Sri lankan teens

Beyond the beach resorts, you can experience a hotel hidden deep in the heart of the tropical rainforest or take a tranquil houseboat cruise close to the bustle of Colombo city. In recent years Sri Lanka had become a must-visit destination, seen as a tropical sanctuary that was still largely untouched by modernity. In early , Lonely Planet voted Sri Lanka the best country in the world to visit, due to a recent crop of new hotel openings, the emerging surf scene, a rich mix of cultures, an abundance of wildlife, and the friendliness towards visitors. Then the attacks of Easter happened, shocking the world and all but grinding the tourism industry to a halt.

Most Sri Lankans are incredibly charming and courteous to foreigners, but parents of teenage girls might want to be aware that our otherwise fantastic holiday in Sri Lanka was slightly marred by the amount of harrassment that our daughters aged 15 and 13 got from local men, particularly in Colombo and Kandy. They were subjected to a lot of uninhibited leering and catcalling, culminating in a very unpleasant experience when they were waiting for us outside a shop in Kandy and were subjected to a barrage of obscene gestures from two men eating in the Pizza Hut across the road. And to be clear, they were not suggestively or scantily dressed - in the Kandy case, we'd just left the Temple of the Tooth, so they were definitely fully 'modest'. As a result of this, they were not particularly comfortable in some public places, and we did have to abandon plans to travel by train and hire a driver instead.

Box , Bergen, Norway. This study was designed to develop an inventory to measure peer violence among early teens 13—15 years of age in schools in Sri Lanka. In phase I, development of an operational definition for peer violence, identification, and finalizing violent acts for inventory was done by a combination of qualitative methods: a comprehensive literature review, focus group discussions among 13—year-old adolescents, their teachers and parents, and consultative meetings with experts in the field. Inventory was then pretested.

A press conference was held recently at the Stein Studios on this regard, to brief the Media of the star studded, spectacular event which will be aired for the enthusiastic audience worldwide. They shared their experiences and also the challenges they have to face throughout the event as coaches and also as judges. A demonstrative performance was also showcased to the media with the selected participants performing on stage at the Stein Studios, which is highlighted as the largest production facility in South Asia. Since then many TV channels have followed their path by initiating various types of talent shows on TV and introducing new talent to the music arena, and producing a lineup of several talented artistes to the Music arena. This franchised reality program is produced over countries, having the same international format and guide lines which are implemented.