday, December 03, 2010 @ 02:50:54 LKT
(Colombo-Lankapuvath) Measures will be taken to install weighbridges
to the road network in the country to prevent overloaded vehicles
causing damage to roads.
Accordingly with the instructions of the Port and Highways Ministry,
Road Development Authority will fix three weighbridges at Ratmalana ...
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Posted on Monday, November 29, 2010 @ 03:33:10 LKT
Petroleum Industries Minister Susil Premajayantha said the government
would stop purchasing fuel from the global market and buy directly from
friendly countries through government to government agreements.
Addressing the media after assuming duties afresh at his ministry
following his re-appointm...
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Posted on Saturday, November 27, 2010 @ 02:23:06 LKT
Classic cars ‘don’t spill oil, they only mark their
territory’ No, it wasn’t love at first sight, but it was
something quite close to it when I happened to walk
towards the classic car (a whitewashed Jaguar) that
stood still in front of me at t...
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Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2010 @ 02:24:17 LKT
A 59 year old British tourist succumbed to her injuries earlier today, while another is in critical condition and receiving treatment at the Monaragala hospital after the tourist cab they were traveling collided head on with a Divisional Secretariat vehicle.
The British couple who were heading towar...
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Posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 @ 02:31:24 LKT
The Treasury has amended the circular relating to vehicle imports, enabling more MPs to import vehicles for their personal use under duty concessions, government sources said today.
The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs had issued permits to only 69 members before the circular was amended. There hav...
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Posted on Saturday, November 20, 2010 @ 01:55:12 LKT
After a season of tension and sometimes bitter rivalry within his team, Red Bull boss Christian Horner on Monday warmly praised both of his drivers for their sporting behaviour after Sebastian Vettel had beaten Mark Webber to win the drivers’ world title.
The 23-year-old German triumphed in Su...
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Posted on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 @ 02:54:36 LKT
The Motor Plus Southern Monsoon Rally 2010 which concluded last week
saw one of the leading rally drivers Shafraz Junaid along with his
co-driver Shafraz Hamzadeen come out on top in the grueling 600km three
stage event held at Matara.
The Shafraz duo, that played second fiddle in the Kantalai ra...
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Posted on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 @ 01:51:39 LKT
World
champion Sebastien Loeb rounded off a superb season with victory in the
British rally, finishing just over 19 seconds ahead of Petter Solberg.
The Citroen driver, who
secured an unprecedented seventh consecutive world title in October,
took control of the race on Saturday and extended thei...
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Posted on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 @ 01:46:16 LKT
Police today said that flooding had decreased in many areas by this morning and that traffic had normalized after yesterday’s bad weather. Police also advised motorists to use usual routes. Sourse: http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=10563
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Posted on Friday, November 12, 2010 @ 02:32:51 LKT
Nov 11 (LBO) Parts of Colombo went under water as unprecedented rains lashed the island, and authorities warned residents to use public transport to avoid traffic jams amid flood warnings in other parts of the country. Many of Colombo´s streets, including the approach roads to Sri Lanka´...
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Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2010 @ 03:16:29 LKT
The Redbull X Fighters pulled off a daredevil
performance at Galle Face Green yesterday, awe
inspiring the Sri Lankan spectators. Redbull X Fighters are freestyle motocross (FMX)
exponents from the world’s number one freestyle
motocross series.
Red Bull X-Fight...
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Posted on Monday, November 08, 2010 @ 02:54:30 LKT
TOKYO – An auto industry group says Toyota´s Prius ranked as Japan´s top-selling car in October for the 18th straight
month even as the number sold fell due to green car incentives expiring.
The Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Honda Motor Co.´s energy-efficient Fi...
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Posted on Friday, November 05, 2010 @ 03:54:20 LKT
Sri Lanka is going to witness some of the best components and experts
in the freestyle motocross daredevil (FMX) riding which is becoming
popular world wide with many events of this nature being held around the
world.
The daredevil riders known as the Red Bull X Fighters Jams is set to
thrill th...
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Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 @ 02:10:11 LKT
Unimo Enterprises Limited (UEL) a fully owned subsidiary of United
Motors Lanka PLC recently received the licence to assemble Zotye SUV´s
in Sri Lanka under the Mahinda Chinthanaya programme. Zotye holding
group is one of the leading small and medium sized jeep manufacturers in
China. The ...
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Posted on Tuesday, November 02, 2010 @ 02:00:08 LKT
MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo won the Portuguese Grand Prix from pole position for the third year in a row after a battle with Yamaha team mate Valentino Rossi.
Outgoing champion Rossi led the early part of the race, despite Spaniard Lorenzo taking the top slot on the grid after a rain-hit qua...
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Posted on Monday, November 01, 2010 @ 02:23:49 LKT
LOS ANGELES (Bloomberg) -- Demand for hybrid cars and electric vehicles may be more modest than advocates for those fuel-saving technologies expect, capturing only 7.3 percent of global sales by 2020, according to a forecast by J.D. Power & Associates. Combined deliveries of hybrids, such as Toy...
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Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2010 @ 02:49:15 LKT
All check points in Colombo city would be removed from today and instead will be replaced by an advanced surveillance system to ensure city security, Military Spokesman Brigadier Ubaya Medawala said. Sourse: http://www.dailymirror.lk/index.php/news/7377-check-points-to-go-today.html
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Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 @ 02:44:42 LKT
The Obama administration is preparing to release details of proposed fuel-efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks that would begin in 2014 and extend through 2018, according to a published report. In May, President Barack Obama signed a memorandum directing the EPA and National Highwa...
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Posted on Thursday, October 21, 2010 @ 02:13:21 LKT
Ford´s growing reputation as a technology-driven brand is helping the automaker wring more money out of every car it sells, the automaker´s vice president of product development, Derrick Kuzak, said today. During a speech to an auto electronics show here, Kuzak said Ford´s average ...
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Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 02:34:25 LKT
The all-new BMW 5 Series was one of only two vehicles to receive an
overall five-star rating in the first crash tests conducted by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under the new, more
stringent New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). New criteria for the NCAP rating system include: ...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 01:38:07 LKT
Repairs on Galle Road
near the Wellawatte Roxy Cinema from 6.30am – 10am likely to cause heavy
traffic. Motorists have been advised to use Vihara Mawatha as an alternative
route. Sourse:http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=10223
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Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 @ 02:06:30 LKT
Based on a Cabinet decision, Sri Lanka Ministry of Petroleum Industry Development has decided to reverse a Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) decision to import 720,000 tonnes of gas oil from UAE-based firm, Al Ain International Petroleum Derivatives Trader LLC, as it had violated tender procedures...
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Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 @ 02:01:37 LKT
Ford Motor Co. heralded its new Ranger today as a pickup that will be sold in 180 countries. The United States won´t be among them. The strategy leaves Ford on a course to be without a compact pickup in its home market beginning next year for the first time in almost three decades. The current...
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Posted on Friday, October 15, 2010 @ 03:38:14 LKT
LOS ANGELES (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. set out to audit suppliers in North America following its biggest recall crisis and discovered testing of components wasn’t as rigorous as it expected. Some suppliers believed to be testing products four times a year were only doing so once a year,...
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Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2010 @ 02:07:14 LKT
DETROIT (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co.´s GMC and Buick, the fastest-growing brand in the U.S. this year, are considering a courtesy loaner program for customers getting warranty service on their vehicles to build awareness of the company´s products. GM may start the service in the &ld...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 @ 01:59:32 LKT
Fearing changes in import taxes on vehicles in next month’s budget,
the Customs Department with limited officials at its imports section has
been swamped with around 400 to 500 applications to clear vehicles in
recent days.
Vehicle importers wait at the Customs Office.
According t...
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Posted on Monday, October 11, 2010 @ 02:39:07 LKT
TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp., aiming to restore customer trust after a recall crisis, is launching two new U.S. service plans that will come standard with Toyota and Scion brand vehicles. Called Toyota Care and Scion Service Boost, the plans will offer free factory scheduled maintenance and 24-hour r...
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Posted on Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 02:11:52 LKT
DETROIT -- General Motors Co. is set to announce Thursday that it will begin production on a new compact car, the Buick Verano, at its assembly plant in Orion Township, Mich., according to published reports The Buick Verano, which will be a luxury version of the Chevrolet Cruze, will go on sal...
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Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 02:24:43 LKT
Rizvi Farouk and Shafraz Junaid provided a packed crowd of racing enthusiasts in Kantale a spectacular display of Rally driving as the team mates battled it all the way till the end to help EZY Racing dominate undoubtedly the toughest rally to date, organised by the rally specialists Ceylon Motor Sp...
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Posted on Wednesday, October 06, 2010 @ 02:38:57 LKT
Toyota Motor Corp. said today it hasn’t found any evidence its electronic throttle control caused unintended acceleration after engineers and technicians investigated more than 4,000 U.S. vehicles whose drivers made such complaints. “Toyota has not found a single case in which elec...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 05, 2010 @ 02:10:56 LKT
Micro Cars Limited will be exporting ten cars, of the Micro MX7 model as an initial shipment to Nepal. There will be 150 cars in line with the first year commitment from Micro to Nepal which will include Micro cars as well as mini vans in the future. The cars are sold in Nepal with the franchise of ...
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Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2010 @ 02:06:06 LKT
Oil prices rose above $75 a barrel Wednesday, boosted by a weaker dollar. But gains were limited by a report showing an unexpected rise in U.S. supplies last week, a sign demand for crude may not be improving.
By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for November delivery was up 24 cents to $75...
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Posted on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 @ 04:31:54 LKT
LOS ANGELES -- Hyundai Motor America said today that it plans to build its redesigned 2011 Elantra sedan in Alabama this fall ahead of when it goes on sale in early 2011. All Elantra sedans built at the plant will be sold in North America, rather than its current practice of importing all Elan...
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Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 @ 03:28:28 LKT
SHANGHAI (Bloomberg) -- Nissan Motor Co. will almost double its production capacity in China to 1.2 million cars by 2012, accelerating earlier plans as economic growth spurs demand, CEO Carlos Ghosn said. “China is now the second-largest economy in the world, and our ambitions and action...
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Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 @ 03:22:57 LKT
BMW AG will give its new 6 series coupe a more classically elegant form than the bullish appearance of the existing car. The new-generation 6 series will debut later this month at the Paris auto show as a concept that will be very close to the production car. The concept´s refined styling was ...
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Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 @ 03:26:43 LKT
Vehicle registrations in the first half of the year increased by 65.5% year on year (yoy) to 150,587. Sales in June alone increased by 95.3% to 30,033. June sales were driven by motor cycle sales which increased by 79.6% yoy to 18,725 and three wheeler sales by 202% to 8,007. (Source: www.thesundayl...
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Posted on Friday, September 17, 2010 @ 01:59:12 LKT
EW YORK (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co. will regain an investment-grade credit rating sooner than the company expected, CEO Alan Mulally said Wednesday. Ford, which borrowed more than $23 billion in 2006 before credit markets froze, is “paying the money back now, and we’re going to be back...
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Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2010 @ 01:59:53 LKT
Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne called on dealers today to rally behind the company´s new product offensive.
Speaking in Orlando, Marchionne was addressing a general audience of Chrysler´s dealers for the first time since he assumed the top job at the company in June 2009. He had ...
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Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 02:25:05 LKT
Plans for hybrid technology to be introduced into all world championships have been outlined by FIA president Jean Todt. Todt explained that it was imperative that motorsport encompass new automotive technologies. He said he hopes that hybrid systems or KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems) will be...
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Posted on Saturday, September 11, 2010 @ 02:12:52 LKT
Ford Motor Co. plans to host a meeting for its Lincoln dealers in early October to discuss its plans for re-energizing a brand that has long trailed luxury market competitors such as Cadillac and Mercedes. The meeting set for Oct. 4 at Ford headquarters comes as the automaker prepares to phas...
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Posted on Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 08:32:10 LKT
Massive traffic jam had been reported from Horton place and Alexandra roundabout as pro and anti protesters to the 18th amendment stage demonstrations Mervin Silva had reportedly organized the pro-18th amendment demos while UNP provincial councilor Shrilal Lakthilaka led the anti-18th am...
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Posted on Wednesday, September 08, 2010 @ 02:34:18 LKT
A Canadian Automative Firm specialized in Original Equipment Manufacture (OEM) is planning to invest U.S.$ 5 Million to establish a manufacturing plant in Sri Lanka. The Firm Matcor Automative Inc., is specialized in manufacturing body parts for almost all the auto brands including the leading...
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Posted on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 @ 02:29:59 LKT
U.S. auto sales dropped to their weakest rate since February as most automakers posted sharp declines from a year earlier, when the U.S. cash-for-clunkers program fueled demand for new vehicles. August´s seasonally adjusted annual sales rate of 10.8 million units fell from 11.6 million in July...
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Posted on Thursday, September 02, 2010 @ 02:07:20 LKT
WASHINGTON -- Consumers shopping for new cars would be able to compare fuel economy and emissions levels with the U.S. fleet average by looking at labels on window stickers under a federal proposal made today. The Obama administration is carrying out a 2007 law that requires labels to put new vehic...
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Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 06:29:34 LKT
ack Pitney, head of marketing for BMW of North America, was killed in an accident today while vacationing on his farm. His death, at age 47, came six days before he was scheduled to become vice president for BMW´s eastern region, the automaker´s largest U.S. sales zone. BMW said in a st...
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Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 06:22:45 LKT
NASHVILLE -- Sales are climbing, market share is up and business is profitable. But Nissan Division still feels that Americans are unclear about what the brand has to offer. The company today rolled out a new national ad campaign that will begin focusing attention on Nissan as a brand rather than dw...
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Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 02:07:21 LKT
WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators have opened an investigation into 3 million Jeep Grand Cherokees to determine whether more than a dozen post-crash fires and deaths are connected to the placement of the SUV´s fuel tank. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said today its prelimi...
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Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 06:18:28 LKT