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
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.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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