Rice prices will not experience any increase during the festive season as the government maintains sufficient safety stocks.

COLOMBO, June 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka banned rice exports on Thursday until its harvest season next March aiming to stabilise local prices as its major rice-producing area struggles with a prolonged ...

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 ...

Officials estimate the damage runs into billions of dollars, a headache for the island nation just recovering from an economic crash. Officials estimate the damage runs into billions of dollars, a ...

N allathambi Mahendran walked through his four acres of emerald green paddy fields in northern Sri Lanka's Kilinochchi district, indicating the height the plants should have reached by now. They were ...