Flooded roads in Horowpathana. Picture by Kithsiri Wanasinghe

Floods wreak havoc in Ampara, Batticaloa and Killinochchi districts :

Five dead, 152,000 marooned in floods

by Nadira Gunatilleke

At least five people died and over 152,000 families marooned in massive floods and earthslips in several districts while a police constable was reported missing after being dragged away by flood waters in Kalmunai. 
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US $ 75m World Bank credit for Lanka's housing reconstruction, development

Sri Lanka's efforts to restore dignity and security to people displaced by its 20-year civil conflict received a boost from a US$ 75 million credit approved on Tuesday by the World Bank for a housing reconstruction program.
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Co-Chairs of Tokyo donor conference express concern over JVP actions

Japan, the European Union and the US, representatives of three of the four co-chairs of the Tokyo Donors Conference called on President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga on Tuesday. The co-chair representatives reaffirmed their support for the President's efforts to resume peace talks.
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Other Stories

• Solheim's helicopter grounded by bad weather in A'pura

• VIPs at Bollywood show to be quizzed

• Sulang Kirilli bags best director, actress at Chennai Festival

• Death of Dr. Kamalika Abeyratne

• Regi Siriwardena dies at 82

• Bishop of Colombo appeals for a New Political Culture

• Rs. 100 m Attanagalla Raja Maha Vihara development project inaugurated

• ICRC teams in flood affected areas

• Railway line up to Kataragama

• Lanka and India discuss Customs issues at bilateral meeting

• Pakistan outlines social reforms program

• Measures to amend Fertiliser Act

• New Rs.300 million hospital building for Balapitiya

• Alleged foreign currency fraud: Bail for 16 Central Mail Exchange employees

• Seminar to map out programme to implement Buddhist Commission recommendations Dec. 17 to 19

• News in brief

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