Sri Lanka's hidden Pearl
…… Two more ships which were destroyed 1,525 km south-east of Arugambay on March 18, 2007……
Sri Lankaa??s single most successful naval operation, which destroyed eight floating arsenals belonging to the LTTE, would not have been possible without the covert support of a foreign power,A?The Island learns. Continue reading ‘Un-named powers helped SLN off Arugam Bay’
SRI LANKA: Fighting over fish
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COLOMBO, 16 October 2009 (IRIN) – The seas off Batticaloa in the country’s former war-torn east are home to one of the most fertile spawning grounds off Sri Lanka, and fishermen rarely had to travel far for a good catch.
But of late, traditional fishermen who use boats powered by outboard motors or canoes to fish have complained of meagre harvests.
“I went out on five consecutive days, and only yesterday did I return with some fish, but only 6kg,” said Tamil Chelvam, who operates a boat from Tirivendu beach, just south of Batticaloa.
Locals blame a recent influx of large fishing trawlers into their waters for their dwindling catches. Before the encroachment, a good catch would earn fishermen up to US$174, and a normal catch, about $85. Continue reading ‘Fishing Trawlers at Arugam Bay & North’
Order glucovance metformin Sunrise at Arugam Bay Beach, Sri Lanka. October 2009.
Goncalo Figueiredo' s Impressions on Flickr
Flomax sales Buy keftab 500mg Arugam Bay, in Sri Lanka, a world destination for surfers, is also the working ground for fishermen who wake up before dawn to push the boats to the water. Two hours later, they haul their boats to the sand, put the sardines in baskets, and rush them to the market.
Text under this photo reads:
“A man uses his mobile phone to take a photo of a wild elephant that broke onto farmer’s property, near Arugam Bay, 220 km (137 miles) east of Colombo”
According to a number of comments left on various blogs and web sites there is a discussion where exactly this photo was taken.
Not many feel it is anywhere near Arugam bay or in Lahugala.
Do YOU have any better info?
The attached article to this Canadian post seems highly copyright protected.
For whatever reason.
Sadly, arugam.info (totally non profit, for the benefit of all) cannot show you what has been said and printed about our area.
However, part of theA?researchA? seems faulty:
Arugam Bay is 322km from Colombo – Not 220km (but maybe 220 miles)
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Sri Lanka is a very wonderful country that is packed with lots of beautiful places to visit and to do various sports activities. Sri Lanka beaches are very ideal for surfing activities. The best place in Sri Lanka to do surfing is in Arugam Bay.
Arugam Bay is situated 314 kilometers from Colombo, and is the most ideal place for surfing. This place is perfect for various water sports activities and also underwater photography. This bay is a fishing village that is in the southern part of a town. Arugam is a place idyllic for surfers that are on a tight budget with the baya??s low priced accommodations.
Due to the Arugam baya??s remarkable fame, thousands of divers come to visit here making the place really crowded. The waters in Cheap reminyl manufacturer Arugam bay Order noroxin 400mg are with tropical waves that are what surfers search for, making it a dream place for every surfer. Perfect waters can be found meters away from the breach coast. Continue reading ‘Experience Surfing at Sri Lankaa??s Arugam Bay’
Tsunamis triggered by a strong quake in the South Pacific have killed at least 90 people across a number of islands.
At least 65 people were reported dead in Samoa, more than 20 in American Samoa and at least six in Tonga.
Samoan officials say whole villages have been destroyed while thousands of people are reported to have been made homeless in American Samoa.
An 8.3-magnitude quake struck at 1748 GMT on Tuesday, generating 15ft (4.5m) waves in some areas of the islands.
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The Samoa islands comprise two separate entities – the nation of Samoa and American Samoa, a US territory. The total population is about 250,000.
A general tsunami warning was issued for the wider South Pacific region but was cancelled a few hours later.
The general manager of Samoa’s National Health Service told the BBC that 65 people had died and 145 people were injured.
US President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in American Samoa, enabling federal funding to made available to help victims.
Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi said he was shocked at the devastation.
“So much has gone. So many people are gone,” he told the AAP news agency.
False alarm
“Some of the areas are only a few feet above sea level, so you can imagine the devastation,” said Eni Faleomavaega, who represents American Samoa in the US.
High waves damaged property and swept cars out to sea
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“It caused severe damage to property, there are cars floating everywhere.”
Mr Faleomavaega told the BBC the waves had “literally wiped out all the low-lying areas in the Samoan islands”.
He said the tsunami had hit within minutes of the quake, leaving people with no time to escape.
“There would have been no warning system capable of giving adequate warning to the people,” he said.
Samoa’s Deputy PM Misa Telefoni told Australia’s AAP news agency that “the ocean went out within five minutes”.
“With the location and the intensity… I don’t know if anything better could have been done.” Continue reading ‘Next Arugam Tsu: Only a matter of time?’
Average cost of wellbutrin xl Order vytorin medicine ‘Sudu Amma visited Panama and Arugam Bay in Eastern Province distributing food, medicine, clothing and other necessary items for the displaced families.”
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Amarapura Saddharma Yukthika (Matara) Maha Nikaya with the consent of its Karaka Sangha Sabha conferred the honorary title ‘Sri Lanka Samaja Seva Shiromani’ on Waltrand Katharina Klett, a German philanthropist recently at a ceremony held at Purvarama Viharaya, Purvarama Place, Colombo 12. Continue reading ‘German philanthropist in Arugam Bay’
Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka
The terrorists ignored our calls. They killed innocent unarmed people. They destroyed the nationa??s resources and created a bloodbath upon our Motherland.
My Motherland suffered from almost three decades of destruction from terrorism. But now we have shown the world that it can be defeated.
The FBI has stated that the LTTE is the worlda??s most dangerous and ruthless terrorist organization. We were able to defeat this organization which falsely built an image that it could never be defeated. Continue reading ‘Reknown Arugam Bay’
A typical Sri Lanka Beach
The country’s tourist board announced figures showing that visitor numbers from the UK were 16.9% higher in August 2009 than in the same period last year.
The tourist board also revealed that forward bookings indicate a strong finish to the year following the relaxation of travel advice by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the UK.
Sanjika Perera, Sri Lanka’s UK tourism director, said: ‘We have worked on a persistent promotional campaign in conjunction with the hotel industry back home and with our airline and tour operator partners in the UK and the results have been very positive.
‘To have improved visitor figures during the recession shows that the British public are aware of the diversity that Sri Lanka offers and keen to experience an Indian Ocean break, at an attractive price.’
Travellers can catch flights to Colombo to visit attractions such as Yala National Park and Arugam Bay in Sri Lanka.
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Rarely does one come across adestination that is so close to Indiaand has so much to offer. From the sun-kissedA?beaches brimming with a bounty of sea life along the coast, to a veritable ecological museum further inland, Sri Lanka, has always been one of the more exotic global destinations in this part of the world. Brimming with a two millennia old history reflected in the spectacularly well maintainedA?A?world heritage sites (UNESCO) at Anuradhapura and Sigiriya, nestled adjacent to pristine reminders of a colonial era, coloured in a palate that draws from history, mythology and nature, inhabited by people whose spirit of hospitality has few parallels, this vibrant IslandA?Destination has many names – Serendipity, Teardrop of India, Resplendent Isle, Island of Dharma and Pearl of the Indian Ocean to name a few. Continue reading ‘Arugam Bay: The surfer’s Paradise’ |
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