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Step up US involvement in Sri Lanka: Congressman A prominent US Democratic Congressman has urged President George W Bush to step up the United States' involvement in finding a solution in conflict-marred Sri Lanka. Frank Pallone asked the administration to appoint a special envoy to the island nation with a view to making recommendations for steps leading to peace. "The last round of talks in Geneva ended up in a failure and there are no signs of new negotiations. There is no peaceful solution in sight and it is the civilians who are desperately suffering," Pallone said in a statement in the House of Representatives. "Since 1983, the Libera…

It has come to light that K.P. has time and again urged Prabhakaran to negotiate with the Sri Lankan Govt. India took a lot of pains and interest to interrogate K.P. in connection with the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi when he was taken into custody. At the outset, the Indian secret intelligence service, ‘RAW’ requested from the Sri Lankan Govt. to meet and question him unofficially. But, the Sri Lankan govt. turned down the request and informed India’s ‘RAW’ secret service that, until its interrogation is concluded pertaining to KP’s involvement in the terrorist activities in Sri Lanka, India cannot be granted the opportunity to question him. Thereafter…

Sri Lankan forces 'target church' Attacks have been on the increase since the end of the ceasefire Sri Lankan forces have been accused of targeting a church in the north-western district of Mannar. The government denies this, but eyewitnesses described how the military attacked the church. An international aid worker has confirmed it. One woman was killed and more than 40 people injured in the incident. It comes after early-morning clashes in Mannar between the Sri Lankan navy and Tamil Tiger rebels, in which more than 30 people were said to have died. Some 200 people had been sheltering at the church when a grenade was thrown in, causing d…

From V.Anandasangaree to V.Prabhakaran @ Gamini Viyangoda [03-11-2007] Certain Tamil political leaders, who in the past did their politics on behalf of Tamil people while living with them have now for some time started playing a new role. Unlike in the past, when they represented their people from among themselves and in direct association with them, these leaders now have come to the midst of the Sinhalese, addressing their own Tamil brethren of the North East from the Sinhala South, resulting in permanently making their political headquarters in Colombo. There was a time that some of them, like Douglas Devananda and Karuna Amman who did their politics throug…

States Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Robert F. Willard today (January 17) met Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Ministry of Defence, Colombo. He was accompanied by Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, US ambassador Robert Blake and a high-level U.S. Navy delegation. The discussion between Defence Secretary Rajapaksa and Admiral Willard focused on strengthening the bilateral relations between defence establishments of the two countries. Admiral Robert F. Willard is the commander of the world`s larges naval command encompassing 100 million square miles and approximately 178 ships, 1500 aircraft and 160,000 sailors, Marines and civ…

'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…

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SL Navy soldiers order Trinco residents to hoist white flags [TamilNet, January 08, 2006 18:51 GMT] Several Tamil residents of Trincomalee and its suburbs Sunday complained to civil right leaders and parliamentarians that soldiers of the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) manning checkpoints in the eastern port town are harassing them to hoist white flags to observe mourning for the SNL personnel who died in the Dvora gunboat blast, sources said. More soldiers have been deployed in the town following the explosion of the SLN gunboat in Trincomalee harbor in the early morning of Saturday. Meanwhile, the Commanding Officer of the Dvora gunboat sunk in Trincomalee Sea foll…

'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 …

Rice expensive for Mahinda; But not for Prabha Lanka-e-News, 2008 Feb 02, 5.15 AM) The rice price in Vanni dropped drastically as low as Rs. 20 per kilo since the LTTE issued the rice stocks of the Jordan ship abducted by the Tigers. Today, the livelihood of many of the people in Vanni is trading rice brought from Vanni in Vavuniya. The photo depicts people enter into Government controlled territory with bags of rice on their shoulders near Omanthai entry exit point. The LTTE checkpoint is in the backdrop. Rice is sold around Rs. 100 per kilo in south these days.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS [size=3][size=5]The Sri Lankan government’s refusal to negotiate seriously with Tamil leaders or otherwise address legitimate Tamil and Muslim grievances is increasing ethnic tensions and damaging prospects for lasting peace. The administration, led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party of Mahinda Rajapaksa, has refused to honour agreements with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), broken promises to world leaders and not implemented constitutional provisions for minimal devolution of power to Tamil-speaking areas of the north and east. Militarisation and discriminatory economic development in Tamil and Muslim areas are breeding anger an…

Ramar Sethu, a world heritage centre? Shobha Warrier The Rs 2,427.40-crore Sethusamudram canal project aims to create a navigable channel of 152.2 km from the Gulf of Mannar to the Bay of Bengal through the Palk Bay and Palk Strait. The project that was inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [images] on the July 2, 2005, has drawn flak from many quarters from the day the idea was mooted. One of the debates going on is whether the chain of islets called Ramar Sethu, also known as Adam's Bridge, linking India with Sri Lanka [images] should be destroyed while dredging. Dr S Kalayanaraman, eminent research scholar who has earlier done signal wo…

Hidden treasures of Palmyrah Sunday, April 01,2007 With so much emphasis being put on the development of the coconut industry in Sri Lanka, the benefits of the lesser known palmyrah, most commonly found in the north east and north west of the country was the focus of a presentation given by Professor E.R Jansz when he was awarded the distinguished gold medal at the Bernard Soysa Memorial Oration this past week. Jansz, a lecturer in biochemistry at the University of Sri Jayawardenapura, holds a PhD and has had a long and distinguished career in the field of chemistry with over 15 years dedicated to internationally published research. On Bernard Soysa, the fo…

Vijaykant backs Tamil Eelam demand Search for More News Chennai, Dec 4: In his first open support of the LTTE's demand for Tamil Eelam (separate home land for Tamils) DMDK President and actor Vijaykanth today said the "struggle" would certainly succeed, though it would take time. Vijayakant, who had decided against celebrating his birth day till a solution was found to Sri Lankan Tamils problem, told reporters here that "though success in a struggle for the homeland is delayed, it will certainly succeed". He was replying when asked why there was a delay in a solution (to the Sri Lankan Tamils problem). He praised the militants saying "tho…

Killings escalate in Thenmaraadchi, Jaffna [TamilNet, Friday, 01 February 2008, 09:27 GMT] Unidentified armed men Friday morning shot and killed two civilians in Kodikaamam unleashing panic among the people in Thenmaraadchi which on Thursday witnessed a massacre of three siblings by a motorbike squad allegedly operated by Sri Lanka Army. Friday morning around 7:30 a.m, a 24-year-old female was shot and killed at her house located on Jaffna-Point Pedro-Kachchaay road and a 26-year-old male was gunned down, 1 km away, around 10:00 a.m on Allarai-Kachchaay road in Kodikaamam. The young woman killed was identified as Sivarasa Suki, 24, unmarried. The killers fo…

B.Raman on Anuradhapura raid by LTTE மிகவும் நடுநிலைமையோடு, நிதானமாக அலசி ஆய்ந்து எழுதப்பட்ட கட்டுரை. எல்.டி.டி.ஈ யின் நிலைமை முன்பை விட மோசமாக இருக்கிறது, கிழக்கில் கருணாவால் ஏற்பட்ட பின்னடைவிலிருந்து இன்னும் அவர்கள் மீளவில்லை, முன்பிருந்த நிலப்பரப்பு அவர்களிடம் இல்லை, 9/11 நிகழ்வுகளுக்குப் பிறகு உலகமே தலைகீழாக மாறிவிட்ட நிலையில் அவர்கள் முன்னெப்போதுமில்லாத அளவிற்கு பலவிதத்திலும் நெருக்கடிக்குள்ளாகியிருக்க

B.Akileswari, Director of Vetrimanai One of the ill effects of the prolonged brutal war is the psychological damage that is done to the people. Women suffer the most psychologically in a war context. Vetrimanai the very first of the many CWDR project, specifically caters for women who are psychologically affected. Patients at Vetrimanai, in spite of their ill temper, maintain a congenial atmosphere where laughter is common. The staff is quick to recite stories of bad temper where they have been at the receiving end. The humor, displayed by the staff while reciting such stories, says something about the dedication of the staff to the welfare of the patient…

இன்று மக்கள் படையின் அதிர்ச்சி வைத்தியம் இனவாதம் பேசி ஆட்ச்சிக்கு வந்தவர்களை குத்துக்கரணம் அடிக்க வைக்கிறதா? வாலைச்சுருட்டிக் கொண்டு மீண்டும் பேச்சுவார்த்தைக்கு வர வைக்கிறதா? http://www.tamilguardian.com/beta/news_det....asp?newsid=460 அன்று சிறீலங்கா விமானப்படை அதிர்ச்சி வைத்தியம் கொடுத்து ஈழவிடுதலைப் போராட்டத்தை அடிபணிய வைக்க முடிந்ததா? http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=15023

U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing by Acting Spokesman Robert A. Wood Courtesy: US State Department - February 23, 2009 U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing on issues related to Sri Lanka, Excerpts only: QUESTION: In a couple of days, the Sri Lankan Government said it will completely eliminate the Tamil Tigers in a matter of days. The Tamils in the U.S. are freaking out and asking Hillary Clinton to call for a ceasefire. What do you say? MR. WOOD: Well, look, with regard to Sri Lanka, one of our primary concerns is the humanitarian situation. We’re worried about IDPs, what happens to them, we are worried about civilian…

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Clinton presidency worries Colombo- Balakumaran [TamilNet, Tuesday, 01 January 2008, 18:41 GMT] Apart from U.S. policy related implications, the significance to Sri Lanka of Senator Clinton's statement on "terrorism" can be assessed from the shock waves generated in Sri Lanka's South, said K.V. Balakumaran, a Senior member of LTTE's Political Wing, during a political analysis segment, Nilavaram, presented in National Television of Tamileelam (NTT) this week. Hillary Clinton had earlier urged a more nuanced approach to armed non-state actors, and identified Tamil Tigers as one of the groups deserving such consideration. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator from New…

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Overseas NHS doctors 'betrayed' By Dominic Casciani BBC News community affairs Asian doctors: Key role in the NHS Thousands of trainee doctors from abroad have been "betrayed" by a sudden rule change, say campaigners. New immigration rules mean most non-EU doctors can no longer complete NHS training without work permits. Hundreds of doctors are being urged to protest outside the Department of Health on Friday, saying the changes potentially leave thousands jobless. But the government says it is protecting posts for UK graduates as supply of doctors outstrips demand. For decades, graduates from overseas medical and dental sch…

Tamil Nadu police launch door-to-door verification of over 100,000 Tamil refugees by S. Venkat Narayan Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, February 23: The Tamil Nadu police has launched a state-wide door-to-door verification of nearly one hundred thousand Sri Lankan Tamil refugees living in the southern Indian state. Reports reaching here from state capital Chennai have quoted unidentified "highly placed sources" as saying that the massive, census-like, exercise is being carried out by the Q branch with the help of the police all over the state. The state’s top police officials decided to carry out the verification process immediately after the sei…

INDICTMENT AGAINST SRI LANKA Genocide '83 'A tourist told yesterday how she watched in horror as a Sinhala mob deliberately burned alive a bus load of Tamils... A mini bus full of Tamils were forced to stop in front of us in Colombo' she said. A Sinhalese mob poured petrol over the bus and set it on fire. They blocked the car door and prevented the Tamils from leaving the vehicle. 'Hundreds of spectators watched as about 20 Tamils were burned to death'." On 24 July 1983, and in the succeeding weeks, around two thousand Tamils were killed - some were burnt alive - over a hundred thousand were rendered homeless Sinhala mob dancing around a Tamil youth, stri…