Sri Lanka deployed troops and increased police patrols around a Jewish community center in a popular surfing town on Wednesday after the U.S. embassy warned American citizens of a possible attack ...

A new strategy focusing on sustainable community-based ecotourism is the way forward for Arugam Bay, which is regarded as one of the topmost surf points in the world and Sri Lanka’s best surfing ...

The Arugam Bay Surf Club and the newly formed Surfing Federation of Sri Lanka is gearing itself to conduct the Surf Competition sponsored by SriLankan Airlines from June 18 to 24. Both Arugam Bay Surf ...

Aussies, French, Americans, Sri Lankans, Welsh, the Dutch, South Africans, and even the occasional Italian. Easy to access, less than 200 meters from the main strip at Arugam Bay.

Arugam Bay, located in Sri Lanka’s south-eastern Ampara district, is well known as the island’s surf capital. For years, it has been drawing scores of tourists from around the world and hosted ...

The confusion surrounding the Arugam Bay incident underscores the complexities of Sri Lanka’s tourism industry and the geopolitics that have engulfed the island in recent years.