There is no greater fulfillment than seeing potential achieved, and last Thursday we celebrated extraordinary achievement at the Merrill J. Fernando Innovation Awards. 10 young women, men or teams, were…
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The Greatest Trend of them all : reading the tea leaves for 2022 & beyond
by Dilhanby DilhanA new generation is driving change in a tea category where for decades price has meant more than taste or goodness. The trend they are forcing is about taste and wellness but so much more. As younger customers turn to tea, they are demanding a more sincere appreciation of ethics and sustainability. This offers a glimmer of hope for passionate tea growers who make tea for the love of the leaf.
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Photographer Yuriko Nakao’s perspective on Significance
by Dilhanby DilhanIn March last year, an accomplished and empathetic photographer, Yuriko Nakao visited Sri Lanka and the Merrill J. Fernando Foundation’s Western Centre on the outskirts of Colombo. Making pictures at…
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All About TeaBusiness as a Matter of Human ServiceBusinessworthy
Significant 70th and blessed 90th
by Dilhanby DilhanThe achievement of business men and women is universally measured in profit. My brother and I are singularly fortunate that the family business we joined three decades ago, was fundamentally…
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On 1st September we inaugurated the MJF Centre East, the most ambitious combined humanitarian and environmental project that we have ever undertaken. Amongst the projects that the MJF Foundation, and…
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Three things to ponder on the 150th Anniversary of the World’s Finest Tea
by Dilhanby DilhanThe Colombo International Tea Convention 2017 concluded on Friday, elegantly supported by our most accomplished cricketer and commended by several of the international delegates as the most significant gathering of…
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Business as a Matter of Human ServiceBusinessworthy
The story of a Bocuse d’Or Sri Lanka Gold Medallist – from unemployed to culinary role model in 8 months
by Dilhanby Dilhanvery individual has inherent ability regardless of their circumstances; poverty is debilitating, but not disabling, physical disability in most cases is ability in an untypical form. When the unemployed son…
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A really great day in Kiran
by Dilhanby DilhanSince the beginning of separatist conflict in the North and East of Sri Lanka in 1983, there have not been many good days in eastern Sri Lanka. Until hostilities in…
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The Spirit of Christmas
by Dilhanby DilhanOn most days there is an aura of peace at the MJF Centre. Some kids drum, others sing, dance or perform acrobatics. Some kids look a little different – they…
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Last night the MJF Centre in Moratuwa, on the outskirts of Colombo, was aglow. It was after dusk but it was not the setting sun that caused the brilliant light…
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