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beginning of 2005 and 2006 I travelled between Haputale and Arugam Bay to see what changed.
With some volunteers from Haputale and a truck full of vegetables we drove January 2005 to Pottuvil. Cause the refugees in the camps cooked all for themselve we packed them vegetables in family parcels, gave them to a camp near […]
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Viewpoint
By Fredrik Erixon […]
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Sri Lanka : Magul Maha Viharaya - Lahugala
Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka - Geneva - Switzerland
04th January 2008
by Florence Wickramage
The day was bright and the sea a glittering turquoise blue with a strong wind sweeping over it. Some people standing on a beach saw an object shining with […]
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2007 What was
By Madhushala Senaratne and Tahnee Hopman
Looking back on yet another year, there is little to smile about with even the few positive moments being overshadowed by conflict, death and destruction. As 2008 approaches, we can only hope that the New Year brings some joy and solace to a country haunted by increasing violence […]
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Thousands of Victims still stranded 3 years after catastrophe
By Madhushala Senaratne
As Sri Lanka marks the third anniversary of the catastrophic 2004 tsunami, it has come to light that only US$ 1.7 billion of the US$ 3.1 billion pledged by foreign donors has been received. As a result of the shortage of funds and other reasons, […]
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Don’t worry! This is nothing political, military or New!
The first part of this story relates to the greatest attraction the East Coast has to offer, to any diver.
Just North of Arugam Bay the British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes lies in fairly shallow waters. Sunk by Japanese Aircraft at the end of WW2. The carrier was […]
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Rs. 600 million sanitation project in East
Nadira GUNATILLEKE
World Vision Lanka (WVL) has signed a Rs.600 million development project with the Local Government and Provincial Councils Ministry to support the implementation of the National Policy for rural water supply and sanitation sector in the Eastern Province, a WVL spokesman said.
He said that the […]
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On the northern edge of the Lahugala National Park are the ruins of a substantial ancient temple now called Magul Mahavihara. 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 a good state of […]
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Council in line for tourism award
By Morwenna Blake
NEW Forest District Council is on the brink of winning its greatest ever tourism award.
The council and its tourism manager Tony Climpson are the only English entries short-listed for the final of a top international awards scheme.
The New Forest is short-listed alongside Costa Rica and Sri Lanka’s Arugam […]
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