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Why don't you try a little of the local stuff?" asked my chauffeur-guide-friend as we cooled off by beautiful Weligame Bay at the end of a pleasant but tiring day....
Read moreWhy don't you try a little of the local stuff?" asked my chauffeur-guide-friend as we cooled off by beautiful Weligame Bay at the end of a pleasant but tiring day....
Read moreChandra Perera The economic policies of the government are designed to attract foreign investment on a large scale to build up the country's economy. Foreign investments are protected by specific....
Read moreFelician Fernando A display of ornamental brassware at a street junction at Kollupitiya, Colombo. When driving along a street leading to the elite residential area of Colombo, take a turn...
Read moreDegaldoruwa Rajamahavihara - in Gunnepana, a suburb of Kandy Photographs by Gamini Jayasinghe Degaldoruwa - Rajamahavihara A temple in the Kandy district at Gunnepana. The paintings belong to the 18th...
Read moreMaureen Seneviratne In the range of creative handicrafts in Sri Lanka, ivory carvings have taken a very important place. Ivory seems to have used lavishly for personal ornaments, for decorative...
Read moreMr John Fleming Mr. John Fleming, Chief Executive Officer of Airlanka, talks with Shalini Wadhwa of EXPWRE SRI IANKA about new strategies, plans and the role of Airlanka in reviving...
Read moreMaureen Seneviratne Torch spinners like this lead the way at the Kandy Perahera. Photo: Gamini Jayasinghe The Kandyan dancer from Sri Lanka is an image familiar throughout the world. His...
Read moreKalpana Isaac Historically masks were used in rituals to exorcise villagers' fears and illnesses. Even today, patients who require psychiatric therapy more often than not approach the Kattadiyas who dance...
Read moreD F Shopper I had never heard that Colombo had much of a reputation for duty-free shopping; instead, Sri Lanka represented to me an ideal destination for a holiday on pristine...
Read moreMaureen Seneviratne A tourist once proudly claimed that he had received a letter from home in Europe merely addressed to him by name at the postal address "Hikkaduwa" Yet Hikkaduwa...
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