Article: Boat show 2009 in Maldives

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The Sunday Observer
Article date:
August 16, 2009
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Colombo, Aug. 16 -- A boat service will be launched to develop tourism and fishing industries between Maldives and Sri Lanka where the boat industry contributes around 70 percent of the GDP of Maldives and has immense potential to promote tourism and fishing industries in both islands, said High Commissioner for Maldives, Ali Hussain Didi.

High Commissioner was addressing the media on the launch of the Maldives Boat Show 2009 which will be held at the Dharubaaruge Exhibition centre in Male from October 12-14.

"The boat industry contributes around Rupees five to six billion annually to the Maldives revenue.

Sri Lankan boat manufacturers should exploit the vast opportunities in Maldives to ...

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