07/25/2011
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news.yahoo.com
Sri Lanka's former president has warned of a "short-lived peace" unless the government shares power with the ethnic Tamil minority after the end of the island's civil war, her office said Monday.
05/04/2011
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Nazarene Communications Network
The war was over. In political terms, this meant the end of the conflict. But for people affected by Sri Lanka's 25-year civil war, the struggle continues - mourning dead loved ones, recovering possessions, and restoring homes and livelihoods.
01/17/2011
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IRIN
COLOMBO, 17 January 2011 (IRIN) - Widespread flooding in Sri Lanka has grabbed the headlines, but in the north of the country a more long-term problem is the absence of pipe-borne water for tens of thousands of civilians returning to the former conflict zone, known locally as the Vanni.
12/18/2010
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AFP
The World Bank said it has opened another lending window for Sri Lanka thanks to the improved credit worthiness of the war-ravaged island.