(Archive. 1st published 31/03/2011)
After the end of the war, long existing laws are now strictly enforced at remote Arugam Bay.
The East Coast has been largely left alone.
For many years.
With still no wine or liquor store for miles around and the odd shortage of “Gold Leaf” some desperate residents and visitors turned to natural marihuana consumption.A? Sadly, tame as well as some wild monkeys also got the taste and enjoyed the weird feeling.
Arugam Bay Special Narcotics squad arrested 4 addicts last night
NABBED!
“BiXXbo & Co.” Shown here in the local Police lock-up.
AtArugam Bay
Sadly, many more seem to be addicted to this illegal practice.
But they are still on the run.
Spotted at AbaY’s traditional Full Moon Party. Nov. 2010, Peanus Fm.
Cheeky! Openly flaunting the law of the Land!
Shocking! He is not even one year old. And already addicted.
The WHO, the RSPCA and other ENJOY’s have been requested to assist.
To support Arugam’s “Community Based Sustainable Junkie Rehabilitation” Program (CBSJRP). Some former NGO members volunteered at once, which is encouraging.
Desperate for a smoke, this monkey grabbed a ‘Cold Leaf’ from a diner sitting on Arugam’sA? SVH “Flower Power Terrace”To avoid detection, some clever chips adopted pipe smoking methodsDehiwala zoo officials are also concernedNabbed! Shown here in the Loco Tourist Police lock up. Beachfront Tourist Police, Arugam Bay.Other addicts have learned to camouflage themselves to escape arrest in Arugam’sA? jungles. Filmed here by undercover navy Security personnel near their new Panama Camp
The STF as well as the New Navy ‘Detachment’ at Panama has been on high alert to catch these subversive creatures
This graph is interesting. It shows the actual harm done (to the user as well as society) by the use of various substances. Published by a basket of the world’s leading experts
Originally published 10/01/2010 (5 years ago)
But this issue is now even more urgent.
At remote Arugam Bay, a few hundred homeless dogs are waiting to be adopted by caring animal lovers. Please help to save them.
Adopt an Arugam Bay dog !
A sponsor has already been found to provided a suitable, safe A?vehicle.
To take them to Colombo or elsewhere on the island.
All animals will be collected, fed, treated and transported with the outmost care & respect All the Community needs is an address to deliver them to.
Please, animal Lovers:
Please do come forward and let us know where to send them to.
Before even more are run over by speeding and careless drivers on our new fast roads!
The Social Networks are buzzing.
With appeals and online petitions to stop a rumored animal cull.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-the-sri-lankan-government-from-killing-millions-of-stray-dogs/ We support this initiative!
But. What to do?
At Arugam Bay four costly A?sterilization programs have been carried out, since the 2004 Tsunami.
In our A?remote Bay residents and visitors are unsure if any success can be reported.
Many people are simply too scared to walk on the beach or indeed the road, specially at night. Due to large packs of hungry dogs around.
Below is a copy of one of the stories we covered 5 years ago.
The writer of this article has personally observed that one A?particular, disabled bitch alone has had a litter every year since and produced 60 or so pups, most of which appear to be unwell or/and A?mentally unstable …..
Something has to be done – This situation is out of control.
The article below was first published 6th Marc, 2007:
The Tsunami Animal People Alliance (TAPA) has, in the true sense of the word: emBarked on a dog sterilization program at Arugam BayHow much nolvadex post cycle . Ponstel costs
In total 300 – 400 dogs are being treated locally. Arugam.info is informed that about 10,000 have been spayed island wide already.
It is said to be the best and most humane method of controlling stray and infected animals.
The visiting, all Sri Lankan team consists of 4 qualified vets and 7 assistants, a van, and a mobile clinic. Arugam.info is informed that a budget of 18$/dog has been secured by foreign donors, most of which (10$) will be used for quality drugs and medicines.
Take a look at the work in the attached photo album. Continue reading “Adopt an AbaY dog”
Kite Surf Legend Dill Sill recovering at nearby KaputtoVille hospital.
He wasA?Blown off course and badly crash landed at AbaY today. He is dilsirious, but he has indicated a possible explanation to what may have happened to the missing Malay flight MH 370
Crashed at AbaY beach - blown way off courseDrifted in from the distant BondivesAttempted Kite Surfing in the Bondives
World class Kite Surfing legend Mr. Dill Sill seems to have been blown across from the previously unknown island of The Bondives to all the way toA?Arugam Bay.
His somewhat incoherent account is being questioned.
He claims that The Bondives IslandersA?reported a ‘low level flight’
However, his helmet camera has captured this amazing photo.
Which is the last known image of the missing Boeing 777:
Due to the isolation of the Island Nation of The Bondives this has only just now been reported. A group of Natives as well as the one only Police man on the island have seen a large aircraft a few weeks ago.
Did MH370 BonDive nr. AbaY ?A?
(artist’s impression)
Why does this news only come in NOW?
Because:
It happened in the uncharted Islands of The Bondives
You have never heard of them?
No wonder! Here is why:
(Extract from Wikipedia)
The Bondives
Are anisland nation in the Southern Indo-Pacific Ocean.
The Bondives are almost unknown. And they not even shown on any maps. The reason has just come to light: Those islands are shifting. Continuously.
The most singular feature of The Bondives geography is its mobility. Similar to the annual shifting of the famous ARUGAM BAY sand bank, The BONDIVES have a constant process of erosion that removes sand from the east coast and deposit it on the west coast, the islands were moving westward at the rate of 1400 meters a year. It is anticipated that the islands would collide with Sri Lanka in 2020. To slow down this movement, boats constantly ferry sand from the east coast back to the west.
Cocobanana Beach a?? famed for juicy coconuts and beachgoers in Flong thongs
Understand
Map of The Bondives
Long unfairly neglected by travelers, and surprisingly never even mentioned in the backpack bible ‘Loony Planet”, the islands of The Bondives truly offer something for everyone: a rich culture full of fascinating customs, an informative case study for environmentalists and economists, and a treasure trove of unusual tubers for botanists. Now under nominally democratic government, now is the time to discover The Bondives distinctive cuisine, tropical climate and quaint transportation, before the next volcanic eruption occurs.
Economy
The Bondives have been unkindly characterized as a banana republic, although Bondivians themselves have been known to take offense at this suggestion and physically remind the commentator that pineapples are also an important export crop. (Critics must also concede that it’s not really much of a republic, either.) Continue reading “Kite Surfer and the MH370 Mystery”
Arugam’s 2011 season is goingA? to be a blast!
Just a few more days before High Season starts.
On this occasion, below are a few facts & figures.
Arugam.info web Mistress informs
Arugam.info Is perhaps Sri Lanka’s oldest web site.
We have been on line for more than 15 years – well before anyone else know what Internet was and what it can doA? – here on this island.
Now we are well connected and teamed up with all modern social networking sites.
We have embraced Facebook, Twitter and YouTube a long time ago.
Because all of them offered totally free services to promote our remote little Bay.
We are happy to publishA? the following facts:
200,707 Visitors to this site (since 2010) on Arugam.info
100 registered readers (guys who get a short summary into their email)
1,300 unique Posts
1,600 Comments
400,000A? spam messages and posts. All intercepted and blocked
12 Scheduled posts (Important articles which will automatically be published)
470 Tweets on our Twitter site
117 Followers on Twitter
We are amazed how well our associated Facebook page has done:
ASP Winner Julian Wilson enjoying a cool blonde after his victoryJulian and his supporters
The real party kicked off after the departure of the ASP winner Julian and lasted until sunrise. Sadly, our hero had to catch a flight the same night following his epic win at Arugam BayOrder silvitra online
ASP 6 Star WQS Men’s event,
Arugam Bay Sri Lanka, 16 – 24 June 2010.
Sri Lankan surfers to get wildcards into
arugam.info's webmistress has been asked to publish this press release. Next time the boys will supply their own photo material, to make any new post more attractive.....;-)
The Surfing Sri Lanka movement recently created by the new Surfing Federation of Sri Lanka received a major boost today when it was confirmed by the ASP that 2 local Sri Lankan surfers will benefit from wildcard entries into the first major Association of Surfing Professionals international tour event to ever be staged in the country’s history.
The 6 Star WQS Sri Lankan Airlines Pro to be held on Sri Lanka’s east coast at the world famous Arugam Bay between 16 – 24 June will now see some local surfers strutting their stuff amongst the world’s best contenders on the WQS circuit. Two Sri Lankan surfers will gain entry to the elite event as part of the ASP’s strategy to assist and promote local surfing at a variety of surfing locations worldwide.
It is proposed that the Surfing Sri Lanka Trials event will be conducted the day prior to the main ASP event start in order to select 8 local surfers who will then surf-off in two x 4 man elimination heats. The first and second place-getters of each elimination heat will then advance to Continue reading “Arugambay’s Surf Club’s 1st Press release”
Cheap reminyl classificationBuy generic temovateArugam on Facebook is much more fun and very active!
The insider’s Club of the Bay now has more than 2,000 members.
If YOU are our latestA? ‘Fan’A? with number 2,000:
Please send your name to our admin. It will be checkedA? and the vouchers for the FREE weekendA? -for TWO- at a good Arugam Bay Hotel will be sent by email to you.
As the Probably first ever (1995)A? Web Site in Sri Lanka Arugam.info begs to differ.
With the Nation’s Tourism Czar Mr. George Michael’s statement below.
Successful advertising campaigns do not have to cost a fortune.
Your Queensland counterparts, we feel, have invested just 1Mill Rs./ VERY well.
Ideas is what counts – and a change of direction.
See sample of a good advert below.
Facebook, Twitter, UTube and whatever: These are further great, very good, new and and even totally free marketing tools.
What can we do to match this coup from down under?
(So are we…….since 2004A? 😉
What is your strategy?
How can we assist?
34,000 people in 200 countries applied for the Best Job in the World
What happens if a global tourism marketing campaign dresses up as a job recruitment drive? A global reality TV show gets under way.
Tourism Queensland launched its Best Job in the World competition in January hoping to generate fresh interest in Australia’s sunshine state – a dream location, according to the locals, that is beautiful one day, and perfect the next. Continue reading “Better than The BBC & CNN and Al that Jazz!”
Arugam Bay already has more than 1,000Friends, Fans & Supporters. Join AbaY’s Insider’s Club. Simply click on the BBC link right below!
Meet, connect and exchange Videos & photos with great guys.
Even OBAMA is a Fan of Arugam Bay! Are YOU??????
The above photo was taken on the road between Lahugala ending up in the middle of Arugam Bay. This road totally avoids PottuVille town and does NOT cross the new so-called “High Tech” USAID bridge as it leads around the east of the lagoon.
(It does NOT cross any rivers either. Further questions the need for a 14Mill$ bridge)
A nice alternative, saving time and much more appealing than the slow transit thru PottuVille.
Arugam.info wishes all our friends and visitors all the very best for the New Year 2009
We hope that some peace will come to our island soon.
Eastern Sunrise at Arugam Bay
Please visit or come back to the Bay one day:
This is all we need to recover from the past terrible years.
Stay with us and support our efforts!
This web site will undergo a total renovation soon and posts should be easier to find when completed.
Arugam.info will continue to publish all relevant news, good and bad and provide as much information as possible.
The aim is to attract more visitos to the Bay and we remain a non profit organization
For all veterans who have been to AbaY before a social link page exists on Facebook: ”’Arugam Surf”
Click below to become an Arugam Bay Insider:
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