Person: Rienzie Perera

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Police guard aid group after threats from Buddist monks

Armed police guarded the office of Dutch aid group ZOA Refugee Care in the Sri Lankan capital today after angry Buddhist monks stormed into the building and accused the group of aiding Tamil Tiger rebels, officials said.

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British diplomat questioned over mobile phone photograph

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Aid group finds bodies of two workers in Sri Lanka

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Grenade attack on Sri Lanka mosque kills four Muslims

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Two arrested as dozens killed in bus-train collision

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50 dead, 40 hurt in Sri Lanka train-bus collision

1,000 passengers feared dead as wave engulfs train

The massive tidal waves that slammed into Sri Lanka flung a train off its tracks leaving its 1,000 passengers dead or missing, police said today.

Tue, 28 Dec, 2004

5,600 now dead in most powerful quake in 40 years

The most powerful earthquake in 40 years triggered massive waves that swamped coastlines across Asia today, killing more than 5,600 people in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Thailand and Malaysia.

Sun, 26 Dec, 2004

Tidal waves kill 2,100 in Sri Lanka

Massive waves triggered by earthquakes crashed into villages along a wide stretch of Sri Lankan coast today, killing more than 2,100 people and displacing a million others, the prime minister’s office said.

Sun, 26 Dec, 2004

2,000 dead as earthquake devastates Asia

More than 2,000 of people have been killed today as one of the most-powerful earthquakes in years triggered massive tidal waves slammed into coastlines across Asia.

Sun, 26 Dec, 2004

Suicide bomber kills four police

A TAMIL TIGER suicide bomber detonated explosives at a police station yesterday, killing herself and four officers in the first such attack in the Sri Lankan capital since the rebels signed a ceasefire two years ago, police said.

Thu, 08 Jul, 2004

Suicide bomber kills four

A suspected Tamil Tiger rebel detonated explosives at a police station in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo today, killing herself and four others, police said.

Wed, 07 Jul, 2004