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G.A.
Silva, 44, stands outside his December 2004 tsunami-hit house
in the southern coastal town of Seenigama. Renewed fighting
has blocked relief to Sri Lanka’s tsunami survivors,
with less than a fifth of pledged money accounted for three
years later, according to watchdogs. Sri Lankan Government
claims success in rebuilding homes destroyed by the disaster,
but international agencies say big problems remain. Huge amounts
of foreign cash that poured in did not reach its intended
destination (AFP)
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The
country’s private sector is fuming over President Mahinda
Rajapaksa’s failure to intervene and prevent his Foreign
Minister from effecting what appear to be ill advised moves
to recall envoy in Brussels, amidst crucial negotiations for
trade concessions from the European Union (EU).
