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Temblor off Australia may have triggered Indian Ocean quake: expert

Taken from here. SYDNEY – The massive earthquake that unleashed deadly tidal waves across southeast Asia may…

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Kim and Drew’s experience in Male, Maldives – another email

Good evening. For us right now, our time is 10 pm on boxing day, Sunday.  Last night…

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My sister’s experience in Male, Maldives – an email she wrote

We have just received a couple text messages asking if we are okay.  We assumed the requests…

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300 prisoners escape as tsunami destroys jail in Sri Lanka

Fahim’s response? "At least some good has come out of this." He’s joking. My question is this…

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Maldives has major destruction

I heard from my sister. They were so unaffected by this that they didn’t even know that…

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Maldives flooded after tidal waves, reports of casualties but no figures

Taken from here. COLOMBO – The Indian Ocean tourist paradise of the Maldives was hit by tidal…

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Asian quake kills thousands

Taken from here. Sunday, December 26, 2004 Posted: 5:49 AM EST (1049 GMT) (CNN) — The world’s…

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Bad stuff is happening. Church was cancelled. 8.9 Earthquake off coast of Sumatra

Right after the opening hymn, we were told to go home as quickly as possible because of…

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Map that shows areas affected by the tsunami

There’s a nice map here that shows what areas are affected by tsunami, so check that out….

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Shockwaves have hit Malaysia and Indonesia. Death tolls at 5,000. And climbing.

Ships have been swamped and sunk. As a side note, all regular programming has been cancelled until…

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Sri Lanka declares a state of emergency

Estimates are at 4500 dead and climbing, and it looks like at least half those are in…

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3,000 Dead, 1,500 in Sri Lanka

Estimates have now reached at least 3000 dead, with 1500 of them in Sri Lanka. You can…

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Planning a Sri Lankan vacation with sis – email from Kim in Male, Maldives

I have been reading Lonely Planet, and Drew has been asking at work about travel info from…

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No real Christmas trees are sold in Sri Lanka

They’re all a figment of your imagination. Or mine. Or whoever thinks they’re buying one. No, really….

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Laptops kill spermies. True? Or False?

We have three laptops at home for just the two of us – no desktops. My laptop…

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Sri Lankan monks regret bomb attack at Bollywood concert :

taken from Team India News Network Colombo, Dec 22 : Expressing regret over the recent bomb attack…

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Hatrack Gift Exchange and Sri Lanka Post

There was a December gift exchange over at hatrack, and the postal notice arrived on Saturday to…

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Garment Labourers in Sri Lanka

One of the persons I chatted with at the Christmas party was a woman who is in…

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Christmas Party

Typical Sri Lankan time. It’s supposed to start at 5pm. It’s advertised as starting at 5pm. What…

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Fahim and his programs

It’s evidently been so long since I last installed a handy-dandy little utility of his that I…

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Sri Lanka monks blame Colombo for explosion at Bollywood concert

Taken from India Daily Dec. 13, 2004 Sri Lanka’s influential Buddhist clergy on Sunday blamed the government…

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Bomb explosion at Shahrukh concert

Bomb explosion at Shahrukh concert PTI[ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2004 02:36:37 AM] COLOMBO: At least two persons…

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Lankan cops probe Shahrukh concert blast

from The Navhind Times Lankan cops probe Shahrukh concert blast PTI, Colombo, Dec 12: Sri Lankan police…

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De Bas Chocolatier, Chocolate Peaches

Unbelievably fragrant. These were the ones we could smell before I even pried the box open. White…

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Chocolate Thievin’ Mouse Topic

ElJay over at Hatrack is the coolest person in the whole wide world. It’s official, she’s won…