Pressroom | The Sunday Observer Down Syndrome: Early intervention reduces disabilitiesMarch 21, 2021June 14, 2025The Sunday Observer spoke to Head of Rehabilitation Services, MJF Charitable Foundation, Dr Gopi Kitnasamy who has hands on experience in dealing with Down’s Syndrome patients, especially, children who, he says, can suffer from many mental and physical disabilities, including speech disorders, gait and other associated problems if they are not treated in their early growing stage.
Daily News | Pressroom Global logistics hampers tea exportsMarch 19, 2021June 14, 2025Due to global shipping setbacks, the Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company is having problems tracking deliveries. The global shipping setbacks have been caused by the disruption COVID-19 has caused to the shipping industry.
Pressroom | The Morning Celebrating youth with Down syndrome: The Down Syndrome Virtual DayMarch 19, 2021June 14, 2025On 22nd March, the Merrill J. Fernando (MJF) Charitable Foundation, in collaboration with Dilmah Tea, will be hosting the online virtual event titled “The Down Syndrome Virtual Day” at 4.30 p.m. via Facebook Live and Zoom.
Pressroom | Pulse Wisdom in the Leaf Launch Auction Initiates Collaboration for Sustainable Tea IndustryMarch 18, 2021June 14, 2025Wisdom in the Leaf is an evolution of ‘The History of Ceylon Tea’ project which began in August 2003 as part of Merrill J. Fernando’s commitment to making ‘business a matter of human service’.
Pressroom | The Morning Realising the value of ‘Made in Sri Lanka’March 14, 2021June 14, 2025Lessons from the Dilmah CEO on replicating the success of Ceylon Tea
Pressroom | The Morning Wisdom in the Leaf: Sri Lanka’s new tea-making bibleMarch 8, 2021June 14, 2025Tea is one of Sri Lanka’s most prolific industries. Ceylon Tea is sought the world over, and though Sri Lanka’s tea industry is only 150 years old, we simply cannot picture a world without our tea.
DailyFT | Pressroom Dilmah Beach Caretaker Program: A success story in community-led coastal conservationMarch 5, 2021June 14, 2025Protecting 50 km of Sri Lankan coasts while empowering livelihoods
Pressroom | The Island Dilmah blends tea and kithul served with a treacle & jaggery sconeFebruary 28, 2021June 14, 2025The well known Dilmah tea brand has crafted what it calls the “next generation of Chai” (Hindi for tea) blending Ceylon Tea and Kithul treacle, the company announced last week.
Pressroom | The Morning Re-inventing tea at t-Lounge by DilmahFebruary 24, 2021June 14, 2025The t-Lounge by Dilmah, an upscale location designed with the hopes of providing their guests with a place to relax and appreciate the fine art of tea, recently launched their range of liquor-infused chai on 3 February at the t-lounge at One Galle Face, by the Founder of Dilmah Merrill J. Fernando, along with his son Dilhan C. Fernando.
Life Online | Pressroom Plantation companies join hands with WWCT to protect Peak Ridge Forest CorridorFebruary 23, 2021June 14, 2025Upon identifying a significant leopard population along an 18km long corridor between Castlereagh and Maussakelle Reservoirs, the Wilderness and Wildlife Conservation Trust (WWCT) has joined hands with several plantation companies to protect this sensitive ecosystem.
Pressroom | The Morning A new model of collaborative conservation: The Peak RidgesFebruary 21, 2021June 14, 2025“Protect Sri Lanka’s wildlife” is a refrain we hear again and again from both state and private conservationists. As of 2015, Sri Lanka contained a total of 26 national parks which collectively cover 5,734 km2, almost 9% of Sri Lanka’s total area (65,610 km2). Inside these national parks, the Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Forest Department hold sway, observing and protecting the flora and fauna within.
Pressroom | The Sunday Times Keeping a close eye on extreme weather, rain or sunshineFebruary 14, 2021June 14, 2025The One Earth Centre for Climate Change Research and Adaptation established by Dilmah in Nawalapitiya is the first private sector initiative in Sri Lanka to research climate change.
