9 October 2018 09:26 pm
He said he inspected the tourist bungalows and hotels in Nuwara-Eliya, Bandarawela, Kataragama, Bentota, Ella, Wellawaya and Weeraketiya.
The minister said these places should be refurbished if they were to compete with the hotels and resorts operated by the private sector.
He said financial assistance could be obtained under the Enterprise Sri Lanka programme.