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Best wishes for 2009

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:38:18 +0000

Best wishes for a Wonderful and Prosperous New year … 2009. May the year 2009 brings you joy, happiness and everlasting peace. Golden Lanka Travels (Pvt) Ltd Team

Sinhala and Tamil New Year 2008 (Aluth Avurudhu)

admin — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:16:25 +0000

Among the many other festivals Sinhala & Tamil New Year is the most important and unique festival for Sinhalese Buddhists and the Tamil Hindu’s living all around the world. This falls on the 13th or 14th of April every year. Sinhala & Tamil New Year begins when the sun moves from the “House of Pisces” [...]

The famous science- fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke passed away

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:08:21 +0000

Sir Arthur C. Clarke famous science- fiction writer, best known for the novel “2001: A Space Odyssey” has died in Sri Lanka in the age of 90. Clarke was living in Sri Lanka since 1956 and holds the citizenship for both the UK and Sri Lanka. For the past two decades he was suffering from [...]

Boat Show 2008 Sri Lanka

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:02:01 +0000

The first boat show of Sri Lanka (Boat Show 2008) will be held on the month of June. It will be starting on the 8th June 2008 to 10th June 2008 and the venue will be BMICH .

Maha Sivarathri festival

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:55:49 +0000

Maha Sivarathri is a Hindu festival which is celebrated during the end of February or early march. This important religious festival is for Hindu’s in honoring of Siva. On this day poojas are held in the temples hindu’s spend the full night in temples singing bajans and prayers

“Deyata Kirula” exhibition opening on the 60th Independence Day of Sri Lanka

gslboy — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:59:05 +0000

Sri Lanka will be celebrating the 60th Independence Day on 04th of February. Along with this celebration an exhibition called “Deyata Kirula” will be open to public. The idea behind this exhibition is to educate the young generation and the public regarding the great history of Sri Lanka, present and where the country is heading. [...]

Sri Lanka Celebrating the 60th Independence Day

gslboy — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:07:43 +0000

Sri Lanka will be Celebrating the 60th Independence Day on February 04. In the year of 1948 Sri Lanka won the , after ruling Sri Lanka from 1815 to 1948. Irrespective of the security threats from the LTTE it is believed that their will be a grand Independence Day Celebration this year. Government has [...]

Navam Perahera Gangaramaya Temple - Colombo

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:29:22 +0000

Navam Perahera is held at Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo on the Navam full moon poya day of every year. The Perahera was first started in the year of 1979. This year the Perahera will be held on the 20th of February and it is treated as one of the spectacular pageants apart from the Kandy and [...]

Sri Lanka increases fuel prices

admin — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:03:34 +0000

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has increased the fuel prices on the 13th. As for the latest prices hike , petrol price has increased from 10 rupees, diesel by 5 rupees and kerosene prices by two rupees. The new prices for petrol and diesel will be 127 and 80 per litre respectively

ITB travel and tourism exhibition in Berlin, Germany

admin — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:07:03 +0000

ITB the world’s largest travel and tourism exhibition will be held from March 5th to 9th in Berlin, Germany. This exhibition is treated as one of the largest travel exhibition in the world. There will be more than 10,000 companies from 184 countries will be present for this exhibition. More than 50 travel companies will [...]