10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. Lal Premanath

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Matara· 23 July 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Tourism Zones in Matara District (Q.6/2025 – 866/2025)

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Hon. Lal Premanath welcomed the Deputy Minister’s attention to a long-standing tourist area that had not previously been formally designated as a tourism zone. He asked whether the Ministry would coordinate with officials and use the District Coordinating Committee to establish a proper mechanism for its development and recognition.

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¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, my first supplementary is this.

¶ 02 Hon. Deputy Minister, first, I thank you for your grasp of the matter. This area has been drawing tourists for a long time, but previous governments did not intervene to designate it as a tourism zone. Often these places became popular through social media posts. Therefore, creating a formal process is important. Will you coordinate with officials and, particularly through the District Coordinating Committee with our leadership, to set up a proper mechanism?

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Hansard, Wednesday, 23 July 2025 ·No. 1754386160089643 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Lal Premanath. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 July 2025. No. 1754386160089643. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4098