We have put together here information which we have previously featured on our site but which has now been superseded. It is categorised under the following headings:
Special Events
Remote villages and traditional ways of life
General information about Sri Lanka
Up to date information about the weather in Sri Lanka, in both English and Sinhalese, can be found at:
http://www.meteo.slt.lk/cityfc.html
Sri Lankan people come from very diverse backgrounds and religions and some basic facts are presented here.
Wherever you go in Sri Lanka – well off the beaten tourist tracks anyway – you will find local people refer to ‘The Situation’, meaning the civil war, as if it is something which is happening elsewhere. But what is ‘The Situation’? How did it come about? Is it really as bad as the press say it is? Here is a summary based on a BBC website briefing.
