Arugam Bay still is proud to possess at least one well known land mark.
And that is the old, strong, original box girder bridge.
Everyone who ever crossed it will remember what Arugam Bay is all about.
USAID wants us to loose this well known land mark, very soon.
A new “high technology” bridge is being constructed, as we […]
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Tsunami Reconstruction, Three Years Later
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January 18, 2008
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WASHINGTON D.C. - In the days immediately following the Dec. 26, 2004, earthquake and tsunami, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other government agencies launched a $656 million reconstruction program. The money was provided by Congress in May 2005 and […]
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Jan 7, 2008, 12:37
Amparai - Over sixty three Families have been displaced from their homes Amparai in Eastern Sri Lanka and forty thousands families have been affected due to heavy floods in Amparai.
Flooding and displacements in the Eastern Sri Lanka almost yearly occurrences and people from East bear the brunt […]
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20 November – 20 December - Latest report on ICRC activities in the field
General situation The murder of yet another staff member of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society has shocked the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and the wider humanitarian community in Sri Lanka.
Sooriyakanthy […]
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Text by Leanne Mitchell, Australian Red Cross.
Photos by Sujeewa de Silva, Australian Red Cross The tsunami that hit Sri Lanka three years ago was indiscriminate in its impact – people from all backgrounds were equally affected.
But while the tsunami’s impact knew no boundaries, for organizations like the Red Cross Red Crescent, building back required careful […]
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Sri Lanka government and Muslim ministers giving wrong signals to Muslims
By: M.I.M. Mohideen
Courtesy: The Island - October 30, 2007
Rebuilding and rehabilitation of the East
President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s UPFA government, which has elaborate plans to rebuild and rehabilitate the East, has not, so far, included the civil society and elected representatives in the development process.
Sri […]
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Lahugala Magul Maha Viharaya
On the northern edge of the Lahugala National Park are the ruins of a substantial ancient temple now called Magul Maha Vihara. This temple is worth a visit not only because of its particularly attractive forest setting but also because the image shrine, the Bodhi Tree and the stupa are all in […]
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Vandalising of ancient vihara
By W. Chandrapala from Ampara
It is reported that historic Buddhist shrines which have an archaeological value are being vandalised by treasure hunters and miners with the authorities being silent to the goings on due to sheer apathy. This is said to be occurring all over the island and the Eastern Province is […]
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