Almost 5% of the population of Sri Lanka ... tea leaves are taken to a factory near the plantation for processing, like the one seen below near the Sri Lankan city of Kandy. Schmoo Theune ...

The hill-country Tamils in Sri Lanka, who have shaped the nation's tea industry, continue to live on the margins.

It appears that Heladiv’s Ice Tea products are particularly geared to be potential exports for this market, especially with its first exports to UN personnel in the Middle East tracking so well. As to ...

Herman Gunaratne sits opposite me at the Railway Café in Galle. He fits the dapper mould, respectable, polite and with a slight glint in his eyes. A New Age Old World man and bestselling author of The ...

Sri Lanka has earned a global reputation for its high-quality tea, thanks to the generations of workers who bring this "green gold" to life. From the high-altitude slopes where leaves are carefully ...

10/17/2024 October 17, 2024 The hill country Tamils in Sri Lanka, workers who have shaped the nation's tea industry for centuries, continue to live on the margins. Despite their invaluable ...

Sri Lanka has been facing deficits in its current account for decades, partly due to the government’s inability to diversify sources of income. Its main exports are textiles, garments, and tea ...

Under British colonial rule, the economy of Sri Lanka was transformed to become a producer of agricultural products for foreign trade. Soon the economy was dominated by plantation crops such as coffee ...

Sri Lanka is making a special appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to remove a ban on Ceylon tea. Two ministers are leading a delegation to Moscow to request the suspension on Sri Lankan tea ...

Our work in Sri Lanka focuses on working with key government stakeholders, service providers and other concerned entities to improve protection and solutions for refugees and asylum seekers. We are ...

Six wickets from Nishan Peiris lead Sri Lanka to a win by an innings and 154 runs in the second Test at Galle. Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis enters the record books with a century in the second ...

The last of the Israelis left in a scenic surfing hotspot in Sri Lanka said they felt safe and would stay put despite a warning from the Israeli government to immediately leave due to the threat ...