Is it not the done thing in Sri Lanka to have... parties without
booze ?
"The problems with Sri Lankans partying, always
boils down to the alcohol," says Shivanthi. "It doesn't matter what
the function is: a wedding, an engagement, a birthday of a five-year
old, people always expect liquor to be on the menu.
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Tsunami early warning system at work: How far is Sri Lanka
prepared ?
Until the Asian Tsunami hit the island, Sri
Lanka had been considered as one of the few countries on the globe
out of the danger zone of the natural disaster, particularly, owing
to its strategic location in the Indian Ocean, far from major
platonic plates.
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Sri Lanka, Eastern
province:
Uniting Sri Lanka's divided children
In the coastal town of Batticaloa houses are hidden behind reinforced
metal screens. Soldiers in helmets patrol every street corner combing
the undergrowth for roadside bombs. At a roadside snack stand the radio
is tuned to the Tamil radio station Shakti FM.
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