Sri Lanka fishermen will be safer with vessel monitoring system: minister
June 14, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is expecting to have a vessel monitoring system operating within five months which will provide up to date weather …
Agriculture
Sri Lanka mulls safety rules on fishermen as monsoon kills 54
June 11, 2013 (AFP) – The death toll in Sri Lanka from strong monsoon winds and heavy rains rose to 54, as the government announced on Tuesday new safety …
Sri Lanka rice second highest for toxic metal in 12-nation study: report
June 10, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has come second after Bangladesh for concentrations of cadmium in a listing of 12 countries where rice was tested for …
Sri Lanka’s Watawala in bottom of-the-pyramid tea push
June 10, 2013 (LBO) – Sunshine Holdings Plc, which has the second largest share in the branded tea market, will expand into the bottom-of-the-pyramid …
Sri Lanka to assess marine fish stocks
June 07, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will conduct a comprehensive marine fisheries stock assessment in 2013 for the first time in nearly four decades with …
Sri Lanka Sunshine Holdings cuts plantations unit stake
June 7, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Sunshine Holdings said it had sold a stake in its plantations unit to Pyramid Wilmar Plantations (Pvt) Ltd, for …
Sri Lanka Tea Smallholder Factories expands leaf suppliers
June 06, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Tea Smallholder Factories Ltd, a unit of John Keells Holdings, which produces tea from green leaf bought from …
Sri Lanka’s Malwatte Valley Plantations ups spice, fruit crop
May 28, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Malwatte Valley Plantations Plc, a tea and rubber growing company said it was expanding commercial spice and fruit …
Sri Lanka’s Watawala Plantations in profits with palm oil
May 23, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Watawala Plantations Plc reported profits of 124 million rupees in the March 2013 quarter down 54 percent from a …
Sri Lanka sexes up image for tea
KANDANA, Sri Lanka,(AFP) – A hot cup of Ceylon tea is better known as being soothing and relaxing, but Sri Lanka is now marketing its most profitable …
Sri Lanka in aquaculture drive with Vietnam
May 15, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is embarking on an aquaculture drive with technical support from Vietnam starting with culturing sea cucumber, seaweed and …
Indian poaching in Sri Lanka waters reduced: fisheries minister
May 09, 2013 (LBO) – Poaching by Indian fishing vessels in Sri Lanka’s northern waters is now much reduced, fishermen in the island have been …
Sri Lanka to boost deep sea fishing, double exports to US$500mn
May 08, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is planning to boost deep sea fishing and double tuna exports by 2015 with the help of new vessels from Japan and China, …
Sri Lanka plantation workers win 18-pct wage hike
Apr 05, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tea and rubber estate workers have won an 18 percent hike in their basic daily wage from April 01 effective for …
Sri Lanka’s Renuka Agri Foods buys 100-pct of diary unit
Mar 12, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Renuka Agri Foods said it had bought a residual stake in Rich Life Dairies, a firm which produces ready to drink …
Sri Lanka Royal Ceramic sells commodity broker
Mar 07, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Royal Ceramics Plc, a tile and sanitary ware group said it sold 12.75 percent of its 51 percent stake in Asia …
Sri Lanka’s Mannar district aquaculture boosted by Japan
Mar 07, 2013 (LBO) – Japan will provide 8.2 million rupees to build a hatchery to produce fingerlings in Sri Lanka’s former war torn North Eastern …
Sri Lanka Nestle unit net up 56-pct
Mar 02, 2013 (LBO) – Nestle Lanka Plc, a unit of a Swiss-based food group said profits rose 56 percent to 949 million rupees in the December 2012 quarter …
Sri Lanka poultry firms in the red on higher costs, weaker sales
Mar 01, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Grain Elevators, which has interests in feed-milling, hatchery and poultry meat said it lost 229 million …
Sri Lanka Agstar Fertilizers buy rice processor
Feb 19, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Agstar Fertilizers Plc said it had bought control of a rice processing and distribution company for 41.7 million …