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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…

OSLO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan rebel Tamil Tigers want European Union members withdrawn from a five-nation truce monitoring mission, mediator Norway said on Thursday. The EU last month listed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a banned terrorist organisation after an upsurge in violence on the Indian Ocean island. "The LTTE has informed us that individual members of the EU cannot be members of the Nordic monitoring mission," Erik Solheim, Norway's minister for international development who brokered a 2002 truce, told a news conference. ... ..... http://uk.news.yahoo.com/08062006/325/tige...ors-norway.html LTTE continues dialogue with Norwegia…

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/A9-pathway/ Hi to all, My name is Bairavi Ratnabal, a seventeen year old British born Tamil who shares deep concerns over my mother land. As you may know the A9 road has been closed, this is the road which lays between Columbo and Jaffna, a access pathway to food, water and medicine but the notorious Sri Lankan Government has closed the road denying all admission to daily essentials, this is leading to the loss of delicate lives of our people. The liberation tigers of Tamil Eelam have tried many a times to negotiate with the government about this particular matter but nothing has yet won over the governments determ…

Sri Lanka May Delay First Debt Sale, Investors Say (Update2) By Sam Nagarajan Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka may delay its first overseas debt offering as global credit markets slump and a conflict between government forces and Tamil rebels escalates, fund managers said. ``All bets are off in a situation where investors are generally looking to decrease risk in their portfolios,'' said Joel Kim, who manages the equivalent of $10 billion at ING Investment Management in Hong Kong. ``They need to wait for better market conditions.'' A delay to the $500 million sale would thwart the government's efforts to seek cheaper funding for building roads and …

Scholastic Scholastic's free Learn at Home program includes 20 days' worth of curricula to help students continue learning even when school is closed. The daily lessons for pre-K through grade 6-plus include four separate learning experiences, built around a story or video. Kids can do them on their own, with their families or with their teachers. The lessons last up to three hours, and can be completed on any device. Scholastic : https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html Khan Academy Khan Academy is a free online learning platform that offers practice exercises, instructional videos and a personalized learning dashboard for s…

[size=3] The bright white 70 meters (230Ft) tall bridge pylon can be seen from far away. Attached to the top are 24 cables that suspend a large bicycle roundabout, 72 meters (236Ft) in diameter, that seems to float over a large new junction for motorized traffic. This roundabout can be found in Eindhoven and it is called Hovenring. The exceptional piece of bicycle infrastructure was built to stand out. It is to be the iconic new landmark that signals ‘you are entering Eindhoven’. At night the slender bike ring is lit from below to further enhance that floating effect.[/size] [size=3] [size=2] A new landmark for Eindhoven/Veldhoven and Meerhoven: the Hovenring fl…

Please open the attachment to view photos and If possible any one cantranslate this ? Rugshanth Selvarajah, Elangovan Ganeshamoorthy http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/alleged-eftpos-skimmer-faces-perth-court-20091223-ld2n.html Breakthrough as two arrested over EFTPOS skimming fraud JOSEPH SAPIENZA December 23, 2009 A man arrested by police over the EFTPOS skimming scam arrives back in Perth last night. Photo: Channel Ten Rugshanth Selvarajah, Tamil Credit Card SCAM!!! Posted in the Sri Lanka Forum Ads by Google Identity Theft Protection - Trusted protection from Veda for ID Theft & lost or stolen credit cards …

LTTE (Tamil Tigers) - Explained In 18 minutes by Indian Commando Military-themed episodes of The Ranveer Show are always well-received. In this episode, we present Major Abhay Sapru, one of the most eloquent military veterans I’ve had the pleasure of interacting with. Para-SF podcasts are something that always blows my mind. One thing that always outshines in such conversations is the killer special forces mindset. Commissioned in 1988, Abhay Sapru volunteered for the elite Special Forces. During his decade-long stint with the Indian Army, he served in areas like Sri Lanka, Kashmir, and the North-East of India. He currently works for a private bank and alongside,…

Sunday Leader editor faces arrest [TamilNet, Thursday, 28 December 2006, 10:46 GMT] Sri Lankan Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has been instructed by the Defence Ministry to arrest Lasantha Wikramatunga, the editor of the Sunday Leader, who exposed last Sunday a move to build a 500 million rupee bunker at Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's official residence, editorial staff of the paper said. Media personnel have surrounded the Sunday Leader office following the development. The CID officials who have been in touch with Lasantha Wickramatunga had informed him about the move. The Free Media Movement in Colombo, in a press release issued recen…

Hardline Sri Lanka monks mobbed us: Dutch aid group 12 Jan 2007 11:35:14 GMT Source: Reuters Printable view | Email this article | RSS [-] Text [+] Background Sri Lanka conflict More (Updates with fresh Buddhist monk protest) By Simon Gardner COLOMBO, Jan 12 (Reuters) - A Dutch Christian aid group that Sri Lanka suspects of helping the Tamil Tigers said on Friday hardline Buddhist monks allied to President Mahinda Rajapakse had mobbed their office and warned them to leave the island. Monks in saffron robes identifying themselves as members of Jathika Hela Urumaya, the Sinhalese nationalist all-Buddhist monk party (JHU), stormed ZOA Refugee C…

Nov 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka's private television service providers have blocked the common opposition candidate's first TV interview, media reports said here. Peo TV cable television network and Dialog TV satellite television network have reportedly blocked the Sirasa TV from broadcasting the "Satana" program which interviewed the common opposition candidate and several other members of opposition. The program was live streamed on the internet. The subscribers have complained that Peo TV cable television network and Dialog TV satellite television network have blocked Sirasa, Shakthi and MTV Sports channels of the MTV/MBC media network. The Dialog network was ba…

The island nation of Ceylon is in labor. Tamils ruled themselves before colonization and its time they reclaim what was lost in the past once again. Priya Raj, 26 March 2007. Since independence, the future for Sri Lankan Tamils was of uncertainty. When colonial rules took over the mother island, she had two children with their own states and marked territories, Sinhale and Tamil. They had their small differences but the mother island took care of them both with pride and love. She was a beautiful lady in the Indian Ocean. She was called fondly with so many names and even called the paradise on earth. She was full of resources and charm. She neve…

Sri Lankans Accuse Him of Wartime Atrocities. California May Decide. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, brother to the former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa, at home in Colombo in December.CreditAdam Dean for The New York Times In the decade since Sri Lanka’s civil war ended, a former wartime defense chief has successfully dodged accusations of crimes against humanity. He may soon run for president. But the accusations, which are supported by United Nations inquiries, recently caught up with him in a California parking lot…

Mukesh Ambani is world's richest man Press Trust of India / Mumbai October 29, 2007 Billionaire Mukesh Ambani today became the richest person in the world, surpassing American software czar Bill Gates, Mexican business tycoon Carlos Slim Helu and famous investment guru Warren Buffett, courtesy the bull run in the stock market. Following a strong share price rally on in his three group companies, India's most valued firm Reliance Industries, Reliance Petroleum and Reliance Industrial Infrastructure, the net worth of Mukesh Ambani rose to $63.2 billion (Rs 2,49,108 crore). In comparison, the net worth of both Gates and Slim is estimated to be…

Turkish warplanes bomb northern Iraq By Sherko Raouf SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Turkish planes bombed an area of Iraq near the border with Turkey on Tuesday to attack Kurdish separatists and the army said it had killed at least 150 guerrillas in its air offensive earlier this month. A Turkish military source said warplanes launched the limited strike on Tuesday after spotting Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas during a reconnaissance flight. He said the strike was smaller than others in recent weeks. Colonel Hussein Tamar, director of Iraq's border guard command in the northern Kurdish province of Dahuk, said villages near the border we…

Devolution panel’s mandate curtailedPublished: Monday, 21 January, 2008, 06:39 AM Doha Time COLOMBO: An all-party panel in Sri Lanka is set to reject the Tamil minority’s demand for a federal constitution while suggesting improvements in the present unitary system to make it more democratic. This follows pressure from President Mahinda Rajapakse on the All-Party Representative Committee (APRC) not to go beyond the devolution granted by the 13th amendment to the Sri Lankan constitution that followed the 1987 India-Sri Lanka peace accord, an informed source told IANS. The APRC, headed by Science Minister Tissa Vitharana, is to give its recommendations January 23. …

A clash between Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) erupted Tuesday around 7:45 a.m in Jaffna lagoon near Ko’lumpuththu’rai when SLA troops in the sentry posts along the lagoon shore attacked LTTE boats, sources in Jaffna said. LTTE retaliated from their boats and the fighting lasted for nearly fifteen minutes, the sources said. The SLA, from its artillery bases in Jaffna peninsula, launched rocket fire towards LTTE held Poonakari, across Jaffna lagoon, according to the sources. Fishermen fishing in the area rushed back to the shore and tension prevailed in Ko'lumpuththu'rai. Normalcy returned to the peninsula when the shelling…

The November 2019 employment report showed U.S. companies added way more jobs than expected during the month as mammoth gains in health care and social services — as well as a bounce in manufacturing hiring — ushered labor statistics higher. The government reported Friday that payrolls increased by 266,000, easily besting the 187,000 estimate economists polled by Dow Jones had forecast. The unemployment rate ticked back down to 3.5%, matching an earlier 2019 level that at the time was the lowest since 1969. CNBC studied the net changes by industry for November jobs based on data from the Labor Department contained in the employment report. The education…

“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…

A small group of Tamil musicians and activists supported the Kurdish march through London yesterday, expressing their solidarity with the struggle in Kobane. Parai drummers show solidarity with Kurds in Kobane One Kurdish man spoke to the group in fluent Tamil, remarking that the Sri Lankan state was only able to defeat the Tamil Tigers because Karuna, a senior rebel commander, had defected. Thousands of Kurds rallied in Parliament Square, London, in scenes reminiscent of the Tamil community mobilisations during the 2009 massacres After the police violently arrested some young Kurdish protesters, the streets were blocked by sit-ins demanding thei…

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/01/politics/george-h-w-bush-dead/index.html பழைய அமெரிக்க ஜனாதிபதி புஸ் மரணம் CNN)Former US President George H.W. Bush has died at age 94 in Houston, according to his spokesperson. Born into privilege and a tradition of service, Bush was a son of a senator, celebrated World War II combat pilot, student athlete, Texas oilman, Republican congressman, national party chairman, pioneering diplomat and spy chief. After his own 1980 presidential campaign came up short, he served two terms as Ronald Reagan's vice president before reaching the pinnacle of political power by winning the 1988 presidential election, soundly defeating De…

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 …

Lanka nets Rs. 930m on tea exports to Japan Sri Lanka earned Rs. 930 million by exporting tea to Japan up to November last year and the target is to increase the export earnings from Japan to one million this year. During a recent visit to Japan Minister of Plantation Industries D. M. Jayaratne presented gold, silver and bronze medals to Sri Lankan tea importers in Japan. In addition the trade representatives of Japan had a discussion on the import of Sri Lankan Tea with the minister. The Minister said that the percentage of black tea exported to Japan from Sri Lanka increased from 45% to 67% at the end of 2006 and it increases annually by 8-9 million kgs. …

Oil prices plunged 30% in early trading Sunday night as OPEC’s failure to strike a deal with its allies regarding production cuts sparked fears of a price war as Saudi Arabia reportedly gets set to ramp up production. International benchmark Brent crude futures plummeted 30% to $32.05 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 27% to $30.00 per barrel, its lowest level since Feb. 22, 2016. “This has turned into a scorched Earth approach by Saudi Arabia, in particular, to deal with the problem of chronic over production,” Again Capital’s John Kilduff said. “The Saudis are the lowest cost producer by far. There is a reckoning ahead for all other produ…

Artillery attacks on Pa’lai, Mukamaalai, Ki’laali areas [TamilNet, Tuesday, 10 March 2009, 13:16 GMT] Large number of artillery shells said to be launched by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) since Monday midnight fell and exploded near A9 road in Pa’lai and Mukamaalai, until Tuesday afternoon, sources in Thenmaraadchi said. Around 22 lorries loaded with goods which started to Jaffna along A9 road around 11:00 a.m Monday are yet to reach Naavatku’li but 25 buses carrying Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers have reached Thenmaraadchi along A9 route around Tuesday afternoon, the sources added. Shells fell and exploded in Pa’lai, Mukamaalai, Ki’laali areas earlier …