The government wants structural reforms in the plantations sector as part of the growth strategy of the agriculture business.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing the Colombo International Tea Convention on Thursday at the Cinnamon Grand said the country needs a thriving agro business.
In this respect reforms on the plantations should start from the inside.
Remuneration for workers is a necessity, he said noting that these workers are the ones at the worst end of bankruptcy. SD
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
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