Olive Ridley

peacekeepers flew home, life goes on.

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January 18th 2008
Civil War? Sure, I live in Sri Lanka, but do I feel the war? No. But it has paced up, and it has gotten closer to where I am in Rekawa. Three bombs two days ago, one in Colombo and two in the area north of Yala National Park. This morning there was gunfire from LLTE in Tamanalwila. According to my singalese friends that translate the TV news for me, LLTE fired towards civilaians in ... read more

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The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more