On World Wish Day, Sri Lanka officially joined nearly 50 countries across the globe in launching Make-A-Wish Sri Lanka, a programme powered by Indira Cancer Trust and dedicated to fulfilling the ...

The vision is simple – we aim to make coffee a part of everyday life in Sri Lanka.” Barista, which has been on a remarkable growth trajectory, currently operates over 75,000 square feet of café space ...

Moments after landing in Sri Lanka after an 11-hour flight, I realised I’d broken the most important promise I ever made. Seven years ago, I spontaneously booked a flight to India and travelled ...

If you look at Sri Lanka on a map, you might think it’s small when you compare it to India sitting pretty nearby. Don’t let ...

Total extent of coffee cultivation in Sri Lanka is about 4,690 ha. Coffee which belongs to the Rubiaceae family has about 60 varieties. Among them, Arabica and Robusta are economically important.

New government import bans meant goods from overseas like chocolate and coffee beans disappeared. In Sri Lanka, there’s a sizable middle class. People are not used to scarcity, ...

Exciting finds in the food and drink world: Sri Lankan tea, flavored coffee, soup for Shabbat, mustard, protein bars, frozen yogurt, and fresh produce baskets from farmers - delicious winter feast!

During British colonisation in the 19th Century, Sri Lanka was the third-largest coffee exporter in the world. As demand rose, it became expensive to ferry coffee on bullock carts from the central ...

Galle is by far the most cosmopolitan area we’ve visited in Sri Lanka: coffee shops, sushi restaurants, and wine bars. It’s a haven for surfers with the charm of a colonial town, and much more ...

Sri Lanka has a new contender for the world’s most scenic rail journey Running into the heart of ‘Up Country’, the Ella Odyssey offers a window onto the best of the country’s famously ...

Some key dates in Sri Lanka's history: 1505 - Portuguese arrive in Colombo, ... Britain starts bringing in Tamil labourers from southern India to work in tea, coffee and coconut plantations.