01/07/2008 - The Island
World Bank agrees to support Sri Lanka Tourism
Minister of Tourism, Milinda Moragoda, concluded his recent visit to Washington DC with… meetings… where he presented his vision for Sri Lanka tourism and… ways the Bank could support a pioneering project involving… rural communities and small entrepreneurs… The Bank plans to launch a mission shortly to Sri Lanka to build on the on-going discussions between the Bank & SL Tourism officials…
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02/07/2008 - The Island
The Island’s heritage featured at US State Department
On a recent visit to Washington, Minister... Moragoda presented the US State Department’s Bureau for South and Central Asia with... photograph of... Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa...12th century masterpiece… the Minister has requested Sri Lanka Tourism to conduct a competition among... photographers to create a series of the ‘Best of Sri Lanka’ exhibits... to be displayed in... international capitals…
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04/07/2008 - Daily News
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The 2007 Graduation ceremony organised by the Tourism Ministry’s
Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management was held under the patronage of Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda at the BMICH, Colombo yesterday. Here Hikkaduwa Liyanage who was adjudged the best graduate – 2007 receives his trophy from Minister Moragoda…
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13/07/2008 - Sunday Island
Final Report of the Commission on the Legal Empowerment of the Poor
Co-chaired by former U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine K. Albright,…the Commission is comprised of 21 Commissioners…Minister of Tourism…Milinda Moragoda…The Final Report of the Commission,…was recently released to the public and is now available on the Commission’s website…
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25/07/2008 - Daily News
Kalpitiya Master Plan approved
Cabinet has approved the preparation of a Master Plan to develop the Kalpitiya peninsula in the Puttalam district as a Special tourist project on the instructions of Milinda Moragoda, Minister of Tourism…The development envisaged will be strictly environmental friendly and ecologically sound and catering to the up market tourists…
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01/08/2008 - Daily Mirror
Development of a Sustainable Human Development Index
(Photo) Distinguished guests at launch of world’s first SHDI: Minister Champaka Ranawaka, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena and Milinda Moragoda…
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06/08/2008 - The Bottom Line
Biography of N.U. Jayawardena presented to Indian Prime Minister
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh holding a copy of the book, N.U.Jayawardena - The First Five Decades which was presented to him by the authors, Kumara Jayawardena and Jennifer Moragoda... Milinda Moragoda…
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13/08/2008 - The Bottom Line
Appointed as Sri Lanka’s Tourism Ambassador - Alston Koch says privileged to sing his new song
The well-known musician Alston Koch was appointed as an Ambassador for Tourism by Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda…“I will... take the message of the beauty, warmth and the rich Sri Lankan heritage to the world" said Alston…
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16/09/2008 - Daily Mirror
EP Chief Minister in Tourism promo in Japan
Chief Minister and the Minister of Tourism for the Eastern Province, Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan Kumarasamy will... participate at the Japan Association of Travel Agents - Travel Mart... further to a decision taken by Minister of Tourism Milinda Moragoda in leveraging resources... from the centre to... enable the Provincial Tourism Authorities to gain foreign exposure…
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22/09/2008 - The Island
Chandrakanthan in Tokyo
Minister of Tourism Milinda Moragoda deserves praise for having given Chandrakanthan an opportunity to visit Japan so that he could familiarize himself with the functioning of an advanced democracy… The significance of his tour… is manifold…
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