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Sri Lanka gates are open for tourists and other passengers By Dr Harold Gunatillake Travel Restrictions Inbound international passenger flights are operational with protocols, such as wearing facemasks. Sri Lanka authorities allow entry for foreigners, though officials may suspend entry for individuals with travel history in the past 14 days to locations with increased COVID-19 activity. People who can enter Sri Lanka must provide a negative result from a PCR test taken within 72 hours before departure and a completed health declaration form, regardless of vaccination status. Fully vaccinated passengers are exempt from any on-arrival test or quarantine Sri Lanka the Resplendent Island, also known as the Pearl of the Travel Indian Ocean, or India’s tear drop, is open again to Tourists and expats living abroad. You only need to provide a negative result from a PCR test taken within 72 hours before departure from your home and a completed ...

Dec 3, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged Indian Ocean, PCR test, Sri Lanka, Yala National Park

KOREAN NEWS ABOUT INDIA – By Des Kelly Yet another extremely interesting video comes to e’Lanka from Charles Schokman, this one narrated superbly by this Korean Broadcaster, on INDIA. As I always say, “we live and learn” and never has it been so apt, as it is, right now. Firstly, she mentions her name briefly, just as the video closes, but, in my opinion, this young Korean woman would be very difficult to replace as a Broadcaster in any Radio Station in the World. Clear and precise, not an “umm” or an “ah” ejaculate to spoil the narration, this young lady tells us all about “Mother India”, fascinating facts that most of us would not have otherwise known. Now that we DO KNOW so much about India, the “Power to be”, I do look forward to yet another video, this ...

Oct 29, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Charles Schokman, Desmond Kelly, Indian Ocean, Korean Broadcaster, KOREAN NEWS ABOUT INDIA, tear-drop

Sri Lanka first in South Asia with Submarine Cable Protection and Resilience Framework Source:-www.ft.lk Sri Lanka last week launched the Submarine Cable Protection and Resilience Framework at a stakeholder meeting chaired by Secretary to the President Dr. P.B. Jayasundera. Sri Lanka is the first country in Asia to come up with such a framework, and this was possible with the generous support of the Japanese Government through the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Global Maritime Crimes Program (GMCP). In this new age of lockdowns, remote working and virtual conferences, our reliance on global digital communications has grown dramatically, yet most people incorrectly assume that satellites are responsible for sending data. In reality, more than 99% of all international digital data and communications are transferred via a network of more than 400 cables, which span a distance of more than 1.8 million km across the world’s oceans. The ...

Jul 20, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, elanka Finance Tagged GMCP, Indian Ocean, Submarine Cable Protection, UNODC

Strategic significance of Trincomalee Harbor By Arundathie Abeysinghe Located on the East Coast of Sri Lanka, in *Trincomalee, approximately 350 kilometers north of the key East-West shipping lanes of the Indian Ocean, Trincomalee Port is formed by a large natural deep-water harbor, the fifth largest natural harbor as well as one of the finest natural harbors in the world. It is the most valuable asset of Sri Lanka. According to historical data in *Mahawamsa, the great Chronicle, Trincomalee Port had been first occupied in the 5th century and was known as “Gokanna”. Trincomalee Harbor has been a sea port from the period of ancient Sri Lankan Kings and has attracted sea farers such as Marco Polo and Ptolemy as well as Sea Traders from China and East Asia. As such, during early and medieval period, sailing ships had found a haven in Trincomalee Port. Situated on a peninsula in ...

Jul 15, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Arundathie Abeysinghe Tagged Arundathie Abeysinghe, Ceylon, Indian Ocean, Mahawamsa, Trincomalee

Significance of the Indian Ocean Region for Australia By Arundathie Abeysinghe At present, oceans play a significant role in trade as well as commerce. The Indian Ocean is the world’s third largest body of water with approximately 50% of trade traversing the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Approximately, 50% of the world’s container traffic passes through the IOR, two thirds of the world’s maritime oil shipment, approximately one-third of bulk cargo transport and about 30% of world trade is also handled in the ports of this region. IOR comprises 38 littoral states, 24 ocean territories and 17 landlocked countries, including the hinterland and landlocked states of East Africa that utilize the Indian Ocean for trading and commercial purposes. The Indian Ocean is a vital conduit for global trade as well as it is home to many fast developing economies of the world. The Indian Ocean has strategic, political and economic ...

May 15, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Arundathie Abeysinghe Tagged Indian Ocean, Java Sea, Significance of the Indian Ocean, Sunda Strait, UNCLOS

Strategic geopolitical relevance of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean Region By Arundathie Abeysinghe Sri Lanka, a small island state in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is strategically located at the crossroads of major shipping routes to South Asia, the Far East as well as the continents of Europe and America. Sri Lanka is also strategically located among the most significant sea lines of communication (SLOC). Sri Lanka’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean Region has been geopolitically significant for major powers for centuries. As such, Sri Lanka was colonized by Portuguese, Dutch and the British who used it as a transit hub to trade goods, a port to dock as well as refuel ships which navigated their massive empires. Enclosed on three sides by landmasses and several countries, Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean in the world which has a water area of approximately 73 million square ...

Apr 28, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Arundathie Abeysinghe Tagged Africa, Indian Ocean, Indian Ocean Region, Silk Route, Trincomalee

Where is Auntie? – By Monica Hernandez – A Children’s book about Sri Lanka Where is Auntie? Is an interactive trip to discover Sri Lanka, an island in the Indian Ocean, through its people, wildlife, traditions, culture, food, history, legends and sports. The book is fully illustrated by hand with hidden objects to find within it. Its pages also contain questions so readers can identify with what they have just read. A book for families to have fun together while exploring a new land through the beauty of magical illustrations, animations and sounds. Fly with your imagination! Here are the links to get it in Australia ...

Jul 4, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Indian Ocean, Monica Hernandez Comments 0

WITHIN REACH OF THE BEACH – BY Des Kelly From my very early days in Ceylon, as it was then called, we were nearly always within reach of a beach, somewhere. Starting with Moratuwa, the wide, beautiful, sandy beach, leading out to the magnificent Indian Ocean, was within a stone’s throw. I still remember the “catches” of thousands of the smaller fish variety actually spread-out on the beach to dry, before being sent out to be turned into the tasty morsels of “dry-fish”, enjoyed by thousands of folk who lived there. I remember being taken down to the beach by my dad who also enjoyed going out to watch the fishermen, back from their very early hours of fishing on what were known as “Catamarans” singing “Ho-di helei heleiya” as they manually hauled these flimsy-looking home-made craft, back onto the beach in order to secure them there, mend damaged “nets” in preparation for ...

Apr 12, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Indian Ocean, WITHIN REACH OF THE BEACH Comments 0