Lanka Private Bus Operators’ Association Chairman Gemunu Wijerathne has criticised the government’s move to import Metro buses, claiming that even bringing in 6,000 buses would not resolve issues faced by the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB).
Wijerathne described the move as a “national crime”, alleging that it could lead to the collapse of the private bus industry, while criticising supporters of the move and stating that “this is not Europe, this is Sri Lanka.”
Logical, an AI startup founded by two Sri Lankan engineers, has been accepted into Y Combinator, the prestigious Silicon Valley startup accelerator known for backing companies such as Airbnb, Dropbox, Stripe and Reddit.
Logical is believed to be the first fully Sri Lankan founding team to be accepted into Y Combinator. The company has also raised over Rs. 150 million in initial funding, giving the team a platform to build a globally competitive AI product from Silicon Valley.
Williamson & Stokes: among the greatest cricketers their countries have produced, retiring during the same series.
The manner of the two retirements as different as you could imagine … both perfectly befitting the respective personalities and careers of the two players / men.