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, by KUMAR Vijaya
Plantation workers are once again being taken for a ride. When Ranil Wickremesinghe announced on May Day a 1,700-rupee daily wage for plantation workers, one thought that these very productive workers are at last about to receive a somewhat reasonable wage. The companies through the Planters’ (…)
In 1938, the leftist journal Samasamajaya reported the first rubber plantation workers’ struggle in Sri Lanka as “the first strike of plantation workers in the history of the country”.
It was reported that a strike started on 13 July 1938 and ended in victory within a few days. Since then, (…)
, by ALPHONSUS Mimi
Sri Lanka’s plantation sector has many problems, but the revenue-sharing model is no magic cure, say workers on the Madulkele estate in the Kandy district.
The Revenue-Sharing Model (RSM) gives workers a part of the estate land on which they grow, pluck, and sell tea back to the company. It (…)
, by KARUNATHILAKA Prageeth Sampath
A quantity amounting to 2.4 million metric tons of paddy is required to maintain a level of substantial rice consumption in this island
As of now the mill owners have been engaged in raising the price of paddy. Given the current drought and rainfall situation that prevail these individuals (…)
, by GUNASEKARA Skandha
Cattle farmers in Batticaloa are embroiled in a relentless struggle against the intrusion of outsiders into their grazing land. This ongoing situation has escalated, leading to physical attacks, threats, the tragic loss of livestock, and the deliberate destruction of their land.
These dairy (…)
, by DISHARA Tharushi, FERNANDO Ruki
The Batalagoda private estate is situated in the Ibbagamuwa Divisional Secretariat of the Kurunegala district. Its entrance is about three kilometres from the Pangolla junction on the Dambulla-Kurunegala road and is easily accessible by private vehicles although public transport is limited. The (…)
, by MUDUGAMUWA Maheesha
Farmers are questioning the Government’s ability to control paddy and rice prices, following the decision by the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) to stop purchasing paddy from farmers with the Treasury ceasing to release funds to the board, The Sunday Morning learns.
The move by the Government has (…)
, by GUNAWARDANA Samanthi J. , PADMASIRI Buddhima
Gnanamuttu Kusumawathi, known as Kusuma akka, passed away five years ago. We remember her rebellious spirit and strength with admiration and gratitude. Kusuma akka was a leader in the Panama Pattuwa (Pattuwa refers to an identified area of land in Sinhala) land struggle from August 2010 until (…)
, by CHAMARA Sumudu
Red Cross’s 11-district survey reveals broad-ranging domino effects of the crisis on all social strata
A survey conducted across 11 districts of Sri Lanka has revealed that around 96% of people who were interviewed have been affected by the prevailing economic crisis in some material way, (…)
, by AMARASINGHE Oscar, PIYASIRI Kaumi
The energy crisis has hit both the producers and consumers of fish with a monstrous force. Fishers are out of sea: no fishing, no fish and no income!! Fish prices have reached unbelievingly high levels, some exceeding even Rs. 3,000/kg mark. Many families have neither physical nor economic (…)
, by DULLEWE Maneesha
Shortages of required seeds and fertilisers are resulting in poor yields for vegetable and paddy farmers, despite steps being taken to assuage the crisis.
The lack of seeds and fertiliser risk negatively affecting future harvesting cycles and leading to long-term impacts for the country’s (…)
, by FRANCISCO Dinuli
They set out daily and supply the Fish needed for daily consumption. Therefore the most impacted are the boat owners operating their vessels running on kerosene oil
Mirissa used to be a vibrant, bustling town on the Southern Coast with a reputation as a tourist hotspot. Its decline began with (…)
, by SRINIVASAN Meera
Northern Tamil fishermen seek meeting with TN CM M.K. Stalin to discuss a “permanent solution”
Just after Tamil Nadu’s annual fishing ban ended mid-June, Indian fishing trawlers are back near Sri Lanka’s northern coast, “crushing” fishermen’s livelihoods that are already under enormous strain (…)
, by AMARASINGHE Oscar
The present economic crisis, and the associated energy crisis, has mightily affected the fisheries sector, reducing the number of boats at sea, dwindling market supply, soaring fish prices, all affecting food and nutritional security of the people in Sri Lanka. Being a highly fuel-dependent (…)
, by Collective / Multiple signers
Agriculture currently occupies around 40% of the land and consumes over 80% of the fresh water resources of the country. There are about two million farmers, who account for 25% of the workforce of the country; yet, they contribute only around 6% of the GDP, which shows the low productivity of (…)
The children are starving!
If remote Salalihini-gama close to Bogaswewa, about 22km from Vavuniya town, is a ‘microcosm’ reflecting Sri Lanka’s tragedy as it falls deeper into an economic morass exacerbated by a food and fuel crisis, it is obvious that the country’s children are starving. (…)
, by The Sunday Morning
The “GotaGoGama” protest site in Kandy entered its 50th day yesterday (5), the “GotaGoGama” protest sites in Galle and Matara marked 50 days of protests last Saturday (4), and the Anuradhapura protest site marked its 50th day last Wednesday (1), while new “GotaGoGama” protest sites have emerged (…)
, by SRINIVASAN Meera
Faced with shortages and power cuts, citizens have taken to the streets, primarily targeting the Rajapaksa clan
Paddy farmer S.D. Weerawansa has made a livelihood decision and a political pledge in recent weeks — he will not sow in the coming season, and he will never back a Rajapaksa again. (…)
, by GUNASEKARA Skandha
The north and east are twice as affected by the ongoing economic crisis due to the impact of the war, but private citizens are making an effort to assist as much as they can, The Sunday Morning learns.
The 26 years of civil war ravaged the Northern and Eastern Provinces, with reconstruction (…)
, by HANDUWALA Indika
Paddy farmers in poverty; next season maybe worse and many are switching to other crops
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) drew massive support from rural Sri Lanka at the last Presidential and general elections, with farmers making up the biggest voter (…)
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