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Billed to be South Asia’s only environmental
friendly airport :
‘Mattala airport to be tourism, cargo hub end 2012’
Foundation stone laying ceremony for main
passenger terminal today :
The $ 209 million Mattala airport, will be
converted to a tourism and cargo hub for Southern Province which
will be a boon to the tourism and export industries. Speaker Chamal
Rajapaksa will lay the foundation stone for the construction of the
main passenger terminal building today while Aviation Minister
Priyankara Jayaratne and Hambantota District Parliamentarian Namal
Rajapaksa will also be present.
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Liberalize services for better prospects - Expert
Liberalization of services is vital today
because no country can prosper under the burden of an inefficient
and expensive services infrastructure, Consultant to the Singapore
Foreign Affairs Ministry for WTO and Trade Issues Prof Margeret
Liang said. Speaking on “Economics of Trade’ at a training session
for a team of government Officials recently, she said producers of
textiles, vegetables or any other product will not be competitive
without access to efficient banking, insurance, accountancy, telecom
and transport systems.
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April - ‘People and culture’ month:
Tourists enjoy ‘Avurudu’ festivities
Sri Lanka Tourism has named April in the Visit
Sri Lanka 2011 Events Calendar, as the month to celebrate People and
Culture. To celebrate the theme of ‘People and Culture’, Sri Lanka
Tourism lined up a series of events and activities to highlight the
unique aspects of Sri Lanka and its rich cultural dynasty. Among
them the prominence was given to the traditional New Year
Celebrations in different parts of the country including Colombo,
Kandy, Trincomalee, Ibbankatuwa, Sigiriya, Dambulla, Anuradhapura
etc.
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