27/09/2008 - Daily Mirror
City Hotels’ security under assessment: Govt.
By Sunimalee Dias
…in all metropolitan hotels… this matter had come under discussion between Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse and Tourism Minister… Moragoda on the establishment of the City Hotels Security Advisory Committee…
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27/09/2008 - Daily News
World Tourism Day - Tourism Responding to the challenge of climate change (Statement by Milinda Moragoda – Minister of Tourism – Sri Lanka)
…a most appropriate theme… If we don’t take immediate action, climate change will permanently alter the lands and waters we all depend upon for survival… Sri Lanka… in conserving the environment,… rewarded with significant accolades …
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05/10/2008 - Sunday Island
Milinda in Gujarat this week on landmark visit
Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda will visit the Indian state of Gujarat... at the invitation of the State Government headed by Chief Minister Narendra Modi for talks...Moragoda's discussion will focus on promoting tourism and...Visit is believed to be the first at a senior level…
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05/10/2008 - Sunday Island
Series of guest lectures
Milinda Moragoda, Minister of Tourism appointed a committee headed by Ambassador Mangala Moonesinghe recently to organise a series of guest lectures. The first... will be an oration on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar by Professor S.Thorat, Chairman, University Grants Commission of India... scheduled to be held... 14 October 2008 at 6 p.m. at the Hotel Management and Training School Auditorium, 78 Galle Road, Colombo 3. Ambedkar... was an Indian Nationalist.. and Buddhist revivalist…
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05/10/2008 - Sunday Island
Milinda to Deliver Valedictory Address at Administrative Staff College of India
...This programme...focuses on the theme "Innovation and Good Practices in New Public Management." The purpose of the programme is to promote interaction among civil servants from the Commonwealth countries…
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10/10/2008 - The Island
Milinda on visit to Gujarat
Minister Moragoda presents a memento which projects the rich cultural heritage of the country to Gujarat’s chief Minister Narendra Modi…
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16/10/2008 - Daily News
Milinda meets Andhra Pradesh Opposition Leader
…Minister of Tourism Mr. Milinda Moragoda... Leader of the Opposition of Andhra Pradesh, Mr. Chandrababu Naidu… held bilateral discussions which focussed on cultural, economic and tourism issues… Moragoda briefed on the measures taken by Sri Lanka to develop the tourism sector, with private-public sector partnerships... Minister Moragoda met Chief Minister Narendra Modi of the Indian state of Gujarat also…
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29/10/2008 - The Bottom Line
German Tourism Commissioner wants Sri Lanka to realize its full potential
In the wake of the recent relaxation of the German Travel Advisory, Ernst Hinsken... visited Sri Lanka this week... met with Minister of Tourism Milinda Moragoda for extensive discussions... Minister Moragoda informed the Tourism Commissioner of the traditional relationship Sri Lankan tourism entrepreneurs had with Germany and of the various German investments in tourism in Sri Lanka…
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09/11/2008 - The Nation
Tourism Minister to visit Iran
Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda will make an official visit to Iran later this week with a high level team of Public sector officials and senior businessmen…this dialogue has resulted in a significant increase in the number of Iranian tourists to Sri Lanka and people-to-people contact…
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16/11/2008 - Sunday Island
Learning Tamil vital for police personnel
The Milinda Moragoda Institute has initiated a Tamil language training course, free of charge for the police officers in the Colombo DIG’s Division... targets police officers who man the inquiry desks at police stations... especially... in the predominately Tamil-speaking areas in the city…
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