Sri Lanka’s government signed a deal on Friday to share international tsunami aid with the Tamil Tiger rebels, officials said, despite bitter protests by critics who say it threatens the country’s sovereignty. The plan was promoted as an opportunity for the government to forge peace with the guerrillas as the country recovers from the December 26 tsunami.
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/ 16 December 2003
Sri Lanka’s tea, famed as among the world’s best for more than a century and still the country’s top export earner, now has keen competition from frothy cappuccinos, milky lattes and dark espressos.