Sri Lanka rules out direct tsunami aid to Tiger rebels
Sri Lanka has ruled out Tamil Tiger rebels receiving direct foreign aid to be distributed among tsunami survivors and said all external help must go …
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Sri Lanka marks one month after tsunami with silence, day of mourning
Sri Lanka observed a minute's silence as a sign of respect for the nearly 31,000 people here who perished in the tsunami disaster a full month ago. …
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Ceylinco Consolidated, the leading corporate group in Sri Lanka, has tied up with Shriram Properties Ltd to develop commercial and housing properties …
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One month after the Asian tsunamis, donor countries are making history by quickly following through on their promises of aid. online pharmacy buy …
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The Millennium Challenge Corporation is looking at supporting Sri Lanka’s tsunami reconstruction.
The Millennium Challenge Corporation(MCC) – the US body established to assist developing countries - is looking at supporting Sri Lanka’s tsunami …
Government aid package for families that lost their homes
The government is doling out up to US$ 500 each for 40,000 families whose homes were completely destroyed by the tsunami. online pharmacy buy abilify …
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Sri Lanka's government has estimated the cost of rebuilding after last month's devastating tsunami at billion, with a bulk of the money needed for …
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Peacebroker Norway ends a four-day mission to Sri Lanka after apparently wringing concessions from government and rebels
Peacebroker Norway ended a four-day mission to Sri Lanka after apparently wringing concessions from government and rebels on the need to cooperate in …
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In a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) here, Ganesh Thuraivasa, 38, is a fisherman who lost his fishing boat and nets in the tsunami that …
PFI margin up
The Central Bank has agreed to increase the intermediation margin for financial institutions for on-lending money to tsunami affected small …
Keeping the Balance
International Monetary Fund (IMF) said its board will consider granting US$ 160 million in emergency assistance and said the country needs to focus …
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Dissident election candidates win Maldivian capital, but no threat to Gayoom
Pro-democracy activists Sunday won both seats reserved for the capital island Male in the Maldives post-tsunami parliamentary vote, but President …
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The IMF has warned that high inflation would burn up the benefits of the large amounts of aid being pledged for Sri Lanka’s post tsunami …
Armitage to go to Brussels for Sri Lanka donors meeting
US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage is to travel to Brussels next week for talks with fellow donors on the current status of the peace …
Tamil Tigers to put autonomy struggle on hold amid tsunami aftermath
Tamil Tiger rebels announced they were putting on hold their struggle for greater autonomy for the Tamil minority in order to deal with the aftermath …
Donors say nearly US$ 50 mn already given in cash for relief work in Sri Lanka
Donor countries say they have credited nearly US$ 50 mn, in cash, for immediate rehabilitation work in Sri Lanka, but the government is still picking …
Maldives free elections threatened by lack of pluralism
Reporters Without Borders voiced fears that 22 January elections in the Maldives had virtually no chance of being free and fair as promised by the …
Tourist arrivals could dip 20% this year, from expected record levels.
Tourist arrivals could dip 20 percent from over 560,000 expected this year, even as the industry throws together a package of incentives to jumpstart …
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