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JANUARY 21, 2005 EST, USA
 
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Lankan survivors face new horrors
gulf-daily-news.com, 20 January 2005. The aftermath of the tsunami disaster has brought new horrors to the people of Sri Lanka, says an aid worker from Bahrain. ROBERT SMITH reports CHILD abuse, rape, body-snatching, disease and hunger are some of the horrors facing Sri Lankan survivors of last month's tsunami. Thousands of traumatised victims need counselling, according to a Bahrain-based family who flew home to help with relief work. Angelo Embuldeniya, aged 21, returned to his home country with his father Jeya - a cost controller at Bapco - and mother Delrine in the wake of the disaster. The situation on the ground is improving, as the stench from dead bodies gradually disappears as they are cleared, he told the GDN by telephone. More...
Published: Fri Jan 21 23:14:52 EST 2005
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Sri Lanka 's president and Norwegian foreign minister hold talks on aid distribution
Associated Press, Fri January 21, 2005 03:34 EST . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Sri Lanka's president and Norway's foreign minister held constructive talks Friday about the distribution of aid in the tsunami-battered nation and efforts to revive the stalled peace process with Tamil Tiger rebels, an official said. Foreign Minister Jan Petersen arrived in Sri Lanka on Thursday. On Saturday, he is to travel to the rebel stronghold of Kilinochchi to meet guerrilla leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.

On Friday, Petersen met President Chandrika Kumaratunga, said Harim Peiris, the leader's spokesman.

``The meeting was very constructive. The whole issue of relief and rehabilitation was discussed,'' he said, but declined to give details. ``The peace process was discussed.''

Efforts to secure a permanent peace deal stalled in 2003 because of disagreements over rebel demands for autonomy.

The distribution of aid following the Dec. 26 tsunami, which killed at least 31,000 people in Sri Lanka, has also led to disputes, with the insurgents claiming disruptions in government aid reaching areas under their control.
Published: Fri Jan 21 05:44:53 EST 2005 Back to the top

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Roads, rails, rebel area in Sri Lanka tsunami plan
Yahoo, Friday January 21, 6:49 PM. COLOMBO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka plans to use 40 percent of its $3.5 billion tsunami recovery fund in new infrastructure projects and looks set to give Tamil Tiger rebels a piece of the pie, documents showed on Friday. A copy of the draft recovery plan obtained by Reuters makes no mention of the rebels, who accuse the government of denying them aid. But it outlines projects in at least one district that is almost entirely in rebel hands. Any funds flowing into rebel territory could stir controversy among the Sinhalese majority, while the prospect of gleaming new towns and transport links eating up over 40 percent of the mostly donor funded recovery budget was already under fire. More...
Published: Fri Jan 21 06:13:29 EST 2005 Back to the top
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Political parties asked to shed differences
 gulfnews.com, 21/1/2005, 06:50 . Colombo : President Chandrika Kumaratunga has asked political parties to shed their differences and show unity to rebuild the tsunami-devastated nation... Back to the top
Aid is reaching out to rebel held areas, Amunugama tells Norwegians.
 BBC, 20 January, 2005 17:53 GMT. A high level Norwegian Government delegation, including Development Aid Minister, Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Envoy to Sri Lanka Eric Soleheim, met Finance Minister Dr Sarath Amunugama in Colombo... Back to the top
Disaster relief is the focus of Norway talks, but peace is the background
 Associated Press, Fri January 21, 2005 03:33 EST . ARTHUR MAX - Associated Press Writer - VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka (AP) Norwegian peacemakers who have been trying to revive peace talks between Tamil Tiger rebels and the government are back in Sri Lanka on a less ambitious mission: to end arguments over the distribution of aid to tsunami victims... Back to the top
Vigilance required in administering donations
 Associated Press, Fri January 21, 2005 04:34 EST . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (CP) More vigilance is needed to ensure that millions in cash donated for tsunami victims reaches the right targets, says the Canadian aid director here... Back to the top
LTTE plans tsunami wall along coast
 hindustantimes.com, January 21, 2005 17:49 IST. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and LTTE Supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran seem to have at least one thing in common - both are planning to build a wall along the coast as the first line of defence against the dreaded tsunami... Back to the top
Tsunami to cut Sri Lanka tourism income by 15%
 hindustantimes.com, January 20, 2005 17:33 IST. Tsunami-stricken Sri Lanka's tourism revenues are expected to fall by up to 15 per cent this year as foreigners stay away from beach resorts shattered by giant waves last month, the Sri Lanka Tourist Board said... Back to the top
Confusion surrounds Sri Lanka tsunami death toll
 alertnet.org, 21 Jan 2005 13:54:21 GMT. COLOMBO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lankans trying to come to terms with piles of corpses left by a tsunami may never know the actual death toll because of the disaster's unprecedented scale, different methods of counting and the politics of an ethnic war... Back to the top
Air Force Continues Aid In Sri Lanka
 Associated Press, Thu January 20, 2005 14:56 EST . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Three weeks after the most devastating tsunamis on record slammed into this island south of India and killed an estimated 38,000 people, Airmen continue to help people here... Back to the top
India gets thumbs up for relief in Sri Lanka
 Yahoo, Friday January 21, 8:46 AM. Top Stories Friday January 21, 8:46 AM India gets thumbs up for relief in Sri Lanka By M... Back to the top
Italian FM In Sri Lanka, Italy Will Make 1000s Of Houses
 agi.it, Friday January 21, 2005. Italian houses for Tricomalee fisherman, who have been homeless since December 26: Italian Foreign Minister, Gianfranco Fini, visiting Colombo to discuss aid for tsunami victims, reached an agreement with the Sri Lankan president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, to work towards building houses... Back to the top
After a slow start in Sri Lanka, DART team is getting the job done
 Yahoo, Friday, January 21, 2005. KALMUNAI, SRI LANKA -- Six members of the Canadian Forces sat chewing tobacco in Sri Lanka yesterday, enjoying the scenery, and one blurted: "Wouldn't this make a great Tim Hortons commercial?" He had a point, despite the total absence of coffee during this break... Back to the top
100 metre restriction is not practical - Anura
 BBC, Friday 21st Jan 2005 12:37GMT. Sri Lanka is to launch a major campaign to revive the tourism industry which was largely destroyed by the recent tsunami... Back to the top
ADRA President Returns from Tsunami Disaster Sites in Sri Lanka, Thailand
 Yahoo, 21 Jan 2005 14:42:00 GMT. Silver Spring, Maryland – Charles Sandefur, president of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International, returned this week from visiting tsunami-affected areas in Sri Lanka and Thailand... Back to the top
MB woman hopes to rebuild Sri Lanka
 Associated Press, Fri January 21, 2005 03:18 EST . Thulsinka Winkler visited her hometown last month in Matara, Sri Lanka, for the first time in 15 years... Back to the top
Bloomington church sends $20,000 to tsunami victims
 Associated Press, Fri January 21, 2005 02:49 EST . The Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Bloomington sent the money this week to a Sri Lanka pastor who served at the Illinois church from January 2001 to August 2002... Back to the top
Fishing nets donated to Sri Lanka
 abc.net.au, Friday, 21/01/2005. The first 3,000 metres of donated fishing nets are on their way to Sri Lanka for communities hit by the tsunami... Back to the top
Sri Lankan Fishermen Lose a Longtime Friend
 newsday.com, January 20, 2005. WELIGAMA, Sri Lanka — The old man frowns and says he has had enough of the sea... Back to the top
Team of doctors return from Sri Lanka
 Yahoo, Friday, January 21, 2005. A team of doctors and students from the Yale School of Medicine returned last Saturday from a two-week stay in Sri Lanka, where they assisted in the tsunami relief effort by providing medical care... Back to the top
Health care aides returning to Sri Lanka
 rep-am.com, Friday, January 21, 2005 . DERBY -- Dr. Ramin Ahmadi is assembling another team of physicians and health care professionals for a second mission to tsunami-ravaged Sri Lanka to assess survivors' mental health and begin treatment of what he calls a fragile populace overwhelmed by the disaster... Back to the top
Ont. EMAT members at work in Sri Lanka
 canada.com, January 21, 2005. TORONTO -- Two members of Ontario's Emergency Medical Assistance Team are on the ground in Sri Lanka to provide help to the tsunami-ravaged country, a government source said Thursday... Back to the top
Sri Lanka peace hinges on tsunami cleanup
 Dawn, 21 January 2005 . It took a devastating tsunami to finally give the Sri Lankan government and its feared Tamil Tiger foes a common goal after two decades of bloody civil war - and now the clean-up may hold the key to elusive lasting peace... Back to the top
Tamil aid group accuses Sri Lankan government of holding up aid
 Associated Press, Fri January 21, 2005 03:49 EST . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) A Tamil relief and rehabilitation group on Friday accused the Sri Lankan government of holding up urgently needed medical supplies and equipment for ethnic Tamils living in the tsunami-devastated north and east... Back to the top
ASU drive nets goods for Sri Lanka
 azcentral.com, Jan. 21, 2005 12:00 AM . Charitable organizations say the best way to help victims of the Asian tsunami disaster is by donating cash, not material goods... Back to the top
UNHCR wants Sri Lanka 's war refugees to be resettled as well as tsunami victims - Update
 Associated Press, Thu January 20, 2005 12:59 EST . BETH GARDINER - Associated Press Writer - In Sri Lanka where about 79,000 refugees now live in relief centers in the island's Tamil-dominated northeast the United Nation's refugee agency is asking the government to help resettle tens of thousands of people, mostly minority Tamils, displaced by the country's 20-year civil war... Back to the top
Norwegian delegation meeting government, rebels on tsunami relief
 Associated Press, Thu January 20, 2005 06:38 EST . SHIMALI SENANAYAKE - Associated Press Writer - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Norwegian peace brokers began a series of meetings with Sri Lankan officials on Thursday before heading northward to see the leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels, amid hopeful signs of cooperation in relief efforts for victims of the Asian tsunami... Back to the top
UN Urges Sri Lanka to Include Civil War Refugees in Tsunami ...
 chosun.com, January 20, 21:50 EDT. The United Nations refugee agency has urged Sri Lanka to include tens of thousands of people displaced by the country's long-running civil war in the government's post-tsunami resettlement plans... Back to the top
Breakthrough in Lanka peace talks expected
 Yahoo, 20 January 2005 . COLOMBO — The London-based Tamil Tiger chief negotiator Anton Balasingham was scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow for talks with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen raising hopes that the discussion will go beyond the tsunami devastation to break the deadlock over resuming peace talks... Back to the top
Bev Chapman Reports On Sri Lanka Tsunami Relief, Part 2
 Yahoo, January 20, 21:50 EDT. KUDAWELL, Sri Lanka -- At the Gangaramaya Temple, people are praying by making water offerings to Buddha, and they are building 1,000 shelters for the homeless... Back to the top
India's NTPC Considering Setting Up Power Plant In Sri Lanka
 Yahoo, January 20, 21:50 EDT. NEW DELHI, Jan 21 Asia Pulse - State-owned National Thermal Power Corporation (NSI:NTPC) said it is considering setting up a 300 MW power plant in Sri Lanka... Back to the top
Sri Lanka To Complete Rebuilding Programme In Six Months
 Yahoo, January 20, 2005 13:22 PM. COLOMBO, Jan 20 (Bernama) -- Sri Lanka hopes to complete an ambitious US$3.5 billion rebuilding programme -- much of it through foreign aid -- in tsunami-devastated areas in six months, President Chandrika Kumaratunga said... Back to the top
No elections for five years, says Lanka Prez
 hindustantimes.com, January 20, 2005 17:10 IST. The Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has said that there will be no elections for the next five years, because people have to close ranks and work together to rebuild the country devastated by the tsunami of December 26, 2004... Back to the top
Universal Communication Systems, Inc. Subsidiary AirWater Corporation Secures Firm Order for 270 AirWater Machines for Sri Lankan Market
 Associated Press, Wed January 19, 2005 18:41 EST . - - Universal Communication Systems, Inc. (OTC BB: UCSY) subsidiary AirWater Corporation company president Michael J... Back to the top
Confusion surrounds exact toll of Asian tsunami four weeks after disaster
 Associated Press, Thu January 20, 2005 02:39 EST . CHRIS BRUMMITT - Associated Press Writer - JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Almost four weeks after the Dec... Back to the top
Sri Lanka rupee inches up as exporters sell dollar
 Yahoo, Thursday January 20, 7:41 PM. COLOMBO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The Sri Lanka rupee closed a fraction higher on Thursday as exporters' dollar sales more than offset demand to settle trade bills, dealers said on Thursday... Back to the top
Lanka launches US$3.5 billion recovery drive
 brunei-online.com, Thursday, January 20, 2005. HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (AFP) - President Chandrika Kumaratunga Wednesday launched Sri Lanka's ambitious 3.5-billion dollar tsunami recovery drive from this devastated coastal town with an appeal for unity... Back to the top
Tsunami fuels Sri Lanka s inflation: IMF
 Namini Wijedasa in Colombo, Thursday, January 20, 2005 . COLOMBO - The losses suffered by Sri Lanka from the tsunami that battered its coastal areas last month are likely to be worse than expected, with economic growth, the balance of payments and inflation all likely to suffer, an IMF report released yesterday said... Back to the top
Flat Mark Martin in Sri Lanka
 torontofreepress.com, January 20, 2005. "Is Prime Minister Paul Martin stupid or arrogant?" Anna, a Canadian-born journalist now living in England asked me on the telephone yesterday... Back to the top
A blind eye to Tamil terrorism
 National Post, Ca., January 18, 2005. In Australia, Britain and the United States, belonging to or attempting to raise funds for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) -- better known as the Tamil Tigers -- can lead to arrest or imprisonment... Back to the top
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