Sri Lanka has been ranked as the number one tourist destination by the New York Times in its list of ‘31 Places to Go in 2010’.
Sri Lanka has received another nod as a top travel destination. National Geographic has listed Sri Lanka second in its “25 Best New Trips for 2010.” Even a study carried out by Newsweek magazine Sri Lanka has been ranked 66th in the world’s best countries. This study was conducted by the internationally acclaimed magazine on 100 of the world’s best countries. The study focused on five main aspects which included health, quality of life and the political environment. Sri Lanka was ranked above its neighbours with India ranked at No 78, Bangladesh at No 88, and Pakistan at No 89. So we can observe Sri Lanka now heading for a new era with economic development.
But still most of our export business etc depends upon to the traditional products like tea, rubber as well as garments. What we have to understand is to move away from the traditional markets such as manufacturing, and see the creative industries as a key component in a new knowledge economy.
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Author: Nalin ABEYSEKERA
