{"id":4495,"date":"2025-08-04T09:05:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T03:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4495"},"modified":"2025-08-04T09:06:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T03:36:44","slug":"gampaha-colombo-private-buses-suspend-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4495","title":{"rendered":"Gampaha-Colombo private buses suspend services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Private bus services operating from Gampaha to Colombo and several other destinations have been suspended in protest over restrictions on stopping at certain locations, the Gampaha Private Bus Owners\u2019 Association announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Private bus services operating from Gampaha to Colombo and several other destinations have been suspended in protest over restrictions on stopping at certain locations, the Gampaha Private Bus Owners\u2019 Association announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leadstories","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gampaha-Colombo private buses suspend services - LANKA NEWS NETWORK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4495\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gampaha-Colombo private buses suspend services - LANKA NEWS NETWORK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Private bus services operating from Gampaha to Colombo and several other destinations have been suspended in protest over restrictions on stopping at certain locations, the Gampaha Private Bus Owners\u2019 Association announced.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4495\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"LANKA NEWS NETWORK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/lankanewsnetwork\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-04T03:35:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-04T03:36:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bus.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"746\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"437\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"SMW Kodithuwakku\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@lnn_english\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@lnn_english\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"SMW Kodithuwakku\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=4495#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=4495\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"SMW Kodithuwakku\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/071d4085b11ff86bfadb231e97877233\"},\"headline\":\"Gampaha-Colombo private buses suspend services\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-04T03:35:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-04T03:36:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=4495\"},\"wordCount\":36,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=4495#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/bus.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Lead Stories\",\"Local\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=4495#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=4495\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=4495\",\"name\":\"Gampaha-Colombo private buses suspend services - LANKA NEWS NETWORK\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=4495#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=4495#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/bus.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-04T03:35:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-04T03:36:44+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=4495\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=4495#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/bus.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/bus.jpg\",\"width\":746,\"height\":437},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"LANKA NEWS NETWORK\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"LANKA NEWS NETWORK\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/LNN-Logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/LNN-Logo.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":445,\"caption\":\"LANKA NEWS NETWORK\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/web.facebook.com\\\/lankanewsnetwork\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/lnn_english\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/071d4085b11ff86bfadb231e97877233\",\"name\":\"SMW Kodithuwakku\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/35caec3a9c03781d43ba5bef23c0cec9ed46dc8eac80aa8cd3e3180dc00b034b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/35caec3a9c03781d43ba5bef23c0cec9ed46dc8eac80aa8cd3e3180dc00b034b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/35caec3a9c03781d43ba5bef23c0cec9ed46dc8eac80aa8cd3e3180dc00b034b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"SMW Kodithuwakku\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Gampaha-Colombo private buses suspend services - LANKA NEWS NETWORK","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4495","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Gampaha-Colombo private buses suspend services - LANKA NEWS NETWORK","og_description":"Private bus services operating from Gampaha to Colombo and several other destinations have been suspended in protest over restrictions on stopping at certain locations, the Gampaha Private Bus Owners\u2019 Association announced.","og_url":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4495","og_site_name":"LANKA NEWS NETWORK","article_publisher":"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/lankanewsnetwork","article_published_time":"2025-08-04T03:35:41+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-08-04T03:36:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":746,"height":437,"url":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bus.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"SMW Kodithuwakku","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@lnn_english","twitter_site":"@lnn_english","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"SMW Kodithuwakku","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4495#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4495"},"author":{"name":"SMW Kodithuwakku","@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/#\/schema\/person\/071d4085b11ff86bfadb231e97877233"},"headline":"Gampaha-Colombo private buses suspend services","datePublished":"2025-08-04T03:35:41+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-04T03:36:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4495"},"wordCount":36,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4495#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bus.jpg","articleSection":["Lead Stories","Local"],"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4495#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4495","url":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4495","name":"Gampaha-Colombo private buses suspend services - LANKA NEWS NETWORK","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4495#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4495#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bus.jpg","datePublished":"2025-08-04T03:35:41+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-04T03:36:44+00:00","inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4495"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4495#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bus.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bus.jpg","width":746,"height":437},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/","name":"LANKA NEWS NETWORK","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/#organization","name":"LANKA NEWS NETWORK","url":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"http:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LNN-Logo.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LNN-Logo.jpg","width":800,"height":445,"caption":"LANKA NEWS NETWORK"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/lankanewsnetwork","https:\/\/x.com\/lnn_english"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/#\/schema\/person\/071d4085b11ff86bfadb231e97877233","name":"SMW Kodithuwakku","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/35caec3a9c03781d43ba5bef23c0cec9ed46dc8eac80aa8cd3e3180dc00b034b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/35caec3a9c03781d43ba5bef23c0cec9ed46dc8eac80aa8cd3e3180dc00b034b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/35caec3a9c03781d43ba5bef23c0cec9ed46dc8eac80aa8cd3e3180dc00b034b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"SMW Kodithuwakku"},"url":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4495"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4496,"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4495\/revisions\/4496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}