There were four or five copra-built structures on the beach, which included a three-roomed hotel called the Coral Sands.” How modest, and no doubt much more pleasant to the eye, was Hikkaduwa of this ...

Hikkaduwa’s economy was given a boost with 10,000 mostly locals spending over Rs 1 million during the 5-day Hikkaduwa Beach Fest. The festival which ... will be 60 to 40,” Mr. Mudadeniya said. “Hotels ...