Sri Lanka’s tea auction in Colombo saw fair general demand at lower rate this week with 5.87 million kg of tea on offer out of which 2.49 million kg were Low Grown Main Grades and 1.65 million kg were High and Mid Grown Main Grades.
In the leafy and semi leafy catalogues select best BOP1/OP1s declined, whilst below best BOP1s maintained. Corresponding OP1s were irregular and lower following quality. Select best OP/OPAs together with best varieties were barely steady with below best together poorer varieties maintained. Select best Pekoe/Pekoe1s were generally firm, whilst best /improved below best gained. Teas at the lower end maintained. In the Small leaf catalogues select best FBOP/FBOPF1s maintained, whilst best / improved below best varieties gained. Teas at the lower end were irregular and at times easier. In the Premium Flower catalogues all teas lower at last levels.
Best Western BOP/BOPFs maintained last levels; below best BOPs were lower Rs.20 to Rs.30 and the BOPF s declined Rs.30 to Rs.50. Bottom BOP/BOPFs were firm to slightly dearer. Very few Nuwara Eliya’s on offer this week. Udapussellawa BOP/BOPFs were Rs.20 to Rs.30 dearer, whilst Uva BOPs moved up Rs.20 to Rs.30. BOPFs were about firm. Medium BOPs maintained last levels. BOPFs were barely steady. CTC BP1s were about firm on last. CTC PF1s were firm to Rs.20 dearer. (SD)
I still remember the day of August 1947 floods, as it was the last school day at Kingswood College Kandy and the height the water soured. Water rose to the height of the Cross of the Chrurch at Getambe and the water was so high that it engulfed the Getambe Rajaponawarma Temple leaving only a few leaves of the Bo-tree visible.
The Colombo Additional Magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate and submit a report over a complaint about the alleged illegal assets gained by model Piumi Hansamali.
Heritage properties are major tourist attractions world over. Sri Lanka is no exception in this matter. From Colombo, Galle, most of the mountain cities including Nuwara Eliya, Bandarawela, Hatton and Kandy and in the North, hundreds of heritage properties are spread across.
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