Sri Lanka is calling on farmers to grow more rice as it faces its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years. The country's agriculture minister made the appeal as he said the country's "food ...

Sri Lanka is known for rice and curry with a range of variations ... kothu uses leftover roti sliced into strips, fried and mixed with egg, vegetables, meat, chilli and spices.

COLOMBO, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers on Monday allowed the removal of licensing needed to import rice until Dec. 20, cabinet spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa said Tuesday.