All is quiet, calm, peaceful, blue and pretty in the remote little Bay of Arugam.
Also:
Swell is UP!
See you on the beach this coming weekend?
Sri Lanka’s hidden pearl

Problem:
1.) Far too many PVC waste bottles are everywhere
2.) Ceilings & roofs heat up as there is no insulation
3.) There is no “Rockwool” or Fibreglass material available in S.L. - also it’s far too costly
Solution:
Each bottle acts as a self-contained double glazing unit @4″ x 4″
Highly effective - and as good as FREE!
Also totally Rodent proof!
Result:
1.) A cleaner Bay!
2.) Cool rooms at very little extra cost
3.) Heat kept out. Building and rooms stay Cool!
In the tropics people face the opposite.
In cool Countries one needs to keep the cold out. Everyone insulates buildings these days. Insulation still is not at all common in Sri Lanka.
Notes:
Photos by: DEMIRA (German Mine Clearers)
Idea by: Dr. MTA Ne.- Miller, Chartered Civil Engineer, SVH, AbaY
Site featured: DEMIRA Field Hospital & Pharmacy, Ullai, Arugam Bay
Bottles recycled: A total of approx.153,000, since 1998
Further information: +94 773 200 201 (Dr. Ne.- Miller, direct line)
Happy Tamil & Singhala NEW YEAR!
There is no more Tiger on the East Coast!
(South Eastern Pacific Breweries appear to have supply problems)
Grammy award winning singer and songwriter Madonna is to visit Sri Lanka next month for a peace concert.
She is also likely to visit the Wanni for what has been billed as a first of its kind meeting between the top international singer and the LTTE, organizers said.
The ‘Concert for Peace’ scheduled for May 17 in Colombo will also see several local artistes take the stage with the organizers assuring an unforgettable experience complete with a 120 piece backup band, laser lights and a fireworks display.Tickets are scheduled to go on sale from mid April and the Daily Mirror is the official print media sponsor for the gig. As part of the goodwill visit Madonna is due to visit Killinochchi and meet the LTTE leadership with a message of hope for peace in the near future.
“We have been given clearance to visit the Wanni with Madonna on humanitarian grounds,” the organizers said adding that more details of the concert and ticket prices would be made public soon.
Madonna’s latest single “4 Minutes” featuring Justin Timberlake just recently entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 68, which the magazine reports is the 53rd time in her career she’s appeared on that particular tally.
source:
http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=10701
Sri Lanka. A famous surf spot in eastern Sri Lanka to the north of Arugam Bay, January, 2008. Photo: Fred Ne-Miller, SVH, Arugam Bay
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arugam.info is honoured!
The above photo was selected by the the Daily Telegraph, London and published online today; see link below.
Pottuvil Correspondent of Daily Mirror newspaper, Mohamed Jaufer has alleged that there were death threats and other forms of intimidation to him and his family and has lodged at least two police complaints to that effect.According to a police complaint lodged in Pottuvil this month, Jaufer said while returning home in the night, youths on motorbikes had stopped him and have threatened to kill or abduct him.
The OIC, Pottuvil police assured him they would conduct investigations on this matter. In a separate incident on March 22, Jaufer said: while he was returning home with his family after visiting a funeral house, they had found the house ransacked. He had informed the Emergency Police, the OIC of the Pottuvil Police and the OIC, Special Task Force (STF) in Arugam Bay about the incident.
“Early morning the OIC of Pottuvil Police visited the house with a team and assured that he will inquire about this matter and that investigations are already proceeding regarding this,” he said.
Apart from reporting Jaufer was also engaged in business related to travel and tourism development in the Arugam Bay area of the Eastern Province.
Mr. Jaufer said he had lodged a complaint over the threats with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Muslim Media Forum, the Peace Secretariat for Muslims and the ICRC.
source:
http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=10388
Since Dec/2004
Road Access:
Bidge OK - Causeway washed away
March, 2008
Electric Power:

Power Cuts are frequent
Option #B might look something like this:
One more Tower - One more Land Mark!
At picturesque Arugam Bay.
Between #61 Fishing Net and #62 Palmgrove Holiday Inn a new, large project is being constructed at present.
Just South of our “City Centre”, landside, USAID and their sub contractors are well under way to build a new Water Tower and supply system.
This project seems swift and professional in its approach - we’ll keep you posted of its progress.
Surf Forecast for Arugam Bay in real time on magicseaweed.com
Press Coverage of the situation in Arugam Bay
Link to the old website of the Arugam Bay Hotel Association
Huge and often updated photo collection from Arugam Bay
Former Discussion Forum - now replaced by arugam.info
Sri Lanka's Wild life Experts
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