sri lanka experiences record luxury hotel development, increasing its...

Al Bawaba;  April 26, 2007 ;     617 words ...The past year in Sri Lanka has seen a flurry of new luxury hotel openings, signaling a renewed confidence that Sri Lanka may become the 'next big thing' in hot destinations, Sri Lanka's Minister for Tourism announced in the lead...

National Day of Sri Lanka.(Opinion & Editorial)

Manila Bulletin;  February 3, 2002 ;     420 words ...SRI Lanka celebrates its Independence Day today. Over a period...variety of names. The ancient Greeks and Romans knew Sri Lanka as Taprobane. Arab writers and sailors in olden days knew Sri Lanka as Serendip. According to the Sri Lankan historical...

Do or die. (India and Sri Lanka) (Asia)

The Economist (US);  August 26, 1989 ;     610 words ...Do or die FOR months Sri Lanka has been described as being on the...Ireland, the abyss gets moved. This week Sri Lanka and India were doing their best to...about the soldiers India sent into Sri Lanka two years ago in what was seen at...

National Day of Sri Lanka.

Manila Bulletin;  February 4, 2004 ;     331 words ...SRI Lanka celebrates its Independence Day today. Over a period...variety of names. The ancient Greeks and Romans knew Sri Lanka as Taprobane. Arab writers and sailors in olden days knew Sri Lanka as Serendip. According to the Sri Lankan historical...

Cricket: Sri Lanka can stun Aussies.(Sports)

The Racing Post (London, England);  February 19, 2004 ;     330 words ...Byline: ED HAWKINS AUSTRALIA and Sri Lanka begin a one-day series in Dambulla tomorrow...from 12. The good news is that it is Sri Lanka, 100-30 to upset the world champions...in the shorter format of the game than Sri Lanka. Their explosive batsmen and use of spin...

National Day of Sri Lanka.(Opinion/Editorial)

Manila Bulletin;  February 4, 2001 ;     353 words ...SRI Lanka celebrates its Independence Day today...names. The ancient Greeks and Romans knew Sri Lanka as ''Taprobane'' (Greek for copper colored...writers and sailors in olden days knew Sri Lanka by the name ''Serendip.'' According to...

Friends visit Sri Lanka, urge others to do the same

Oakland Tribune;  June 21, 2006 ;   Jonathan Jones, STAFF WRITER;   565 words ...FREMONT -- Sri Lanka is sometimes called an island of contradictions...ongoing civil wars. On his first trip to Sri Lanka -- and his first trip outside the United...that killed more than 35,000 people in Sri Lanka on Dec. 26, 2004. Zilli, 24, encountered...

A war strange as fiction - Sri Lanka.(The worsening war in Sri Lanka)

The Economist (US);  June 9, 2007 ;     787 words ......dyed-in-the-wool rebel appear to have ended Sri Lanka's best-ever hope for peace SITTING in...refugee camp outside Batticaloa, in eastern Sri Lanka, Radikhela, a skinny 21-year-old in a...to have been forced into skivvying for Sri Lanka's rebels, a ruthless guerrilla army and...

Friends urge travel to Sri Lanka

Oakland Tribune;  June 21, 2006 ;   Jonathan Jones, STAFF WRITER;   771 words ...FREMONT -- Sri Lanka is sometimes called an island of contradictions...ongoing civil wars. On his first trip to Sri Lanka -- and his first trip outside the United...that killed more than 35,000 people in Sri Lanka on Dec. 26, 2004. Zilli, 24, encountered...

Horror in Sri Lanka

The Washington Post;  September 26, 1992 ;     474 words ......Sept. 15 op-ed article "Miracle in Sri Lanka" was written by a special representative of the government of Sri Lanka. It contains many distortions of fact...impunity. For example, to claim that Sri Lanka with its majority Sinhalese and minority...

Cricket: Swann spins England in; DAMBULLA (Sri Lanka won toss): England...

The Birmingham Post (England);  October 8, 2007 ;     756 words ...Byline: By Myles Hodgson in Sri Lanka Graeme Swann led a Nottinghamshire-inspired...to a dramatic two-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third one-day international at...first successive one-day victories in Sri Lanka with seven balls remaining to lead the...

Sri Lanka's jungle adventures

Al Bawaba;  September 9, 2008 ;     730 words ...Sri Lanka's jungle adventures Adventure tourism...at the beach getting a tan are pass as Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Board (SLTPB) is marketing...travellers are seeking out new adventures like Sri Lanka having done the usual African Safaris...

Act now! India tells Sri Lanka

The Hindustan Times;  July 5, 2006 ;     575 words ......much thinking, India has finally given Sri Lanka its most trenchant message since a peace...if it wants to end Tamil separatism. Sri Lanka was told that its Norway-brokered 2002...understanding is that the security situation in Sri Lanka is very serious and only a working and...

Sri Lanka tourism a casualty of Tamil Tiger war.(WORLD)

The Christian Science Monitor;  October 24, 2007 ;   Ridge, Mian;   719 words ......The Christian Science Monitor Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Sipping ice-cold drinks on the lawn...for a hotel smack-dab in the middle of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo. Almost. Just off...the first six months of this year as Sri Lanka, an island of lush greenery and palm...

sri lanka's jungle adventures - Adventure tourism a growing global...

Al Bawaba;  July 17, 2008 ;     718 words ......at the beach getting a tan are pass as Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Board (SLTPB) is marketing...travellers are seeking out new adventures like Sri Lanka having done the usual African Safaris...The adventure tag fits in very well to Sri Lanka given the number of fantastic adventure...