Sri Lanka's first-ever botanical gardens in the dry zone, soon to be the largest in the island, is now being developed at a 300-acre site at Mirijjawila, Hambantota.
On the Suriyawewa-Hambantota Road, the Gardens is aimed at conserving the massive green patch and bio diversity in the area, according to National Botanical Gardens Department Director General Dr. Cyril Wijesundara.
Controversy is dogging the Chillies Awards yet again as advertising agencies voice their concerns about decisions taken by the Blueprint committee on the 2010 Awards, specifically about requiring advertising agencies to have membership in either the International Advertising Association (IAA) or the Accredited Association of Advertising Agencies (4A’s) in order to participate in the Awards.
