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Friday, May 25, 2007

The Melting Pot. aka Arugam Bay Sri Lanka
Current mood: energetic
Ladies and Gentlemen.  It is hott!! seriously this is like extreme heat I’m talking about. Makes me glad that I’m sinner saved by God’s grace because I would not wanna be in hell for even a second, since i’m sure it’s hotter […]



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Mercy Crops

The perhaps only successful ‘project’ US giant Mercy Corps Inc. undertook at Arugam Bay was the plantation of fast growing trees along the main road.
Arugam.info objected to such trees being planted in front of the AbHa office, pointing out that they would soon touch the overhead main East Coast 33,000 Volt power lines directly overhead.

Of […]



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State Bank defaults a hotel owner in Arugambay

Colombo, 24 May, (Asiantribune.com): Owner of the Siam View Hotel [SVH] of Arugambay , Dr. Fred Miller complains the Arugambay branch office of a state owned bank terminated their services and defaulted rent payments one month after the tsunami.The Bank was located at the premises of the Siam Hotel , Arugambay and provided ample service […]



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State Bank defaults a hotel owner in Arugambay

Sunil C. Perera - Reporting from Colombo
Colombo, 24 May, (Asiantribune.com): Owner of the Siam View Hotel [SVH] of Arugambay , Dr. Fred Miller complains the Arugambay branch office of a state owned bank terminated their services and defaulted rent payments one month after the tsunami.
The Bank was located at the premises of the Siam […]



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Arugam does not exist!

After two and a half year residents of Arugam Bay finally know why they received not a single cent of help!
According to the huge, ultra expensive, 2 year UNHCR study, resulting in the precise maps below:
We don’t even exist!

Can you spot how many suffered here, on the South East Coast?
Good job at least the […]



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Lonely Planet

The Lonely Planet has posted on its Thorntree site:

Arugam Bay

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Die Welle

Arugam.info has been informed that a second book has been published about Arugam Bay.
Again and regrettably it is only available in German so far, but plans exist to release an English version.
The first book about our Bay “Der Krokodilfelsen” (the croc rock) by Claudia Ackermann is selling well and our good friend Alf is working […]



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Arugambe lacks tourists due to the prevailing security situation in the Eastern Province

Tourists Hotel owners in Arugambe say that their hotels lack full occupancy due to the prevailing security situation in the eastern province.
At present some hotels which have established personnel connections with the overseas agencies could achieve 50 percent occupancy level , but said they have already reduced their workforce due to the present financial constraints.
Dr.Fred […]



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No more AbaY Bank!

Arugam.info has just been informed that the State owned Bank, the Bank of Ceylon has decided to close its ‘Arugambay Extention office’ for ever.

History:
Since (temp.) peace settled in 2002 a concerned and forward looking, local manager, a Mr. Y.B. Aliyar thought to provide a better service to the influx of tourists to the Bay.
Scantly dressed […]



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Drive to Arugam Bay

Safe arrival & drive to Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka.
Well I have just driven over to ABay from Airport via Colombo, Unawatuna and along the coast road. Nothing to report really, nice scenic drive, apart from the 48hr of torrential monsoon rains on the West Coast! Never seen anything like it, just standing still visibility was […]



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Thorn Tree on AbaY

janegeorgiem
Posted: 26 Feb 2007
2:32am

Arugam Bay

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SLTB Develops Arugam Bay?

SLTB to develop Arugambay

Wednesday, May 09,2007

COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Tourist Board (SLTB) Tuesday said that steps to develop Arugambay have already commenced. SLTB Director General S. Kalaiselvam said that a land of 600 acres was identified to build a resort. “This land is about six kilometers away from the Arugambay […]



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