Day: November 5, 2022

GENETIC TRAITS

Deshabandu Tilak de Zoysa Associated Motorways He has had some rather large footsteps to walk in – and he has done so undaunted, with an élan and humanity all his own while keeping up with…

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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Compiled by Dona Senara GOOD CHEMISTRY WORKS! Chathura Piyasekara offers scientific insights into the chemical industry Q: How essential is R&D in the framework of the chemical industry? A: Research and development is important for…

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COMMERCIAL BANK

Q: What is the role of corporates in the effort to make Sri Lanka green? A: Making Sri Lanka green is the responsibility of all: the executive and legislature forming policies and laws; organisations minimising and…

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GENEROUS ENTERPRISE

Sir Cyril de Zoysa Associated Motorways Sir Cyril de Zoysa left an indelible mark on the history of a nation – not merely on a chapter of Sri Lanka’s business annals. He was an industrialist,…

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FAMILY TRADITIONS

Deshamanya Ajita de Zoysa Associated Motorways We go back in time to 1949 to seek the roots of this leader of business, to when Associated Motorways (AMW) was established. It was a time unfamiliar to…

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HIGHER PURPOSE

Eardley de Silva Alliance Finance Losing a parent at any age is hard to countenance. But to lose one’s father at the young age of 12 must have been especially difficult; and Eardley de Silva,…

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CORPORATE LAWYER

F. J. de Saram F. J. & G. de Saram Today, it is popular to deride colonialism and its aftermath; but there are undoubtedly those who will look back at those times and consider the…

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