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Sri Lankan tea production drops on weather woes
-ANI): Sri Lanka's tea production fell 22.6 percent in March compared with the same period of 2011, said the state-run Tea Board on Wednesday fueling fears that the industry is heading for tough times. Tea brokers blame fewer rainfalls and longer dry periods in the higher elevations where most tea is grown for the drop in production. Sri Lanka's highest foreign exchange earning crop fell to 27.21
-ANI): Sri Lanka's tea production fell 22.6 percent in March compared with the same period of 2011, said the state-run Tea Board on Wednesday fueling fears that the industry is heading for tough times. Tea brokers blame fewer rainfalls and longer dry periods in the higher elevations where most tea is grown for the drop in production. Sri Lanka's highest foreign exchange earning crop fell to 27.21
Sri Lankan govt, opposition trade charges over reconciliation
Colombo: A revived debate in Sri Lanka on devolution package for the Tamils appears to have run into rough weather with the main opposition party, the UNP, accusing the government of "dilatory
Colombo: A revived debate in Sri Lanka on devolution package for the Tamils appears to have run into rough weather with the main opposition party, the UNP, accusing the government of "dilatory
Jailed former Sri Lankan army chief to seek release
-ANI): Former Sri Lankan Army Commander Sarath Fonseka is to seek his release from prison next week, his wife said on Wednesday.
-ANI): Former Sri Lankan Army Commander Sarath Fonseka is to seek his release from prison next week, his wife said on Wednesday.
Sri Lankan Muslims denounce 'radical' Buddhist's attack on mosque
Sri Lankan Muslims have accused 'radical' Buddhists of trying to damage peaceful co-existence between the country's main ethnic communities.
Sri Lankan Muslims have accused 'radical' Buddhists of trying to damage peaceful co-existence between the country's main ethnic communities.
Sri Lankan police under pressure to stem drug smuggling
-ANI): Sri Lankan police are searching for a British national suspected of smuggling hashish into the country as authorities come under pressure to stem increasing drug trade, a spokesman said here
Sri Lankan president leaves for South Korea
-ANI): Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for South Korea on Monday for a four-day official visit that will focus on increasing trade ties between the two countries.
-ANI): Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for South Korea on Monday for a four-day official visit that will focus on increasing trade ties between the two countries.
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