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- US
willing to return, but not to LTTE-held areas
The United States yesterday said their military
was willing to return to Sri Lanka for future reconstruction
activity, should the need arise, but ruled out any work in LTTE-controlled
areas.
- CID
seeks Interpol help
The CID is seeking the assistance of the
International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) to track
down an Australian passport holder believed to be the consignee
of a helicopter that had been recently ferried in what a senior
police official termed as "knocked down" condition to the
Bandaranaike International Airport.
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Flashpoint
avoided, more time bought as JVP postpones going
public on differences
The red lights began flashing on Tuesday when the JVP
invited the local and foreign media to a press
conference at the National Library Services Board
auditorium in Colombo to discuss the ``current
political situation.’’ Given that members of the PA’s
main ally, who made it possible for President
Kumaratunga to unseat the previous UNF government, had
become increasingly strident in recent weeks about
their relationship with the PA in general and the
president in particular, most observers expected the
JVP to take a pugilistic stance.
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Opinions, ideas, suggestions, news
One does not seem able to get away from
tsunami talk. It’s still the major topic of conversation, the
major concern in print media and TV. Snail mail letters, even
e-mails from abroad are full of it. All this is no wonder,
considering the magnitude of the disaster and consequent relief
effort.
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Post Tsunami Coastal Building Construction- the Need for
Vertical Evacuation Planning
 In an island such as Sri Lanka it is natural
that people, especially the coastal communities, thrive from the
sea. Small fishing villages, to large more developed communities
rely on the sea for its livelihood. In the past 30 years,
tourism has been the other major industry that has development
in coastal belts, sustaining large communities around them. Its
no small wonder that most of our coasts, from Yala to Puttalam
are highly populated and that infrastructure to serve these
communities have developed in close proximity to the sea.
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Too early to speculate
how fast tourism would recover: Hilton owners
Hotel Developers (Lanka) Limited , owners of the
Colombo Hilton, expects tourism and related business such as
airline crews billeted in hotels to slow down in the first
quarter of the current year had said that it was too early to
speculate how fast this business segment will recover.
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Cargills invests a billion
rupees as business and profits grow
Cargills (Ceylon) Limited has posted an
after-tax profit of Rs. 64.1 million during the year ended March
31, 2004, up from Rs. 16.3 million a year earlier on the back of
a turnover growth of 59% (for the group) and 49% (for the
company.).
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Thai pearl industry shell-shocked by tsunami
 Thailand,
(AFP) Much of Thailand’s pearl industry was washed away by
the tsunamis that rose out of the Indian Ocean, and its biggest
producer says it could be several months or longer before the
diamonds of the sea regain their lustre
- Living with a pot-belly
Over the years, most Sri Lankans, both men
and women, like in most other affluent countries, have gained
excessive weight in adulthood, well exemplified by the
protuberant abdomens, nicknamed - Pot-bellies. During the Second
World War such problems were not common, may be due to the
scarcity of food, more walking, and harder work, during those
stressful times.
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Battling Serena
downs Davenport
Serena Williams’ long road back from injury and
personal tragedy ended in a seventh grand slam crown Saturday as
she fought from a set down to beat Lindsay Davenport and win the
Australian Open.
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England look to
young guns in one-day series
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 29 (AFP) - England will be
looking to their young guns as they seek to build on a Test
series triumph in the first one-day international against South
Africa at the Wanderers Sunday.
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