Goal - to become foremost leisure destination in S Asia:

Strengthening cultural tourism in Sri Lanka

The leading and trusted monthly travel magazine in Britain Condé Nast Traveller has nominated Sri Lanka as one of the top five destinations to watch in 2012. The travel experts of the magazine have predicted that Sri Lanka will be among the hottest new holiday destinations for travellers in the coming year.

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Vignettes

Treat Dictionary as a vade mecum

Once Mark Twain, the author of The adventures of Tom Sawyer, sat in the United States Senate listening to a friend making a long speech. Mark Twain thought he should have some fun with his friend. "Do you know, Senator, I was surprised at your speech. You may not believe it, but I own a very old book which has every word of that speech in it!"

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Thorns on the Side

Fixing the school van problem

Thousands of so-called ‘school vans’ operate throughout the country. It is perhaps the biggest unregulated industry in the transport sector. School vans have sprung up because they offer a very convenient way of sending children to school and bringing them back home.

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