Sri Lanka: Pilgrims to Paalaitheevu St. Antonys church suspect presence of Chinese navy (TamilNet)
Pilgrims who returned from Paalaitheevu after attending the lent period prayers in St. Antonys church Sunday said that they had seen many Chinese Tents and food packets with Chinese writing on them during the annual festival held Saturday and Sunday. Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) occupies many of the pilgrims halls behind the church and no one was allowed to enter them, the devotees said. Chinese navy ...