Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence group is planning to put 78 million US dollars in to the leisure sector after a war ended in Sri Lanka with new hotels in the south western coast being started first, an official said. "We envisage a post-war investment around 9.0 billion rupees (78 million US dollars) given the opportunities [...]
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to build an airport in Sri Lanka, which could be its first foray into the international market in about 30 years. The state-owned operator had earlier built airports in Libya and Yemen. "We are looking at bidding for an airport at Palaly in Sri Lanka. We have recently [...]
After few days of rumbling the 2,460-metre high Mounty Sinabung in the Karo district in North Sumatra erupted on the 29th of august for the 1st time in 400 years. The volcano spewed sand and ash up to a mile high while the lava only moved near the crater. There was no major damage reported [...]
Lady got caught at the Thailand Airport on 27th August 2010 trying to smuggle a baby tiger drugged and stuffed amongst an assortment of stuffed animals in a suitcase to Iran. The cub was only an estimated 3 months old, and is now under the custody of Department of National Parks’ Wildlife and Plant Conservation [...]
History of the Perahara The glittering Esala perahara,which is 235 years old,is one of the grandest events we have in Sri Lanka.Many locals and foreigners look forward to witness this wonderful festival every year. The Esala Perahera in Kandy is believed to be a fusion of two separate but interconnected "Peraheras" (Processions) – [...]
Srilal Miththapala, wild life and elephant enthusiast, and senior tourism professional, recently checked out the Gathering of elephants at the Minneriya National Park. He reports that the Gathering is in full swing at Minneriya. I recently spent some time in the cultural triangle area, after quite a long lay- off of about 7-9 months. Having [...]
This is the fourth part of a five part series of articles from Mr. Srilal Miththapala an wildlife and nature enthusiast who has spent 20 year on researching and building community awareness about the Sri Lankan Wild Elephant and the Human-Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka. For more information about Mr Miththapala please visit his website: [...]
This is the third part of a five part series of articles from Mr. Srilal Miththapala an wildlife and nature enthusiast who has spent 20 year on researching and building community awareness about the Sri Lankan Wild Elephant and the Human-Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka. For more information about Mr Miththapala please visit his website: [...]
This is the second part of a five part series of articles from Mr. Srilal Miththapala an wildlife and nature enthusiast who has spent 20 year on researching and building community awareness about the Sri Lankan Wild Elephant and the Human-Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka. For more information about Mr Miththapala please visit his website: [...]
This is the first part of a five part series of articles from Mr. Srilal Miththapala an wildlife and nature enthusiast who has spent 20 year on researching and building community awareness about the Sri Lankan Wild Elephant and the Human-Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka. For more information about Mr Miththapala please visit his website: [...]
