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JANUARY 22, 2005 EST, USA
 
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Sri Lanka rebels say tsunami pushed politics aside
alertnet.org, 22 Jan 2005 12:45:24 GMT. KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said on Saturday they had put politics aside to clear up after the Asian tsunami, but added that swifter, fairer government aid distribution could boost peace prospects.

In contrast to their threat in November to resume a war for autonomy that killed 64,000 people, the rebels urged Sri Lanka's government to do more to build trust and open "new perspectives" for peace talks stalled for nearly two years.

"This is a sudden intervention of nature, for which we have to give total attention, leaving the political aspect aside," chief rebel negotiator Anton Balasingham said after top level talks between reclusive Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and Norwegian peace envoys. More...
Published: Sat Jan 22 09:42:07 EST 2005

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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 Back to the top
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Washington Post , Jan 21, 2005. SARVODAYAPURAM, Sri Lanka -- Never mind that the waves had just destroyed his home and office, left much of his village in ruins and killed 13 relatives, including his mother and sister. As a government employee, Ahamed Razak said, his first obligation was to the living. So he called a supervisor on a cell phone to ask for instructions and help. The supervisor could provide neither. Razak speaks with displaced people at a camp he set up near his village. He criticized relief groups such as the one that gave him a soccer ball instead of the generator he sought: "This is the requirement that we have? A football?" (Photos John Lancaster -- The Washington Post) "I'm standing on the roof," the distraught man told Razak from his flooded home on the morning of Dec. 26, adding, in effect, what do you expect me to do? It was an important lesson for Razak, 34, who said he quickly grasped that he would have to shoulder the primary burden of running relief efforts -- particularly at the outset -- for the 430 families he serves as chief administrator in Sarvodayapuram, an isolated fishing village and tourist haven on Sri Lanka's hard-hit southeastern coast. More...
Published: Sat Jan 22 21:17:17 EST 2005 Back to the top
'We need help to grieve'
 BBC, Friday, 21 January, 2005, 14:04 GMT . More than 30,000 people died in Sri Lanka in the tsunami and over 5,000 people are still missing... Back to the top
Putin says Russian aid to tsunami-stricken Asian countries the most Moscow has ever given to disaster-relief efforts
 Associated Press, Sat January 22, 2005 10:10 EST . - - Russia has dispatched 21 planes to affected nations 13 to Indonesia, three to Thailand, and five to Sri Lanka - , the Emergency Situations Ministry said last week... Back to the top
Sri Lanka detains two helicopters brought with tsunami supplies
 Associated Press, Sat January 22, 2005 11:16 EST . - - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Sri Lanka - 's air force on Saturday detained two unassembled helicopters that arrived with tsunami aid supplies, saying they presented a potential threat to national security... Back to the top
Lanka to let Tigers have piece of recovery pie
 telegraphindia.com, Saturday, January 22, 2005 . Sri Lanka plans to use more than half of its $3.5 billion tsunami recovery budget to build new towns, roads and railway and give rebel-held areas a piece of the pie, documents showed today... Back to the top
Agency asks Sri Lankan president to reconcile widely different tsunami death tolls
 Associated Press, Sat January 22, 2005 08:29 EST . SHIMALI SENANAYAKE Associated Press Writer COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) A government agency asked Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga on Saturday to resolve a discrepancy of more than 7,000 people in the country's death toll from the Dec... Back to the top
Norwegian envoys scramble to resolve tsunami aid dispute in Sri Lanka
 Associated Press, Sat January 22, 2005 07:46 EST . ARTHUR MAX - Associated Press Writer - KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka (AP) Norwegian envoys are urging the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels to create a joint body to oversee tsunami aid distribution in an effort to streamline relief efforts, officials said Saturday... Back to the top
Norwegian foreign minister in Tamil rebel capital to discuss tsunami relief, peace talks
 Associated Press, Sat January 22, 2005 01:25 EST . ARTHUR MAX - Associated Press Writer - KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka (AP) Norway's foreign minister Saturday was in the capital of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels to resolve disputes between the government and the insurgents over the distribution of tsunami aid... Back to the top
Spreading supplies -- and the word
 Associated Press, Sat January 22, 2005 03:04 EST . Samaritan's Purse is rushing $4 million in sanitation, food, medical and housing supplies to its teams in Sri Lanka and Indonesia... Back to the top
ILO sees restoring jobs crucial to recovery in tsunami-hit areas+
 Associated Press, Fri January 21, 2005 23:13 EST . The ILO estimates that 1 million people in Indonesia and Sri Lanka alone have lost their employment and livelihoods due to the Dec... Back to the top
New advice on Sri Lanka
 Yahoo, Saturday 22 January 2005. The Foreign Office has lifted its advice against non-essential travel to affected coastal areas in Sri Lanka... Back to the top
Norway to continue support Sri Lanka s rebuilding: officials
 people.com.cn, January 22, 2005. Norwegian officials told Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga on Friday that Norway will continue its support and assistance to Sri Lankan government' rehabilitation efforts after the tsunami... Back to the top
Tsunami disaster hasn t mended Sri Lankan divide
 nwsource.com, Saturday, January 22, 2005 . FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — In Sri Lanka, the Tamils live mostly in the northeast, where they have their own schools and worship freely in Hindu temples... Back to the top
Agency develops foster care program for hurting Sri Lanka
 baptiststandard.com, Jan 22, 2005 - 05:09 AM . SAN ANTONIO--Success in Moldova led to Baptist Child & Family Services to become the lead agency in developing a foster care and kinship care program in Sri Lanka... Back to the top
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... Back to the top
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... Back to the top
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
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