Pressroom | The Sunday Times Hooked on batsNovember 26, 2017June 14, 2025A new book sheds light into the little known world of these creatures of the night
CNBC | Pressroom This Sri Lankan tea firm faces global challengesNovember 23, 2017June 14, 2025Dilhan Fernando at Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company says the grower faces drought from Global Warming and ponders whether robots or drones will one day pick tea leaves.
DailyFT | Pressroom 1st AAC app in Sinhala: Avaz Sri Lanka gives voice to children with special needsNovember 22, 2017June 14, 2025Avaz Sri Lanka, the first Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) app in the Sinhala language has been launched, bringing new hope to Sri Lankan children with speech and communication difficulties.
Pressroom A Foot in Both CampsNovember 21, 2017June 14, 2025Betwixt dense palm jungle and pounding ocean surf, Charlotte Sinclair finds southern Sri Lanka’s charms singing out – and gets a first look at a remarkable tented camp, complete with leopard prints on the beach
Pressroom TEA TOTALLER, A Lifetime of Dedication to Tea and Preventing PovertyNovember 20, 2017June 14, 2025Dilmah was the first producer – owned tea brand to offer tea picked, perfected, and packed at its place of origin. Pioneered by founder and Chairman Merrill J Fernando, the Sri Lankan has built the world’s third largest tea brand and a multigenerational family business over 30 years, based on ethics and philanthropy.
DailyFT | Pressroom ‘The Tea Hub’: Reality behind the TEA façadeNovember 17, 2017June 14, 2025An Article Published in The DailyFT
DailyFT | Pressroom | The Island Dilmah Opens 1st Private Sector Initiated Climate Change Research StationNovember 16, 2017June 14, 2025An article published in DailyFT and The Island
Other | Pressroom Sri Lanka’s New Beachfront Safari CampNovember 9, 2017June 14, 2025An Article By Issy Von Simson published in Condé Nast Traveller
Ceylon Today | Pressroom Finding Our Own Solutions for Climate ChangeNovember 5, 2017June 14, 2025An Article by Panchamee Hewavissenti published in The Ceylon Today
Ceylon Today | DailyFT | Pressroom | The Island TEA brews toxic blend for its own survivalNovember 5, 2017June 14, 2025Sri Lanka produces approximately 330 million kg tea per year and every kilo is sold at the highest prices in the world, a value dictated by the uniqueness of "Ceylon Tea". To dilute that advantage by the uncritical emulation of the highly-efficient, volume-driven strategies of multinational giants who rely on cheap, multi-origin packs, is a sure recipe for disaster. Selling cheap, one can only scramble at the bottom end for an uncertain survival – Pic by Shehan Gunasekara
Pressroom Your Cocoon Awaits by the Indian OceanNovember 2, 2017June 14, 2025By Sarah Freeman Published in Urbandaddy.com
Pressroom | The Sunday Times World’s First Private Sector Owned Climate Change Research Station in Sri LankaOctober 31, 2017June 14, 2025Dilmah Founder, Merrill J Fernando inaugurated the first private sector owned climate change research station- Dilmah Conservation Centre for Climate Change Research and Adaptation, in fulfilment of his founding commitment to make business a matter of human service. The establishment is expected to play a fundamental research on climate change and its impact on agriculture and food security, with key emphasis on tea production.
