A full year has now past since EXPLORE SRI IANKA augmented Colombo's increasingly exciting nightlife by introducing its unique entertainment programme, COLOMBO BY NIGHT, in its ongoing efforts to promote...
Read moreA sight so common but very dear and still admired is Colombo's Galle Face Green. In the early morning rush it gladdens the heart and lightens the spirit of passers-by...
Read moreJeya Ratnam The National Zoological Gardens, a mile or two south of Colombo's city limits, is one of Asia's most famous zoos. The collection of 500 species of birds, mammals,...
Read moreLal Anthonis For a little island only 140 by 270 miles, Sri Lanka has a fascinating variety of wild terrain. These 'jungles' cover about one tenth of the total area...
Read moreFor the majority of tourists coming through Colombo, casinos are likely to be an afterthought. Mostly tourists come to Sri Lanka for a sunny holiday on the seemingly endless stretches...
Read moreRodney Jonklaas The Dutch if you must know, decided to invade Ceylon, as it was then called, in the latter 16 hundreds. I am told they did this rather cautiously,...
Read moreMaureen Seneviratne The concept of a "Wishing Tree" that gives good things to those who need and deserve them is a mystical notion as old as man; and the "Tree...
Read moreStanley Welgampola Sedately seated amidst the placid waters of Colombo's Beira Lake is an imposing structure of Oriental architecture which lends to its urban surroundings a quiet and serene beauty....
Read moreIf a country's worth can be measured in terms of a healthy and active banking sector, then the prognosis must be good for Sri Lanka. In the last ten years,...
Read moreMaureen Seneviratna Lace the delicate, flimsy, gossamer dream of those who design bridal trousseaus. The lining and edging on furnishings of class. The mark of a fine mantilla over the...
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