Tsunami Warning – Arugam bay- 12th September 2007- 6pm
Tsunami warning – Arugam bay- 12th September 2007- 6pm
The last major Tsunami warning we had was the night of 28th March 2005, 3 months after the devastating Tsunami occurrence of 26th December 2004, the effects of which are still apparent in certain parts of the Island.
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It is no secret. Arugam Bay has never, ever been as quiet as this before.
The usual High Season is as good as over - and nobody to speak of came.
Even so-called die-hard surfers stayed away this year.
No wonder, given (incorrect!) travel warnings by many foreign Governments!
The mini-tourist industry, consisting of a few guest houses and […]
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This is a true account our own experience with the “Great” Red Cross.
Sadly it is a story of failure, wasted resources and misused donor’s cash as well as a report about broken promises and total incompetence.
Arugam.info was originally set up locally to promote just tourism.
Assisted by resident expats with a Sri […]
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Arugam.info has finally decided to publish an EXTRACT of a recent interview with a leading press representative.
It was a difficult choice to reveal such matters, made only after careful consideration and long legal consultations.
On August 10th, sharp, a brief account of Red Cross behaviour and their total incompetence, as experienced by actual survivors of the […]
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By Upali Salgado
The fall of Thoppigala, the citadel of the Tamil “Tigers” is imminent. A raging battle by land supported by effective air strikes ferreted out the terrorist group which stood firm in pockets for several months.
Where is Thoppigala? The huge rock, 1753 feet tall, clothed with virgin jungle and rough stony terrain close to […]
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June 29th, 2007
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1. Susith Ruwanpura | June 29th, 2007 at 9:21 am
Muslims live all over Sri Lanka. Sinha Flag is the national flag. If they want to live under one of their flgs, they need consider migrating to a Muslim country and and live there happily. Sri […]
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ALIYA ECO PROJECT Sri Lanka…..
….is active Nature & Wildlife preservation projects connected with a ecological type of tourism. ALIYA Eco Tourism is mainly focused on nature watching as well as good and thrilling photo safaris. We offer simple day trips as well as […]
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Sri Lanka seen heading back to civil war — on an even larger scale
KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka (AP) — Day and night, warplanes roar over this […]
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Pottuvil: Simmering pot of ethnic tension
By Wilson Gnanadass in Pottuvil
At a time when media attention and peace keeping efforts are understandably focused on Sri Lanka to bring an end to the ongoing ethnic conflict, a dangerous mix of developments is taking place in Pottuvil, in the south eastern […]
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…Could it work in Arugam Bay, the East or indeed Sri Lanka?
Maybe some NGO should start Happiness classes?
Path to true happiness ‘revealed’
Fictional Slough character David Brent in BBC’s The Office enjoys a good laugh
Experts believe they have found the essential ingredients to make a person’s life happier.
In an unusual three-month experiment, six specialists from a […]
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The end of 500 years Western Domination of our globe we refer to.
When we published our prediction 10 years ago we had few takers.
Now the wind has changed dramatically and we see a general agreement that our generation is highly privileged to witness a rapid shift back to Asian dominance.
Experts agree that future global players […]
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#12 Sam’s Hut
Arugam.info is unsure, but we seem to recall that this small, stylish mini resort was known as “Sam & Stu” first, then “Samantha’s Follies”.
An interesting history, in such a case.
An odd couple from Jersey, Channnel islands came to the Bay and tried to live there happy and …forever?
Something must have happened, between them, […]
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