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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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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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04/07/2008 - Daily News

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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02/07/2008 - The Bottom Line
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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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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18/06/2008 - The Island
Dilantha Malagamuwa appointed Tourism Ambassador
Minister of Tourism, Milinda Moragoda appointed Dilantha Malagamuwa, the winner of several motor car races and the inaugural Aston Martin Asia Cup (AMAC) motor car race held in Shanghai International Circuit last month, as a Tourism Ambassador…
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13/06/2008 - Daily News
Cabinet decisions – Integrated tourism resort project for Kalpitiya
Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by the Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda to set up a project office and appoint a project steering committee for the Kalpitiya integrated tourism resort project (KITRP)…will be the first ever Mega Integrated Tourism Resort Project…undertaken by the Tourist Development Authority (former Ceylon Tourist Board)…once implemented will…reshape the total tourism product profile…
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10/06/2008 - Daily Mirror
Pilgrim tourism mooted
... the Sub Committee appointed by Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda on ‘Pilgrim Tourism’... explore the possibility of working together with tour operators... The prime objective of a new concept called ‘Buddhist Pilgrim Travel Trail’ is to develop links between Sri Lanka and India and later…
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14/05/2008 - Daily Mirror
Lanka to give US $ 100,000 in aid of Myanmar

Sri Lanka will give US $ 100,000 through the Norwegian Embassy as financial aid for the victims affected by the ‘Nargis’ cyclone that ravaged Myanmar... The move comes after a request made by Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda to the Norwegian Ambassador in Sri Lanka Tore Hattrem... Sri Lanka will assist the victims by donating clothes and dry rations amounting to 20 tonnes. Items such as tea, robes for Buddhist monks, milk powder, biscuits and clothes are currently being collected at various collection centres located in temples in the vicinity of Colombo.…
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13/05/2008 - Daily Mirror
New approach to promote ayurvedic tourism in Sri Lanka
The practice of indigenous medicine... has now got a new lease of life due to growing global interest...A new committee has been set up by Minister of Tourism Milinda Moragoda... setting standards and conducting workshops for Ayurvedic practioners and therapists to improve their professionalism ... the committee invited ancient science of Ayurveda and members of the Tourism industry…
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