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SRI LANKA: 'Rice Paddies More Valuable Than Int'l Airport'

ipsnews.net » 2008 » October » 9th » SRI LANKA: 'Rice Paddies More Valuable Than Int'l Airport'

HAMBANTOTA, Oct 9 (IPS) - Sri Lankan rice farmers who fought against President Mahinda Rajapakse and his powerful brothers, trying to construct an international airport on their paddies, say they won because their cause was just and enjoyed popular support … Continue Reading »

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