Children who lost their family members and homes in the December 26 tsunami play at a beach near the Akurala Primary College relief camp in Galle. REUTERS

US dollars 150 million:

World Bank tsunami relief doubled

Sri Lanka's commitment to ease the burden of its tsunami victims and rebuild devastated parts of the country, received a boost when the World Bank announced a total US$150 million in financial support for the country's reconstruction and recovery program.
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President meets Solheim:

Govt. committed to equitable allocation of tsunami aid to N-E

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga received the Special Advisor of the Royal Norwegian Government Erik Solheim at the President's House on Thursday, states a Presidential Media Unit press release.
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Kadirgamar in India, Singh to visit Lanka

from Upali Rupasinghe in New Delhi

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga's special envoy Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar arrived in New Delhi yesterday on a visit to express Sri Lanka's gratitude to the Indian Government for their strong support after the December 26 tsunami.
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LTTE only organisation named by EU in UN Armed Conflict Report

Following hard on the heels of the UN Security Council telling the LTTE to end child conscription, the LTTE is the only organisation that is named in a press release issued by the European Union (EU). Furthermore, the EU in its statement mentioned Sri Lanka among the three countries where it will be active on the child soldier issue.
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