Acceptance of applications for the GCE ordinary Level examination will commence tomorrow. The commissioner General of examinations Jayantha Pushpakumara said the students have been given a period of one month to submit their applications.  Applications for school candidates have already been posted.

Chairman of the National Transport Commission Roshan Gunawardana said that the route permit of buses supporting the strike action scheduled to be launched from midnight today will be cancelled. Addressing a media conference held today he stated that the strike planned by the All Island Private Bus Companies Federation, based on several demands including a bus fare hike, was “unfair”.

Minister C.B.Ratnayake says route permits of the private buses that cause inconvenience to the passengers will be cancelled.   The passengers can lodge complaints pertaining the misconducts of private bus crew through hotline 1955. Meanwhile, Private bus owners association and the inter provincial private bus owners say they are not ready to launch a strike during the Vesak season causing inconvenience to the public.