Sri Lanka News Online

A Review of Perfume For Style Conscious Women

ifaza — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:49:14 +0000

Many of us women whether we are working, studying or at home we tend to be conscious of ourselves. Well I guess it is a part and parcel of being a woman. No way are we ready to be caught with foul smells.

That is what my topic today is all about. If you are thinking of purchasing a Fa body spray well I hope this review would help you! I have been using the FA body spray for quite sometime now from the my Read More [...]

My Samsung Champ Phone

ifaza — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:06:02 +0000

been four years since I purchased my Samsung Champ (GT – C3300K). I bought it in the year 2010 for Rs. 10,500/= I really think it was worth the money. The full touch option has made many people say “Oh this must be an expensive phone!” “Wow a full touch phone!”

I’m not this really smooth phone user. I have dropped my phone many times and it still seems to work! The only thing I have done is change the battery twice in these 3 Read More [...]

My Experience with Dove Shampoo and Conditioners

ifaza — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:27:31 +0000

I have been using the Dove Damage Therapy Intense Repair shampoo for quite sometime now. May be about 2 to 3 years. I am really satisfied with this product. I have kind of curly thick unruly hair that gets knotted easily.

The conditioner really works wonders with the knots. It detangles the hair like no other conditioner I have used before and I have kind of tried many products. I wash my hair regularly using the shampoo and once the shampoo has been completely washed Read More [...]

Introducing Yamak Kiyamu

ifaza — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:51:43 +0000

Hi Guys,

Sri Lanka News Online will now be providing you reviews on products, so that you will get to know the REAL LIFE experiences of REAL PEOPLE before you purchase products.

We will now be telling you everything you need to know about shopping in Sri Lanka. From food to clothing to fashion accessories and much much more.

You can also share your experiences with us, whether it is with a product or an outing. Not only in the form of comments but we Read More [...]

SEO Sri Lanka: Problems With Local Search Engine Optimization Experts

Sri Lanka News Online — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:42:49 +0000

Below you can see Google search engine statistics that show the number of times Search Engine Optimisation or SEO Sri lanka related word phrases (known as keywords/terms) are were being searched locally in Google every month. This shows that Sri Lankan people and businesses are slowly but surely realizing the value of Internet Marketing via SEO or Search Engine Optimisation.

Search Term - Monthly Searches

“SEO” – 590 times “SEO Company” – 110 times “SEO Services” – 73 times “search engine optimization” – 260 times “what Read More [...]

Pettah Moratuwa Bus in 1970′s

Sri Lanka News Online — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 01:26:43 +0000

This is how the Pettah Moratuwa public transport buses looked like in the 1970′s. Looking at the background of the photo I think this was taken when the bus was passing the Wellawatha-Dehiwela bridge in Galle road.

Thanks to: Mrs. Uthpala Dilhan

Why Do Colombo Suburb Roads Get Flooded For Heavy Monsoon Rains?

Sri Lanka News Online — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:10:23 +0000

Sri Lanka is under water again…. Here are some pictures of flooded bits of roads I encountered on my way to Colombo today morning. I encountered FOUR such flooded places in the roads on my way today from Wattala To Colombo. This flooded bit of road is in the place called Pansala Junction in Hunupitiya, Wattala area close to Kelaniya. It is in the 261 bus route where the Pettah- Mahara Handiya bus goes.

I hear there were similar places all around Colombo and suburbs with roads Read More [...]

New Shopping & Service Centers On The Colombo Southern Expressway

Sri Lanka News Online — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 18:30:29 +0000

Have you heard about the new shopping and service centers coming up in the Colombo Southern E1 expressway? I got some photographs of them on the way to Galle recently. Here they are.

I took these photos using my normal Nokia phone’s camera. They aren’t high quality photos but you can see the new buildings of the southern expressway shopping and service center coming up nicely. They looked good like a giant steel crescent rising out the road sides.

This is how they Read More [...]

Who Will Control Maldives Territory If Maldive Islands Sink In The Sea?

Sri Lanka News Online — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:37:00 +0000

One of the most discussed topics in Sri Lanka today is the the unrest in our neighbourly Maldive islands with the democratically elected president Mr. Ibrahim Nasheed’s resignation. Many Sri Lankan websites and bloggers have been writing a lot about it. But these articles focus almost exclusively on current Maldivian politics and maybe some bits of Maldivian history. However among these I came across a rather different kind of blog post written in Sinhala language with a title saying something like, “What Should Be Sri Lanka’s Read More [...]

Sri Lankan Malay Food At Dehiwala Malay Restaurant

Sri Lanka News Online — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:33:42 +0000

A Special Malay Rice Dish Called “Nasi Goreng”

Have you tasted Sri Lankan Malay foods? Frankly, until recently I handn’t. So I went with a friend to have dinner at this place auspiciously called as the, “Malay Restaurant” in Dehiwala Hill Street.

When we went we saw they had several special Malay dishes I wanted to tryout like Malay Dum Buriyani, Mee Goreng Egg Noodles and Malay pickle mixed Arabic rice. In addition they also had other general Sri Lankan food like various Read More [...]

Save Dehiwala Beach from Pollution And Health Hazards

Sri Lanka News Online — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:55:17 +0000

Here are some photos of the Colombo Dehiwala beach. From faraway it still looks beautiful and picturesque. But when you go and walk around the beach all kinds of swear words will come to your mouth.

I’m sad to say, Dehiwela beach is on the fast track to become another polluted and garbage filled stretch of city beach, like you find in so many 3rd world developing countries. That’s really sad because this is a prime asset for a developing country like Sri Lanka.

This Read More [...]

Colombo Port Set To Enter Top 10 Busiest Ports in the World!

Sri Lanka News Online — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:37:18 +0000

Even though Sri Lanka is a small and developing country, it currently has one of the busiest container port and largest harbour in the world. The Colombo port in Sri Lanka which is currently ranked as the 29th busiest port in the world in Wikipedia’s list of world’s busiest container ports.

Above Pic: A New 1.5km long container quay of Colombo Port, spreading out to the Indian Ocean from the shores of Colombo.

However as you can see in the photos Read More [...]

NOLIMIT: Sri Lanka’s Biggest Fashion Store Chain & Best Place For Shopping Clothes

Sri Lanka News Online — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:29:03 +0000

What is the best place to buy clothes in Sri Lanka?

I get queried often about the fashion stores in Sri Lanka, shopping in Colombo and about Colombo cloth shops. So I made the below list of the what I think are the Top 10 Fashion Stores in Sri Lanka.

Nolimit Fashion Store in Wellawatte, Colombo 6

This list of top 10 fashion and cloth shops in Sri Lanka is based on my experience and observation. Such a top 10 list is always Read More [...]

Dehiwela People Loose Bus Halts, Road Crossings Due To Dehiwela Flyover Bridge

Sri Lanka News Online — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:16:12 +0000

Here you see some photos of the Dehiwela Flyover bridge over the Colombo Galle Road at the Dehiwela Junction. At a glance anyone who looks at this flyover bridge which was built at record breaking speed of just three months in 2009 will see it as a sign of big development in Sri Lanka. However as you will learn from the things I will tell you in this article the reality is far from development or progress for the country.

This Dehiwela Flyover Bridge is Read More [...]

Retail Shop Using Counterfeit Money Detector To Catch Fake Money

Sri Lanka News Online — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:05:52 +0000

Most of the people think detecting counterfeit money using technological devices is done only at banks. However this is no longer true. As you can see from the photos here, today even normal retail shops in Sri Lanka have started to use technological devices known as counterfeit money detectors to detect fake money. I managed to take these photos of one such device for Sri Lanka News Online at a mobile phone selling shop in Ratnapura area.

This first photo shows the counterfeit detector used Read More [...]

Largest Dutch Fort in Sri Lanka: Photos of 1624 Trincomalee Fort Fredrick

Sri Lanka News Online — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:06:39 +0000

If you visit Trincomalee area in North Eastern Sri Lanka you can find many tourist attractions to occupy your time. Some of them are the hot water springs in Kanniyayi, the Trincomalee Harbour, the Pigeon Island, the old Dutch Fort, the Nilaveli beach and other beaches for surfing, scuba diving, fishing and whale watching, not to mention the town itself with its blend of people with their different cultures and traditions.

Out of these famous locations in Trincomalee, the old Dutch Fort is perhaps the Read More [...]

Tourist Hotels in Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage Area

Sri Lanka News Online — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:49:53 +0000

An elephant walks in front of the Elephant Park hotel after a bath in MaOya river – (Photo was taken by my cousin in a recent visit to Pinnawela

If you want to get the most of a visit to see wild Asian elephants at Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka then you have to be ready to spend sometime there. However many tourist both local and foreign visit the Pinnawala elephant sanctuary as a drop visit of few hours. I think thats Read More [...]

Photos of New Wellawatte Dehiwela Marine Drive Bridge Construction

Sri Lanka News Online — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:42:53 +0000

After 15 years of plans and just idle talk from authorities, the Marine Drive in Colombo that currently runs parallel to the Galle Road is now being extended to Dehiwela. The first stage of the new Dehiwela Marine drive road seems to be the construction of a bridge over the old Dutch canal that separates Wellawatte from Dehiwala. Upon hearing about this bridge’s construction a few days back from a three-wheel driver, I thought lot of people who suffer the traffic blocks in Dehiwela Galle Read More [...]

Govt Wants Websites Publishing Sri Lanka News To Register With Media Ministry!

Sri Lanka News Online — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 11:56:28 +0000

I just received the following SMS message on my mobile phone from Dialog Adaderana News Alerts.

“All websites that publish news on Sri Lanka or its people from here or elsewhere requested to register with the Media Ministry-Govt Info dept- adaderana.lk – SMS Time: 05/11/2011 17:07:21″

As a average middle class citizen of Sri Lanka who does a bit of blogging about my country through this website, I’m very concerned about this new development. I would very much like to hear what you think about Read More [...]

Old Town of Madampe & Voice of America Shortwave Relay Station

Sri Lanka News Online — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:04:19 +0000

This photo shows the Old Town of Madampe. Though you see only a few shops along a highway this place and surrounding areas seem to have a lot of character, history and secret missions going on. I’ll share here what I heard about this area. I hope those from the Madampe area or know more about this area will come forward to add details about this town in the comments below.

Today this original Madampe town is overshadowed by the newer town known in Read More [...]