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ஸ்ரீலங்காவுக்கு ஏராளமான உல்லாசப்பயணிகள் போர் உக்கிரமான காலகட்டத்திலே வருகின்றார்கள் என்று தெரிகின்றது. இதனால், ஸ்ரீலங்காவின் வருமானம் மிகவும் அதிகரித்து வருகின்றது. இவர்கள் ஸ்ரீலங்காவின் வளர்ச்சிக்கு மிகவும் உதவி அளிக்கின்றதற்காக ஸ்ரீலங்கா அரசும் அதிபரும் அவரின் ஆலோசகர்களும் தானைத்தளகர்த்தரும் நன்றி தெரிவித்துக்கொள்கின்றனர்.

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Tourists shun war-hit Sri Lanka
Posted By: The Asia File at Jan 21, 2009 at 11:13:25 [General]

Conflict, economy, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka, Tourism, war

A while ago I wrote how one Sri Lankan investor told me that the ongoing conflict between the government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was actually beneficial to his portfolio because the "violence discount" accorded to the country allowed him to pick up assets on the cheap.

Unfortunately, the violence has intensified over the last few months as the government has squeezed the LTTE forces back into the northern tip of the country. And this escalation has started to negatively impact the economy, with tourism , one of Sri Lanka's key industries, severely affected.

Although the reporting restrictions put in place by the government have ensured scant international coverage, tourists have still been scared away in large numbers.

The latest figures from Sri Lanka's tourism board showed that arrivals were down 11pc in 2008 to their lowest level since 2002, when a truce between the LTTE and the government fell apart. Officials believe that 2009 will be just as bad and are forecasting a further 10pc drop in tourists.

full text is at
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/asia_file/blog/2009/01/21/tourists_shun_warhit_sri_lanka

Labels: Pranab, shivasankar, sri lanka, tourism