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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Sri Lanka Day Expo 2010 Information
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 will run from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and will showcase all the favorites from years before, such as authentic Sri Lankan food stalls, novelty items, stage acts, and the... »
Postcard From Jaffna
By Amantha Perera The civil war in Sri Lanka may be over, but you can buy a land mine on the side of the road in Jaffna — though they’re more likely to explode in your mouth than anywhere else. In the main city on Sri Lanka’s northernmost peninsula, besieged by 2½ decades of... »
Bernard Cribbins’s Heaven On Earth: Sri Lanka
Bernard Cribbins loves Sri Lanka for its superb weather, great food, and welcoming people. My wife and I had a marvelous holiday in Sri Lanka. A friend had raved about it; we went – and had the time of our lives. Our pal suggested we base ourselves at a guesthouse near Mount Lavinia, near... »
Yahoo! Travel Magazine Ranks Sri Lanka Among Top 10
Sri Lanka is among the top 10 most affordable destinations in the world, according to the German-language Yahoo! Travel Magazine. The other countries recommended by the magazine for a ‘memorable holiday’ are Malaysia, Thailand, India, Bulgaria, Croatia, Mexico, Turkey, Egypt, and Hungary. Meanwhile, travel analysts expect that in 2010, the global tourist industry will... »
Sri Lankan War Zone Doctor Stands For Election
By Charles Haviland A doctor who worked in Sri Lanka’s war zone during last year’s civil war is standing for a pro-government party in parliamentary elections. Dr. V. Shanmugarajah gave high casualty figures to aid agencies and the media from within the combat zone. The government doctor is believed to have been enlisted by... »
Sri Lanka’s National Parks Reopen After 25 Years
After remaining closed for more than 25 years because of the civil war between the security forces and the Tamil tigers, Sri Lanka’s national parks are once again set to see a flock of tourists. »
Sri Lanka Building First State-Owned Power Plant
With massive development projects taking place in Sri Lanka’s southern port town of Hambanthota, the government has taken an initiative to build the country’s first state-owned solar power plant. The project, which will cost a sum of US $13.5 million, will be built at Buruthakanda in Hambanthota. The proposed power plant, which is funded... »
Tragedy at Kalutara
By Shanika Sriyananda The entire nation weeps, their minds focused on a single prayer – “breathe boy … breathe.” Lying like a vegetable, the frail, bony, little boy is fighting for life. (Amila died yesterday at the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital in Colombo). One would think that people are immune to shocks after all... »