Two of my friends recently visited Paradise Cove in Midigama and were charged in EUR. They are locals. Is this legal? If not - what action should we take? Sounds like it’s normal practice from the reviews below. CBSL Dhananath Fernando Nishan de Mel Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority

Last night, I traveled from Kaduwala to Kurunegala via the 17-route bus. When I got on, the bus was very crowded, and I placed my bag in the rack. Unfortunately, I forgot to take it back. After about 20 minutes, I realized I had left my bag on the bus.

Five years ago, this was the last normal week of our lives It’s been half a decade you guys

📢 The APC Safety for Voices initiative is accepting pitches for anthology, "Unyielding - Personal Essays from WHRDs". Who: Women human rights defenders Where: Global South What: Stories of violence, resilience, triumph When: March 18, 2025 Details: genderit.org/resources/call…

Philip Everest, Policy Lead from FCDO Commonwealth & Marshall Scholarship Unit, is visiting 🇱🇰 & met with #Chevening alumni in Colombo to hear their inspiring journeys. Through Chevening, lives transform- scholars return with skills & networks strengthen 🇬🇧🇱🇰 ties.

Happening TOMORROW: Bring your cohort-mates or any mates, come as a group or come join a group, come to play or come to cheer - join us for the first CAASL Quiz Night! 6.30pm at The Irish Pub @ Park Street. More details and registration here - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

A wonderful evening of brains & banter! Chevening Alumni Sri Lanka hosted their first ever Pub Quiz under the Chevening Evening series. Great to see alumni connecting, and celebrating the Chevening spirit! #IAmChevening #MyCheveningJourney #MyFriendsACheveningScholar

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Applying for a Chevening scholarship in 2025? An Alumni Q&A Session is happening this Thursday, August 28th, at 6:30 PM. For more details, register: bit.ly/4mVXR6g

BATTICALOA: Interested in doing your Master's in the UK? Do you have 2 years of work experience after your undergraduate degree? Don't miss your chance to apply for the Chevening Scholarship in 2025! Join this FREE seminar for information on the scholarship. More details 👇

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🎬 The Colombo Peace Film Festival Join us from 19 - 21 September for a lineup of global films that explore peace, reconciliation & human rights, organized by the #UN Sri Lanka & partners. View the full programme & register here 👉 bit.ly/3HX9SK0

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This MIT paper just broke my brain. Everyone keeps saying LLMs can't do real logical reasoning. Turns out we've just been teaching them wrong this whole time. These researchers built something called PDDL-INSTRUCT that actually teaches models to think through planning problems

The next #Chevening Evenings is happening on October 16 🎉 Join us as alumni Sonali Senaratna Sellamuttu & Senith Abeyanayake share insights on the links between environment, development, tourism & policy. Free & open to all— register here 👉 forms.gle/xLYc6oFAA26Nvc…

🔴 BREAKING New inscription on the #IntangibleHeritage List: Kithul Madeema/Kithul Kapeema, an ancient indigenous technology for tapping Kithul in Sri Lanka, #SriLanka🇱🇰. Congratulations! unes.co/20ich #LivingHeritage