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The tragic state of Sri Lanka's tea pluckers
The hill-country Tamils in Sri Lanka, who have shaped the nation's tea industry, continue to live on the margins. Captain America: Brave New World trailer The 15 most mysterious ancient artefacts ...
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Tea, rubber and Sri Lanka’s economy
Sri Lanka’s main tea buyers are the CIS and West Asia with Iran being the largest buyer in the region while Syria is a close second. Dubai in the UAE is the tea hub where teas to the CIS and other ...
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Telling Sri Lanka’s tea history like no other
Herman Gunaratne sits opposite me at the Railway Café in Galle. He fits the dapper mould, respectable, polite and with a slight glint in his eyes. A New Age Old World man and bestselling author of The ...
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Sri Lanka appeals to Russia to lift temporary tea ban
Sri Lanka is making a special appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to remove a ban on Ceylon tea. Two ministers are leading a delegation to Moscow to request the suspension on Sri Lankan tea ...
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Sri Lanka plans to pay off Iran oil debt with tea
Sri Lanka plans to settle a debt for past oil imports from Iran by paying it off in tea, a government minister said. Ramesh Pathirana said his country hoped to send $5m (£3.8m) worth of tea to ...