All posts tagged "Sri Lanka"
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55Rice News in EnglishSri Lanka Govt. Braces For Possible Rice Shortage By Year End
Sri Lanka’s Commerce Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe warned that the government may import 40,000 t of rice to counter any artificial shortage of...
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91Sugar News in EnglishSri Lanka: Pelwatte, Sevanagala sugar mills reel under crisis due to mismanagement
Sri Lanka’s sugar industry faces a severe financial crisis, with Pelwatta, Sevenagala, Ethimale, and Hingurana factories burdened by huge debts, unpaid farmer...
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56Sugar News in EnglishSugar market is affected by invisible mafia: Sri Lankan Deputy Trade Minister Jayawardhana
Sri Lanka’s Deputy Trade Minister R. M. Jayawardhana blamed past instability for high prices and low brown sugar output. Only 11% of...
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65Sugar News in EnglishSri Lanka : 46,000 Tons of Cane Delivered, Millions Still Unpaid
The Sevanagala Sugar Factory in Sri Lanka faces a crisis due to delayed payments to sugarcane farmers and transporters. Despite holding stocks...
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87Sugar News in English
Sri Lanka : Pelwatte and Sevanagala sugar factories in crisis due to state inefficiency
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa criticized government mismanagement for the decline of Pelwatte and Sevanagala sugar factories. He highlighted massive unpaid dues, loans,...
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75Sugar News in EnglishSri Lanka: Sugar importers owe over Rs. 2 billion in taxes, audit reveals
Twelve sugar importers owe over Rs. 2,395 million in unpaid taxes as of December 2024, according to the National Audit Office. A...
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78Maize News in EnglishSri Lanka Govt to approve 300,000 MT of maize imports
Agriculture Minister K.D. Lal Kantha announced plans to import 300,000 MT of maize to counteract hoarding and price inflation by feed traders....
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73Rice News in EnglishSri Lanka : Local rice only for consumption – Minister
Agriculture Minister K. D. Lalkantha announced that the government will ban the use of locally grown rice in alcohol production and instead...
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179Sugar News in EnglishSri Lanka : Pelwatte, Sevanagala sugar factories in a crisis due to mismanagement
Sevanagala and Pelwatte sugar factories face severe operational and financial crises due to mismanagement, technical failures, and poor sales. Farmers can’t sell...
