Estate workers to get loans for Deepavali

The government will provide a loan of Rs 3,500 for estate workers for the Deepavali festival in addition to the Rs 6,500 salary advance, Minister of Plantation Industries Navin Dissanayake says. MORE..

November 6, 2015  07:50 pm|

79 estate workers hospitalised after drinking tea

At least 79 estate workers have been hospitalized after consuming tea, suspected to have been accidentally mixed with agrochemicals, in the Piranmalai area in Haputale. MORE..

June 10, 2015  02:08 pm|

Indian-origin estate workers to get land with deeds

The Sri Lankan government, headed by President Maithripala Sirisena, has taken a decision to give each of the 200,000 families of Indian Origin Tamil workers in the island’s plantations, seven perches or 1,900 sq ft of land with ownership documents. MORE...

April 23, 2015  08:37 am|