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LTTE - Karuna clash in the east Karuna faction says civilians were affected by LTTE's attacks using the camp At least 12 members of the Tamil Tigers have been killed in an attack in the east, breakaway faction of the LTTE said. Karuna faction’s spokesman Asad Moulana said three of their cadres sustained injuries in the attack in Pankudah, Iluppadichenai. Members of the Karuna faction launched an attack on the LTTE camp in Batticaloa district on Saturday night, he told BBC Tamil Service. The attackers have captured arms and ammunition including a 120mm mortar, he added. Our troops have destroyed the entire camp and captured the arms and ammu…

Germany freezes aid to Sri Lanka The German government has frozen aid to the Sri Lankan government until it resume peace process with the Tamil Tiger rebels. The German minister for Overseas Development, Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, has urged other western countries to increase pressure on Sri Lanka government to restart the peace process. The minister said in a newspaper interview (with the daily Tagesspiegel) that due to continuing violence much of Germany's aid to Sri Lanka, especially in rebel held areas, was not reaching the people it was intended for -- the victims of the tsunami of two years ago. The minister said twenty-five million dollar…

Braving sea of perils The abundance of fish stock in Mullaitivu seas has provided a life line to fisher families from littoral villages dotting 70km Mullaitivu coast stretching from Kokkilai in the south to Iranaipalai in the north. Sri Lanka Army (SLA) has occupied 13km of this coastline from Kokkilai to Nayaaru from 1985. Although fall of SLA's Mullaitivu garrison to Liberation Tigers in 1996 brought relief to fisher families, continued harassment by the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) and threats from the SLA camps in the southern coast of the district continue to plague fisher families who brave the seas to earn a living. Nearly 9300 members belonging to 4…

Clashes erupt at Nagarkovil, SLAF bombs Palai Artillery attacks from Sri Lanka Army (SLA) positions towards Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Forward Defence Line in Vadamaradchi East intensified Thursday noon after exchange of mortar and gunfire in Nagarkovil. Earlier, around 10:0 a.m., Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Kfir bombers dropped at least 9 bombs in Pachchilaippalli village in Pallai in Thenmaradchi, destroying at least five civilian houses. Meanwhile, informed military circles in Colombo said some SLA coastal sentries near Nagarkovil camp were destroyed by the Sea Tigers in the fighting that ensued. Artillery firing was reported from 5:00 p…

Open Letter to LTTE Leadership Political Leadership Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Tamil Eelam Dear Sirs, As a staunch supporter of your national liberation movement for many years, I have been very perturbed by the state of affairs in the on-going confrontation with the Sri Lankan racist state. I believe that there is too much rhetoric on the part of the Tiger leadership so much so there is a lot of confusion as whether the Tigers are making tactical or strategic calculations in its war with the Sri Lankan state. Some of the spokespersons of your movement seem rather pre-occupied with the terms of the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA), ev…

--Sinhala Army kills Tamil father of four in Valaichenai-- Sri Lankan Sinhala Army troopers shot dead a Tamil family man, father of four, Saturday evening around 3:00 a.m. at Nasivanthivu in Valaichenai police division. The victim was identified as Murukesu Sivarasa, 30, medical sources said. The body of the deceased is lying at Valaichenai hospital, added the sources. Sinhala Police in Valaichenai claimed that the victim was an attacker who had launched an ambush on SLA patrol with a T-56 automatic rifle and a hand grenade. Nasivanthivu is located 30 km northwest of Batticaloa town.

Heavy deployment of Sri Lankan armed forces is reported in Thenmaradchi and Vadamaradchi East along the Northern Front Saturday, LTTE sources said. The Peace Secretariat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Saturday night, in an urgent communiqué to the Head of SLMM, informed Sri Lanka's military build-up and urged the monitors to take immediate steps to visit Muhamalai FDL and confirm Sri Lanka's preparations for the offensive. LTTE's Political Head told TamilNet that LTTE is concerned of SLMM's limited access to Muhamalai. An unhindered access is vital for a fair and neutral judgement on the SLA offensive that will likely lead to a full-scale war, Thamilchelv…

US Congressman advocates autonomy for Tamils New Jersey Congressman, Frank Pallone, speaking to the House Wednesday night, supported Norway, Co-chairs' call for unconditional talks between the Government of Sri Lanka and Liberation Tigers, advocated autonomy for Tamils, and endorsed U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher's statement "though we reject the methods that the Tamil Tigers have used, there are legitimate issues raised by the Tamil community and they have a legitimate desire to control their own lives, to rule their own destinies, and to govern themselves in their homeland.'' Full text of the speech follows: …

Sri Lanka-US sign security pact Sri Lanka government expressed optimism that India would support the logistical agreement signed with the United States on Monday. Defence affairs spokesman, Minister Keheliya Rambukwella told BBC Sandeshaya that the details of the agreement to be revealed “in due course”. “We have informed India about this agreement and they are very supportive,” the minister added. “The agreement will increase interoperability between the two countries” a press release issued by the US embassy in Colombo said. Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa and U.S. Ambassador Robert Blake signed The Acquisition and Cross-Ser…

'A UN mission is imperative' Mano Ganesan The prevailing human rights situation requires direct intervention of the international community to curb violations that often target the Tamil ethnic minority and in this regard, a UN human rights monitoring mission is a dire necessity says Colombo District Parliamentarian, Mano Ganesan. The leader of the Western People's Front (WPP) and Convenor, Civil Monitoring Commission (CMC), Ganesan in an interview with The Sunday Leader said that international surveillance on the island's fast deteriorating human rights situation was a necessity. He blamed the authorities for lack of investigations, failure to appr…

'AIDS plot' against Buddhist monks Thero says plan is to infect leading Buddhist monks with HIV-AIDS Christian fundamentalists are conspiring to tarnish the image of the Buddhist clergy, a leading monk-parliamentarian said. The leader of Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) told BBC Sandeshaya that he was informed of a plot to infect HIV - AIDS to Buddhist monks. Ellawawala Medhananda thero said the conspiracy is an attempt to tarnish the image of the Buddhist monks who have vowed to celibacy. Sexual activity Asked how the monks would be infected without having engaged in sexual acts or using syringes that are infected, the leading monk said : "That …

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The Rediff Interview/AIADMK senior leader K Kalimuthu 'Amma wants unity of all Tamils' March 17, 2006 When Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief Vaiko inked a poll pact with J Jayalalithaa, K Kalimuthu was in a hospital bed. But it was the former Tamil Nadu Assembly speaker and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam presidium chairman who openly invited Vaiko to sever ties with the seven-party Democratic Progressive Alliance led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and join the AIADMK fold. He is also the only member of the AIADMK who speaks to the press. Vaiko ditches DMK, takes 35 seats from Jaya Back at his official residence and still recup…

'Armed groups run by state' Ranil UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe Sri Lanka's Ministry of Defence is controlling a number of armed groups in the east says the leader of the opposition Ranil Wickremasinghe . Opposition leader Wickremasinghe told this at a media briefing on Wednesday summoned to outline a proposed National Consultation by the Jathika Sabha which comprises of the United National Party (UNP) and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (M). Wickremasinghe further said that Tamil Tigers are still in the east while break away Pilliayan group, EPDP, and a Muslim group mobilised by the government are in operation. UNP is not contesting local polls…

'Brown Briton' ignored by government and media ? 29 Days passed [ jpq;fl;fpoik, 12 khHr; 2007 ] [ yf;];kd; ] Cries of institutional racism in the British Foreign Service and the British Broadcasting Cooperation (BBC) have once again been ignited, after both organizations ignored the plight of a 'brown' national who was abducted in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo last month. Mr Vijayakumar, a neutralised British citizen who valued himself every bit British as he was Tamil was abducted from outside his residence on Perera Lane in Wellawathe on Wednesday, 31 January 2007. Eyewitnesses identified the abductors as being 'armed men' riding in a 'white van'. The usual frenz…

[size=1]08 September 2012[/size] [size=1] [size=1]London, United Kingdom[/size] [size=1]MEMORANDUM[/size] [size=5]'Elections' in the Eelam Tamil homeland by Sri Lanka[/size] [size=5]Sri Lanka state’s occupation of the Eelam Tamil homeland is an illegitimate continuation of centuries of colonial legacy; as such, the occupying power's governance structures imposed over the Tamil homeland remain unrecognised by Eelam Tamils. [/size] [size=5]Any elections conducted by Sri Lanka state and its occupying forces, on their own terms, within the occupied territories are of no benefit to Eelam Tamils. They are designed to deceive the international community i…

'Fresh fighting' in Sri Lanka Fresh fighting has broken out between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels in north-eastern Sri Lanka, reports say. Rebel spokesman Rasiah Ilanthirayan told the Associated Press that the government troops were attacking Tiger-held areas. "They are attacking us on ground and from air," he said. The Sri Lankan military has confirmed the fighting, but given no further details. On Tuesday, both the army and Tamil Tiger rebels said they had reopened the Maavilaru waterway in the north-east after two weeks of fighting. The government had deployed some 2,000 troops in a bid to reopen the waterway after farmers…

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Killings of a six-year-old girl and a vet are just two examples of a problem that appears to be getting worse Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Rajasthan Her family called her Twinkle. In the dry desert brush of Rajasthan where her body was found, blood spattering her tiny legs and brown school uniform and a belt fastened around her neck, she lay among scattered toffee wrappers. Her family could barely utter the words to describe what happened to the six-year-old. “If you saw her body, you will never sleep again,” said her grandfather Mahvir Meena. Over the past week, a wave of anger and repulsion has enveloped India in resp…

From my seat in the Telegraph's Westminster hutch, I can look out over Parliament Square to the spot where several thousand British Tamils are now into their third day of protest over the Sri Lankan government's offensive against the Tamil Tigers. For three days, varying numbers of Tamils have been out there, banging drums, blowing horns, chanting and singing. They're accompanied by scores of police who have effectively surrounded them. Now, you can say a lot of bad things about this protest. The police say it's illegal, because it wasn't authorised in advance. London travellers, me included, could complain about the traffic disruption caused on the first day …

The Rediff Interview | Tamil editor N Vithyatharan October 17, 2006 N Vithyatharan is the editor of Jaffna's largest selling Tamil daily, Uthayan. A few months ago, the man who has met elusive Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam supremo V Prabhakaran 'several times' in his jungle hideouts was urged by President Mahinda Rajapakse to convince the LTTE leader to resume the aborted peace talks. Prabhakaran refused. Over 1,500 people have died in the violence that erupted since the talks broke down in April -- on Monday, October 16, an LTTE suicide bomber rammed a truck laden with explosives into a naval convoy, killing 92 sailors, perhaps the worst act of terro…

Coercive Control என்றால் என்ன? அது எதுவரை எங்களை இழுத்துச்செல்லும் என்பதை இந்த சம்பவம் சொல்கிறது.. பொதுவாக ஆண்கள்தான் coercive controllers இருப்பார்கள் என்பதில்லை,பெண்களிலும் இந்த மாதிரியானவர்கள் இருக்கிறார்கள், அவர்களால் வாழ்க்கை பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்களும் உண்டு.. இந்த மாதிரியான மனநிலை உடையவர்களின் செயல்கள் மற்றவர்களை பாதிக்கும் பட்சத்தில் அது ஒரு குற்றமாக பார்க்கப்பட்டு அதற்கான நடவடிக்கைகளை எடுக்கும் ஒரே ஒரு மாநிலமாக தஸ்மேனியா உள்ளது.. தெற்கு அவுஸ்ரேலியாவில் குற்றமாக அறிவிக்கப்படும் சட்டம்வரைபு பாராளுமன்றத்தில் கொண்டுவரப்பட்டுள்ளது ஆனால் இன்னமும் வாக்களிக்கப்படவில்லை.. GOOD WEEKEND 'Intimate terrorism': why the murders of Hannah, Aaliyah, Laianah and T…

Joe Wallen Sat, 28 May 2022, 8:37 pm·7-min read Women in Sri Lanka are having to sell sex to survive - Joe Wallen for The Telegraph A diminutive female figure enters the brightly lit courtyard, tugging a blue Disney-themed dress below her knees and swatting away the mosquitoes. With a sigh, she expresses her disappointment that it is a journalist who has entered the makeshift brothel and not a client. The brothel is housed in a gloomy roadside building in Katunayake, a nondescript industrial zone close to Colombo’s Bandaranaike Internation…

'Karuna' threatens political parties Leaflets distributed in the east has threatened people not to support Tamil parties A Tamil political party in Sri Lanka has expressed optimism that differences with the breakaway LTTE group would be resolved through dialogue. Leader of PLOTE, Dharmalingam Siddharthan, told BBC Sandeshaya that the party would be allowed to carry on political work in the east despite threats allegedly made by the Karuna group. Leaflets distributed in Batticaloa in the name of Chennan Force has threatened people not to support TNA, TULF, EPDP, PLOTE and EPRLF political parties. Karuna group denies "If this warning is ne…

'No access' to Arbour in Jaffna Residents say protesters were chased away by the military in Jaffna Civilians affected by the escalated hostilities in the northern Sri Lankan peninsular were prevented from meeting a top UN rights official, Jaffna residents said. UN Human Rights Commissioner Louise Arbour who is in Sri Lanka on a fact finding mission, visited Jaffna on Friday. Hundreds of civilians affected by the rights violations have been gathered in front of Nallur Kovil and UNHCR office in Jaffna. Protesters chased away However the government security forces dispersed them preventing the High Commissioner meeting them, residents said. …