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August 11, 2008 The well-known musician Alston Koch was appointed as an Ambassador for Tourism by Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda this week in Colombo. The well-known musician Alston Koch was appointed as an Ambassador for Tourism by Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda this week in Colombo. With three Gold Records and 18 international releases, including musical videos and the now famous Murali Song, Alston Koch migrated to Australia in 1969, having had a vibrant musical career in Sri Lanka for over a decade before that. He is also a recipient of three ARIA (Australian Record Industry Award) awards. The only Sri Lankan born musician to have an international hit overseas, Alston was in Sri Lanka to perform at the immensely successful “Hikkaduwa Fest ’08” and at the “SAARC Head of States Summit Media Event” hosted by Sri Lanka Tourism. He enthralled South Asian Media and Sri Lankan audiences with the Murali Song with a backdrop of cricket and his other hit songs “Disco L

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