Sri Lanka’s star rated Ceylon Continental to be closed down for refurbishment

(News360.lk) Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Continental Hotel, a five star property located in the capital Colombo will be closed down from the 1st of February for a major refurbishment program.
The Hotel Services PLC, the owners of the property announced that the hotel will undergo a Rs. 1.8 billion development program thus transforming the property into one [...]

SriLankan Airlines opens a restaurant in the Colombo city

Sri Lanka’s national carrier, Srilankan airlines has opened a restaurant in the capital city of Colombo.
The restaurant which has come up in the former Dutch hospital which is now converted to a restaurant and a shopping facility is named as “Semondu”.
The Airline says “semondu” was derived from the word “Simoundou”, an ancient name given for [...]

Sri Lanka’s Northern town to get a cultural center

Sri Lanka is planning to build a Cultural Center in the once conflict ridden Northern town of Jaffna with an investment of Rs 900 million, says a media report.
The Centre which will comprise a theater-style auditorium will have the capacity to accommodate 600 people at a time.
It will also consist of a multi media library [...]

www.lotuspond.lk cannot be accessed

www.lotuspond.lk, the official website of the “Nelum Pokuna – Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre” which was launched yesterday is not accessible.
When we tried to access the site at 11.55 am, it is directed to a page where the heading reads “Red Hat Enterprise Linux Test Page”.
It says “The fact that you are seeing this page indicates that [...]

www.Lotuspond.lk launched

Sri Lanka today launched the official website of its newly built performing arts theater which is named as Nelum Pokuna – Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre.
Official website of the theater goes as www.lotuspond.lk.
The launch of the website took place at the Temple Trees.
The theater which is located in the city of Colombo is expected to be launched [...]

Auction of Maps & Prints

By Royston Ellis

Collecting maps and prints of the past has been a passion of mine since as a child I discovered maps of the world showing several countries coloured pink, signifying the spread of the British Empire. However, it was not just the colouring that attracted me; I became fascinated [...]

Bollywood`s fresh face Sonakshi on Lanka tour

Colombo: Newbie Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha has flown down to Sri Lanka on a four-day visit to film a documentary and do a magazine photoshoot.
 The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau said that the 24-year-old actress will do a photoshoot at the world heritage site Sigiriya for the European life style magazine L`Officiel and later do [...]

Top surfers from across the globe to ride Arugam Bay Waves

Nearly 96 top surfers from across the globe will take part in the upcoming surfing competition in Arugam Bay, which is turning out to be a world famous surfing destination.
The “Sri Lankan Airlines Pro Surf 2011” competition organized by the “Australian Surf Professionals” will see competitors from 19 countries in action, spanning Argentina, Peru, USA [...]

A Sri Lankan Naval officer makes Cinema debut with “GAMANI”

A Sri Lankan Naval Officer has produced a film based on a tragic event which has taken place in the village of Gonagala in the Ampara District in the year 1999.
The story revolves around how the terrorist entered the village and massacred 57 men, women and children despite the existence of home guards who were [...]

A 62 year old Sri Lankan design teacher gains fame in Australia

A 62-YEAR-OLD Sri Lankan design teacher is not your average TV cult hero.
But MasterChef’s Kumar Periera finds himself struggling with the after-effects of his newfound fame after getting the chop in last night’s terrine challenge.
“It’s the recognition,” Periera told news.com.au. “You’re kind of suddenly vulnerable and exposed.
“I really can’t go anywhere and being the colour [...]