Sri Lanka’s tea exports in the first eight months of this year had slipped by 12.74 million kg compared to the same period last year.
The exports during this period in 2023 totalled 158.32 million kg compared to 171.06 million kgs in 2022, Forbes and Walker Research stated.
FOB value for the period stood at Rs.1, 801.24 an increase of Rs.330.70 compared to Rs.1470.54 of January - August 2022.
August exports totalled 23.33 million kg indicating a gradual increase of 0.33 million kg compared to 23 million kg in August 2022. All categories except for Instant Tea and Green Tea have witnessed a decline against the corresponding month of 2022. (SD)
The Department of National Zoological Gardens is readying enclosures to quarantine two large tortoises that were found stranded 15 kilometers westwards off Pitipana Negombo, today.
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The Customs Department said it will be publish the names of institutions and individuals who violate customs laws and commit tax fraud by uploading the information on its official website www.customs.gov.lk.
A board of inquiry has been appointed to investigate the death of a student at the University of Sabaragamuwa, reportedly linked to a ragging incident.
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