Yala National park

YALA NATIONAL PARK, one of Sri Lanka 's premier eco tourism destinations, lies 24km northeast of Tissamaharama and 290km from Colombo on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka, spanning a vast 97,878 hectares over the Southern and Uva Provinces.
The vegetation in the park comprises predominantly of semi-arid thorny scrub, interspersed with pockets of fairly dense secondary forest. Small patches of mangrove vegetation also occur along the

History of Peradeniya garden

The History of Peradeniya Royal Botanical Park

The history of the park wouldn't take a backseat to its geography, terrain or vegetation. Conceived originally in 1371 as the Queen's pleasure garden, it was developed by King Kirti Sri Rajasinhe (1747-1778) where royal visitors were entertained. It was converted into Botanical Gardens in 1821, by the British during the deputy governorship of General Sir Edward Barnes, six years after fall of the last King of Sri Lanka.

How to get visa

beginning in 2012, Sri Lanka did away with its free visas, which had been issued on arrival. To nearly universal criticism, an online visa system was introduced. At time of research, this system was still being refined (e.g. after the number of people doing a short stopover plummeted, the visa fees were waived for certain 48-hour visits).

Miss France 2014 contestants in Sri Lanka

Thirty three contestants who qualified for the Miss France 2014 Finale along with reigning Miss France Marine Lorphelin who is also the first runner up in 2013 Miss World arrived in Sri Lanka today on a tour.

This is the first time  that final contestants of a Miss France contest visited Sri Lanka although they had visited countries like Thailand, Maldives, Mexico and Mauritius before.The winner of the Miss France 2013 would visit Sri Lanka again and would represent as a brand ambassador of Cinnamon Hotel and Resorts.Cinnamon Hotel and Resorts and Srilankan Airlines are providing facilities for the tour.

Prince of Wales rounds off Sri Lanka tour with a cup of tea and the Hokey Cokey

Prince of Wales takes part in rendition of Hokey Cokey with disabled children, before rounding off his tour of Sri Lanka with a cup of tea on a plantation

 

He rarely needs to be asked twice to show off his dancing skills, so there was no stopping the Prince of Wales when he walked into a classroom of children doing the Hokey-Cokey in Sri Lanka.

The Prince joined hands with children in a music class at a school for physically and mentally handicapped children in Nuwara Eliya, and went through several verses of the song before finally admitting defeat when the children appeared ready to carry on all afternoon.

Commonwealth Foreign Ministers meet business leaders and civil society in Sri Lanka

Nov 16, Colombo: Commonwealth Foreign Ministers met with business leaders and civil society representatives this morning in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The roundtable discussion, chaired by Sri Lanka's Minister of External Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris, is intended to deal at length on areas varying from cooperate opportunities to business infrastructure.
Foreign Ministers and representatives from all Commonwealth countries participating in Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2013 were present at the roundtable discussion.
The Commonwealth, often described as a family of nations, organizations and people, includes three Inter-government Organizations (IGOs), ten Associated Organizations (AOs) and 72 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).
The 10 Associated Organizations include Commonwealth Association for Public Administrators and Managers (CAPAM), Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA), Commonwealth Business Council (CBC), Commonwealth Conference of Postal Administrators (CCPA, Conference of Commonwealth Meteorologists (CCM), The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), Commonwealth Education Trust (CET), Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF), The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO).
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Gall face

Galle Face

Galle Face Green stretches from the foyer of the Galle Face Hotel, all the way to the old parliament building now used as the Presidential Secretariat, hugging the western coast of Colombo along the waters of the Indian Ocean.

The green grassy promenade has been a place for families to gather and spend their leisure, flying kites, eating gram, playing cricket and soccer, or even simply jogging along to keep fit and slim. Evenings on the promenade are always choked to capacity with people and vendors, especially on weekends. The cool breeze wafting from the Indian Ocean and the open spaces that bring in so much light and laughter bring a sense of calm and relief to the weary heart and mind. Children frolic as if they were spending time in Disneyland. Lovers take shelter behind open umbrellas sharing their emotions in silence amidst a humdrum of noise and thunder. Its, surely, a place for all people.