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FEBRUARY 19, 2005 EST, USA
 
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Lanka on alert ahead of Bush, Clinton visit
dailytimes.com.pk, February 20. COLOMBO: Sri Lanka boosted security Saturday ahead of a visit by former US presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton to inspect American-funded tsunami relief projects, police said. Bush and Clinton will arrive in Colombo Sunday and hold talks with President Chandrika Kumaratunga before leaving Monday for Matara, 160 kilometres (100 miles) south of here to inspect the rebuilding of homes and visit trauma counselling projects funded by the US Agency for International Development. More...
Published: Sat Feb 19 19:46:33 EST 2005
Fears for the orphans of Sri Lanka in aid limbo
timesonline.co.uk, February 20, 2005 . AMONG the orphans of the tsunami, Manju Dissanayake, 12, is one of the lucky few. He lost his parents when the wave crashed ashore on the beaches of southern Sri Lanka. But he now lives with his aunt in a tent erected in the tranquil grounds of a Buddhist temple called Naga Rama Purama. His sisters, who also survived, have gone elsewhere. “I’m already going to school again,” said Manju. “I like it here. When I grow up, I think I want to be a monk, too.” The abbot, W Panyajoti, smiled benevolently at this declaration but firmly ruled it out for the moment. “Manju is very popular with our novices here because he’s so cheerful. But he needs to study and to grow up. Then let him decide,” he said. More...
Published: Sat Feb 19 19:47:36 EST 2005 Back to the top
Sri Lanka military accuses Tigers of provocation
xinhuanet.com, Sat 19th Feb 17:56GMT. Sri Lankan military said Saturday that they had complained to the international truce monitors over alleged provocative action made by the Tamil Tigers.

Brigadier Daya Ratnayake, the military spokesman, said the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) had been alerted to an incident offiring in the air by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels in the northern Jaffna Peninsula.

Ratnayake said the LTTE members has arrived near the Muhamalai army point in the Jaffna Peninsula and fired in the air. The incident happened around 8.30 p.m. (1430 GMT) Friday.

"We have lodged a complaint with the SLMM as we treat this as aviolation of the cease-fire agreement", Ratnayake said.

In another incident a few Tiger members had verbally abused themilitary near an army bunker at Chenkaladi in the eastern districtof Batticaloa. More...
Published: Sat Feb 19 12:56:36 EST 2005 Back to the top

Sri Lanka on alert ahead of ex-US presidents visit
 news.designerz.com, Saturday February 19, 2005. Sri Lanka boosted security ahead of a visit by former US presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton to inspect American-funded tsunami relief projects, police said... Back to the top
Eight, Sri Lankan fishing crew deported
 chennaionline.com, Feb 18. Chennai, Feb 18: Eight Sri Lankan crew-members of a fishing trawler, belonging to a Delhi-based businessman, were deported to their country today... Back to the top
Fishermen attack Tamil Tiger office in northern Sri Lanka
 Associated Press, Fri February 18, 2005 10:30 EST . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka(AP) : A group of fishermen attacked a Tamil Tiger rebel office in Sri Lanka on Friday, demanding the release of three fishermen allegedly abducted by the guerrillas, the military said... Back to the top
Sri Lanka appoints judges to investigate possible neglect of tsunami early warning
 Associated Press, Sat February 19, 2005 06:39 EST . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has appointed two retired judges to investigate whether officials ignored any early warnings about a tsunami threat following the Dec... Back to the top
Norwegian envoy to mediate in Sri Lanka amid heightened tensions
 Associated Press, Sat February 19, 2005 01:19 EST . SHIMALI SENANAYAKE COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) : A top Norwegian envoy will urge the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels to resume peace talks this week, after renewed violence stoked fears of a return to civil war, officials said Saturday... Back to the top
Two former US presidents visiting Sri Lanka on Sunday
 inform.kz, Sat 19th Feb 11:56GMT. Former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush Sr will be visiting Sri Lanka on Sunday and Monday as part of a tour of tsunami-affected countries, the US embassy said, Kazinform refers to Bernama... Back to the top
Duty free treatment from EU: Lanka's efforts bear fruit
 Yahoo, Sat 19th Feb 12:02GMT. Minister of Trade, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Jeyaraj Fernandopulle who has made intensified efforts to obtain duty free treatment for Sri Lanka's exports to the 25 trading nations of the European Union citing the particularly difficult situation Sri Lanka faces after the tsunami disaster, has obtained a very positive reply from his counterpart in the European Commission, Peter Mandelson... Back to the top
Sri Lanka: Stop Customs Duties On Relief Goods To Tsunami Victims
 harolddoan.com, Sat 19th Feb 11:58GMT. Sri Lanka must immediately stop imposing customs duties and other charges on international relief goods sent for tsunami victims in the country, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) urged on Friday... Back to the top
Sri Lanka 's Muslim minority accuses government of ignoring religious sentiments in tsunami reconstruction
 Associated Press, Fri February 18, 2005 06:14 EST . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - About 1,000 Muslims blocked traffic Friday to protest plans by the Buddhist-dominated government to reconstruct tsunami-hit eastern Sri Lanka, saying the effort could wipe out their villages and force them to relocate... Back to the top
Sri Lanka, stop customs duties on relief goods to tsunami victims
 reliefweb.int, Fri 18th Feb 15:00GMT. Sri Lanka must immediately stop imposing customs duties and other charges on international relief goods sent for tsunami victims in the country, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) urged on Friday... Back to the top
Clinton Bush not visiting the North East
 BBC, Fri 18th Feb 09:45GMT. In their forthcoming visit, former presidents of the USA, Bill Clinton and George H... Back to the top
Sri Lankan schools rebuilt with Red Cross assistance
 reliefweb.int, February 15. Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - Galle, Sri Lanka - At first glance, the Gintota School in the seaside village of Galle, Sri Lanka appears similar to many other schools on the island... Back to the top
Sri Lanka Tigers reject UN charges over child soldiers, urges dialogue
 Yahoo, Fri 18th Feb 10:45GMT. COLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels said on Friday a United Nations report saying that the guerrilla movement had recruited more than 4,700 children since 2001 was false... Back to the top
Indian Ocean nations to get tsunami warnings
 CNN, February 18, 2005. TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japan and the United States will start providing tsunami warnings to countries around the Indian Ocean as early as next month as a stopgap measure until the region establishes its own alert system, a Japanese official said Thursday... Back to the top
'Aid tourists' pass test of time
 BBC, Fri 18th Feb 09:45GMT. In the weeks that followed the tsunami, tourists started returning to Sri Lanka - but many were not there for a holiday, they went to help in the relief effort... Back to the top
Iran gives $10 mn for Sri Lanka tsunami relief
 eians.com, Fri 18th Feb 13:08GMT. Colombo, Feb 18 (IANS) Iran has donated $10 million for Sri Lanka's tsunami relief and rehabilitation activities, Xinhua reports... Back to the top
Kaushalya leads Lanka to victory
 Yahoo, Fri 18th Feb 09:45GMT. SRI Lanka Club brought high flying Alpha Fire (Bahrain) to the earth with a sensational 63-run victory at their home ground, thanks to a fine all-round performance by Kasun Kaushalya in the Ernst & Young-sponsored 50 Over Senior League match... Back to the top
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