Central highlands added as the eighth world heritage site in Sri Lanka

UNESCO has declared Central highlands of Sri Lanka as a world heritage site thus increasing the count of world heritage sites in Sri Lanka to eight. The Central highlands included the Peak wilderness wildlife sanctuary, Horton plains national park and Knuckles conservation forest. All these were in the UNESCO tentative list and are categorized as cloud forests. They are also home to some of the endangered species and a extraordinary range of floras and faunas.

Life without Murali

The second test at the SSC gave a glimpse at what it would be like to play test cricket without Murali. Admittedly the pitch was a very flat one and even great Murali might have struggled to pick a wicket but he was sorely missed by Sangakkara. Things could have being a bit different if Prasanna Jayawardena hold on to the catch given by Tendulkar but the opportunity was missed and the little master capitalized. One thing that Sri Lankans could be happy about is that they created some opportunities and generally created few more chances than the Indian bowlers. I hope Lasith Malinga plays the third test because otherwise the fast bowling also looks a bit bleak. You need Malinga's variety and extra pace in a flat wicket like this. Dilhara Fernando was a big disappointment with spraying the ball all over the place sometimes, In flat pitches like these you need to be patient and able to bowl a good line and length and tie the batsmen down which he clearly failed to do. Hope for a better showing in the third test and a much more sporty pitch.

Finding Data Entry Jobs

Since some of my articles rank well for Data Entry job in Sri Lanka I used to get lots of comments and mails inquiring about data entry or any internet job in Sri Lanka. Some have even forwarded there resume to me for reference. Since I don't have data entry jobs to give out I was looking for a place where I can direct people to get a data entry job. Although there are quite a few data entry job opportunities out there most of them require you to pay some amount. Finding a free but reliable data entry job is a problem. In my latest article about Data Entry jobs in Sri Lanka I addressed that issue to an extent. read it to find some sources where you can find jobs for free.

Online businesses in Sri Lanka are growing

In the last few days I got a fee emails about the Geegain advertising program. Some were just inquiring what it is all about while some were spam mails asking me to join through there links. Curiosity got the better of me so I decided to check out the program and what is all about. Check out my Geegain advertising program review if you want to learn more about the program but what interested me was that it was owned by Sri Lankans. Well I cant say for sure it is owned by a Sri Lankan because there was not much information but the contact details and addresses were all Sri Lankan. This is another indication that online businesses in Sri Lanka and growing and more and more people are getting involved in online activities.

Travel industry is growing and oppurtunities for everyone

With the end of the war then number of tourists coming to Sri Lanka has increased dramatically. It is not surprising since Sri Lanka already had all the things a tourist can possible hope for but the only hindrance being the war. With the growth of travel industry opportunities have come up for more people and this is not only for people in travel industry. I have started writing some articles about travel tips and places of interest in Sri Lanka and they seem to be performing very well. My lens about Must visit places in Sri Lanka it targeted towards tourists and it already performing well in search engines. I wrote a hub pretty much on the same topic titled Must see places in Sri Lanka and it is also doing well in search engines and getting traffic for certain keywords. I'm getting some Adsense clicks from them as well and it could be a good opportunity to make some extra money.I hope the rise in tourism continues for a long while.

Don't get greedy when doing FOREX trading

I'm starting to get more and more questions about FOREX trading in Sri Lanka on my Make money blogging blog. I always refer them to two of the previous posts I have written regarding FOREX trading.But the problem is not many seem to have the patience to spend some time learning the basics of trading. Soon as I send them to babypips training course which is given for free they grumble about how big the course content is. All those things are important because although you can make some good money with FOREX it is easily possible to lose money with it as well. Learn the basics and don't be greedy and you will have success from FOREX.

Tourism on the rise

With the end of the war there is a huge rise in tourists coming to Sri Lanka for vacations which is not surprising since Sri Lanka is such a beautiful country where they can spend a holiday for a relatively low cost. For such a small Island the diversity displayed is amazing. From a 3 hour drive you can go 35C Colombo to 18C Nuware Eliya. Then there are the beautiful beaches all around the country , archeological sites like Anuradhapura , World heritage sites like Sigiriya and Sinharaja rain forest. The number of things you can do here is simply amazing which is the main reason for the huge influx of tourists. The downside is not the somewhat good hotels are now almost off limits for the locals. This is especially hard when you are trying to organize office trips team trips etc. Good thing is relatively unknown but still quality places like Gods Paradise Nature resort are getting more local visitors, It just goes to show one mans gain is another mans loss.

Whats the biggest problem in Sri Lanka

Politics bore me and I have no interest in following what is happening in the field of politics. But how much you try you just can't avoid it. So I usually get to hear to same story with different views plenty of times. After listening to them for a while I can only come to one clear conclusion. No one is certain about what is truth and what is false and that seems to be the biggest problem of them all. There doesn't seem to be any unbiased trustworthy media. So everyone is clinging to there own opinions and its hard or almost impossible to change since there are no verified facts. I sometimes wonder whether I'm stupid to ignore the things around me just because they aren't affecting me yet , maybe they will affect me later and I will regret it. So far the political turmoil surrounding this country doesn't seem to affect me and hopefully it will never affect me

The Party Mentality

Tomorrow is the the election and judging by people's reaction nobody is sure who will become the president. Although there are some people who have not yet decided upon who to vote I think most have made up there minds long ago. The sad thing is people tend to support parties more than anything. So whatever said and done very few really change there minds. There are already allegations of that this will be one of the most corrupt elections ever which is a sign that the government is not so sure about themselves. Hopefully the election will be without violence but I highly doubt it.

Presidential Election hotting up

Presidential election is getting closer and with it the increase in campaigns and violence. When a election become tightly contested there usually is an increase in violence. I usually tend to avoid elections simple because I have no interest in the politicians and politics in general , but with so much hype around this one it is hard not to be part of it even if you try. Whether its a funeral , wedding or just a small tea break it is the main point of discussion. You simply can't avoid hearing about it. When your not interested about it you can generally have fun hearing different versions of the same story. In the precious little time I do hang around people I have made the following observations.

• No one is certain who will win the election , Almost everyone can come up with stats and numbers showing there candidate will win
• Real heroes of the war are well and truly forgotten , with due respect to MR's political leadership and SF's military leadership , winning the war wouldn't have being possible without the soldiers who sacrificed there lives in the front line.
• Almost everyone accepts the fact that the government officials are corrupt , while SF wants power to end this corruption he still hasn't answered the corruption allegations made against him. It is generally accepted among both parties that corruption will prevail as long as there are politicians.
• People support parties more than policies , most have already made up there mind who to vote and nothing said and done will change that.
• Almost EVERYONE wants a change and almost EVERYONE knows that it will not happen , and all this allegations will go away as soon as the elections are over.
  

Can you make money from Sri Lankan Actresses

After spending some time in Hub pages one thing I realized is there is a huge demand for pictures of Indian Film actresses.Less clothes they have more popular the hub seems to be. So I thought will this work for Sri Lankan actresses as well. So I created my first hub about Upeksha Swarnamali hot sexy sri lankan actress. And on the first day it self I got 19 visits and the most interesting thing is its all from within hub pages. In a few days this will rank in search engines and then I can have a good understanding of how much of a demand is there for these kind of hubs. I wish to do two things with these hubs , first is make revenue with Adsense and the next is to push more traffic to my other hubs , surely Sri Lankan online users are interested about making money online in Sri Lanka.

Why is it so hard to find data entry jobs in Sri Lanka

Every day I get at least one mail or comment in my blog asking me to teach someone to how to make money online. It is not that easy folks and believe me if you have no idea about how to make money online then it is pretty hard to explain as well. I prefer to make money online from blogging and it isn't the only way I make money online. Another good way to make some extra income is doing freelance jobs in the internet. It's bit hard to find a data entry job in Sri Lanka and because of incidents like sea gull most people have lost trust as well. Maybe I should write a book or a guide about making money online for beginners.

Worlds Largest Hostage rescue mission undertaken by Sri Lanka Army

Today Sri Lanka army pulled off the world's largest hostage rescue mission. More than 30,000 people were rescued from the clutches of the LTTE , who were using Tamil people as human sheilds. With most of the civilians gone LTTE loses there final chance of survival. The least LTTE high command can do it surrender and end the suffering of rest of the civilians.

Finding Hotels in Sri Lanka

One problem faced by big companies in Sri Lanka is organizing trips for the whole staff. Its pretty hard to find hotels in Sri Lanka that can accommodate around 700 people and more often than not they tend to choose two or three different hotels which are situated nearby. That is exactly what we did in our trip to Kandy. We reserved three hotels in Kandy and arranged a shuttle service between the three hotels. The things worked out very well and we had a great time. Since most of my friends were grouped and given same hotels I think everyone enjoyed the trip. Well it want be easy to find another three hotels next time around , so lets hope for the best.

Online data entry jobs in Sri Lanka

Online date entry jobs in Sri Lanka were a hot subject a while ago , especially after the sea gulls incident and still for many Sri Lankans who are looking to make money online this seems the best option. Why do they go for this option , because they think it is the most easiest option , very few invest some time to learn about other methods like Forex trading , they are afraid of the complicated things. Always remember that if you risk nothing you risk everything. Speaking about data entry jobs it is one of the most competitive fields out there. Thousands are doing this and you need to spend some time on it and build a reputation to start earning some serious money. Worse thing is that there are plenty of scammers out there who will take your money promising data entry jobs but really offers nothing. If you are still looking for data entry jobs please remember to do some extensive search before paying for anything. Mostly what they do is ask for money and give you a list of sites , a list where you can find in the internet for free , if you have any doubts about this feel free to share your concerns in the comment section. You can also check out my article about data entry jobs in Sri Lanka .

Doing online surveys in Sri Lanka

More and more people are looking for ways to make money online in Sri Lanka. And one of the favorite things seems to be signing up for online survey sites. Almost all of these sites have testimonials from people who are getting paid to do surveys. But the problem is most of them are in countries like USA and Canada where there is a huge competition for brands and customer surveys are a important feature of there marketing campaign. Most of the surveys are targetted for people in those countries so Sri Lankans don't get many surveys. Since there are no surveys people cant reach the earning limit to get paid and hence they don't get any money. The bad thing about is most try only this , gets dissapointed with the results and don't even try any other way to make money online. If you are in Sri Lanka and know about site that has enough offers for Sri Lankans please share it in the comments section. Others, if you are in Sri Lanka stay away from online survey filling sites.

What is the best bank to open an account in Sri Lanka

Opening a bank account is easy , but finding the best bank to open a bank account in Sri Lanka is pretty hard. Each and everyone of them have there advantages as well as disadvantages. There are many things to consider as well , the interest rates , limit of loans , internet banking , mobile banking and ofcoures all the bonuses that they provide. In the end I decided to go for Sampath Professional , the cool thing about that account is you can specify an amount that goes to another account and as soon as that account reach Rs.25000 they create a fixed deposit. Now that is a good way to save some money because the bank does all the work in creating a fixe deposit. Another factor was Sampath bank was the one closest to our office as well :) .

How the times have changed

There was another bomb threat recently and I was amazed at the reaction of some of the people , it happened during the lunch time and people just played carom and etc without any concern about the bomb threat.Only the people who were near the windows bothered to go somewhere else and other were business as usual.This reminded me of the bomb blasts just a few days ago , although our office was not badly damaged there were few broken glasses here and there.Yet almost everybody came to office and the ones who got late and the ones who didn't come were teased.My first recollection of a serious bomb blast was the LTTE attack on Kollonnawa and I think we got a holiday of around three months at that time.Of course we were school children then but I remember how everyone was shocked and sad.Now nobody even bothers much about a bomb.How the times have changed .............

Sri Lankans making money from the internet ?

If you have being browsing the net long enough I sure you have gotten some email or you have come across an advertisement that says you can make tons of money from the internet. Most of these are referral systems that are build like a pyramid , where the people at the top get most of the money and people at the bottom levels get a scratch. All those examples they provide are from the top level people who have being lucky enough to enroll first. And most of them requires you to pay some amount to startup so you might end up losing your money as well. There are some ways that you can make some money without spending a cent , most common of them is the paid e-mail ads , but they tend to have a history of not paying on time. And they pay you around 2 cents per e-mail making it bit difficult to get to their payoff mark quickly. One such site that I have used is Hits4Pay , which doesn't overload you with e-mails but sends just enough for a decent payment and also they give a 10$ sign up bonus making that first check come that much quicker. Another site is HTMail which pays you more but doesn't send that much mails. One of the reasons your not getting many of these mails is that most of them are targeting the US consumer base , which is growing rapidly. So it's going to be a bit difficult to make some money just by reading mails. Those are two sites that I have found to be reliable and has good user reviews, Let me know if you know a site that has done well for you , more money making opportunities to follow.

SLIIT wins gold and silver medals in NBQSA

Two fourth year projects of Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology ( SLIIT ) has won the gold medal and the silver medal in the National Best Quality Software Awards ( NBQSA ). For the final six three projects from SLIIT were selected along with three from University of Moratuwa (UM). For SLIIT to emerge winners after competing with established universities like is a great achievement. This highlights the fact that SLIIT has come a long way in a short period of time and SLIIT student can held their own against the best. Congratulations to the winners and lets hope SLIIT can keep up the good work.

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