The livelihoods of dairy farmers have fallen from bad to worse with the destruction of the forests in Rambakan Oya. These Farmers in the area have no - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the latest political news, sports news, weather updates, exam results, business news, entertainment news, world news and much more from News 1st, Sri Lanka's leading news network.
A vow from the indigenous community leader
A vow from the indigenous community leader
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COLOMBO (News1st): The leader of the Pollebedda indigenous community Thalaa Bandaralage Gunawardena has revealed that a certain company had attempted to bribe him to stop protesting against the deforestation occurring at the historic Rambaken Oya Zone.
“The owner of the company told me they will construct a house with 9 rooms, buy me a three-wheeler and give me Rs 500,000 rupees per year if I agree to stop protesting,” the indigenous community leader noted.
“I told him, I will not betray my race and asked them to leave. I told them I would attack them with my axe if they did not leave”.