Heads Up! Low Pressure System Forming in Bay of Bengal ☔ – By Hemantha Yapa Abeywardena Hi everyone, there’s a developing weather situation in the Bay of Bengal we need to keep an eye on. The simulation of the weather system, updated in 8-hour-intervals, shows a low-pressure system forming near the coasts of South Andhra Pradesh and North Tamil Nadu. This system is expected to move northeast, intensify into a depression by May 24th, potentially impacting India’s northeast coast. Unless it changes its course in a dramatic way, it will turn into a powerful storm and make landfall on Sunday, affecting Odessa and West Bengal region. Although it is intensifying into a severe depression, it is unlikely to turn into a cyclone – Cyclone Remal, according to the conventional naming system. Although Sri Lanka is not going to get affected by the depression directly, there will be heavy rains throughout ...

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“Lion City” – ‘Isle at the end of the peninsula’ – By Arundathie Abeysinghe – Part IV Image Source : 7continents1passport. Sentosa Island Globally renowned Sentosa Island is Asia’s leading leisure destination and Singapore’s premier island resort getaway, a vibrant island resort for business and leisure. Located within 15 minutes from the central business and shopping districts, the island resort is situated off Singapore’s southern coast, connected to the city by road, cable car, pedestrian boardwalk as well as monorail. 500-hectare island resort is home to an exciting array of themed attractions including golden sandy beaches, resort accommodations, world-renowned golf courses, lush rainforests, a deep-water yachting marina and luxurious residences. Sentosa is also home to Singapore’s first integrated resort, Resorts World Sentosa that operates Southeast Asia’s first Universal Studios theme park. Situated on the eastern end of Sentosa Island is Sentosa Cove, an exclusive waterfront residential enclave bustling with more than ...

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