1. Story – Up going rice price and Farmers
Farmers face lot of difficulties when they go to sale their crops. They don’t have exact price for their crops. Government starts a new program to buy crops from farmers. But farmers saying it’s not success. Farmers saying they cannot earn much income through their crops.

Voice: Farmers, Businessman, Paddy mills owners, Mr. S. M. L. Gunathilaka – Agriculture Developing Additional Secretary, Agriculture Ministry

2. Story – Up going rice price and customers
Rice is the main food of Sri Lankan’s. But today customers cannot tenure rice price. They are saying they can’t eat rice if income is not good.

Voice: Mr. Mohidin Bawa – Executive Director, Customer Service Authority, Mr. Sam Edirisuriya – Additional Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Businessman, People

3. News
I. Agrarain harm in paddy fields in Matara District.
II. Businessman faces difficulties in Matara Kotuwegoda because weekly market is having near the public market.
III. Regional events start in National Youth Sports Festival.
IV.Business people blame to government, because they promise to give compensation to businessman who face trouble by the fire in Kamburupitiya.
V. Workers working in Weligama Tire Industry face difficulty because of the sprung fire happen in their industry and no fire extinguisher vehicle.

4. Fix-it (Didn’t reconstruct the water canal in Kamburupitiya)
Farmers in Kamburupitiya face difficulties because the water canal across the Kamburupitiya Sapugoda Karagahaamuna didn’t reconstruct for long time. This water canal connect to the Nilwala river. Farmers request from the government to reconstruct this dam quickly.

Voice: Kamburupitiya farmers, Mr. Jayatissa Kandambi – Former Secretary, Sapugoda Farmers Association, Mr. Chandana Siribaddana – Chairman, Kamburupitiya Pradesheeya Sabhawa, Mr. A. N. Wickramanayaka – Engineer, Irrigation Department, Matara

5. Lifeline – Discussion with monk in Batticaloa
People have so many thoughts and comments for the conflict in North and East. Ven. Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thero of Batticaloa Mangalaramaya, he is doing so many things for the peace. This discussion is about how can we make a lasting peace.

EMH Program
This week EMH program is about Government Service.