With Indian consumption of Sri Lankan tea rising rapidly, the Sri Lanka Tea Board has reserved a special pavilion at the 3rd edition of World Tea & Coffee Expo (WTCE) 2015 being held in Mumbai, India’ ...

In 1890, Sir Thomas Lipton arrived on the island of Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, to purchase a plot of land that would become the first tea estate in his global tea empire. These days, in the Ambadandegama ...

COLOMBO, July 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's tea production in the first half jumped 26.2 percent from a year ago, suggesting the island nation's No. 1 agricultural export may hit a record, the state-run ...

Sri Lanka’s plan to lift tea production to 400 million kilograms by 2030 faces steep challenges, from underinvestment to ...

COLOMBO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan tea production lost 3 percent in September versus a year ago because of the impact of a a two-week labour action, the island nation's tea board said on Wednesday ...

What goes in your morning cuppa? A lot more than you think. If your brew is from Sri Lanka, the process of growing tea, harvesting the leaves and producing tea bags is surprisingly labour-intensive.

COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka, a British colony between 1802 and 1948, was called Ceylon until 1972 when the country became a republic. Despite the name change, its hallmark produce -- tea -- has survived and ...

The worst fears of Sri Lanka’s tea and apparel sectors have become a reality as they are losing their orders to competitors, and India, Sri Lanka’s neighbor is a major beneficiary. As Sri Lanka is ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s plantation minister on Wednesday denied that the country’s agricultural products, including its famous Ceylon tea, are dangerous, days after Russia imposed a ...

A hot cup of Ceylon tea is better known as being soothing and relaxing, but Sri Lanka is now marketing its most profitable export as a luxury boost for the libido. The tea industry is increasingly ...