Explore Sri Lanka!What's going on the Web about Sri Lanka, and what in the world are the Sri Lankan people upto? Let's take a fun tour!Buckle up and get your mouse ready! Explore Sri Lankan things and stuff from the Worldwide Web. It's a fun ride and a great way to learn many things Sri Lankan. Use Previous/Next links to navigate! Tip: Please allow a few moments to load the content. Count to 10... Loaded? Great! |
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| 1. Photos and Pictures | 2. In the News | 3. Videos & Movie Clips | 4. Posts from the Blogosphere |
| 5. Full Interactive Map | 6. Best Books | 7. A Little Introduction | 8. Discussion |
First, Pictures and Photos
Let's see what Sri Lankan photographers are snapping, clicking and posting around the great nation of Sri Lanka, right now!
Photos from flickrSecond, Latest News & Views!
Let's see what's happening in and around Sri Lanka and stay in quick touch with news, reports and analysis on the top newspapers and journals, as it happens right now!
Third, Of course, Videos & Movie Clips
Let's watch the hottest and some of the most amazing internet videos and movies being uploaded by Sri Lanka video buffs! We've already selected some great ones for you, but you can always search for more using the video search box below. To see a video, just click on a video to watch it live right now on this webpage!
Fourth, The Blogosphere
Let's read what citizen journalists and bloggers are writing, commenting and speaking their minds about in these Top Sri Lankan Blog posts about now. You may as well wish to visit one of these great Sri Lankan bloggers and leave a comment there!
Fifth, The Map
Still can't get enough of Sri Lanka ? Let's explore what else is there in Sri Lanka and learn more about its geography, topography and terrain on this interactive map. To see it bigger, check out our full screen Map of Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, Let's Zoom in and out and pan across this Sri Lankan map!
Sixth... Don't forget Bestselling books
A good book is your best friend! Don't be left out without these great books on Sri Lanka! We recommend a wonderful collection, specially selected, and the best discounted prices anywhere on the Internet, because they're directly from Amazon.com - 100% safe and secure! Fill up your bookshelf with these!
Seventh... A little introduction of Sri Lanka
Let's listen to the beautiful Sri Lankan national anthem.
The Capital of Sri Lanka is Colombo. A person from Sri Lanka is called Sri Lankan.
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (ශ්රී ලංකා in Sinhala / இலங்கை in Tamil) (known as Ceylon before 1972) is a tropical island nation off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent.
The island was known in ancient times as Lanka, Lankadeepa (Sanskrit for "resplendent land"), Simoundou, Taprobane (from the Sanskrit Tāmaraparnī), Serendib (from the Sanskrit Sinhala-dweepa), and Selan. During colonization, the island became known as Ceylon, a name still used on occasion. Its unique shape and proximity to the Indian mainland have led some to refer to the island as India's Teardrop.
Life on Sri Lanka has been marred by more than two decades of ethnic conflict, mainly between the national government and the Tamil militant groups led predominately by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, pronounced L-T-T-E) insurgency. In early 2002, the two sides agreed on a ceasefire. The conditions of this ceasefire are currently under renegotiation, and the political stability of the country is uncertain. In late 2005, Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar was assasinated. President Chandrika Kumaratunga of Sri Lanka blamed the killing on the LTTE. The assasination of the Foreign Minister has plunged the peace process with the LTTE into its worst crisis since 2002.
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