Sri Lanka’s hidden pearl
How did town phone box end up on Sri Lankan beach?
Rhiannon McDowall
30/ 7/2008
AS MAXONIANS fight to save the town’s phone boxes, one iconic red kiosk has escaped the chop…by taking root in Sri Lanka!
Prestbury’s Tim Heath, 44, was on holiday when he stumbled across a “Whirley Road” kiosk, sitting on the south east coast of […]
26 Jul, 2008 13:16:02
By Nirmalie Alahakone
Sri Lanka’s Hikkaduwa beach fest targets young travelers
July 26, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s Hikkaduwa Beach Festival which is kicking off on July 30, will attract more young tourists to the island, and is positioned to become the South Asian equivalent of the Rio carnival, officials said.
“Looking at other markets, […]
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Contrary to government claims the eastern province continues to remain unsafe and security threats are looming at large with LTTE armed cadres present at many places, said Puttlam District UNP parliamentarian Palitha Ranga Bandara at a media conference this morning at the opposition […]
A great idea and a great sign and business-type front!
This place now is sadly neglected and not maintained
Maybe it’s a CEGA/ABTA PVC Recycling project?
Above is just ONE example how a very good idea has gone wrong at Arugam Bay.
CEGA established a Herbal Garden in the back of AbTa’s new, unmanned office building.
This demonstration plot was […]
I just returned from Arugam Bay, and although I went there for entirely selfish purposes, I could not help but be reminded of the stark contrast between their lives there and our lives here and how easy it is sometimes to forget that such a difference exists. Especially for us.Travelling with those that may […]
Environmentalists warn of consequences of over-exploitation of a natural resource
By Lakwi Perera
Jellyfish Exports……
(Update by Sunday Times, 21st September, 2008)
The jellyfish export business has caused a stir, with the government and environmentalists arguing for and against the harvesting and export of the marine creature. At a news conference last week, environmentalists said the bulk export of […]
Sunday, July 20, 2008
(09/07)
Arugambay Sri Lanka, watching this sunrise while fishing early in the morning was something else. This was the first thing I saw when arriving on the beach.
Posted by Victor W. at 5:46 AM]
source:
http://fezlens.blogspot.com/2008/07/0907-arugambay-sri-lanka-watching-this.html
Surge in exports
Despite the Domesday scenarios painted by some pessimistic economic soothsayers, Sri Lanka’s economy has done well under extraordinarily trying circumstances. The country is saddled with a conflict for which military action has become essential and inevitable. This naturally means a huge defence expenditure.
Add the global economic downturn and […]
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Jellyfish
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Jellyfish are marine invertebrates belonging to the class Scyphozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They can be found in every ocean in the world and even in some fresh water. The name “jellyfish” is also applied to some close relatives of true scyphozoans, such […]
by Shamindra Ferdinando
The UNP-led Opposition at logger heads with President Mahinda Rajapaksa over his cosy relationship with the armed breakaway LTTE faction headed by ‘Colonel’ Karuna Amman is seriously disturbed over the […]
Would the Real Jo-Anne Liburd Stand Up?
Cows rule. On Wednesday morning, I reached the big roundabout that is the centre of Boralesgamuwa . It’s just steps from my office and the normally chaotic traffic was even slightly more so. Why? A cow had decided to sit itself down in the middle of the lanes. There’s […]
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