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Classic Dox – Adrift in Sri Lanka On air: 5 February 2010 13:20 – 1 March 2010 13:20

Published on 01/03/2010 in accomodation, bars, Blogs, books, cabanas, Environmental, Facebook Fan Club: Arugam Surf, From our own Correspondent, front page, guesthouse, hotels, Money Matters, people, press coverage, presse-deutsch, restaurants, Security & Safety, services and Traveler's Reports. 0 Comments

Producer Marijke van der Meer was holidaying in Sri Lanka when disaster struck in December 2004. Her personal report from one of the country’s devastated towns told of the harrowing situation there and the desperate need for aid.

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In the southeastern Sri Lankan coastal town of Pottovil – a town with an ethnic mix of Singhalese and Tamils, Muslims and Buddhists – a golden statue of Buddha stares serenely over Arugam Bay. The bay was a Mecca for surfers, who stayed in guesthouses with names such as Chill Space Surf, Hideaway, Aloha and even the Tsunami Beach Hotel. The statue of Buddha is one of the few fully intact constructions in this demolished town where a thick layer of muddy dirt covers the ground.

Destruction and death

Arugam Bay after Tsunami 2004

Soldiers look on as bulldozers shove aside trees and bricks from destroyed dwellings. The bodies of some 1,000 people – killed within a few seconds of the tsunami – have been recovered. But there are many others missing and many families who have no roofs over their heads and are in so-called ‘collection centres’.

The medical situation is critical in this isolated district, where several people are saying that they feel neglected by the authorities because Continue reading ‘Classic Dox – Adrift in Sri Lanka On air: 5 February 2010 13:20 – 1 March 2010 13:20’

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A true Paradise on Earth. Just 10m South of Arugambay

Published on 18/02/2010 in accomodation, Blogs, guesthouse, Historical sites, hotels, Literature, Music, presse-deutsch, tuk tuk and weddings. 1 Comment

The Panama beach itself was a paradise on earth.

Unspoiled Panama beach

The sand dunes stretching along the beach made us stop our jeep and walk a short distance to the turquoise sea beach which stretched endlessly without a single sign of habitation.
A typical Robinson Crusoe atmosphere.
The pink rocks of Panama stood out at the far end of the beach.
The evening sunlight made them glow pinker.

Panama Point. Looking North to Arugam Bay

Here too were monkeys running up and down.
The beach was covered with exquisite marine plant life. It suddenly dawned on us that this may be one of the only beaches left untouched by civilization and pollution.
We were mindful not to tread on the plants or drive over them in our jeep.

Untouched Panama. A true Paradise

This beach with its abundant plant life must be saved for people to see and admire.
It should not meet the fate of the Nilaveli or Passikudah.

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Badly polluted Passekudah Beach area


We remembered the native American saying:
a??We did not inherit the earth from our parents, we are borrowing it from our children!a??

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Arugam Bay Developments

Published on 29/01/2010 in accomodation, From our own Correspondent, front page, guesthouse, hotels, Ideas, Money Matters and restaurants. 0 Comments

A new project is under construction near PottuVille Point.

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PottuVille Point is being developed

It seems that a new hotel/restaurant is being build on this beautiful coconut estate.
Overlooking the Indian Ocean, facing the Bay of Arugam.
According to local contractors and workers, #01 Stardust owners are branching out to this new location. Other say, an English family are behind this development.
Great spot! Where else on this island could such a fine, unspoiled location be found?

AbaY Hotel nominated for Best of British Award

Published on 07/01/2010 in accomodation, bars, Blogs, Culture, Environmental, Facebook Fan Club: Arugam Surf, From our own Correspondent, front page, guesthouse, hotels, Ideas, Music, parties, people, press coverage, presse-deutsch, restaurants and Traveler's Reports. 12 Comments

Nominated for the Best of British Award by the Daily Telegraph, London

The SVH on the Surfer’s Bay of Arugam. Established 1977 by a devout CAMRA member. The “Siam View” is still run by the same Manx expat and his family to this day. Despite the 30 war years and 2004 Tsunami this place never once closed its doors for even one single day. Home of more than a dozen all natural draft beers. Continue reading ‘AbaY Hotel nominated for Best of British Award’

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7 Star Hotel for Arugam Bay planned?

Published on 22/09/2009 in accomodation, hotels, Money Matters, people and press coverage. 7 Comments
By Dhananjani Silva
The dawn of peace in the north east region has given people an opportunity to freely move around in these once war- ravaged parts of the island.

a??With the end of war, a major change in tourism will take place. There will be a natural influx of people to the country and Sri Lanka will not only become a tourist destination but it will be a place, for instance, like Hawaii or Penang island where people will come and build houses or have apartments,a?? said Prasanna W. Jayewardene, a pioneer in the hotel industry. One of his latest initiatives is a massive hotel development project islandwide including in the north and east.

Turnaround City Hotel

Elaborating on his plans, Mr. Jayewardene who is campaigning to a??rediscovera?? the countrya??s potential to attract 10 million tourists annually within the next 10 years said his mission is to facilitate the building of 10,000 rooms. Under this, he said, a number of hotels and sites will be developed and either sold or operated at different stages. However, the main hotel a??Mudliara?? in Kalpitiya which has 2050 rooms will be retained. a??We wona??t sell this as we want this to be our icon,a?? he said.

Under this project a mixture of both mega as well as small individual projects will be launched in different parts of the island. From small hotels of 10 rooms to large hotels with over 1000 rooms, each will have a different name and concept, Mr. Jayewardene explained.

Turnaround City Hotel, a five star hotel with 50 rooms in Kilinochchi, the five star Sun Ocean in Mullaitivu with 25 rooms, Golden Sands hotel and Turquoise hotel in Trincomalee with 25 rooms each, Whale Watch in Trincomalee with its 25 luxury suites, Rising Sun Beach hotel with its 10 rooms in Batticaloa are some of the hotel projects to be launched in the north and east. The five-star Peninsula, a 50-room city hotel project with full conference facilities in the heart of Jaffna town, will be an ideal meeting place for business people, aid workers and officials, Mr. Jayewardene said. The architects will include many of those who worked on the Elephant Corridor project.

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Also planned are four seven star hotels, in Yala, Trincomalee, Arugambay and Kandy designed exclusively with an up-market international hotel operator, said Mr. Jayewardene who was also the founder and the developer of Elephant Corridor.

According to Mr. Jayewardene, lands for the hotels have been identified and the projects are now in the development stage. Since each project has a different concept they have to be developed individually he said.

Emphasizing that at every stage, Sri Lankans will benefit from this project Mr. Jayewardene said it will give an opportunity for Sri Lankan professionals living abroad to come home and provide their expertise towards the projects.
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Arugam Bay: Check

Published on 21/09/2009 in Blogs, front page, hotels and restaurants. 0 Comments





FINALLY went to arugam bay. i don’t find the beach as spectacular as the beaches in trinco but i can definitely see why the surfers love it. the waves are high, rough and mean business. will i make a nine hour journey to a’ bay again? perhaps. but only for the laid back culture that is unique to this place (it has the hippyness of hikka without its commercialness i think), Galaxy Lounge-the chilled out little place we staid for dirt cheap rates, the pizza at Saman’s Surf and Sun, the crab dish at Ranga’s Beach Hut, and the home made dark chocolate ice cream at Ghecko’s.

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A Dead End: Arugam Bay

Published on 25/08/2009 in Blogs, Environmental, Facebook Fan Club: Arugam Surf, From our own Correspondent, front page, guesthouse, hotels, parties, people, press coverage, restaurants, Security & Safety, services, the bay and wild life. 1 Comment

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7 ******* for AbaY?

Published on 09/07/2009 in front page, hotels, Money Matters, press coverage and services. 0 Comments

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PJ Hotels (Pvt) Ltd., will develop a range of hotels and will open four seven star hotels under the brand name a??Our Waya??. Most of the investors are Asians and mainly Indians and Chinese investors will contribute, since they are in the region, as they understand the necessity.

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a??The investment of these hotels is nearly US$ five billion. Through the development of these hotels the GDP and per capita income will grow substantially. The company will open a hotel with 1,000 rooms in Mannar under the tagline a??Northshore Icona??.

These hotels will be constructed with an eco-friendly method and construction work will commence in the next four years.

The target market for the range of hotels is mainly Asians as they have shown a huge interest in exploring Sri Lankaa??, said Chairman, PJ Hotels (Pvt) Ltd., Prasanna W. Jayewardene.

Asia has half of the worlda??s population and it has the fastest growing economies. This population is keen on travelling around the world and Sri Lanka has the potential of attracting more tourists to the country with the dawn of peace.

Sri Lanka as a tourist destination has great potential among investors who are eager to invest in the Northern and Eastern provinces. The coastal lines in these areas are very attractive, as it has not been affected due to the war, which drove the country backwards for three decades.

a??There are possibilities of developing games since tourists will arrive and be a part of it while travelling around the country. The surfing beach in Arugam Bay Menosan online dictionary will capture the attention of many local and foreign tourists. In addition these activities will contribute to increase foreign exchange earningsa??, he said. Continue reading ‘7 ******* for AbaY?’

Abay Walk 2009

Published on 01/07/2009 in accomodation, From our own Correspondent, front page, guesthouse, hotels, restaurants, shops and the bay. Closed

Arugam Bay’s traditional Mid-Year walk from end-to-end of AbaY:

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Note:
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Now we show not only the road/street sign.But also at least one impression of the establishment as well.
This years walk was conducted by Mr. Tavis Fu, a volunteer from Taiwan.HKG FUi
Links and introductions on this page (arugam.info), shown right below will be updated asap. Please allow 1 week.

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203 Million Hotel for Arugam Bay

Published on 04/05/2009 in accomodation, front page, hotels, Money Matters, press coverage and services. 5 Comments Tags: , , , , .

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Mr. Mark John Scannell an Australian investor who has come forward to invest in the New Hotel Project initiated by Arugambay Travels Hotels (Pvt) Ltd. called on the Deputy Minister of Tourism Faizar Musthafa in Colombo on Sunday. The BOI approved three star facility is to be built at a cost of Rs.203 million in Arugambay is expected to commence construction next month. Continue reading ‘203 Million Hotel for Arugam Bay’

Arugam Bay Guide 2 – Hotels and Restaurants

Published on 25/04/2009 in accomodation, Blogs, cabanas, guesthouse, hotels, Money Matters, press coverage, restaurants and services. Closed

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Arugam Bay Guide 2 – Hotels and Restaurants

Arugambay is full of places to stay. None of them are super posh but they’re usually cheap. LKR 700 was the cheapest rate I was quoted and LKR 5000 was the most expensive.

To find a place to stay, we just walked along the beach south from Stardust, walking into beach front guest houses and hotels and checking them out. Continue reading ‘Arugam Bay Guide 2 – Hotels and Restaurants’

#03 Galaxy Lounge

Published on 19/04/2009 in accomodation, Blogs, cabanas, guesthouse, hotels, restaurants and the bay. 4 Comments

Hotel in Arugambay Sri Lanka – #03 Galaxy Lounge –

Arugambay is a lot like Hikkaduwa. The accomodation is cheap but the majority of places are holes. They have fancy names (#39 Hillton!) and big, digitally printed signboards but are still holes.

Originally, when we decided to go there for the long, long weekend, I’d booked into Ranga’sA? #05 Beach Hut. When my wife found out Ranga’s had shared bathrooms, she had a fit, called me unspeakable names, names a wife should just not call a husband, and booked a place she found on the web called Galaxy Lounge. Continue reading ‘#03 Galaxy Lounge’

700 rooms in Arugam Bay, Trinco & Pasikudah

Published on 31/12/2008 in accomodation, hotels, Money Matters and press coverage. Closed Tags: , , , , .

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Tourism targets highest forex by a??16

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Sri Lanka Tourism (SLT) hopes to elevate its position by 2016 as the highest foreign exchanger earner to the country from the current fourth place.

Chairman, SLT, Bernard Goonethilake said that they hope to attract 1.5 million tourist arrivals by 2016 to achieve this target. Outlining the tourism promotion plan for the next four years, yesterday, he said that they also hope to attract high spending tourists. a??We want to increase the spending power of tourists from the current average of US $ 80 per day to US $ 130,a?? he said.

Sri Lanka Tourism hopes to add 7,000 additional rooms to bring the total strength to over 14,000 rooms to meet the projected demand. He said that with the dawn of peace in the eastern province more hotel rooms will be built in these areas.

The Board of Investment has already signed up with several local and foreign investors. a??Within the next two years there would be 700 rooms in Pasikudah, Trincomalee and Arugam Bay,a?? he said.

Director, Sri Lanka Tourism, S. Kaleselvam said that the industry generated over US $ 350 million last year and there were 389,550 tourist arrivals until last November.

This is a 10 per cent drop compared to 432,892 in the corresponding period last year.

The National Strategy for Sri Lanka Tourism has ventured to place the profile of the country as an Asian tourism icon. a??We want to make Sri Lanka Asiaa??s most treasured destination,a?? he said.

Eight objectives addressing the immediate and long-term needs, also cover the operational aspects as well as the four divisions that formulate Sri Lanka Tourism.

An 11-part strategic framework which addresses the areas of action has been defined and this Strategic Plan provides a blueprint on how traditional and the not so conventional aspects of tourism will be incorporated to grow into sectors such as nature, culture and adventure tourism.

A Tourism Strategic Action Group (TSAG) was set up recently based on the advice of the Minister of Tourism, Milinda Moragoda, to address the challenges ahead of the local tourism sector. It brings together key stakeholders in the tourism industry, enabling them to take quick decisions.

Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Purchase suprax cefixime George Michael said that the global economic crisis has been illustrated by the drastic drop of prices in key luxury hotels and the significant reduction of tourist arrivals in key locations throughout the world.

He said that they would use the Tourism Cess Fund to implement the four-year promotions.

a??This would be around Rs. one billion each year and government funds would not be used,a?? he said.

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http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/01/07/bus01.asp

Promoting Arugam Bay & homestays in the East

Published on 09/12/2008 in Blogs, guesthouse, hotels, Ideas, Money Matters, press coverage and the bay. 0 Comments

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Sri Lanka Tourism in its attempt to develop the East, now liberated after the 22 years of war in the region has set in place a process to fast track development. Regions listed are: of Pasikudah, Arugambay,
Trincomalee, Nilaveli, Waakarai, Verugal and Kalkudah.

The appointment of the Eastern Province Tourism Development Committee was officially announced last week at a press conference held at the Ministry of Tourism under the patronage of Deputy Minister of Tourism, Faiszer Musthapha who handed over the letter of appointment to Eastern Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan as the member of the committee, to take forward the development work to empower the tourism sector of the East. Leading business persons were also appointed as members of the committee to fast track activities.

Stressing the importance of the committee, Deputy Minister said, ?We need the East, since it has lots to offer for the tourism sector and we have focused on accelerating the development of the Eastern Province within a specific time frame. East, ravaged by the war for 22 years, is now freed and we have a vision to develop the East under the guidance of Tourism Minister, Milinda Moragoda. In a similar manner we intend to work along with other provinces with the help of chief ministers in encouraging tourism development. Sri Lanka Tourism is glad to have the Chief Minister of East, working towards achieving this goal.

Secretary to the Ministry, George Michael in his address said, “We will be taking a lead role in development sharing the power and resources with all provinces and an event like the JATA Fair in Tokyo, where the Eastern Chief Minister attended, set the path to tell the country the model of sharing power and resources”.

Eastern Chief Minister said, “We are prepared to work in unity towards our future goals. Development of the East will surely improve the living condition of the people. To begin with, we will work on the development of areas like Kalkudah, Pasikudah,
Arugam Bay and Nilaveli . As we all know East is blessed with many touristic attractions and it will enable us to reestablish those areas to bring direct benefit to the community, that will make the area more attractive for international vistiors to Sri Lanka.”

Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Renton de Alwis, spoke of the need for a new approach in ensuring wider benefits to the people of the area. He said that already the concept of establishing rooms in homes in the East, a concept where homes can accommodate guests has got the nod from several donor agencies. This will be a way to develop a truly community based tourism in the east, which ideally fits the new tourism demand, where visitors seek interaction with people and want to learn of their lifestyles, he said.

Director General, Tourism Authority and Managing Director, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau also spoke at the press briefing.

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Arugam Bay Hero

Published on 11/10/2008 in Blogs, hotels, people, press coverage and the bay. Closed

Friday, October 14, 2005
We are deeply indebted!

This is a face of one of the few true Arugam Bay heroes.

SVH Gardener Shelton

It is the loyal SVH gardener uncle Shelton.

Following our all night mad Full Moon Party on Boxing Day none of us was sober at the time the BIG waves hit our little hotel.

But this wise old “Fox” Shelton noticed something strange about the sea and woke everyone from their recently gained drunken or stoned sleep and happy dreams at 09:00 hrs. on 26th. December.

This was without doubt the beginning of the most amazing day we will ever have the privilege to experience and survive in our entire life.

Only due to him and his near 80 years of wisdom all of the Siam View Guests and the entire staff survived; nobody was seriously injured either.

We will never forget our local hero uncle Shelton! Minocycline generic Game online mentato Thanks for saving us!

A tribute to a wise old man.
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