Sri Lanka govt. decides to reduce tax for imported rice
(PRESS RELEASE) - The government decides to reduce tax on imported rice with effect from midnight today in order to bring relief to the people who are affected …
(PRESS RELEASE) - The government decides to reduce tax on imported rice with effect from midnight today in order to bring relief to the people who are affected …
Jan 05, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka tea's first Auction of the year concluded seeing good demand with high grown tea prices recording gains and low grown teas …
Dec 22, 2016 (LBO) - Tea production for the month of November totaled 27.3M/kgs, a gain of 2M/kgs against 25.29M/kgs of November 2015, Forbes & Walker Tea …
Dec 21, 2016 (LBO) - The Finance Ministry will release 7 billion rupees to paddy farmers as a fertilizer subsidy during the Maha cultivation season, the …
Dec 19, 2016 (LBO) - Reducing non-tariff barriers (NTBs) in Sri Lanka is a significant step towards realizing untapped export potential within agricultural …
Dec 07, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea auction average for the month of November showed gains with prices up 168.82 rupees to 581.33 rupees against 412.51 …
Nov 16, 2016 (LBO) - The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) said it has serious reservations as to the feasibility and potential impact of recent budget …
Nov 15, 2016 (LBO) – Lanka Sugar Company, which includes Pelwatte and Sewanagala sugar factories, has recorded a profit of 1,018 million rupees for the first …
Nov 09, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet nod has been received to list Cinnamon as a banned commodity to import from other parts of the world. The move …
Oct 20, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will deploy new initiatives to become self-sufficient in sugar manufacture, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said in a …
Oct 19, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to introduce an industry-wide and real-time IT solution to integrate functions associated with tea in order to improve …
Sep 15, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea overall saw fair demand at this week’s Colombo auctions with demand improving towards end of day, brokers said. "Low …
Sep 06, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said that the government has taken steps to drive the traditional agriculture based economy …
Sep 01, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tea prices in overall auction offerings were marginally lower with better demand for low grown and mid to high grown …
Aug 29, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tea industry players have opposed the Finance Ministry’s move to appropriate the funds accumulated by Tea Board, …
Aug 26, 2016 (LBO) – The impact of extreme weather conditions continues to take its toll on Sri Lanka’s tea crop which is now clearly poised to show a …
Aug 24, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved a fertilizer subsidy for tea, coconut and rubber smallholders who own cultivated land in extent of two …
COLOMBO, July 27 (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s tea output in June fell 14.3 percent from a year earlier because of heavy rain the previous month, a media report …
Jul 14, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea prices rose at this week’s Colombo auction with some prices up by 20-30 rupees, Forbes & Walker Tea Brokers said in …
Diesel and Motor Engineering (DIMO) PLC, one of the leading automobile companies in Sri Lanka, is aiming to expand its presence in the agriculture sector, …