This year’s Sri Lanka Day Expo will be held on August 7, 2010 at the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California. The event... »
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Entertainment
Hikkaduwa Beach Fest to attract large crowds
The much awaited fourth edition of the Hikkaduwa Beach Fest will be held from July 30 – 31 in selected venues in the area. The main organizers of the event, Hikkaduwa Hoteliers Association (HHA) is also planning to re-introduce a cultural pageant (Perahera) on the last day to make the event more colourful. President,... »
Six star hotel in Sri Lanka soon
A six star hotel is being built in Pelwatte, Wellawaya, by Pelwatte Sugar Company Limited. For the first time in Sri Lanka an American company will manage this property, which would be branded as Pelwatte Resort Sri Lanka. The hotel would also have a Golf course to woo more high-spending tourists. Construction work on... »
Flydubai operates four flights to Lanka
Underlining the tourism potential in the country, Dubai’s only low cost airliner, Flydubai commenced direct flights to Colombo from last Thursday. The airline will operate four flights a week on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Flydubai’s CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith, said in Colombo that Travel to Sri Lanka has shown a significant increase so... »
Discovery Channel’s Ian Wright gets a taste of Sri Lankan culture
Renowned international traveller and television personality of Discovery channel fame – Ian Wright is in town and has been touring Sri Lanka for the past week. Ian and his crew have been accompanying heavy metal band Stigmata as they journey through the country, giving him an insight into both their life as well as... »
Bollywood boycott likely to boomerang
The Bollywood stars who were in Colombo for the IIFA festival, were invited to the Temple Trees for a reception by Sri Lanka President and Madam Shiranthi Rajapaksa on 5th morning. The hostile approach of Tamil Nadu political leaders and film makers, places the Tamils in Sri Lanka in a precarious position. For political... »
SLFABC Celebrates Sinhala – Hindu New Year
On April 17th, the Sri Lanka Friendship Association of British Columbia celebrated the Sri Lankan New Year at the Viceroy Banquet Hall. The event was attended by over 400 Sri Lankans, including children, families, and others. Guests were treated to the traditional sweetmeats of kiribath, kokkis, butter cake, and kesari. The organizing committee did... »
‘Sri Lanka Culture Week’ In Kuwait
By Ramesh Uvais Kuwait will hold a ‘Sri Lanka Culture Week,’ jointly hosted by the Embassy of Sri Lanka and Kuwait’s National Council for Culture, Arts, & Letters from today up to May 2nd. The event, the first ever promotion of its kind, is co-sponsored by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) and... »
SLAASC Celebrates The Sri Lankan New Year In Southern California
The Sri Lankan and Hindu New Year – aluth avurudh and puththandu, respectively – were celebrated in full spirits at Woodley Park in Van Nuys, California on Saturday, April 17th. The event commenced with blessings from Buddhist priests from the many temples across Southern California. »