To boost rubber production in Sri Lanka, the government has introduced a fertilizer subsidy for rubber cultivators.
Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industry Mahinda Amaraweera revealed that due to years of inadequate fertilizer application, the annual latex yield has dropped from 100,000 to 65,000 metric tons.
In response, the Minister instructed the State Fertilizer Company to lower the price of a 50 kg bag of fertilizer from Rs. 9,500 to Rs. 5,500, with the subsidy available starting this week.
Similar support is already provided for paddy, tea, coconut, and cinnamon cultivation.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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