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Matthews has returned to the region repeatedly over the last year, and is currently in Galle, Sri Lanka. Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004-05 Update: Sri Lanka's Coast, After the Tsunami ...
Sri Lanka: Galle's slow tsunami recovery. Herald online. 2 Mar, 2012 02:00 AM 5 mins to read. Subscribe to listen. Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 4 -- Two men who snatched a gold chain from a woman struggling in the waves of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami will be tried for murder, Sri Lanka's solicitor general said ...
More than two weeks after the tsunami disaster, Sri Lanka's Galle cricket stadium continues to lie in ruins. "It will take another year before the ground will be ready to host international matches," ...
When the tsunami struck the city on 26 December 2004, it washed away homes and livelihoods, devastating both the city's tourism and fishing industries. At least 30,000 people died along Sri Lanka's ...
In the midst of the many tragic stories in Sri Lanka on December 26, ... Many of the southern towns, including Galle itself, were devastated by the tsunami with thousands of lives lost.
SEENIGAMA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - When Kushil Gunasekera returned to Seenigama in Sri Lanka's Galle district days after it was wiped out by a massive tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004, he got to work.
Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga on Wednesday paid tribute to Australian great Shane Warne, saying the spinner found a place in the hearts of the island nation's fans for coming to the ...
The picturesque Galle stadium, which was severely damaged during the December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, will be ready to host the Sri Lanka-England T ...
Galle cricket stadium, in southern Sri Lanka, is famed for its stunning views of the Indian Ocean. But it is the 17th Century Dutch fort which looms over the ground that has put it in danger.
HIKKADUWA, Sri Lanka — Marijuana smoke wafted through the Blue Fox restaurant on a seaside strip of low-budget hotels and surf shops, a reminder that a few foreign tourists were still around ...
Workers are racing against time to spruce up the tsunami-hit Galle cricket stadium for the second India-Sri Lanka Test starting July 31. GALLE (Sri Lanka), June 29: Workers are racing against time ...