Ukraine International Airlines (PS). Is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Ukraine. Is going to launch the schedule flights to Sri Lanka from the 5th November 2016. Ukraine International Airlines will be operating non-stop scheduled flights between Kiev and Colombo. The flights will be operated by one of their Boeing 767-300ER aircraft with three-class cabin configuration – Business Class, Premium Economy Class and Economy Class. Flight schedule: Flight Destination Days Departure* Arrival* PS387
The baby elephant that fell down a drain in Hambantota hit world news as its rescue was captured on video and went viral amongst the world news channels. The follow-up on this story is that the baby elephant has suffered a fracture in its leg. After treatment at the Uda Walawe Elephant Transit Home, the baby elephant was introduced back to its mother but the mother has refused to feed it. This is not unusual,
The Millennium Elephant Foundation The Millennium Elephant Foundation (MEF) is situated on a beautiful 15 acre estate known as ‘Samaragiri’, which has been home to the Samarasinghe family for many generations. The family has owned elephants since the 1960’s. In 1979 Mr Sam Samarasinghe (1939 – 1991) an animal lover opened the estate to the public as the Club Concept Elephant Bath. The Millennium Elephant Foundation (NGO) charity was founded in Sam’s memory in August
Sunday 19th June 2016 The full-moon Poson Poya Day is noteworthy to the Sri Lankan Buddhists as the day on which Emperor Asoka’s son, the Arahat Mahinda, officially introduced Buddhism to the island of Sri Lanka in the 3rd century B.C. On Poson Poya, Anuradhapura becomes the centre of Buddhist activity. Mihintale, the spot where the momentous encounter between the Elder and the King took place, accordingly receives the reverential attention of the devotees. We
According to statistics, Sri Lanka Tourism recorded 18.1% growth on arrivals with 1.5 million arrivals for the year during 2015 up to November. It is estimated from these figures that the revenue generated by tourism was US2.2 billion dollars. In an effort to continue this trend, a general Sri Lanka Tourism Plan for 2016 has been created based on 5 key objectives. The Key Performance Measures (KPMs) are – reach an annual growth rate of