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Foreign direct investments and many developments taking place in Hambantota

With Sri Lanka aiming for a golden double of one million tourists and one million US dollars in revenue from tourism, and the country targeting nearly two billion US dollars in foreign direct investments and many developments taking place in Hambantota, a second airport was a crying need for almost a decade. Several new airlines [...]

January 27, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Qatar Airways flights airport at Hambantota from next year

January 27, 2012 No Comment

Qatar Airways, one of the five star airlines in the world, has consented to operate flights to the country’s second international airport at Hambantota from next year. Aviation Minister Priyankankara Jayaratne said they had discussion in this regard with Qatar authorities recently who responded positively in this regard. He said that in addition, Fly Dubai, [...]

Construction work of Shangri-La’s resort in Hambantota

January 27, 2012 No Comment

Construction work of Shangri-La’s resort in Hambantota is to be started later this month. Meanwhile, the launching of Shangri-La’s flagship venture in Galle Face will be held in February. This was disclosed by the Hambantota Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa addressing a media conference yesterday. Mr. Rajapaksa said that Shangri-La is to invest around 600 Million [...]

Colombo Engineering setting up a ship repair facility in Hambantota.

January 3, 2012 No Comment

Colombo Engineering, involved in ship repairing for more than three decades, is looking at setting up a ship repair facility in Hambantota. Colombo Engineering, CEO Kiran Atapattu said the focus now is in the Ruhunu Magampura harbour and they are looking at exploiting this situation. He said they are looking to first set up a [...]

Close and easy to visit Bundala National Park- Hambantota, Sri Lanka

December 23, 2011 No Comment

Bundala National Park is just as close and easy to visit from the town of Tissamaharama as Yala National Park. The difference? Well, at Yala there was a gridlock of jeeps to watch the leopard sleep on the rock. At Bundala we did not see half a dozen other jeeps our entire visit. We did [...]

Dry Zone Botanical Garden established in Mirijjavila in the Hambantota

December 22, 2011 No Comment

With the aim to conserve rare plants native to the dry zone of the country, Sri Lanka is establishing a dry zone botanical garden in the Southern Province. The 120-hectare Dry Zone Botanical Garden being established in Mirijjavila in the Hambantota district is now nearing completion, the administrator of the garden Sumith Ekanayake says. According [...]

Sri Lanka’s post-war economy grew 8.4 percent

December 22, 2011 No Comment

Sri Lanka’s post-war economy grew 8.4 percent in the three months to September from a year earlier, spurred by robust expansion in industrial output, official data showed Wednesday. The island’s economy has expanded at a rapid pace since the government crushed a nearly four-decade-long revolt by Tamil Tiger separatist rebels in May 2009. The third [...]

The Oasis Ayurveda Beach Hotel -Hambantota

November 24, 2011 No Comment

Location The Oasis Ayurveda Resort is located on the southern tip of Sri Lanka in the near Hambantota (5 km). Hambantota is a tranquil fishing village away from mass tourism. The Oasis Ayurveda Beach Resort is located right at the large, almost deserted beach, adjacent to the middle of a 50,000 m² garden, a lovely [...]

Peacock Beach Hotel -Hambantota

November 22, 2011 No Comment

Peacock Beach Hotel is located along the South-Eastern Coast of Sri Lanka, in the town of Hambantota, which is increasingly developing into a commercial hub attracting more visitors. The Hambantota Harbour is nearing its first phase completion while plans of an International Airport are underway. With sandy beaches and wild life sanctuaries within proximity, [...]

Blue Horizon Guest House- Tangalle

November 5, 2011 No Comment

Blue Horizon Guest House in Tangalle is a solid choice for any traveller. Centrally located, just 1km from Tangalle town and in an idyllic spot overlooking the Indian Ocean and backing on to the lovely Madilla beach, this family-operated Guest House has it all.The owners have been in the business for over 25 years and it [...]