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SRI LANKA

Monsoon relief

Sea salt has contaminated water from most wells in the East, rendering it undrinkable. Will the upcoming monsoon provide relief and help flush out the salt? Or will it prove foe and flood the gravel tracks which NGO trucks use to deliver the much-needed water supply to refugee camps?

SRI LANKA

Wild fish stocks drying up

The Boxing Day tsunami has killed the once-thriving supply of ornamental fish in Sri Lanka. How will the country's marine industry cope with this threat?

SRI LANKA

Where does the debris go?

The huge amount of debris left in the wake of the tsunami has changed fishing practices and kept the villagers of Navalady occupied with debris clearance work. But the debris clearance has been plagued with problems, leaving survivors at a loss to the next step.

SRI LANKA

Breakwater or breakdown?

Sri Lanka's coral reefs may have defended its shores when the tsunami hit, but they also suffered dire damage. How long can the country's struggling reefs survive, in the face of reef exploitation activities by coastal communities?

INDONESIA

Aceh land prices soar on speculation

Tight supply and large demand have caused land prices in Meulaboh to skyrocket. With rebuilding efforts behind schedules and land speculation expected to push prices up further, are price-control measures the solution?

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