"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The enchanting island of Sri Lanka has been known by many names. While under British rule for 133 years ...

During a ceasefire in the Sri Lankan civil war in 2000, Merrill J Fernando, the founder of the Dilmah tea plantation, started receiving requests from across the globe to visit his estate. As a result, ...

Doha, Qatar: Katara Cultural Village in partnership with the Sri Lankan embassy in Doha will today host Ceylon Tea Tasting Evening — a celebration of the International Tea Day and 159 years of ...

Doha, Qatar: The Sri Lankan Embassy in Doha on Tuesday organised a Ceylon Tea tasting event to celebrate the heritage of the country’s tea industry and the long-standing diplomatic relations between ...

Sri Lanka's tea industry started with one camellia sinesis plant brought from China in 1824 by the British. It has since grown into a $1.5 billion export industry -- the world's second biggest by ...

Colombo (AsiaNews) - For the first time in its history, Sri Lanka, one of the world's largest tea producers and exporters, might allow cheaper imported teas to be blended with the more expensive Sri ...

Sri Lanka's drive to become the world's first 100 percent organic food producer threatens its prized tea industry and has triggered fears of a wider crop disaster that could deal a further blow to the ...