COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's tea producers on Monday condemned a government order to increase wages by 70%, saying it would make their tea globally uncompetitive and reduce dollar earnings ...

Sri Lanka is paying some foreign debts with tea, rather than cash. But an abrupt ban on chemical fertilizers has hurt crop yields and tea pickers are losing hours and wages as food prices double. Sri ...

Dilmah invited to be Patron of UN Global Compact Network, Sri Lanka’s Water & Ocean Stewardship Working Group For Sri Lankans ...

The event, which drew numerous female representatives from diplomatic missions, international organisations, Sri Lankan ...

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed to strengthen investment ties and explore port connectivity projects as part of broader ...

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

National Development Bank PLC (NDB) continues to empower Sri Lanka’s export and manufacturing sectors with the introduction ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The enchanting island of Sri Lanka has been known by many names. While under British rule for 133 years ...

Above all things, Sri Lanka is known for its tea. Introduced in the nineteenth century, Ceylon tea today is a multi-billion-dollar industry that brings in wealth and tourism. The country has plans to ...

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 ...

Heavy clouds rolled overhead, clearing out the day’s humidity in Sri Lanka’s central highlands. Below a forested hillside, tea pickers in colorful saris moved among rows of electric-green bushes, as ...