Taking the art of tea to new heights and setting new standards in the world of tea, Dilmah has today pioneered the concept of Tea Radio; an international radio channel dedicated to world’s most popular beverage – tea.
Taking the art of tea to new heights and setting new standards in the world of tea, Dilmah has today pioneered the concept of Tea Radio; an international radio channel dedicated to world’s most popular beverage – tea.
Barry Gibb, the last remaining Bee Gee, has admitted that he feels ‘survivor’s guilt’ at outliving his younger brothers. The 74-year-old said: ‘I’m the eldest, so it should have been me first. I guess it’s a form of guilt. Survivor’s guilt.’
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Barry Gibb, the last remaining Bee Gee, has admitted that he feels ‘survivor’s guilt’ at outliving his younger brothers. The 74-year-old said: ‘I’m the eldest, so it should have...
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On the fourth anniversary of the death of George Michael, it takes top spot after being streamed 9.2 million times in a week.
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There have been a number of statements on selected websites that use of teabags filter papers can have health effects as they are made with, or coated with, epichlorohydrin which...
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Long-term consumption of tea catechins could be beneficial against high-fat diet-induced obesity and type II diabetes and could reduce the risk of coronary disease. Further research that conforms to international...
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Many in vitro studies have demonstrated the anti-oxidant properties of both black and green tea, as well as the antioxidant activity of the polyphenols in tea. Further studies have shown...
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In 1770, Lord North repealed four of the five Townshend Duties but retained the 3d tax on tea. The Tea Act of 1773 was intended to rescue the East India Company from its financial problems and provided that the Company might export tea directly to the American colonies and appoint its own agents to sell it. Before this legislation, the Company had been required to sell its tea at auction in London to wholesalers and retailers; now it entered the retail business itself.
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0ur family has its roots in the era of British colonialism. This personal story attempts to tell how a Tytler four generations ago and a Tribe three generations ago, who came from Scotland and England to Sri Lanka ( then Ceylon) lured by the prospects of coffee and tea planting, stayed to call that lovely island 'home'. My story shows how times have changed and our family, having made its distinctive contribution to Sri Lanka's history and economic development, moved on. In our case, the move was made to Australia. There are descendants of Robert Boyd Tytler, John Campbell Tribe and their like, scattered around the world today who share our Sri Lankan background. They might wish to know where their ancestors came from, and what life had been like in the years before their own parents and grandparents decided to emigrate to other lands and other ways of life.
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The first Shipment of Ceylon Tea, a consignment of 23lb (10kg) arrived in London for trade
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