We’re with you Sha Rukh

Representatives of the National Bhikku Front entering the Indian High Commission in Colombo to hand over a letter to Sha Rukh Khan through Indian High Commission condemning the ‘Temptation 2004’ bomb attack, which they alleged had been a multi faceted conspiracy against Buddhist monks and good relations between the two countries, committed by a group of religious extremists. Pic by Kamal Bogoda

Malnutrition is spreading rapidly in areas under LTTE control, with nearly one in five children suffering stunted growth, according to the United Nations World Food Programme, states an AFP report.

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