By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, May 21 (Reuters) - Tea factory worker Jacintha Malar once relied on cooking gas to prepare ...

Arrived in Kandy, Sri Lanka. In this episode, we stayed at Samindra Villa, a boutique hotel, and traveled by tuk tuk to an ...

In April 2021, then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa abruptly banned imports of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, in an attempt to preserve Sri Lanka’s fast-depleting foreign currency ...

Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC (TTE), a member of the Hayleys Plantation Sector, announced that its Kiruwanaganga Tea Factory has become Sri Lanka’s first Green Building certified tea factory, achieving ...

Sri Lanka feeds the senses and the soul: from tea-clad highlands to vibrant markets, each meal tells a story of history, tradition, and mindful living. ByDaniel Scheffler, Former Contributor. Forbes ...

Sri Lanka’s tea industry is deeply divided over plans to boost earnings by importing cheaper leaves for blending and re-export, over fears the changes could water down the “Pure Ceylon” brand. Pure ...

In Nuwara Eliya, in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, morning mist drifts slowly through the valleys, while tea plants stretch in layered greens across the ...

RTS Holdings has reached a significant milestone in Sri Lanka’s tea industry with its Hidellana and Avissawella Tea Factories being awarded the Zero Carbon Manufacturing Certification by The ...

Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC (TTE), a member of the Hayleys Plantation Sector, has announced that its Kiruwanaganga Tea Factory has become Sri Lanka’s first Green Building certified tea factory, ...

Tea plantation workers usually make a daily wage between 1,350-1,750 rupees ($4.30 - $5.50), little above ​the national daily minimum wage ⁠of 1,200 rupees.