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Authorities are warning residents off coastal areas after a tidal wave hit Sri Lanka’s coastal regions killing hundreds, leaving thousands homeless. Authorities are warning residents off coastal areas after a tidal wave hit Sri Lanka’s coastal regions killing hundreds, leaving thousands homeless. Curious residents from inland have started flocking to beaches to see the damage, […]

Authorities are warning residents off coastal areas after a tidal wave hit Sri Lanka’s coastal regions killing hundreds, leaving thousands homeless.Authorities are warning residents off coastal areas after a tidal wave hit Sri Lanka’s coastal regions killing hundreds, leaving thousands homeless. Initial reports indicate that the tidal wave or tsunami may have been caused by […]

Authorities are warning residents off coastal areas after a tidal wave hit Sri Lanka’s coastal regions killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless.Authorities are warning residents off coastal areas after a tidal wave hit Sri Lanka’s coastal regions killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless. Though the tide has receded in some areas in the South waters […]

A tidal wave had hit Sri Lanka coastal region putting broad swathes of low lying areas under water, eyewitness reports say. Initial reports indicate that areas ranging from Trincomalee, Yala, Galle and Kaluthara are affected. Residents of Dehiwala in the Suburbs of Colombo say sea levels have risen.The southern coastal regions are the main tourist […]

A Matara health official says at least 170 people are feared dead in the tidal wave that hit Sri Lanka’s eastern and southern coastal belt.A Matara health official says at least 170 people are feared dead in the tidal wave that hit Sri Lanka’s eastern and southern coastal belt. This adds to the over 300 […]

The Trincomale District Secretary told a local radio station that over 300 dead bodies had been recovered so far. The Trincomale District Secretary told a local radio station that over 300 dead bodies had been recovered so far. A estimated 136 bodies have been recovered in the Eastern coastal town of Kenniyai and over 200 […]

President Chandrika Kumaratunga Saturday voiced confidence that peace was closer than ever in Sri Lanka even though Tamil Tiger rebels rejected her latest offer to revive stalled negotiations.President Chandrika Kumaratunga Saturday voiced confidence that peace was closer than ever in Sri Lanka even though Tamil Tiger rebels rejected her latest offer to revive stalled negotiations. […]

President Chandrika Kumaratunga Saturday voiced confidence that peace was closer than ever in Sri Lanka even though Tamil Tiger rebels rejected her latest offer to revive stalled negotiations.President Chandrika Kumaratunga Saturday voiced confidence that peace was closer than ever in Sri Lanka even though Tamil Tiger rebels rejected her latest offer to revive stalled negotiations. […]

The United Nations World Food Program Tuesday said that malnutrition was spreading at an alarming rate in Sri Lanka’s Tamil rebel-held regions with nearly one in five children suffering stunted growth.The United Nations World Food Program Tuesday said that malnutrition was spreading at an alarming rate in Sri Lanka’s Tamil rebel-held regions with nearly one […]

Sri Lanka has made a new proposal to revive peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels amid intense pressure from foreign aid donors, officials and a press report said Tuesday.Sri Lanka has made a new proposal to revive peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels amid intense pressure from foreign aid donors, officials and a press report […]

The free trade agreement with Pakistan is likely to be finalised by end of December, said the Treasury Secretary on Monday.The free trade agreement with Pakistan is likely to be finalised by end of December, said the Treasury Secretary on Monday. “Hopefully over the next two weeks we can finalise the FTA with Pakistan,” said […]