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At least 1,600 Tamil youth from the Jaffna district have joined the Sri Lanka Army within the period of three months, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said. He expressed this while addressing the Security Forces officials at the Jaffna Headquarters. “We still find people expressing views in favour of separatism. In such a situation, it is a great victory that Tamil youth have come forward to join the Army. The Army Commander also commended the service rendered by the Army and Air Force personnel in the Jaffna district in taking the lead to provide necessary quarantine facilities for the general public. (Romesh Madushanka) Daily Mirror - 1,600 Jaffna-ba…

Trudeau says Canada 'closely monitoring' Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause in the U.S. U.S. officials are suspending use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six reports of rare blood clots John Paul Tasker - CBC News Posted: April 13, 2021 Last Updated: April 13, 2021 Virus Outbreak Illinois A person drives up to find a closed sign at the COVID-19 mass vaccination site at Elgin's Eastside Recreation Center in Elgin, Ill., on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 in Elgin, Ill. The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. (Rick West/AP) Rea…

Various political parties in Tamil Nadu are seen campaigning with the images and cut-outs of late Velupillai Prabhakaran, the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ahead of the assembly elections, proving that years after his death, Prabhakaran still continues to hold political clout in the state. Shiv Raman from Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), contesting from Thirumayam Constituency of Pudukkottai district, on Thursday used imaged and cut-outs of Prabhakaran. Apart from NTK, led by Senthamizhan Seeman -- who is a filmmaker turned politician, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) led by Vaiko, who is a Rajya Sabha MP from Tamil Nad…

Conversations with Kishani Alanki | M.A Sumanthiran அண்மையில் கிஷானி அலங்கி அவர்களின் யு டியூப் தளத்திற்காக பாராளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர் கௌரவ M.A சுமந்திரன் அவர்களுடன் இடம்பெற்ற கலந்துரையாடலின் சுருக்கம் தமிழில் :ஐக்கிய நாடுகளின் உயர் ஸ்தானிகரின் அறிக்கையில் பொறுப்புக்கூறல் மற்றும் ஒப்புறவு போன்ற பல்வேறு விடயங்கள் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளன. ஆனாலும் இலங்கை அரசாங்கம் தமது இறைமையில் வெளி சக்திகள் தலையீடு செய்வதாக குற்றம் சுமத்துகிறது. இது தொடர்பாக உங்கள் நிலைப்பாடு என்ன என்று கேட்கப்பட்ட கேள்விக்கு பதிலளிக்கையில்இப்பிரச்சினையானது மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ச அவர்கள் ஜனாதிபதியாக இருந்த காலத்தில் இறுதி யுத்தத்தின் போது மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்ட மனித உரிமை மீறல் தொடர்பாக விசாரணைகளை முன…

[TamilNet, Monday, 15 March 2021, 20:36 GMT] A newly formed letterhead organisation in London calling itself ‘Movement for Truth and Justice’ has claimed that “substantial changes were made to the resolution text” of the Core Group on Sri Lanka. The outfit has come with deceptive articulations while announcing the end of a 17-days long hunger strike that was waged by a courageous Tamil woman activist, Ambihai K Selvakumar, on Monday. The announcement was citing a letter written by the UK’s Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 10 March 2021. The letter and the text of the latest update of the draft submitted to the UNHRC on 12 Ma…

Sinhala Interview with M. A. Sumanthiran சிங்கள மக்களிடையே தமிழரின் அரசியல் நிலைப்பாடு பற்றியிருக்கும் சில அடிப்படைக் கேள்விகளுக்கும், சமகால அரசியல் தொடர்பில் தமிழரின் மற்றும் தமிழ் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பின் நோக்குநிலை குறித்தும் சுமந்திரன் தொடர்பில் சிங்கள மக்களிடையே இருக்கும் வினவல்களிற்கும் பதிலளிக்கும் முகமாக எம். ஏ சுமந்திரன் சிங்கள ஊடகமொன்றிற்கு வழங்கிய பேட்டியின் முழுமையான காணொளி இதோ:

A bathroom mat - non slip doormat made with the image of the national flag of Sri Lanka has been placed for sale through Amazon, one of the world's leading online consumer goods retailers. It has also been advertised as a Sri Lanka Flag Non-Slip Doormat Welcome Mat Rug Front Door Bathroom Indoor Outdoors Floor Mat Gate Pad Entrance Outside Doors Carpet The National Flag of Sri Lanka is for sale at US $ 12 without any modification used as a bathroom mat. It is priced at US $ 12 + US $ 9.20 for shipping, which is close to two thousand five hundred rupees plus shipping in Sri Lankan currency. However, the ad for the Bathroom mat made with the unedited ima…

சக வரலாற்றாசிரியர் ஜேம்ஸ் பாய்ஸ், மெக்கென்னா “ஆஸ்திரேலியாவின் காயமடைந்த இதயத்தை அம்பலப்படுத்தியுள்ளார்” என்றார். How a cold-case kept secret in the heart of Australia was uncovered in a Brisbane garage after 85 years By Levi Parsons For Daily Mail Australia 06:04 20 Feb 2021, updated 07:27 20 Feb 2021 A dark secret which cuts to the core Australia's brutal treatment of Aboriginal prisoners has been revealed after 85 years. The mystery of what really happened to tribesman Yokununna - an Indigenous prisoner who was shot by white police officer Bill McKinnon near Uluru in 1934 - was finally uncovered after a garage search in suburban Brisbane tu…

M. A. Sumanthiran on Daily Mirror's 'On Fire with Easwaran Rutnam' discussed, inter alia, the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the continued need for transitional justice in Sri Lanka and the prospects for it under the current Government, the ongoing consitution-drafting process, Sri Lanka's political relations with India and its impact on the Geneva sessions

Meet Maitreyi Ramakrishnan: the Star of Mindy Kaling’s new Netflix Coming-of-age Series By Nasima Fancy 6 MIN READ Mindy Kaling has made monumental strides for South Asians worldwide. From her work on “The Office,” “The Mindy Project,” and her new adaptation of “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” she’s been pumping out hilarious, heartwarming content for nearly two decades. And as someone who refers to Kaling as her “mom-in-spirit” for being as incredible and inspirational as her actual mom, you can imagine my excitement when Netflix announced her new coming-of-age, comedy series, “Never Have I Ever,” starring Maitreyi Ramakris…

Tamils Want Equal Rights The human rights issue in Sri Lanka will be taking center stage as the UN Human Rights Council meets in Geneva from 22 February to 23 March for its 46th Session. Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian M.A Sumanthiran is among those advocating for stronger action on Sri Lanka over its failure to meet its commitments to the Council. In an interview with Daily Mirror online, Sumanthiran responded to allegations made against the TNA, India’s role in Geneva and the return of the US to the Council. Dailymirror · Tamils Want Equal Rights

“His name is Kamaleswaran” MARISA DE SILVA Justice Denied to Survivors of the Kumarapuram Massacre Featured image courtesy Shehan Peruma “Shoot me but, please don’t kill my children,” pleaded Kanthappoody Kamaladevi with her arms outstretched over her head, just before she was shot dead outside her home in Kumarapuram, Killiveddy, by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA). L-R (first row): Alakuthurai Parameshwari, Ananthan Annamam, Arumaiththurau Vallippillai, Arumaithura Thanaledsum…

Cholesterol drugs taken by around eight million Britons could slash the risk of death from coronavirus, a new study has claimed. Statins, taken to reduce 'bad' blood cholesterol, were found to cut mortality by 43 per cent compared to non-statin users. The British Heart Foundation says that statins are typically prescribed more than 70 million times a year. Now, a team has analysed 12 studies on the drug's effectiveness, which looked at 110,078 patients who died of coronavirus. Copy link to paste in your message …

Renewable energy பற்றி ஒரு பதிவு.. In this first Boyer lecture, leading philanthropist and businessman Andrew Forrest calls for an urgent move to green hydrogen "on a global scale". Having just returned from visiting nearly 50 countries in four months, Dr Forrest says he's seen a paradigm shift in global thinking. Sovereign leaders, business people, politicians, financiers and technology developers have developed a "genuine thirst" for a rapid shift to green energy. He argues Australia is perfectly placed to become a world leader in the production of green hydrogen energy. For Dr Forrest, the question …

“Pottuvil to Poligandy” Protest March Covers Over 250 km in Two Days To Reach Trincomalee Posted by Administrator on 9 February 2021, 12:18 am By D.B.S.Jeyaraj There has been a lot of political excitement in the Tamil speaking areas of the Eastern Province for the past two days (Feb 3rd and 4th) due to the launching of a protest demonstration named “Pottuvil to Poligandy” or “P2P”. This was to be a long march on foot and in vehicles from the Eastern town of Pottuvil in the Amparai district to the Northern town of Poligandy in Jaffna district. The four – day journey was to be along the roads of the Eastern and Northern Provinces. Beginning on…

New Delhi The day Sri Lanka backed out of the joint partnership with India and Japan for the much-hyped East Container Terminal (ECT) project at Colombo port, a move that shocked both New Delhi and Tokyo, Sri Lanka’s Central Bank (CBSL) also returned the US $400 million currency swap to India, foreclosing a key debt, IBN reported. Sri Lanka had availed this facility in July 2020 to meet some immediate expenses during the Covid-induced lockdown. However, both the nations kept quiet about it. After a section of the media and opposition politicians started talking about a “pissed off” India asking Sri Lanka to return its money, Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL)…

Sri Lanka: Tamil journalist harassed by police twice in two days A journalist in eastern Sri Lanka in being continuously intimidated by police who had visited his house twice within two days, soon after the UN high commissioner released a damning report on Sri Lanka's human rights performance. On Tuesday (2), police arrived at Tamil journalist Punniamoorthy Sasikaran's home in Mamangam, Batticaloa claiming to deliver a court order. The journalist refused accepting it as he had already visited by the police a day before. "I will accept this document only if it says that I am being restrained as a journalist from reporting an event" he to…

கொவிட்-19 தொற்றினால் இறந்த முஸ்லிம்களின் ஜனாஸாக்கள் அவர்களின் மத நம்பிக்கைக்கு மாறாக தொடர்ந்தும் தகனம் செய்யப்படுவதைக் குறித்தும் இதற்கெதிராக உயர் நீதிமன்றத்தில் தாக்கல் செய்யப்பட்டிருந்த மனித உரிமை மீறல் மனுவைக் குறித்தும் ஆஸ்திரேலிய செய்தித்தளமான ABC Newsற்கு எம். ஏ. சுமந்திரன் இன்று வழங்கிய செவ்வி

Boris Johnson handed the EU a stark warning that a vaccines blockade of Northern Ireland could kill British pensioners in 'spicy' late-night phone calls with Ursula von der Leyen. The Prime Minister told the European Commission president that plans to stop 3.5 million doses from the Pfizer factory in Belgium the UK risked preventing people from receiving the second injection, forcing it into a hurried climbdown. While a single vaccination gives some protection from coronavirus, both are needed to achieve the maximum impact and Mr Johnson told Ms von der Leyen the EU's hardline plan could lead to the deaths of the most vulnerable, including elderly grandpare…

எப்பொழுதுமே தொழில்நுட்ப, மென் பொருள் சம்பந்தமான, இணையதள பாதுகாப்பு சம்பந்தமான வேலைகள் மட்டுமே அதிகரிக்கும் என்பதல்ல உண்மை. தொழிநுட்பத்தால் அதிகளவு சாதிக்கமுடியாத வேலைகளுக்கும் வாய்ப்புகள் உள்ளன. உண்மையில் எதிர்காலத்தில் மிகவும் தேவைப்படும் சில வேலைகளில் கவனம் செலுத்தப்படவேண்டும்: நர்சிங், கவுன்சிலிங்(எங்களவர்கள் அதிகம் இல்லாத ஒரு துறை), கற்பித்தல், வயதானவர்களை பராமரிப்பு போன்றவை. மேலும், படைப்பாற்றல்(Creativity), சிக்கல் தீர்க்கும்(Problem Solving), பகுப்பாய்வு சிந்தனை(Analytical thinking) மற்றும் புதுமை(Innovations). இப்படி சில துறைகளுக்கான வேலைவாய்ப்புகள் ஓரளவிற்கு இருந்துகொண்டுதான் உள்ளது. 20 jobs that will start to disappear in the next 5 years b…

Patrick Brown , Patrick Brown (Mayor of Brampton City) UN estimates that up to 75,000 Tamil civilians were murdered during the Tamil Genocide. The destruction of the Mullivaikkal Memorial was an attempt by the Sri Lankan state to continue a cultural genocide, pretend the victims didn’t exist and rewrite history. Today, Brampton City Council unanimously voted to build our own Mullivaikkal Memorial. While the Sri Lankan regime attempts to whitewash their own blood stained histor…

டொனால்ட் டிரம்பின் பிரியாவிடைப்பேச்சு | Farewell Address of President Donald J. Trump

Gus Dalton, 87, was the famous fishing boat captain who saved 155 Tamil refugees off Newfoundland Former Tamil refugees (left to right) Suhapiramam Annalingam, Siva Mehanathan, Shanmuga Paul and Baskaran Nadarajah pose with Gus Dalton at his home on the 30th anniversary reunion of their rescue in 2016. CYRUS SUNDAR SINGH Gus Dalton, the fishing captain who saved the lives of 155 Tamil refugees who were adrift in lifeboats …

The story behind the 60 hours that shook Jaffna By Our Political Editor Indian High Commissioner voices concern to Premier Rajapaksa Monday’s hartal paralyses Jaffna peninsula Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit Sri Lanka SJB invites disappointed UNP group to join it Ranil to remain as UNP leader http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210117/uploads/WA0017.jpg Vice Chancellor of the University of Jaffna, Prof. Sivakolunthu Srisatkunarajah with the students in front of a makeshift foundation stone. This for the construction of new “Mullaivaikal memorial” in the Jaffna University campus. …

Evoking the Undead Tiger, the Eternal Bogeyman: The Consequences of Forgetting the Past Ambika Satkunanathan on 01/10/2021 Photo courtesy of Indian Express “If only they would respect Tamils as humans.” An alleged former combatant who was “rehabilitated”. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is the armed group that the Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa government claim they defeated in May 2009. During the first Rajapaksa regime and after the Rajapaksas returned to power in 2019, even in the midst of the pandemic, their government has held annual events to celebrate its victory over …