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FEATURES

ON TOP OF THE PLANET!

One island, a million possibilities − Sri Lanka has...

POLONNARUWA ANCIENT CAPITAL

For those who have watched Disney’s Monkey...

WILD
HILLSIDE

This park covers some 8,890 hectares and has a tropical...

THE ALLURE OF COLOMBO

Ever since it was discovered by Portuguese sailors...

THE SRI LANKAN STAPLE

In addition to the multitude of places to visit, things...

BEE TALES - Wilpattu

Photograph by Nicola Jayasundera

CLASH OF THE GIANTS

Photograph by Pathum Bandara

FOREST FRESHNESS - Sinharaja

Photograph by Hansani Bandara

GRAZING AWAY - Delft Island

Photograph by Sanjaya De Silva

HOLY CLIMB - Adam's Peak

Photograph by Sanjaya De Silva

LITTLE ENGLAND - Nuwara Eliya

Photograph by Nicola Jayasundera

SEEKING TWO LEAVES AND A BUD - Nuwara Eliya

Photograph by Sanjaya De Silva

SLITHERY FRIENDS - Sinharaja

Photograph by Hansani Bandara

TREK OF LIFE - Ella

Photograph by Hansani Bandara

Royal Colombo Golf Club

REVIEWS

THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF

EVENTS

ADVERTISING PARTNERS

OLD NAME	NEW NAME
Albert Road	Sri Dharmakeerthiyarama Road
Albion Road	Sri Dharmarama Road
Alexandra Place	C. W. W. Kannangara Mawatha
Armour Street	Sri Sumanatissa Mawatha
Baseline Road	Dr. Danister De Silva Mawatha
Bloemendhal Road	K. Cyril C. Perera Mawatha
Bristol Street	Sir Razik Fareed Mawatha
Bullers Road	Bauddhaloka Mawatha
Campbell Place	Ananda Rajakaruna Mawatha
Castle Street	Sri Jayewardenepura Mawatha
Church Street	Sir Mohamed Macan Markar Mawatha
Circular Road	F. R. Senanayake Mawatha
Cotta Road	Dr. N. M. Perera Mawatha
Darley Road	T. B. Jayah Mawatha
Deans Road	Ven. Baddegama Wimalawansa Nahime Mawatha
Dematagoda Road	Sri Vajiragnana Mawatha
Dickman’ss Road	Dr. Lester James Peries Mawatha
Duplication Road	R. A. De Mel Mawatha
Edinburgh Crescent	Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha
Flower Road	Sir Ernest de Silva Mawatha
Forbes Road	Devanampiyatissa Mawatha
Gasworks Street	Bodhiraja Mawatha
Green Path	Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha
Green Street	Sangamittha Mawatha
Greenlands Road	Isipathana Mawatha
Gregory’ss Road	Srimath R. G. Senanayake Mawatha
Guildford Crescent	Dr. Premasiri Khemadasa Mawatha
Havelock Road	Sri Sambuddhatva Jayanthi Mawatha
High Street	W. A. Silva Mawatha
Kanatte Road	D. S. Senanayake Mawatha
Korteboam Street	Srimath Ramanathan Mawatha
Lake Road	Baladaksha Mawatha
Longdon Place	Malalasekera Mawatha
Maya Avenue	H. Sri Nissanka Mawatha
McCallum Road	D. R. Wijewardene Mawatha
McCarthy Road	Wijerama Mawatha
Narahenpita Road	Elvitigala Mawatha
Norris Road	Olcott Mawatha
Parsons Road	Sir Chittampalam. A. Gardiner Mawatha
Prince Street	Sir Baron Jayatilleke Mawatha
Queen’ss Street	Janadhipathi Mawatha
Reclamation Road	N. H. M. Abdul Cader Mawatha
Regent Street	E. W. Perera Mawatha
Reid Avenue	Philip Gunawardena Mawatha
Rifle Street	Justice Akbar Mawatha
Thimbirigasyaya Road	Ven. Muruththettuwe Ananda Nahime Mawatha
Thurstan Road	Cumaratunga Munidasa Mawatha
Torrington Place	Independence Avenue
Turret Road	Dharmapala Mawatha
Union Place	Dr. Colvin R. De Silva Mawatha
Wolfendhal Street	Sir Ratnajothi Saravanamuttu Mawatha

TRAIN	DEPARTURE FROM	TIME	DESTINATION	TIME
Inter−City Express	Colombo Fort	5:45	Jaffna	11:55
Podi Menike	Colombo Fort	5:55	Badulla	16:20
Express	Colombo Fort	6:05	Trincomalee/Batticaloa	14:20
Yal Devi	Colombo Fort	6:35	Jaffna	14:40
Inter−City Express	Colombo Fort	7:00	Kandy	9:35
Express	Colombo Fort	8:30	Badulla	18:00
Express****	Colombo Fort	9:40	Jaffna	18:55
Udarata Menike	Colombo Fort	9:45	Badulla	19:05
Express	Colombo Fort	10:30	Matale	16:15
Inter−City Express	Colombo Fort	11:50	Jaffna	18:45
Express	Colombo Fort	12:40	Hatton	20:00
Rajarata Rajina	Colombo Fort	13:45	Vavuniya	20:20
Inter−City Express	Colombo Fort	15:35	Kandy	18:05
Express	Colombo Fort	15:55	Vavuniya	20:40
Inter−City Express	Colombo Fort	16:45	Matara	19:15
Express	Colombo Fort	16:35	Kandy	20:00
Express****	Colombo Fort	17:45	Galle	20:30
Night Mail	Colombo Fort	19:00	Batticaloa	4:00
Night Mail	Colombo Fort	19:15	Talaimannar	4:00
Night Mail	Colombo Fort	20:30	Jaffna	5:10
Night Mail	Colombo Fort	20:00	Badulla	6:30
Night Mail	Colombo Fort	21:30	Trincomalee/Batticaloa	5:30
Podi Menike	Badulla	9:10	Colombo Fort	19:45
Express	Badulla	5:35	Colombo Fort	15:40
Udarata Menike	Badulla	5:55	Colombo Fort	15:30
Night Mail	Badulla	19:50	Colombo Fort	5:50
Udaya Devi	Batticaloa	7:15	Colombo Fort	15:25
Night Mail	Batticaloa	20:15	Colombo Fort	4:55
Inter−City Express	Galle	7:40	Colombo Fort	10:00
Express	Kandy	5:25	Matale	13:15
Inter−City Express	Kandy	6:25	Colombo Fort	9:00
Inter−City Express	Kandy	15:00	Colombo Fort	17:35
Express	Kandy	15:40	Colombo	18:55
Inter−City Express	Kankasanthurai	6.4	Colombo Fort	13:30
Yal Devi	Kankasanthurai	8:25	Colombo Fort	18:35
Gaalu Kumari*	Maradana	14:25	Matara	18:15
Ruhunu Kumari	Maradana	15:50	Matara	19:30
Express	Matale	5:15	Colombo Fort	10:10
Express	Matale	13:15	Kandy	21:00
Gaalu Kumari*	Matara	7:25	Maradana	11:50
Ruhunu Kumari	Matara	5:40	Maradana	9:20
Rajarata Rajini	Matara	9:15	Vavuniya	20:25
Night Mail	Matara	18:30	Trincomalee	8:45
Express****	Jaffna	9:20	Colombo Fort	18:25
Inter−City Express	Jaffna	13:35	Colombo Fort	20:00
Night Mail	Jaffna	19:05	Colombo Fort	4:25
Express***	Jaffna	20:40	Colombo Fort	5:40
Express	Trincomalee	9:45	Colombo Fort	17:45
Night Mail	Trincomalee	17:00	Colombo Fort	3:40
Rajarata Rajini	Vavuniya	3:15	Matara	14:15
Rajarata Rajina	Vavuniya	3:20	Colombo Fort	10.10
Express	Vavuniya	5:45	Colombo Fort	10:30

ADDRESS
Media Services (Private) Limited
LMD House
4 Greenlands Avenue
Colombo 5

CONTACT

Telephone	:	(94 11) 2599600
Fax	:	(94 11) 2599444
Email	:	support@lmd.lk

INFORMATION
Travel Tips
Flight arrivals
Flight departures
Events calendar
Important contacts
Websites
Police stations
Railway stations
Street names
Railway schedule

COLOMBO WEATHER

Accident Service	National Hospital, Colombo 10.	2691111
Airport and Aviation	Services Bandaranaike International Airport.	2252861
Bomb Disposal Unit	223 Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7.	2589743
Bribery Commission	36 Malalasekera Mawatha, Colombo 7.	2586257
Central Bus Stand	Pettah, Colombo 11.	2328081
Central Cultural Fund	212/1 Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7.	2500732
Central Mail Exchange	87 D. R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10.	2328359
Colombo Crimes Division	214 Kolonnawa Road, Colombo 9.	2685151
Department of Archaeology	Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, Colombo 7.	2692840
Electricity Control Centre	23 Classen Place, Colombo 5.	4498498
Fire Department	T. B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10.	2422222
Flight Information	Bandaranaike International Airport.	1979
Fraud Bureau	182 Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 8.	2675651
Health (Anti-Malaria Campaign)	555-5 Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 5.	2588408
Immigration and Emigration	Suhurupaya, Battaramulla.	5329000
Litro Gas Lanka	267 Dr. Colvin R. De Silva Mw., Colombo 2.	2581131
Ministry of Cultural Affairs	8th Floor, Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla.	2876586
National Blood Centre	555/5D Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 5.	2369931
National Water Supply & Drainage Board	14 Galle Road, Ratmalana.	2638999
National Zoological Gardens	Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha, Dehiwela.	2712752
Police Emergency Service	3 Mihindu Mawatha, Colombo 12.	2433333
Probation & Child-Care Services	3rd Floor, 2nd Stage, Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla.	2186062
Railway Enquiries	Fort Railway Station, Colombo 1.	2434215
Red Cross Society	104 Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 7.	2691095
Registration of Persons	10th Floor, Suhurupaya, Battaramulla.	2862235
Road Passenger Transport Authority	Ranmagapaya, 89 Kaduwela Road, Battaramulla.	2871352
Sri Lanka Ports Authority	19 Chaithya Road, Colombo 1.	2421201
Sri Lanka Tourism	80 Galle Road, Colombo 3.	2426900
Tourist Police	78 Galle Road, Colombo 3.	2421451

Airport and Aviation	www.airport.lk
Attorney General’s Department	www.attorneygeneral.gov.lk
Bank of Ceylon	web.boc.lk
Board Of Investment	www.investsrilanka.com
Bureau of Foreign Employment	www.slbfe.lk
Central Bank of Sri Lanka	www.cbsl.gov.lk
Ceylon Chamber of Commerce	www.chamber.lk
Ceylon Electricity Board	www.ceb.lk
Ceylon Hotels Corporation	www.chcresorts.com
Child Protection Authority	www.childprotection.gov.lk
Colombo Fort Railway Station	www.colombofort.com
Colombo Municipal Council	colombo.mc.gov.lk
Colombo Stock Exchange	www.cse.lk
Defence Ministry	www.defence.lk
Disaster Management Centre	www.dmc.gov.lk
Education Ministry	www.moe.gov.lk
Electronic Travel Authorisation	www.eta.gov.lk
Employees Provident Fund	www.epf.lk
Excise Department	www.excise.gov.lk
Export Development Board	www.srilankabusiness.com
External Affairs Ministry	www.mfa.gov.lk
Immigration and Emigration	www.immigration.gov.lk
Inland Revenue Department	www.ird.gov.lk
Meteorology Department	www.meteo.gov.lk
Ministry of Internal Affairs	www.cultural.gov.lk
Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms & Mass Media	www.media.gov.lk
Ministry of Wayamba Development & Cultural Affairs	www.cultural.gov.lk
Motor Traffic Department	www.motortraffic.gov.lk
National Archives	www.archives.gov.lk
National Museum	www.museum.gov.lk
Parliament of Sri Lanka	www.parliament.lk
Railways Department	www.railway.gov.lk
Registrar of Companies	www.drc.gov.lk
Registration of Persons	www.drp.gov.lk
Sri Lanka Government	www.gov.lk
Sri Lanka Police	www.police.lk
Sri Lanka Telecom	www.slt.lk
Sri Lanka Tourism	www.srilanka.travel
Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society	www.slwcs.org
Wikitravel Guide	wikitravel.org/en/Colombo

Bambalapitiya	2588680
Bloemendhal	2522733
BMICH	2691140
Borella	2693938
Cinnamon Gardens	2695411
Colombo Harbour	2320980
Colpetty	2323689
Dam Street	2432612
Dehiwela	2738222
Dematagoda	2693838
Foreshore	2434595
Fort	2433744
Grandpass	2436258
Havelock Town/Kirulapone	2513531
Keselwatte	2421944
Keyzer Street	2320389
Kohuwela	2852621
Kotahena	2431861
Maligawatte	2434135
Maradana	2692748
Mattakkuliya	2521761
Mirihana	2852566

Bambalapitiya	2584503
Baseline	3071057
Colpetty	2573229
Dehiwela	2713271
Fort	2434215
Maradana	2695722
Mount Lavinia	2712271
Narahenpita	2582270
Nugegoda	2852626
Slave Island	2422624
Wellawatte	2585875

FEATURES

ON TOP OF THE PLANET!

POLONNARUWA ANCIENT CAPITAL

WILDHILLSIDE

THE ALLURE OF COLOMBO

THE SRI LANKAN STAPLE

GALLERY

BEE TALES - Wilpattu

Photograph by Nicola Jayasundera

CLASH OF THE GIANTS

Photograph by Pathum Bandara

FOREST FRESHNESS - Sinharaja

Photograph by Hansani Bandara

GRAZING AWAY - Delft Island

Photograph by Sanjaya De Silva

HOLY CLIMB - Adam's Peak

Photograph by Sanjaya De Silva

LITTLE ENGLAND - Nuwara Eliya

Photograph by Nicola Jayasundera

SEEKING TWO LEAVES AND A BUD - Nuwara Eliya

Photograph by Sanjaya De Silva

SLITHERY FRIENDS - Sinharaja

Photograph by Hansani Bandara

TREK OF LIFE - Ella

Photograph by Hansani Bandara

REVIEWS

EVENTS

ADVERTISING PARTNERS

WILD
HILLSIDE