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The French Development Agency (AFD) signed a grant agreement worth 1 million euros with the Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB) and French Agricultural Research Centre for Development (CIRAD) towards the development of a Geographical Indication (GI) for Ceylon Tea. The agreement was signed by AFD Country Dir ....
A Sri Lankan delegation, including a Holy Relic entourage, departed for the inaugural international flight to Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar from Colombo. ....
Sri Lankan workers denounce Alton Estate witch hunt Last week Alton Estate management in Maskeliya, in Sri Lanka’s central plantation district, terminated 38 workers. The victimised workers, who were summarily dismissed without any investigation or right of appeal, have been accused of attacking the estate’s manager and assistant manager during a recent pay strike. The sackings are part of an ongoing witch hunt against militant employees by estate management and the police, in collaboration with the Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC), the main plantation trade union. Alton estate (Source: Facebook) About 500 Alton Estate workers walked out on strike on February 2 to demand a 1,000-rupee ($US4.96) daily wage. They returned to work on March 26, following a directive from the CWC. ....