17/12/2008 - The Bottom Line
Lanka Tourism Strategic Action Group formed
On the advice of the Minister of Tourism, Milinda Moragoda, a Committee has been appointed to look into the challenges ahead of Sri Lanka Tourism, caused by the world economic crisis and other regional developments, impacting tourist arrival to Sri Lanka…
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14/12/2008 - Sunday Island
Presidential awards for Travel and Tourism
...will take place on January 26th 2009… This event is a singular tribute to those who have excelled in the development of tourism in Sri Lanka… Based on an idea conceived by the Minister of Tourism Milinda Moragoda…
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06/12/2008 - Daily News
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The third and expanded edition of the Temple Telephone Directory (Western Province) was launched... Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda hands over a copy to the Deputy Editor of the Sinhala Encyclopedia Ven. Akuratiye Nanda Thera. This directory includes the contact number, name of the Chief Priest; address and…
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28/11/2008 - Daily News
Special security network for Colombo hotels
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said a special security network will be enforced to protect tourist hotels in Colombo and its suburbs, during a special discussion… Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda,... and representatives of the Security Forces participated…
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23/11/2008 - The Nation
Climate change and tourism; Sri Lanka’s gift in song debuts to a world audience
United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Ministers Summit, held during the World Travel Market (WTM) in London last week,… where Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda... presented Sri Lanka’s... efforts towards attaining carbon neutral status…
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23/11/2008 - Sunday Island
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Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad emerging from an international conference on investment opportunities in Iran’s tourism industry held in Teheran recently…
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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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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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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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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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