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Tilvin Silva’s Encounter with the Tamil Diaspora in London Protests by a few sections had no impact 2 December 2025 12:10 amViews - 2861 Bookmark A A A Tilvin Silva meets Tamil community leaders in London -- file photo Another crucial change by the JVP is in the area of ethnic relations. The JVP is shedding its past “Sinhala Socialist” image and reaching out to the minority ethnicities of Sri Lanka, namely the Sri Lankan Tamils, Muslims and Indian or Hill Country Tamils However organisers of the JVP event were taken by surprise when over a hundred demonstrators assembled outside the Alperton high school issuing leaflets, holding placards and chanting slogans Several…

Naval vessels of the Sea Tigers of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) By: Nane Chozhan The Sea Tigers, the naval wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), functioned as a conventional maritime force rather than a guerrilla naval unit. At the outset of the Fourth Eelam War, the LTTE began officially referring to this formation as the “Tamil Eelam Navy” (தமிழீழக் கடற்படை / Tamiḻīḻak Kaṭaṟpaṭai), adopting a nomenclature parallel to that of their Tamil Eelam Air Force (TEAF). Emerging in 1984, the Sea Tigers initially focused on maritime trade, troop transfers, and naval mine operations, operating like a naval guerrilla unit while avoiding direct confrontat…

Title: A History of the Up-Country Tamil People in Sri Lanka Author: S. Nadesan Rating: Published: 1997 Description: Reviews and Description of this book Title: An Appeal for the Right to Life, Right to Liberty, Right to Security for the Tamil People Author: Tamil Centre for Human Rights Rating: Published: April, 1997 Description: Title: Broken Promises Author: M. Thirunavukkarasu Rating: Published: 1997 Description: Description of this book Title: By Way Of Deception - The Making And Unmaking Of a Mossad Officer …

Author: Vaakai Via: Thesaththinkural magazine, 03/2022 ------------------------------------- A Stealth boat is a type of vessel that is especially used as a war vessel, and it employs Stealth technology construction techniques in an effort to ensure that time is hard to detect by one or more radar, visual, sonar, and infrared methods. The main detectors that find out whether a Navy vessel of an enemy is in the oceanic water are the sander, the radar, and the infrared. Stealth boats are designed in such a way that they are invisible, but unlike a Navy ship, which is not, it gives a very big boost and advantage to the stealth boat to launch an attack. These techniques bor…

'நம் வரலாற்றை நாமே எழுதுவோம்' 'We ourselves will write our history' Purpose: This thread is dedicated to documenting images of Tamil Genocide monuments and memorials located around the world. Disclaimer and Credits: All images shared in this thread are the property of their respective owners. I do not hold any rights to them. What's the Tamil Genocide? Tamil_genocide An image documentary by Nane Chozhan

US loses last perfect credit rating amid rising debt Image source,Getty Images Image caption, Moody's warned in 2023 that the US' triple-A rating was at risk Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News Published 16 May 2025 Updated 17 May 2025 The US has lost its last perfect credit rating, as influential ratings firm Moody's expressed concern over the government's ability to pay back its debt. In lowering the US rating from 'AAA' to 'Aa1', Moody's noted that successive US administrations had failed to reverse ballooning deficits and interest costs. A triple-A rating signifies a country's highest possible credit reliability, and indicates it is considered to be in very good financial healt…

A Hindu priest revered by followers 'as a God’ raped and sexually assaulted two ‘vulnerable’ devotees, a court has heard. Born in the village of Sreekrishnapuram in Kerala, India, Muraleekrishnan Pulikkal is viewed by hundreds of followers worldwide as the ‘living incarnation’ of a Hindu god. The priest - an Indian national who is referred to by members of his congregation as ‘swami’ or ‘baba’ - runs regular prayer sessions from a temple in Barnet, north London, which is attended by his large number of devotees across the UK. But the 'divine-like figure’ now stands accused of five counts of serious sexual offences; one count of rape and one count of attempted rape against…

Original source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19472490903387191#inline_frontnotes Michael Roberts Pages 25-41 | Published online: 05 Jan 2010 Abstract Set within the context of the Sri Lankan Tamils' liberation war dominated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), this article examines the series of events that followed Pirapāharan's (Prabhākaran)…

France ends military presence in Sahel region with handover of last base in Chad Africa The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, marking the end of French military presence in the country. Once a key link in France's military presence in Africa, Chad was its last foothold in the wider Sahel region after the forced withdrawal of French troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Trucks carrying French army vehicles and equipment leaving the Kossei base. © Joris Bolomey, AFP The French army has handed over its last base…

Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek sparks market turmoil Peter Hoskins & Imran Rahman-Jones Business & technology reporters Getty Images Shares in major US technology firms have plunged after the rapid rise of a low-cost chatbot built by a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm. The DeepSeek app, which was launched last week, has overtaken rivals including OpenAI's ChatGPT to become the most downloaded free app in the US. US tech giants including AI chipmaker Nvidia, Microsoft and Meta all saw their share prices drop on Monday. In a separate development,…

There are high levels of air pollution in the lands situated towards the north, east and west of Sri Lanka According to experts, PM2.5 is the ‘most dangerous pollutant’ Since 1990’s there has been a multifold rise in air pollution and this is primarily due to the long-range transport of air pollutants from the Indian sub-continent Experts point out that until and unless India manages their air pollution Sri Lanka will be impacted Air quality has been poor in much more limited places and periods - e.g. outside Norocholai Coal Plant and in some areas where traffi…

China targets US defense companies with new sanctions January 02, 2025 7:17 PM By Rob Garver FILE - An American flag flies in front of the facade of Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems facility in Woburn, Massachusetts, June 10, 2019. Three of the company's subsidiaries were announced on Jan. 2, 2025, as being among those sanctioned by China. In the latest escalation of trade tensions between the world's two largest…

Did Israel explode a small nuclear bomb in Syria? Spike in radiation report says… Reports have added that the European Union's Radioactive Environmental Monitoring found that the amount of radiation increased in Turkey and Cyprus hours after the intense blast, pointing towards a small nuclear attack. Benjamin Netanyahu In a step that has shocked the entire world, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out an airstrike on the weapons depot in Tartus, Syria on 16 December 2024. Through the massive strike, Israel reportedly destroyed the Scud missile facility located in Syria. However, reports are speculating that the damage cause…

Father, Son, and Nephew Go Missing in Sea at Sangaman Kanda December 26, 2024 A tragic incident unfolded on Wednesday evening at Sangaman Kanda beach, located within the Thirukkovil Police Division, where three family members were swept away by strong waves and are now missing. The missing individuals have been identified as Mayilvaganam Nadarajah (38), his 15-year-old son Dinujan, and his 17-year-old nephew Krishore, the son of Nadarajah’s sister. According to preliminary police investigations, the three had ventured into the sea for a swim as part of their Christmas celebrations. It is reported that …

Exclusive: Telecoms company is loss-making and it is locked in long-running VAT dispute with HMRC Almost 90% of the UK workforce at the telecoms company Lycamobile have been told they could lose their jobs, the Guardian has learned, in an announcement that leaves more than 300 staff fearing for their roles shortly before Christmas. The company, owned by the multimillionaire Tory donor and British-Sri Lankan businessman Allirajah Subaskaran, sells pay-as-you-go sim cards popular with low-paid workers wanting to make cheap phone calls to family overseas, as well as in the UK. On Friday, staff at the Lycamobile’s headquarters in the City of London…

Sri Lankan President Dissanayake’s JVP/NPP wins a landslide victory in parliamentary elections 8 hours ago Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s ruling Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna-led (JVP) National People’s Power (NPP) alliance secured a landslide victory in Thursday’s national parliamentary election. With 159 seats, the JVP/NPP will have a two-thirds majority in the incoming 225-member parliament, giving it the legal power to make good on its pledge to amend the constitution unhindered by any parliamentary opposition. Sri Lankan President Anura K…

Tamil Tigers: Suicide Bombing Innovators May 21, 2009 1:00 PM ET Robert Pape, director of the Chicago Project on Suicide Terrorism, examines the decades-long war in Sri Lanka with the Tamil Tigers. The group is reported to have invented the suicide vest, and made suicide bombing their trademark. LYNN NEARY, host: Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels didn't invent the suicide bomb, but they pioneered it as a tactic in war. For three decades, the rebels fought for an independent homeland with hundreds of suicide attacks, more than al-Qaida or any other group. All told, more t…

This is the story of a beautiful island, locked in its secrets and denials: Sri Lanka. In the heart of the former combat zone, the memory of the civil war opens up, one of the most terrible and least known in contemporary history. A journalist who lived through the conflict returns to these places haunted by the memory of the massacres. Seven years after the events, the survivors are emerging from their silence. In a quest in the form of a road movie, the film takes us to meet a people and their wounds. Following the old route of the exodus through the jungle, the journalist follows in the footsteps of an implacable mechanism. Up to the setting of the final trap: the …

Q: So can you explain what is the role of Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) and how this particular institution is important for the legal fraternity and also for the ordinary public? The BASL Association of Sri Lanka is the apex body of lawyers. It is a professional organisation and we have a membership comprising over 20,000 lawyers. Our association is now into its golden jubilee (50) anniversary this year. The association was established on November 14, 1974 if I remember right. I was not a lawyer at that time. I was only a schoolboy. But I have read through the history of the association. There was Dr. H. W. Jayawardena, Queen’s Counsel, who was the Emeritus…

General Election 2024. Dilemma Of The North & East. M.A Sumanthiran PC ITAK on FACE TO FACE

இது ஒரு நீண்ட கட்டுரை. சில வருடங்களுக்கு முன்னர் இலங்கை தமிழ் அகதிகள் இந்த தீவில் தவறுதலாக இறங்கியதும் பின்னர் அங்கிருந்து தம்மை வேறு நாடுகளுக்கு அனுப்புமாறு கேட்டு இருந்தனர் சில மேற்குலக நாடுகளிடம் புகலிடக் கோரிக்கையும் முன் வைத்து இருந்தனர். இத் தீவில் அமெரிக்க இராணுவத்தளங்களும் , ஐக்கிய இராச்சியத்தின் இராணுவத்தளங்களும் உள்ளன. எனவே மிக கடும் கட்டுப்பாடுகள் நடைமுறைப்படுத்தப்படும் தீவு இது. எவரும் இலகுவில் உள்ளே செல்ல முடியாது. இவ் நீண்ட கட்டுரை அங்கே பரிதவித்துக் கொண்டு இருக்கும் இலங்கை தமிழ் அகதிகளின் வழக்கு தொடர்பாகவும், கடும் கட்டுப்பாடுகள் கொண்ட, இந்த தீவு பற்றியும் சொல்கின்றது. Alice Cuddy BBC News …

Telegram app founder Pavel Durov arrested at airport in France The Franco-Russian billionaire is wanted on charges of allowing drug dealers and sex criminals to operate on the app, according to French media. Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, was arrested after he flew into Le Bourget airport outside Paris on his private jet on Saturday night. Russian-born Durov has been the subject of an arrest warrant in France. According to French media reports, the investigation focuses on the lack of moderators on Telegram, which police allege allows criminal activit…

Ukraine army says U.S.-made F-16 fighter jet crashes, killing pilot Ukraine said Thursday that one of its F-16 fighter jets made by the United States crashed while repelling a Russian air strike, killing the pilot onboard. A U.S. official confirmed to CBS News the F-16 crashed on Monday. The announcement marks the first reported destruction of an F-16 in Ukraine, just weeks after Kyiv began taking delivery of the supersonic aircraft. Initial reports are the plane wasn't shot down by the Russians, CBS News has learned. "F-16 fighters of…

Inside a hijack: The unheard stories of the Pan Am 73 crew IMAGE SOURCE,PAN AM CREW FACEBOOK PAGE Image caption, The crew of Pan Am Flight 73 (three of whom are pictured here with their colleagues) were all in their early to mid 20s at the time of the hijack. By Megha Mohan BBC News Nearly 30 years after the hijack of Pan Am Flight 73 at Karachi airport, six of the plane's crew have spoken to the media for the first time. …