Rice shortages in Sri Lanka have disrupted the Hindu Thai Pongal celebrations, hindering the preparation of traditional dishes during the festival. The harvest festival Hindus celebrate on Jan. 14 ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s main (Maha) season rice harvest is projected at 2.56 million metric tonnes, based on cultivation up to December 2024, including re-cultivation after crop damage, the ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s rice crisis, where prices have soared and red rice disappeared from shelves due to price controls ahead of the New Year, was due to wrong government data, Minister Nalinda ...

This year marks the 180th anniversary of the Royal Asiatic Society and the constitution made by the society to the various fields in Sri Lanka remains ignored by the public. Despite its colonial ethos ...

In Sri Lanka, rice is the staple. The coarse varieties called Nadu, Samba and Keeri Samba are available in the market as raw or par-boiled versions. Imported Basmati is consumed by a niche crowd only.

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Recently, a friend of mine posed an important puzzle to me: “I know the value of ‘free trade and competition’ for the success of businesses, but I have a difficulty of applying it to our rice ...

Dissanayake's visit to China demonstrates a firm "Rubber-Rice" friendship between China and Sri Lanka, Liu Zongyi, director of the Center for South Asia Studies at the Shanghai Institutes for ...

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