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Flash floods cripple Sri Lanka tsunami relief as toll mounts
Flash floods crippled relief work in eastern Sri Lanka dealing a double blow to tsunami survivors as another 14,000 people were reported missing apart from the nearly 29,000 confirmed dead.Flash floods crippled relief work in eastern Sri Lanka dealing a double blow to tsunami survivors as another 14,000 people were reported missing apart from the […]
Sri Lanka Tsunami – Generous Hand
Faced with a staggering US$ 1 bn reconstruction bill, Sri Lankan government is floating a diaspora fund, to reach out expatriates willing to help out in rebuilding the tsunami stricken Southern and Eastern coastal belts. Faced with a staggering US$ 1 bn reconstruction bill, Sri Lankan government is floating a diaspora fund, to reach out […]
Sri Lanka Tsunami – Emergency Help
Sri Lanka picked up a US$ 100 mn cheque from the World Bank on Friday to provide emergency relief to people struck by the Sunday’s deadly tsunami. Sri Lanka picked up a US$ 100 mn cheque from the World Bank on Friday to provide emergency relief to people struck by the Sunday’s deadly tsunami. The […]
Sri Lanka Tsunami – Building Fund
Putting Sri Lanka together again after Sunday’s tsunami will cost US$ 1 bn says the island’s President Chandrika Kumaratunga.Putting Sri Lanka together again after Sunday’s tsunami will cost US$ 1 bn says the island’s President Chandrika Kumaratunga. “The reconstruction process will cost around hundred billion rupees,” says Kumaratunga told journalists after a visit to the […]
Rained In
Torrential rains threaten to hamper relief work and raise the risk of disease in the Eastern coastal belt of Sri Lanka.Torrential rains threaten to hamper relief work and raise the risk of disease in the Eastern coastal belt of Sri Lanka. The Metrological Department told Lanka Business Online on Friday that heavy rains were forecasted […]
Shell Aid
The Royal Dutch Shell Group will give US$ 3 mn to disaster relief efforts in Asia, with part of the funds coming through special schemes on fuel.The Royal Dutch Shell Group will give US$ 3 mn to disaster relief efforts in Asia, with part of the funds coming through special schemes on fuel. Of the […]
World Bank says it will give US$ 250mn to tsunami hit nations
The World Bank says it will give US$ 250mn to tsunami affected countries to meet urgent rehabilitation work for the next six months.The World Bank says it will give US$ 250mn to tsunami affected countries to meet urgent rehabilitation work for the next six months. “This amount will cover the next six months while further […]
Sri Lanka’s war machine gears for relief as tsunami toll nears 22,500
Sri Lanka mobilised its entire public service and the military into an internationally-backed relief operation to stave off hunger and disease as the tsunami death toll neared 22,500. Sri Lanka mobilised its entire public service and the military into an internationally-backed relief operation to stave off hunger and disease as the tsunami death toll neared […]
Sri Lanka Tsunami – Patchwork
Tsunami hit Sri Lanka’s top donors led by the World Bank plans to roll out emergency recovery credit facilities together with a quick donors meeting to assess the damage caused by killer waves last Sunday. Tsunami hit Sri Lanka’s top donors led by the World Bank plans to roll out emergency recovery credit facilities together […]
Hold It
Sri Lanka decides to stop international donations of food and selected medical items and focus on other areas of shortage to rehabilitate tsunami victims.Sri Lanka decides to stop international donations of food and selected medical items and focus on other areas of shortage to rehabilitate tsunami victims. “We have temporarily discontinued foreign aid in some […]
Sri Lanka Tsunami – Little Dip
Sri Lanka Telecom hopes to fork out over Rs. 25 mn each for the next three months to restore services in areas struck by Sunday’s tsunami. Sri Lanka Telecom hopes to fork out over Rs. 25 mn each for the next three months to restore services in areas struck by Sunday’s tsunami. Sri Lanka’s dominant […]
Bodyguards whisks Sri Lankan premier away from a meeting with Tamil tsunami quake victims
Bodyguards whisked Sri Lanka’s prime minister away from a meeting with ethnic-Tamil tsunami quake victims Thursday after some victims hit journalists and a soldier with wooden poles.Bodyguards whisked Sri Lanka’s prime minister away from a meeting with ethnic-Tamil tsunami quake victims Thursday after some victims hit journalists and a soldier with wooden poles. Prime Minister […]