Nine killed in Sri Lanka fighting

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Thousands flee Sri Lanka fighting

Thousands flee Sri Lanka fighting 04/09/2004 04:13 PM
Civilians head for safety as clashes erupt between rival Tamil Tiger rebel groups in the north-east.

Sri Lanka Says 18,706 Confirmed Killed
by Tsunami

Sri Lanka Says 18,706 Confirmed Killed
by Tsunami 12/28/2004 07:25 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 28 2004 11:41AM GMT

Dozens killed in Baghdad fighting

Dozens killed in Baghdad fighting 09/07/2004 03:29 AM
Clashes between US forces and Shia insurgents across Baghdad's Sadr City leave at least 33 people dead.

Fighting in Central Baghdad, at Least 5
Killed

Fighting in Central Baghdad, at Least 5
Killed 09/12/2004 05:18 AM
Reuters via Wired News Sep 12 2004 7:56AM GMT

Fifteen Iraqis Killed in Falluja
Fighting (Reuters)

Fifteen Iraqis Killed in Falluja
Fighting (Reuters) 04/16/2004 12:59 AM
Reuters - U.S. troops and Iraqi guerrillas fought fierce clashes overnight in the western city of Falluja and 15 Iraqis were killed, witnesses and a medical official said on Friday.

"Sri Lanka"

"Sri Lanka" 12/28/2004 10:49 AM

Evangelism in Sri Lanka

Evangelism in Sri Lanka 01/05/2004 05:29 PM
Globalized fundamentalism versus tradition. This report for the Society for International Development describes the efforts of foreign funded Christian evangelists to gain converts in Sri Lanka, which the author views as an assault on traditional Sri Lankan culture. There is a backl ash, which some say is leading to the sup pression of religious freedom and state sponsorship of Buddhism. [Via Plastic.]

Eyewitness: Sri Lanka tsunami

Eyewitness: Sri Lanka tsunami 12/26/2004 10:35 AM
The BBC's Roland Buerk describes escaping from the tsunami that smashed into Sri Lanka's south coast.

In Sri Lanka, animals seem to have
survived

In Sri Lanka, animals seem to have
survived 12/29/2004 02:36 PM
Xeni Jardin: Strangely, amid massive loss of human life, there seems to be little or no dead wild animals in Sri Lanka. Snip:

Sri Lankan wildlife officials are stunned -- the worst tsunami in memory has killed around 22,000 people along the Indian Ocean island's coast, but they can't find any dead animals.

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Antoin on the crisis in Sri Lanka

Antoin on the crisis in Sri Lanka 01/02/2005 02:03 PM

Some of us have been having an email exchange online about how we can help tsunami victims. Here is an email from Antoin that I found particularly interesting. It concurs with an IHT article I read the other day which said the biggest problem in many regions was not the volume of support but the coordination and the most limited resource was airspace, airstrips, and coordination.

Antoin

Hi folks,

I've been staying with some Sri Lankan friends living in London. But they really don't know what to do. They are perplexed really.

There is a relief effort, and a lot of people are doing a lot of work, but you'd have to wonder whether this is thought out to any great extent. I can imagine what will happen. In a week or two, tents and medical equipment will show up in SL in large volumes, but by that stage they will be useless. At that stage, they will be beginning to look for things like building supplies. Medical supplies are being shipped from the UK, and this is certainly an important contribution, but perhaps the money and effort could be better focused. You could buy them cheaper in China or Singapore, and the flight time is much shorter.

According to the News Lanka newsletter, a paper for the Sinhalese community in the UK, the government is turning down aid teams from places like Israel, because they already have too many relief workers. Perhaps the Sri Lankan government mistakenly thought that these were 'amateur' relief workers who were being sent.

There is a lot of talk about not being able to afford response systems. In reality, there was no problem predicting the tsunamis by all accounts, at least as far as India and Sri Lanka were concerned. The problem was that the seismologists had no idea who they should call when they found out what was happening.

Now there are false alarms happening and It is difficult for ordinary people to get good information. TV footage in the UK showed people running, because they thought another tsunami was coming. But the information people were getting from the government was incorrect. This will eventually turn into the story about the boy who cried 'wolf' too many times.

There really has to be a better way of going about this.

I absolutely agree with what Jack has written about land title. There is no point in funding the rebuilding the homes of the people effected, if they do not have at least some sort of title on the land. Of course, this only represents a small proportion of the land masses we are talking about, but it would be a great place to start on sorting out land ownership in SE Asia.

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Forest People of Sri Lanka

Forest People of Sri Lanka 12/31/2004 12:54 PM
Veddas (or Wanniya-laeto): the ancient and presently endangered forest-people of Sri Lanka. (more: 1, 2, 3, 4)
"...the surviving Wanniya-laeto community retains much of its own distinctive cyclic worldview, prehistoric cultural memory, and time-tested knowledge of their semi-evergreen dry monsoon forest habitat that has enabled their ancestor-revering culture to meet the diverse challenges to their collective identity and survival."

Sri Lanka holds day of mourning

Sri Lanka holds day of mourning 12/31/2004 06:41 AM
Flags are lowered to half mast and inter-faith services held to mourn Sri Lanka's 28,000 tsunami dead.

Powell and Annan due in Sri Lanka

Powell and Annan due in Sri Lanka 01/06/2005 11:47 PM
The US secretary of state and UN secretary general are to visit Sri Lanka, where tensions have grown over tsunami aid.

Sri Lanka needs warning system

Sri Lanka needs warning system 12/30/2004 02:48 PM
globetechnology.com Dec 30 2004 5:33PM GMT

Cricket: Sri Lanka tour off

Cricket: Sri Lanka tour off 12/29/2004 11:56 AM
Sri Lanka have cancelled their cricket tour of New Zealand following the tsunami disaster that ravaged their country.

Historian missing in Sri Lanka

Historian missing in Sri Lanka 12/29/2004 06:15 AM
Concern grows for a County Antrim historian missing in Sri Lanka following the undersea earthquake disaster.

Internet crashes in Sri Lanka

Internet crashes in Sri Lanka 08/22/2004 03:51 PM
TamilNet Aug 22 2004 7:27PM GMT

Sri Lanka searches for survivors

Sri Lanka searches for survivors 12/26/2004 10:35 AM
Sri Lanka bears the brunt of Sunday's sea surges with more than 2,400 dead and up to a million displaced.

Sri Lanka back online after cable cut

Sri Lanka back online after cable cut 08/27/2004 01:31 PM
Computer Weekly Aug 27 2004 12:07PM GMT

Tidal Waves Kill 160 in Sri Lanka (AP)

Tidal Waves Kill 160 in Sri Lanka (AP) 12/26/2004 01:18 AM
AP - An extremely powerful earthquake rocked northern Indonesia Sunday, sparking massive tidal waves across the region — the apparent cause of 160 deaths in Sri Lanka. More than a dozen people were reported killed elsewhere, officials and witnesses said.

Deadly blast in Sri Lanka capital

Deadly blast in Sri Lanka capital 07/07/2004 02:54 AM
At least four people die as a female suicide bomber causes an explosion near the prime minister's office.

Sri Lanka counts sea surge dead

Sri Lanka counts sea surge dead 12/27/2004 08:53 AM
Sri Lanka bears the brunt of Sunday's sea surges with nearly 11,000 dead and up to a million displaced.

Tsunami warning was on Internet before
it hit Lanka

Tsunami warning was on Internet before
it hit Lanka 01/01/2005 10:10 PM
Sri Lanka Sunday Times Jan 2 2005 1:02AM GMT

YudelLine 2.1: Discussion on Israel and
Sri Lanka

YudelLine 2.1: Discussion on Israel and
Sri Lanka 01/01/2005 02:33 PM
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Sri Lanka tsunami aid deal signed

Sri Lanka tsunami aid deal signed 06/24/2005 07:05 PM
The Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels sign a $3bn tsunami aid-sharing deal, despite protests.

SMSes from Sri Lanka tsunami zone

SMSes from Sri Lanka tsunami zone 12/28/2004 01:34 AM
Xeni Jardin: Earlier today, we posted a first-person account from tsunami eyewitness Sanjay (aka "Morquendi"). He's a blogger and TV producer who lives and works in Sri Lanka, one of the areas hardest hit by the disaster. Throughout last night -- as he participated in emergency rescue and relief efforts -- Sanjay text-messaged live observations to his co-editors at the collaborative blog ChiensSansFronteres. That, my friends, is a blogger worthy of some serious respect. Snip:

# I'm standing on the Galle road in Aluthgama and looking at 5 ton trawlers tossed onto the road. Scary shit.

# Found 5 of my friends, 2 dead. Of the 5, 4 are back in Colombo. The last one is stranded because of a broken bridge. Broken his leg. But he's alive. Made...

# ..contact. He got swept away but swam ashore. Said he's been burying people all day. Just dragging them off the beach and digging holes with his hands. Go..

#..ing with gear to get him tommorrow morning. He sounded disturbed. Guess grave digging does that to you.

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Two dead in Sri Lanka jail clash

Two dead in Sri Lanka jail clash 07/15/2004 01:55 AM
Two prisoners are shot dead, apparently in a clash between two rival factions of the Tamil Tigers.

Mourning Sri Lanka Searches for Its Dead

Mourning Sri Lanka Searches for Its Dead 12/28/2004 07:24 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 28 2004 11:53AM GMT

Rain hampers Sri Lanka relief bid

Rain hampers Sri Lanka relief bid 01/04/2005 09:07 AM
Heavy rain and flooding are seriously hampering the tsunami relief operation in eastern Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka moves 'hampering peace'

Sri Lanka moves 'hampering peace' 02/12/2004 04:01 AM
President Kumaratunga's dismissal of 39 junior ministers has hit Sri Lanka's peace process, the PM says.

Arthur C. Clarke Reports From Sri Lanka

Arthur C. Clarke Reports From Sri Lanka 12/28/2004 05:28 AM

Sri Lanka quake aid tensions grow

Sri Lanka quake aid tensions grow 01/06/2005 02:47 PM
A dispute develops in Sri Lanka over whether the government has given enough aid to tsunami-hit Tamil areas.

Fatal riot in central Sri Lanka

Fatal riot in central Sri Lanka 04/29/2004 05:01 AM
Police open fire in rioting in central Sri Lanka in which at least two people are reported killed.

Rebels 'shot dead' in Sri Lanka

Rebels 'shot dead' in Sri Lanka 04/26/2004 06:05 AM
Unidentified attackers kill seven Tamil Tigers near the eastern town of Batticaloa, the rebels say.

Tigers due to meet Sri Lanka army

Tigers due to meet Sri Lanka army 04/15/2004 03:49 AM
A meeting is soon to take place between the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan army, the first since a split in the rebel movement.

Sri Lanka election call 'selfish'

Sri Lanka election call 'selfish' 02/10/2004 02:55 AM
The Tamil Tigers voice peace fears as the government derides the president's call for snap elections.

Sri Lanka truce 'security threat'

Sri Lanka truce 'security threat' 02/15/2004 05:36 AM
The president's new electoral ally rejects a ceasefire with Tamil Tiger rebels as threatening national security.

Tigers accuse Sri Lanka military

Tigers accuse Sri Lanka military 06/21/2004 10:55 AM
Tamil Tigers accuse the security forces of helping a breakaway commander who split from the rebel movement in March.

'More child troops' in Sri Lanka

'More child troops' in Sri Lanka 01/22/2004 06:35 AM
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have recruited more child soldiers in spite of a ceasefire, the United Nations says.
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