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
Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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