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  1. “Grease devils” spark Sri Lanka ethnic tensions

    01 September 2011 10:44 BST | Comments (0)

    Lisa Anderson | TrustLaw Scrapbook

    Intruders smear themselves with grease to avoid being caught

  2. Mutulingam family. Photo Zoa Refugee Care

    Double deluge leaves Sri Lankans without basic needs

    18 February 2011 12:57 GMT | Comments (0)

    Jesse Bauman of Zoa Refugee Care | Asia Views

    "Every time we start to earn again it's destroyed by war or displacement” - flood survivor

  3. A man sits at the side of a flooded road after heavy rains in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, on January 13, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer

    Sri Lankans worried about climate change - survey

    20 January 2011 23:42 GMT | Comments (0)

    Nalaka Gunawardene | Climate Conversations

    Most Sri Lankans have heard of climate change, and what they most fear is food and water shortages and spread of disease, a ...

  4. One year after the war, concerns remain in Sri Lanka

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