Sri Lanka Co-Opts Rebels in Peace Bid
Wall Street Journal - USA
By PETER WONACOTT BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka -- One of this island nation's best
hopes for ending its long civil war is a former Tamil Tiger child soldier,
...
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123352301226437183.html?mod=googlenews_wsj>

JEN BLOG: Rain and Planting - Climate change affects here, too
Rain has finally come last week to moisten the entire district of
Batticaloa. It should have come at the end of September, and people have
been waiting in this dry climate to start planting. Villagers, who had
waited for the planting ...
<http://jenhp.cocolog-nifty.com/jen_blog/2008/11/rain-and-planti.html>
JEN BLOG
<http://jenhp.cocolog-nifty.com/jen_blog/>

Marc Levine named Executive Director of ABDF.org.
The American-Batticaloa Development Fund website - the ABDF is a small
American-based development organization operating in the Batticaloa
District of Sri Lanka. The non-profit organization sponsors a series of
low-cost ...
<http://www.abdf.org/?p=306>

'Ranatunga had issues with one and all'

Hindustan Times - India

A lot of teams from the eastern regions like Batticaloa and Trincomalee

were there for the inaugural tournament. We are using sport as a diversion

from ...

<http://www.hindustantimes.com/Redir.aspx?ID=3ce8dc0f-8634-44b6-9a07-b3de008570ce&SectionName=HomePage&add=test4>

Rotary International District 3220 : 2008-09: The Greatest Asset ...
By DG Nalin
RC of Kalmunai (from 16 to 20) + 4 7. RC of Wattala (from 24 to 27) + 3 8.
RC of Gampola (from 10 to 12) + 2 9. RC of Panduwasnuwara (from 20 to 22) +
2 10. RC of Rangiri Dambulla (from 10 to 12) + 2 "Top 10" Clubs in
Percentage Growth ...
<http://rid3220y2008-9.blogspot.com/2009/02/greatest-asset-of-rotary-membership.html>
Rotary International District...
<http://rid3220y2008-9.blogspot.com/>

i On Global Trends: Sri Lanka: Should political solutions suit ...
By Mike Hitchen, Mike Hitchen Consulting
... Bandaranaike's time created a lot of tension - primarily what it did
that most forget is to provide education facilities that thus far been
denied to Vavuniya, Mannar, Batticaloa - areas that previously only Jaffna
Tamils enjoyed. ...
<http://ionglobaltrends.blogspot.com/2009/02/sri-lanka-should-political-solutions.html>
i On Global Trends
<http://ionglobaltrends.blogspot.com/>

The War, the Tigers and the People
Asian Tribune - Bangkok,Thailand
Despite stringent security, the Tigers have managed to carry out a number
of attacks against Lankan Forces and the TMVP in Batticaloa and
Trincomalee. ...
<http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/15412>