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“Before this programme, I was not confident in communicating in English. Today, I am able to provide my feedback on the programme in English, without the help of anyone after following this programme. I believe that this will help me to a great extent in the future. I would like to thank John Keells for […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected livelihoods of many, more so of daily wage earners and micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSME). For Sri Lankan MSMEs, especially women-led enterprises, the pandemic was not the only hurdle they had to overcome. Jeewani Fernando together with 13 members of the ‘Ranliya Women’s Society of Batewela’ in Ranala […]

Plasticcycle, the Social Entrepreneurship Project of the John Keells Group hosted “Plastics: It’s Now or Forever” on 11th June 2021, a multi-stakeholder webinar in lieu of World Environment Day closely looking at the theme of ‘eradicating and mitigating plastic pollution to restore ecosystems’. The panel moderated by Talitha Perera – Executive Plasticcycle comprised of Andrew […]

Sri Lanka is known for talented artists that add value to the culture, heritage and diversity of the country. Both artists and art lovers alike look forward to ‘Kala Pola’ as Sri Lanka’s renowned annual fair for visual art. Conceptualized by the George Keyt Foundation in 1993 and supported by the unbroken patronage of the […]

John Keells Foundation – the CSR entity of the John Keells Group – entered into a three-year collaboration with Ruk Rakaganno – a non-governmental organization engaged in the field of conservation and restoration of trees and forests – to re-forest 20 hectares of Suduwalipotha Forest located in Kukulagema Beat, Kalawana Range, Kalawana DS Division in […]

John Keells Group records strong recurring EBITDA of Rs.7.17 billion in Q4 despite underperformance of Leisure; Q4 recurring EBITDA growth of 43%, excluding Leisure The full version of the Annual Report is available on: https://keells.com/resource/annual-report/John_Keells_Holdings_PLC_AR_2020_21_CSE.pdf

Sri Lanka’s largest and most iconic mixed development, Cinnamon Life announced another major milestone in its journey to completion with the securing of a Certificate of Conformity (COC) for the project’s office and ‘The Suites’ residential towers. Notably, the pace and the progress of the Cinnamon Life project continued to gain momentum, despite the challenges […]

Summarised below are the key operational and financial highlights of our performance during the quarter under review: Despite the isolation measures adopted by the authorities due to the second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in early October 2020, which caused a slowdown in business activity and dampened consumer sentiment, the subsequent gradual easing of restrictions […]

The first day of work for the year 2021 was marked as usual by the lighting of the oil lamp at the Head Office upholding our traditions despite the challenges of the new normal, and was conducted in accordance with health and safety guidelines maintaining social distancing. Chairperson Krishan Balendra was joined by Deputy Chairperson […]