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Temporary number plates are no longer valid. The issuance of permanent number plates is continuing...
The Department of Motor Traffic has announced that temporary number plates issued for vehicles in the recent past will become invalid after December 15, 2024. The Commissioner General of Motor...
A follow up to Sri Lanka Transport Board....
The newly appointed Deputy Ministers of the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation, along with the Ministry Secretary, conducted an inspection tour of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB)...
Temporary number plates are no longer valid. The issuance of permanent number...
The Department of Motor Traffic has announced that temporary number plates issued for vehicles in the recent past will become invalid after December 15, 2024. The Commissioner General of Motor...
A follow up to Sri Lanka Transport Board....
The newly appointed Deputy Ministers of the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation, along with the Ministry Secretary, conducted an inspection tour of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB)...
Two new deputy ministers have been appointed to empower the Ministry of...
Two new deputy ministers have been appointed to the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation, which is currently headed by Minister Bimal Rathnayake. On the afternoon of November...
This is how we got the bus to travel in luxury....
The evolution of passenger transport in Sri Lanka can be divided into three main eras. The first era, spanning from 1907 to 1958, was dominated by privately-owned bus services. Approximately...
All of us must be dedicated without delay to a people-centric, efficient...
Hon. Bimal Ratnayake officially assumed the ministerial duties of the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation of the new government on November 20, 2024, commencing his tenure at...
New Secretary Takes Charge of the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and...
Senior Professor Kapila C.K. Perera assumed duties as the new Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation on November 20, 2024.
The Kadawatha Multimodal Transport Center is a significant turning point for a...
With the aim of providing commuters with a more efficient, comfortable, and reliable public transportation service, the Kadawatha Multimodal Transport Center, built alongside the Makumbura Multimodal Transport Center under the...
Yaldevi resumes its regular journey from Colombo Fort to Kankasanthurai...
The Yaldevi passenger train, which operated between Colombo Fort and Kankesanthurai, was temporarily suspended for nearly 10 months due to renovation work, and was resumed on October 28, 2024....
Ministry of Transport
Welcome to Ministry of Transport
The Ministry of Transport is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for transport. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on transport and other subjects which come under its purview. The ministry manages the country's railways and public bus transport system.
Sri Lanka Railways
National Transport Commission
National Council for Road Safety
National Transport Medical Institute
Sri Lanka Transport Board
Department of Motor Traffic
