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Indigenous tourism to the fore

Sri Lanka Tourism, in a new initiative, is promoting the culture and lifestyle of the Veddah community. Earlier this week a team of officials including Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Managing Director Rumy Jaufer visited the community at Dambana along with a Russian TV crew.
Pix show a traditional dance and (inset) officials and the Russian TV crew.

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