Behind the scenes of Kalpitiya’s paradise

The Kalpitiya peninsula is a region of Sri Lanka located 150 km north of the capital, Colombo. Described as one of the most beautiful area of the Sri Lankan western coast, Kalpitiya is an incredible marine sanctuary and home to a large number of fishermen. Kalpitiya...

Stop tourism land grabs

An international fact finding mission has just returned from the Kalpitya islands in western Sri Lanka with a disturbing report that many local villages are to be forcibly displaced by a multi-million pound new tourism facility. The Sri Lankan government and large...