SRI LANKA, Feb. 17 -- Plantations Minister Navin Dissanayake minced no words when he called upon plantation companies to manage their estates well, making it a vibrant industry bringing in foreign exchange to the country to help raise the quality of life of workers.
The minister told the media at the Sri Lanka Tea Board last week that plantation companies should only manage the estates and leave the ownership to the people.
"Companies should not act as if they are the owners of the estates which were handed over to them only to manage. I will check as to how estates are managed, and if they are not managed properly, I will take measures against the managers,' Dissanayake said, adding that he has to look into the welfare of workers and com...