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
Sri Lanka’s apparel industry has expressed concern over the Reciprocal Tariff policy announced by the U.S government today saying the new tariffs could significantly disrupt the country’s largest export sector and put thousands of jobs at risk.
Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pilleyan has been arrested by the CID in Batticaloa.
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