The Plantation Ministry is planning to revive the regular tea auctions in a bid to reduce the impact on the tea export market, Plantations Miniister Dr Ramesh Pathirana said.
He said that already the industry has suffered a set back duringthe past few weeks with some of the workers affected seriously without wages.
He said that plans were underway to get the auction revived by this week.
Dr Pathirana said that discussions were underway regarding the issue.
The drought conditions too have affected the industry.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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