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Tamil Tigers. He gives an
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inside view of the restrictions newmen had to encounter.
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Remembered
Yesterday"
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Anthony Lawrence who came to the Far East as BBC corespondent more than three decades ago looks back to his early days in Asia.
For a truly traditional Christmas
plump roast
turkeys
English Christmas
puddings
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enough to live long enough and talk about their
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wars, coups, revolutions and such other action scenes are
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phere, and a piper to welcome in the New Year. This festive season,
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Reporting
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Hong Kong-based newsman V.G. Kulkarni was in Sri Lanka recently to take a closer look at the battle of Jaffna's
India is now the peace keeper in Sri Lanka's rebellious north.But what can the peace keeper really do? Sri Lankan journalist Gerald Delilkhan examines the issue.
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