The compulsory security passes for the vehicles coming out of the Eastern Province due to security reasons have been relaxed, Police Headquarters announced last evening. Continue reading ‘No more Arugambay Pass ….’
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23 July 2009 :: Anjika Sridhar
…..An area around Arugam Bay, near a 300-acre lagoon, along the eastern coast, would be a site for planned developments, possibly a move to attract surf tourism.……
Continue reading ‘Arugam Bay and the lagoon development’
Arugam Surfer learned to ride waves on his head.
Not down under – but in the United Kingdom.
Dulip Kokuhannadige stunned fellow surfers when he first mounted his board and performed a headstand while riding the waves.
Dulip grew up in a place called Arugam Bay, aA? surf hot spot which was by farA? the hardest hit place in Sri Lanka by the Tsunami. He lost everything and moved to England where he became a tourist attractiion in a British seaside town after learning to surf on his head.
The 22-year-old has since got the trick down to a fine art, and is now able to stay upside down on the board for 15 seconds at a time.
The Sri Lankan-born builder from Bournemouth, Dorset says he first attempted the stunt in his home country while teaching young people to surf in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami.
“I lost everything in the tsunami but decided to volunteer and help others by teaching them how to surf during the bad times,” he said.
“One day I decided to do something different so tried a headstand on my board. I actually managed to stay up for a few seconds so kept practising.”
He continued to work on the act after he moved to Britain in 2005 and now spends most of his time in the sea surfing on his head.
“Now I can stay up for the duration of a good wave which can take me all the way onto the beach,” he said.
“When I am riding a wave my face doesn’t get too wet but when it breaks water does go up my nose.”
Mr Kokuhannadige has tried to teach his friends how to surf upside down but none of them have been able to do the stunt.
Fellow surfer Ross Broad, 19, said: “Most of us are just happy to stand on our boards for a few seconds let alone do it upside down.”
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The British government has expressed support for the efforts to resettle displaced and the development in Sri Lanka’s north and east.
After a fact finding mission to eastern province, British High Commissioner in Colombo, Dr. Peter Hayes, told BBC Sandeshaya that he was impressed with the improvement in the security situation. Continue reading ‘Invest in … Arugam Bay!’
Purchase precose and metformin In the sixties, other than the Rest Houses in Hikkaduwa and Bentota, there were no hotels of any standard in Sri Lanka. The Confifi Beach Hotel was the first Star Resort Hotel in the West Coast in Beruwala, followed in 1972 by the Bentota Beach Hotel in Bentota and the Coral Gardens Hotel in Hikkaduwa. Continue reading ‘Tourism: Market Outlook’
The new management of Industrial Finance Ltd. will explore new opportunities in tourism in the North and East and venture in to many other projects in micro-finance.
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a??We focused on the stable background of the company before acquiring it. Since 1962, Industrial Finance Ltd has been engaged in the business and it has an asset base of Rs. 2 billion. We felt that acquiring an old company might have a penetrative effect than a new company. Hence, we wanted to capitalize on Industrial Finance Ltd,a?? Chairman of Industrial Finance Ltd, Upul De Zoysa told Daily News Business.
During a recession, the confidence of customers on finance companies erodes but Industrial Finance Ltd. will work with the Central Bank and create an awareness among the public to invest in regulated bodies. The confidence on finance companies should be ensured by the Central Bank. As a finance company we will advise the public to invest only in registered finance companies, he said.
Industrial Finance Ltd. looks forward to investments in micro-finance, tourism and the pawning sector.
Tourism is the newest sector since we have substantial lands in Arugam Bay in the North-East and Bolgoda in the Western Province. Continue reading ‘A self-contained village in Arugam Bay’
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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?’
Richie Sills wins UK pro surf tour Sri Lanka
Cost keftab Buy florinef for dog Arugam Bay was firing for the final day of the UKPSA Sri Lankan Surf Championships.
An increase in swell overnight provided 4-6ft barrelling right handera??s for the remaining competitors.
In heat one of the quarter finals Micah Lester took full advantage of the conditions scoring the highest wave of the event (9.4) earning him the return ticket from London to Sri Lanka donated by Sri Lankan Airlines.
The remaining quarter final heats saw outstanding performances from Richie Sills (South Africa) and Newquay surfers Alan Stokes, Mitch Corbett and Tom Butler.
In the first semi final Richie Sills and Sam Lamroy (Newcastle) surfed consistently to edge out Lee Bartlet and Micah Lester.
Four Newquay surfers made up semi final two. Alan Stokes dominated from the beginning with two high scoring rides. Mark Harris scraped ahead of Mitch Corbett to take second with Tom Butler fourth.
The final got underway in front of a packed crowd including the President of Sri Lankaa??s son and the Minister for tourism.
In a tactical heat the four surfers struggled to find waves in the early stages.
Richie Sills found his rhythm and picked off two high scoring rides leaving the other three scratching to catch up. Alan Stokes was close behind in second and a final wave with two huge turns left the crowd guessing if he had done enough.
In the end Richie and Alan were tied for first place. A count back (best one wave scored) saw Richie take the title with Alan Stokes following in second, Mark Harris third and Sam Lamroy fourth.
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“Das Ausland muesste mit Know-how helfen”
Extract from the highly respected German “Spiegel” Magazine Interview with Mr. Coorey:
Sri Lankas BA?rgerkrieg ist nach 26 Jahren endlich beendet, doch Touristen kommen noch zA?gerlich in das frA?here Urlaubsparadies. SPIEGEL ONLINE sprach mit dem Reiseveranstalter Hiran Cooray A?ber KriegsschauplA?tze als Besucherattraktion und Surferspots zwischen Armeeposten.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Von Januar bis Mai kamen kaum mehr als 11.000 Deutsche nach Sri Lanka, fast ein Drittel weniger als in der ohnehin schon schwachen Vorjahresperiode. Und sie sind, nach Briten, Indern und Maledivern, immerhin die viertgrA?AYte Besuchergruppe. Sind Sie trotzdem optimistisch fA?r die ab SpA?tsommer, nach der Regenzeit, beginnende Hauptsaison?
Cooray: Deutschland ist einer der wichtigsten MA?rkte fA?r uns – wir hatten allerdings unsere Probleme damit, dass Ihr Botschafter in Colombo, JA?rgen Weerth, die militA?rische Strategie unserer Regierung kritisierte. Aber das hat sich ja zum GlA?ck erledigt, und was die Zahlen betrifft, so muss man sagen, dass immerhin 90 Prozent der einreisenden Deutschen und Briten Urlauber sind, im Unterschied zu vielen Indern und Maledivern, die aus beruflichen GrA?nden das Land besuchen oder um Verwandte zu sehen. Continue reading ‘Foreign Know-how required to assist Tourism’
By Charitha Fernando
Surfers ride Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay waves again
July 6, 2009, ARUGAM BAY (LBO) – Arugam Bay Price of cleocin in eastern Sri Lanka is coming to life after the end of a 30-year war in Sri Lanka cleared the way for surfers from around the world to ride its waves again.
Hotels in the area were packed to capacity this week when surfers flocked to the town to take part in a contest dubbed ‘Champion of Champions’.
“We had a fantastic event. We’ve seen some great waves and spectacular surfing,” says Dave Reed, a tour director for UK’s Pro Surf organization.
“We chose Arugam Bay because its one of the best waves in the world.” Continue reading ‘Wave Ride AbaY’
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UKPSA Sri Lanka Surf Championships-Arugam Bay
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 3 July, 2009 : – – For the second day of the event competitors were greeted with perfect 4-6ft pumping waves at Arugam Bay. Round 2 started off this morning with some exciting action from all the top surfers. Of the Sri Lankan surfers K Dulip performed the best advancing into round three.
Round three was set for a great start with the swell continuing to increase and a feel good atmosphere at the contest site. From heat one the standard of surfing was some of the best seen for a British event. Highlights included stand out performances from Lee Bartlett Newquay in heat one
Lee Bartlett; a?? The best thing about this event is being able to surf Arugam Bay with just three other guys. I hope to keep going and surf as many heats as possible!a??
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Micah Lester Australia, Sam Lamroy Newcastle and Mark Harris Newquay also progressed with some exceptional surfing. But the surprise of the round was Lewis Clinton defeating Alan Stokes. (who both progressed to the quarter finals)
Lewis commented on his heat; a??The waves were really fun, some super good ones. I was struggling to find a good wave but managed to get a rhythm going and picked off a good wave to get an 8.33a??
The biggest upset of the contest came in heat seven with Mitch Corbett and Andrew griffin putting in solid performances to knock out hot favourite Reubyn Ash. .Sri Lankan Airlines are contributing a free return ticket for the surfer with the highest wave score, currently held by Johnny Fryer.
The solid swell is forecast to continue through into the final day of the event tomorrow. UKPSA Sri Lanka Surf Championships-Arugam Bay Sponsors of the Sri Lankan Champion of Champions Surf Competition are the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Crystal Holidays and SriLankan Airlines.
A keen contest will be witnessed at the 2009 Champion of Champion Surf contest which commenced at Arugambay Buy myambutol classification on (Wednesday) with 42 surfers fighting it out to become the ultimate champion including some of UKa??s professional surfers, International stars and local Sri Lankan surfers.
In view of the Championship Surf Contest organized by the Ministry of Tourism the tourists resorts Arugambay Flonase inhaler price and Ulle are a hive of activity with full of tourists and almost all the tourist hotels are full with surfers and their fans.
A large number of Foreign Surf competitors along with Sri Lankans were seen in action preparing for the competition until Tuesday in the sea of Arugambay and large number of spectators were present to witness this pleasant competition.
According to the Program Co-Ordinator of the Tourism Ministry M.I.M. Ibrhim Sri Lankan competitors numbering 26 participated in the competition out of which 16 are selected to face foreigners. Continue reading ‘Arugam Bay Surfing Championships’
UK Mission
The British government has relaxed some travel restrictions on Sri Lanka. British High Commission Dr Peter Hayes said UK no longer discourage British holidaymakers from enjoying leopard-spotting at Yala National Park, surfing at Arugam Bay or admiring Trincomalee harbour, one of the worlda??s deepest natural ports.
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a??Wea??ve taken this decision based on our assessment of the improving security situation in these parts of Sri Lanka.,a?? he said in a press release. Continue reading ‘Britain relaxes travel restrictions on Sri Lanka’
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A.M.Jaufer
With the dawn of peace the Eastern province is to have more hotels to develop the tourism industry in the country.
Coordinator for Tourism Development in the Eastern Region, A.M.Jaufer said there are nearly 1000 hotel rooms existing in the Eastern province. These hotels are located in Nilaveli, Batticaloa, Lamictal 200 mg price Cheap lukolela Arugam Bay, Passikudah and Ampara. Continue reading ‘Eastern province hotels to be upgraded’
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