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SARS, the killer pneumonia spreading through South East Asia has already claimed 50 victims. The BIA has been placed on the alert to monitor arrivals from the Far East and Canada and is carrying out a poster campaign to educate passengers about the infection. But alas, the awareness campaign, carried out by the Airport Health Centre, seem to be aimed at the feet, for, as our picture shows, the posters are displaced at shin level with nothing to indicate they are there. And when did feet ever pause to read - the poster.  Pix by Ravindra Seneviratne

by Ananth Palakidnar

Recent confrontations between the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and the LTTE both on land and sea that looked in danger of jeopardising the peace process, has compelled the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission to take on a more effective role to ensure the ceasefire is not violated by either party in the future.
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Killer pneumonia: BIA on high alert

by Shanika Sriyananda Liyanage

The outbreak of the killer pneumonia, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, in several South East Asian countries has compelled health authorities to place the Bandaranaike International Airport on high alert with airport officials monitoring arrivals from Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, China and Canada.
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Escalation of war blow to tourism

by JAYAMPATHY JAYASINGHE

With the war in Iraq showing all signs of becoming a protracted affair, Sri Lanka's tourism industry is bracing itself for a drop in tourist arrivals that may once again place the industry in an economically unviable position.
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Scores killed, maimed in Baghdad bombing, new strikes reported, Kuwait hit

BAGHDAD, Saturday (AFP) Near simultaneous US-led air strikes hit the Iraqi capital and northern city of Mosul overnight after a bombing raid demolished a bustling Baghdad market, killing and maiming scores of civilians.
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