Day: November 12, 2022
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Nov- 2022 -12 NovemberLEGENDS OF BUSINESS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPER
Deshabandu Albert Page Cargills (Ceylon) When relatives discovered the diary of Deshabandu Albert Page after he had passed away in 2000, it was a bittersweet moment. They found in its pages his plans for a…
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12 NovemberGREEN COVER
TALAWAKELLE TEA ESTATES
Q: What does ‘corporate sustainability’ mean to you? A: At Talawakelle Tea Estates (TTE), sustainability is more than a business function – it’s a critical factor guiding us in the pursuit of our long-term vision of…
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12 NovemberLEGENDS OF BUSINESS
ENDURING LEGACY
Deshabandu George Ondaatjie Mercantile Investments Reading about Deshabandu George Ondaatjie, one cannot help but acknowledge the sense of ebullience that rises from the words written about this gentleman who to the grief of many no…
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12 NovemberONLINE EXCLUSIVES
THE WORLD’S FIRST SPACE HOTEL WILL OPEN IN 2027 — AND YOU CAN EVEN BUY A VACATION HOME THERE
Travel + Leisure - September 19, 2022 The world's first space hotel will feature a gourmet restaurant, bar, and vacation villas for purchase. Space tourism is no longer the stuff of science fiction — it's just…
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12 NovemberLEGENDS OF BUSINESS
WORLDLY AND WISE
Ashroff Omar Brandix Lanka Yes, considerable tenacity and shrewdness is required to excavate success from the corporate milieu in any society – and Ashroff Omar could be called a determined and astute businessman. But what…
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12 NovemberONLINE EXCLUSIVES
COP27: U.S. TARGETS METHANE IN ‘RELENTLESS’ EMISSIONS FOCUS
Reuters - November 11, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden's administration plans to toughen a crackdown on oil and gas industry methane leaks as part of a "relentless focus" on preventing planet-warming emissions, officials said on Friday…
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12 NovemberLEGENDS OF BUSINESS
SOUTHERN SUCCESS
P. G. Martin Nimalasiri P. G. Martin When the probability of independence loomed large, young men from the south of the island made their way to the capital in search of fortune. Independence for Ceylon…
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12 NovemberMEDIA RELEASES
RENEWING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN SRI LANKA AND MEXICO
Ambassador Federico Salas Lotfe presented his Letters of Credence to His Excellency Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
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12 NovemberLEGENDS OF BUSINESS
VISIONARY MASTER
Charles Nanayakkara Ceylon Carriers 1945: the second greatest conflict in modern history was winding down and nations were taking stock. Even the little island in the Indian Ocean – Ceylon as it was known then…
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