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A human race in the verge of extinction. Can we stop the devastation of our motherland and save our own species? Priya Raj, 25th January 2007. Death, mayhem, rape, molestation, psychological trauma, malnutrition, displacement and disappearances in the Tamil nation are slowly but steadily pushing the native Tamil race towards extinction. Every second that passes by in the north and east of Sri Lanka confirms this horrific fact and unfolding a story that is beyond the civilized world’s wildest imagination. Of all the species that have lived on the Earth since life first appeared here 3 billion years ago, only about one in a thousand is still livi…

Iran's Finance Minister visits Sri Lanka [TamilNet, Monday, 14 January 2008, 15:14 GMT] Iran's Finance Minister Davoud Danesh-Jafari arrived in Colombo Monday on a formal three-day visit to discuss bilateral economic cooperation between the countries before visiting New Delhi on Wednesday, ministry officials at the Iranian embassy in Colombo told the Iranian news agency, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). The visit by the Iranian finance minister was in response to the recent visit by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajpaksa to Iran, according to a news report by the IRNA. Mr. Danesh-Jafari is scheduled to meet the Sri Lankan President during his stay in Colombo…

'Oldest human being' dies at 116 Hryhoriy Nestor, a bachelor who was thought in his lifetime to be the oldest person in the world, has died at the age of 116 in Ukraine. Mr Nestor died in his sleep on Friday night in the village of Stary Yarychev, in the eastern region of Lviv, the Kiev newspaper Segodnya reports. He died before proof of his age was submitted to Guinness World Records. The world's recognised oldest living person is currently Edna Parker of the United States, who turned 114 in April. Just a few close relatives and neighbours gathered for Mr Nestor's funeral, Segodnya writes. In accordance with his wish that there should …

எமது நியாயப்பாட்டையும் இதுபோல் உரத்து கூற யாராவது? :roll: எமது தொலைக்காட்சிகளில் தேவை இப்படியான நேர்காணல்கள் பங்களிப்புகள். ஜோர்ஜ் கலவேயின் உறுதியான தெளிவான நிலைப்பாடு ஒரு விடையம். ஊடகர் ஒருவர் எவ்வாறு பக்கச்சார்பாக கேள்விகளை தொடர்ந்து கேட்டது மாத்திரமல் அதைப்பற்றிய ஜோர்ஜ் கலவே விமர்சனங்களிற்கு மத்தியிலும் தனது நிலைப்பாட்டை மாற்றாது தொடர்ந்தார். இந்த ஊடகரின் உறுதிப்பாட்டை ஒரு கணம் அவசர அவசரமாக அறிக்கை விட்ட கனேடிய தமிழ் காங்கிரஸ்கார்களோடு ஒப்பிடுங்கள். http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=90...7790&pr=goog-sl

துரிதமாக பணக்காரர் ஆகிவரும் அவுஸ்திரேலியர்களஏனைய அபிவிருத்தி அடைந்த நாடுகளை விட அவுஸ்திரேலியர்கள் தான் துரிதமாக பணக்காரர்கள் ஆகிவருகின்றார்களாம்....http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/stor...5001028,00.htmlஅதுக்காக நேசக்கரத்தக்கு காச கூட்டி தரசொல்லி கேக்கிறேல்ல சொல்லிட்டன்...

VoT will rebounce from attack - Thamizhanpan [TamilNet, Sunday, 16 December 2007, 22:43 GMT] “Belligerent statements by close associates of Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa, threats against media personnel, and press censorship in the South, forewarned us of a possible attack on our media facilities. Fortunately, we took precautions against this, and our successful completion of the Heroes day program, inspite of Colombo violating international laws bombing our facility, is a testimony to the resilience of our staff,” said Thamizhanpan, director of Voice of Tigers, LTTE’s official broadcasting corporation, in an interview with a Australian Tamil Broadcasting Corporat…

It is six months since the end of the conflict in Sri Lanka but Tamil Tiger rebels and their supporters are yet to recover from the dramatic military defeat by security forces earlier this year. The recent attempts by remnants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) abroad to revive the movement have not succeeded so far. Now questions are being raised over the future of its international network and millions of dollars worth of assets spread across continents. It is a dramatic reversal of fortune for the LTTE, once described as one of the most powerful guerrilla movements in the world which almost had a de facto state and its own naval and air wings…

Sectarian violence between orthodox Muslims against the Islamic sect, Sufi, that preaches pantheism, resurfaced in Muslim town of Kattankudy in Batticaloa district Thursday following the death of M. S. Abdul Payilvan, one of the leaders of Sufi sect and the President of All Island Tharikathul Mufliheen, and his burial in Kattankudy. The orthodox Muslims observed a Hartal demanding the removal of the body from the burial grounds. Three houses belonging to the followers of Payilvan were set ablaze on Thursday night, Police sources said. M.S. Abdul Payilvan, 69, passed away in Colombo Apollo hospital Wednesday at 8:00 pm; his body was brought to Kattankudy in a private he…

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…

NGO porn scandal shocks Batti, Ampara By: Chris Kamalendran Source: Sunday Times - April 23, 2006 A sex abuse tsunami has hit the Batticaloa district following allegations that women working for local and international NGOs have been forced into appearing in pornographic video films. The crisis has reached such serious proportions that Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Batticaloa district MPs have requested District Secretary S. Puniyamoorthy to summon an urgent meeting with heads of both local and international NGOs in the district to probe the charges and take remedial action. Batticaloa and Trincomalee Bishop Kingsley Swamipillai told The Sunday…

Clouds of strawberry mist and peach snow fell on revellers in London as Edinburgh saw a more traditional display. Up to 250,000 have gathered by the Thames to watch London's fireworks Revellers in London were being treated to the world's first "multi-sensory" fireworks display as people around the world welcomed in the New Year. More than 250,000 people lined the Thames for the display, which saw peach snow, edible banana confetti and orange-scented bubbles descend on a section of the crowd. Fireworks explode over Edinburgh Castle In Scotland, about 80,000 were in Edinburgh city centre for the famous Hogmanay street party. There was music from th…

23 November 2013 The intelligence operatives of the occupying Sri Lankan military have threatened Tamil Catholic priests in Mannaar and Jaffna, who have been active in exposing the genocide of Eezham Tamils by the Sri Lankan State. The threats against the priests in escalated following the visit by UN Human Rights Commissioner for Human Rights and have topped after British PM visited North on 15 November. The Catholic priests were active in exposing the recent genocidal experiment of birth control carried out by the Sri Lankan authorities and the priests joined the peaceful march by the kith and kin of the missing persons when they wanted to berate their plight to the…

Local government elections in Batticaloa after 14 years Local government elections for nine Regional Councils including Batticaloa Municipal Council are to take place on Monday 10 March after a lapse of 14 years and all arrangements related to them have been made, Mahintha Desapriya, Deputy Election Commissioner said. 831 candidates representing 6 political parties and 22 independent groups will contest in these elections in which 101 members are to be elected. 2,70471 registered voters are eligible to vote in this election. The Special District Election Office has begun to function from Sunday morning at Batticaloa Hindu College and voting will tak…

Tigers eye Jaffna city Bull's Eye by a Special Defence Correspondent In the backdrop of increasing attacks on the security forces in the North, orders were given to the security forces to act in self defence. This has developed to a volatile situation with tension and panic being the order of the day in the peninsular. Constant cordon and search operations have perturbed the LTTE sympathisers who harbour the Tigers that plan attacks. Many such families have left for Tiger held Kilinochchi to avoid security checks. Are these sympathizers offended by the constant security checks or does their leaving herald any possible LTTE offensive against the Governmen…

Murugan Worship in Sri Lanka: New Archaeological Evidence Recent archaeological findings underscore the fact that the traditional history of the Sri Lankan Tamils should be reviewed. I consider that these archaeological findings and the pertaining new perspective on them are of significance in two respects. Firstly, though the tradition of employing archaeological evidences in historical studies is in effect for a long time in Sri Lanka, there has been a tendency to associate the archaeological emblems pertaining to Tamils with the Tamils from Tamil Nadu who used visit Sri Lanka then and on rather than relating them with the Tamils living in Sri Lanka. Th…

SLA attacks Vavuniya Mannar border villages [TamilNet, Thursday, 15 March 2007, 11:02 GMT] Sri Lanka Army Thursday morning launched heavy artilery and mortar fire towards Mannar Vavuniya border villages Mullikulam, Keerisuddan and Periya Pandivirichchan causing hundreds of civilian families to flee the villages, according to initial reports in Vanni. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) have carried out three aerial attaks in Mullaithivu district till Thursday noon. Artillery and mortar fire from Iranai Iluppaikulam, 20 km northwest of Vavuniya targeted villages surrounding Mullikulam, 10 km north inside Liberation Tigers controlled territory in Madu DS divisi…

http://www.3news.co.nz/Australian-customs-intercepts-79-boat-people-near-Christmas-Island/tabid/313/articleID/126000/cat/251/Default.aspx Australian customs intercepts 79 boat-people near Christmas Island 0 comments | Post Comment Email SharePrint Text Size: aAaAaA Customs officials say they are not sure where the boat people are from - although signs on the boat say 'We are Sri Lankan' Mon, 19 Oct 2009 1:03p.m. Australian customs officials have confirmed that they have intercepted 79 people on a boat between Christmas Island and Indonesia. The boat was picked up by the HMAS Armidale after it responded to a distress signal. Most …

Why do Hindus Worship Bell? I have already written about Hindus’ worship of Cows (Go Puja), Elephants (Gaja Puja), Snakes (Naga Panchami), Scorpions, Sandals (Paduka Puja), Fossils (Salagrama Puja), Gem Stones(Spatika/crystal), Conches (Shanka Puja) and flowers (Pushpanchali). I have also written that the calling bell was invented by the Hindus in my post ‘’Hindus invented the Calling Bell’’. Now I give some details about Bell Puja! Yes, Hindus worship bells as well. You know the story of Manu Neethi Choza who followed Manu Dharma Shastra during his rule. When the palace bell was rung by the cow which lost its calf under the wheels of his son’s chariot he killed his…

A turning point in the drift to war Unanswered questions remain about the killing of Sri Lankan foreign minister By K. Ratnayake 23 May 2006 With the eruption of open fighting between the Sri Lankan military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), it is timely to reexamine a key turning point in the slide towards renewed civil war—the assassination of former Sri Lankan foreign minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar, by unidentified gunmen on the night of August 12 last year. The murder was a political boon for the Sinhala extremists of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), who had been agitating unsuccessfully against a joint…

Sri Lanka’s 30-year war would be remembered, in part, for the crucial role played by Norway. The Norwegians managed to secure peace talks between the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and the LTTE and the peace process continued for a number of years under successive Governments. Though Norwegian peace envoy Erik Solheim mediated between the GoSL and the LTTE under three Sri Lankan leaders, in the end attempts made by him and many others to ensure that the peace process continued failed. In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mirror online, Solheim revealed details of some of his discussions with the rebels and the GoSL as well as the role played by the inte…

Life in embattled Batticaloa PK Balachandran Batticaloa (Eastern Sri Lanka), April 1, 2007 Batticaloa district in 2007 has acquired a reputation which it did not have in the last 25 years of the military conflict in North East Sri Lanka. This relatively peaceful Eastern Sri Lankan district has become a very dangerous place to visit, making even seasoned journalists wonder if it is safe. The reason is the change in weaponry and tactics used in the conflict. There is now an overwhelming reliance on long distance fighting with artillery, 'arty' mortars, Multi-Barrel Rocket Launchers (MBRL) and jet fighter bombers. And the shelling from the gro…

Gunmen attack Jaffna daily Uthayan, casualties not known [TamilNet, May 02, 2006 14:25 GMT] Armed men who entered the main office of Uthayan, Jaffna daily, around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, opened fire at editorial staff. At least 40 gunshots were heard, residents said. Casualty details are not available at the moment. Uthayan office is located on Kasthuriyar Road in Jafna town. Further details are not available at the moment.

Space Shuttle Atlantis has launched from the Kennedy Space Center. Senior NASA officials spoke glowingly of the shuttle Atlantis' performance late Friday after the orbiter shot into space this evening without any significant hiccups. "We had a very good countdown and launch," said NASA associate administrator Rex Geveden in a post-launch news conference. "The space shuttle Atlantis is safely in orbit for the STS-117 mission." Atlantis lifted off from Pad 39A here at NASA's seaside Kennedy Space Center at 7:38:04 p.m. EDT (2338:04 GMT), rising on a sinuous cloud of expanding smoke in a blue sky still illuminated by sunlight. "It was a beautiful launch…

Discipline, death and martyrdom By Dumeetha Luthra BBC News, Trincomalee The Tigers are renowned for their discipline It is a small glass vial, no longer than a cigarette, and it is worn with a little black string as a pendant. It could almost be a fashion accessory if it were not for the white powder inside - a fatal dose of cyanide. Nothing symbolises the Tamil Tigers and their culture of death and martyrdom quite so succinctly. Every rebel wears it when on duty. Death is better than capture. Maraivendan describes exactly how it is taken. "We need to bite into the glass so that it will cut the skin on …

Will The LTTE make an air Strike on Colombo? by B. Raman (The LTTE has still much bite left in it as seen by the rapidity and deadly effectiveness with which it has hit back against the Sri Lankan Police, Army and Navy after each incident of reprisal killing by the Government in which their hand is suspected……After the spectacular assassination of Laxman Kadirgamar, the then Foreign Minister, last year, the LTTE has not been able to mount any other spectacular strike in Colombo. Most of its post-November,2005, terrorist strikes have been confined to the Northern and Eastern provinces. Is it due to operational weaknesses on the ground in Colombo or due to fears o…