Marginalized tea plantation workers, including Christians, protested in Sri Lanka’s capital on Jan. 15, abandoning popular ...

CRAIGHEAD ESTATE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Arumugam Manikavalli, awakened by ferocious rain and rumbling earth, fled her home for the safety of a nearby temple on the tea estate where she works. That same ...

"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 ...

Sri Lanka is paying some foreign debts with tea, rather than cash. But an abrupt ban on chemical fertilizers has hurt crop yields and tea pickers are losing hours and wages as food prices double. Sri ...

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 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CRAIGHEAD ESTATE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Arumugam Manikavalli, awakened by ferocious rain and rumbling earth, fled her home for the ...