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G V Scarne The first sight that greets an arriving passenger at Katunayake International Airport is a spectrum of bright eye-catching advertisements for casinos. Colombo, fast becoming the Las Vegas...

Omar Alexander A personal recommendation from a friend is always one of the most reliable ways for selecting a new restaurant to try out. So when an associate mentioned that...

Located in downtown Colombo, the Hotel Inter­Continental is one of the city's landmarks and the first five-star hotel on the island. Although the hotel sports a number of quality food...

Theja Weeratne For a bird's-eye view of this resplendent tropical island - its rivers, mountains, green rice fields and myriad changing scenes of country and town - what better way...

Mil Sansoni You have climbed Sri Lanka's highest mountain-Pidurutalagala-driven round beautiful lake Gregory, played a round or two of golf on one of the world's most picturesque courses, caught a...

Chandra Perera Ready - made batik clothes a popular export item. The Government of Sri Lanka is acutely conscious of the fact that foreign exchange earned through exports is vital...

Christine Jayasinghe Every Monday and Tuesday the tea trade converges on a stately old building in Fort, Colombo's busy commercial centre, to conduct a 105-year-old ritual of buying and selling...

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...

A 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...

Jeya 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,...