Sri Lanka, Feb. 28 -- Transport, Highways and Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardhana said yesterday that if incidents of assaults and harassment on Sri Lanka Transport Bus (SLTB) bus crews by private bus crew are reported, steps will be taken to temporarily cancel the route permits of those private buses.

"We all should get together to defeat this terrorism on the road aimed at the SLTB," he added.

The Minister made these remarks after speaking to SLTB employees who are engaged in a protest in front of the Mass Media Ministry against the frequent attacks on SLTB bus drivers and conductors by the employees of the private buses. The Minister who arrived at the site discussed with the protesting workers and inquired about their prob...