Sri Lanka salt crisis leaves consumers hunting ‘for days’ Shortage of kitchen staple caused by loss of production due to heavy rains ...

Vidattaltivu is one of Sri Lanka’s prime blue carbon habitats, comprising mangroves, seagrasses, salt marshes and tidal flats. Image courtesy of Tashiya de Mel.

Lanka Salt Hambantota was originally established as a fully state-owned corporation. On January 24, 1997, the Ministry of Finance transferred its ownership of the shares to an external party for ...

A shipment of salt imported by the National Salt Limited too is set to arrive in Sri Lanka from tonight (May 21), as part of efforts to address the current salt shortage in the country. Sri Lanka’s ...

South Asia News: In Sri Lanka, a special police unit is working to revive farms damaged by salt. Climate change worsens this problem, threatening rice production. The ...

A country surrounded by the ocean has run out of salt, forcing people to pay more than double the price to purchase the kitchen staple. Sri Lanka, an island nation surrounded by the Indian Ocean ...

Sri Lanka salt crisis leaves consumers hunting ‘for days’ - Shortage of kitchen staple caused by loss of production due to heavy rains ...

A country surrounded by the ocean has run out of salt, forcing people to pay more than double the price to purchase the kitchen staple. Sri Lanka, an island nation surrounded by the Indian Ocean ...

A country surrounded by the ocean has run out of salt, forcing people to pay more than double the price to purchase the kitchen staple. Sri Lanka, an island nation surrounded by the Indian Ocean, is ...

Sri Lanka, an island nation surrounded by the Indian Ocean, is grappling with a rare salt scarcity due to a supply shortage following heavy rains. The scarcity has forced Sri Lankans to pay more than ...