Todd: So, Buddihini, today we're going to talk about roles and family: traditional roles or what people do. Now in Sri Lanka, is it common for usually the women to do all the cooking? Buddhi: It was so. It was so, but still the mentality is such that...
Todd: Hello, Mini. Mini: Hello. Todd: Now, Mini, you are from Sri Lanka. Mini: Yes. Todd: If somebody is going to your country, can you recommend three things they should do or three things they should see? Mini: OK, the first thing is you can go and...
In Sri Lanka, aid agencies say a crowded hospital in the northern war zone has been shelled, killing at least nine people. The attack on the hospital comes amid growing concerns for an estimated 250,000 civilians caught in the fighting between the g...
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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 20 June 2006 People carry coffins of their relatives for burial during a mass burial ceremony for victims of landmine explosion by suspected Tiger rebels that killed at least 64 people, in Kabithigollewa village, June 16...
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