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Jaffna to be promoted as a tourist destination
Friday, 31 July 2009 - 9:43 AM SL Time
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The government hopes to promote war-torn Jaffna as a tourist destination soon.
Tourism Promotion Minister Faizer Mustapha speaking to Daily Mirror at the launch of the Hikkaduwa beach festival this evening said that Jaffna will be marketed for its diversity and not as a former war zone.
We would like to have events in Jaffna and the East. We would not like to market Jaffna as a war zone, but to market Jaffna as another province in Sri Lanka which offers diversity. People in that area suffered due to terrorism and will like to move away from that part of history, the Minister said.
He said that the Tamil Diaspora in UK and Canada have a great interest in attending events in Jaffna and promoting the place would in turn help Sri Lanka tourism.
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magha
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 31 Jul 2009 16:18:25 GMT Report for Abuse
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He said that the Tamil Diaspora in UK and Canada have a great interest in attending events in Jaffna and promoting the place would in turn help Sri Lanka tourism.
So far what they have done was only to promote terrorism not tourism:) |
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 1 Aug 2009 18:04:11 GMT Report for Abuse
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The government hopes to promote war-torn Jaffna as a tourist destination soon.
excellent!!! they should have faster access to Jaffna whom the tourists are coming all the way from katunayake.. lets hope the roads that lead to jaffna is built to proper standards.. and thereby actually attracting tourists...
He said that the Tamil Diaspora in UK and Canada have a great interest in attending events in Jaffna and promoting the place would in turn help Sri Lanka tourism.
this is also a good sign... these people can help in many ways.. also this will boost the living standards of the Jaffna people... I hope these tourist hotspots will spread throughout North and the East.... |
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 2 Aug 2009 11:48:56 GMT Report for Abuse
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Keep dreaming, western tourist are advised NOT to travel to the north, nor to the east for that matter, and I don't think the Tamil diaspora will be very interested.
That is to say, if they even can get into the country. |
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 2 Aug 2009 13:28:55 GMT Report for Abuse
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Mari08,
Keep dreaming, western tourist are advised NOT to travel to the north, nor to the east for that matter
Who says we need the west to recover? One or two Indian or Chinese cities alone have the same population as most European countries.
I don't think the Tamil diaspora will be very interested.
That is to say, if they even can get into the country.
They can get in easily. Getting out will be the problem for most of them. |
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 4 Aug 2009 05:25:14 GMT Report for Abuse
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Good move.
Any tourist would relish a dip in the Keerimalai tank, drink some palmirah toddy and have the famous 'kool' sea food soup from Point Pedro with the famous flat vadais also from PP followed by some some karthakolom mangoes. |
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6 Aug 2009 03:27:46 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Dip in the tank drink some Toddy have some tasty Tamil food finish it off with a Mango. How will any Chinese or Indian tourist will say no to that. Why bother even to think visiting any other country. |
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