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Raising a hearty cuppa to gentle giant behind famed brew-By Yomal Senerath-Yapa Source:Sundaytimes For decades he has not only been the face of Dilmah but the mascot of 100% pure Ceylon tea as well. As Merrill J. Fernando, with his new autobiography, looks back on 93 years of blessed, serendipitous living, it is occasion to raise a hearty cup of Irish Breakfast or Moroccan Mint to the doyen. The practice of having Merrill’s face on the tea packaging of Dilmah was made necessary because of fake products in the market but it also ensured that generations cherished his genial visage across the globe for the personal or ‘family’ touch of his farmer-grown tea. For Merrill, it all began 93 years ago, in 1930, when he was born in the balmy village of Pallansena, Negombo, where he bathed in the Maha Oya and was an altar boy at the church of ...

May 8, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Book publishers support students affected by bomb blasts A delegation of the Sri Lanka Book Publishers’ Association (SLBPA) met Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo last week and handed over a donation of Rs 450,000 for assistance to poor students affected by the bomb blasts in the three churches on April 21. The Association also offered six scholarships with a monthly stipend to six students till they graduate from university. The President of the Sri Lanka Book Publishers’ Association, Vijitha Yapa said: “The action taken by Your Eminence to harness the help of others to bring healing and calm and to ensure that peace endures is something that we as citizens are deeply touched by. The leadership you displayed has been a tremendous inspiration to us all and an example of how to keep a cool head amidst destruction and chaos and find answers instead of blaming others.” The Cardinal ...

Jun 17, 2019 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , , Comments 0
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