President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga receives Cardinal Edgar McCarrick, the Archbishop of Washington at the President’s House. Archbishop of Colombo, Rt. Rev. Dr. Oswald Gomis is also in the picture.

Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Seychelles granted relief :

Paris Club freezes debt payments of over $3.3 b

The Paris Club of creditor nations offered Wednesday an unconditional freeze on debt repayments for Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Seychelles to help them recover from last month's catastrophic tidal waves. Debt payments owed this year amount to three billion dollars for Indonesia, 328 million for Sri Lanka and five million for The Seychelles, though some of those sums may be owed to private creditors.
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US Cardinal impressed by Sri Lankan resilience

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga received a delegation of foreign Catholic Bishops accompanied by the Archbishop of Colombo, Rt. Rev. Dr. Oswald Gomis at the President's House yesterday evening.
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Chinese Vice Minister assures help for Lanka

Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Wu Dawei yesterday met President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and expressed the condolence of the Chinese Government and her people to Sri Lanka for the disaster caused by the December 26 tsunami tidal wave.
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Other Stories

• Thaipongal messages

• Special bank account for relief funds

• Special announcement

• Japan dispatches experts on tsunami and rehabilitation to Sri Lanka

• Up to three months to draw up reconstruction plan - World Bank

• Clark shocked by tsunami devastation in Sri Lanka

• Canadian PM begins Asia trip

• Canada's PM to avoid visiting LTTE controlled Vanni region

• ADB Chief here on Saturday

• US experts complete survey in Sri Lanka

• More funds from the Netherlands to re-build Galle

• Singapore to help rebuild educational and industrial sector

• 9/11 families return generosity to Lankans

• Special committee to address concerns of child tsunami victims

• Relief website launched

• Express willingness to help government: Foreign delegates meet Premier

• Mahanayake Theras urge UNP to work in amity to rebuild country

• Ravi Karunanayake case: CA dismisses revision application

• Flour imports arrive

• You are needed....

• US Congressional delegation impressed

• More graduates for health sector

• Pakistan to move emergency medical teams from Sri Lanka to Indonesia

• Indian HC visits Jaffna

• Pakistan envoy visits Galle, H'tota

• Proposal to establish DNA sample banks

• Cooperative movement to be reorganised

• News in brief

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