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The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) pushing for an international war crimes inquiry targeting Sri Lanka over accountability issues during the conflict here yesterday said that the Palestinian authority could use the newly gained UN recognition to take up Israeli atrocities at the International Criminal Court (ICC). UK based GTF is widely believed to be the most influential Tamil Diaspora organization pushing western powers to haul Sri Lanka up before an international tribunal on the basis of ‘Darusman report’ which dealt with accountability issues. The GTF was responding to a query by The Sunday Island. GTF spokesman Suren Surendiran said that they whole heartedly con…

01 January 2014 In its new year message, the Global Tamil Forum (GTF), called on all members of the international community "to back the demand for an independent, international inquiry" and "to support the initiation of a comprehensive political settlement." Adding that a 'Truth and Reconciliation Commission' was suggested with a "clear intent to hoodwink the international community," the GTF asserted that "President Rajapaksa’s regime should be given no further allowances at the 25th Session of the UNHRC in March 2014 to subvert, deliberately prolong or undermine the accountability and reconciliation processes". See full statement here http://www.tamilguardian.c…

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.

Three civilians belonging to same family were massacred at their home in Velanai West by Sri Lanka Navy operated paramilitary gunmen, around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Meanwhile, armed men who came in a vehicle set fire to several shops and blasted a transformer at Puliyankoodal junction in Kayts, Saturday night, civilian sources said. Villagers blame Sri Lankan forces for the attacks in the Jaffna islets. On Saturday alone, 12 civilians have been killed in Sri Lanka Navy controlled Jaffna islets. EPDP paramilitary was in control of the Jaffna islets before the Ceasefire Agreement was entered between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Government of Sri Lanka (G…

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 …

Halton deputy chief Nish Duraiappah selected as new chief of Peel Regional Police Peel Police Service Board selects Halton deputy chief after seven-month search Halton Regional Police Deputy Chief Nishan (Nish) Duraiappah. - Torstar file photo Peel Regional Police has chosen its new chief. Halton Deputy Chief of District Operations Nishan (Nish) Duraiappah has been selected as the incoming Chief of Peel Regional Police. He will assume his role effective Oct. 1. Duraiappah has an extensive record with the Halton Regional Police Service, where he serve…

Hamas military wing claims it launched ‘big missile’ attack on Tel Aviv Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv as rockets were fired from Rafah, southern Gaza. Hamas claimed responsibility for the barrage. The Israeli army reported that eight rockets were launched towards central Israel, with several intercepted by the air defence system. Rocket sirens were also heard in cities such as Herzliya and Petah Tikva. The Qassam Brigades, Hamas' armed wing, stated that the missile barrage was in response to "Zionist massacres against civilians."

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Today, November 10th, is International Accounting Day. A day to reflect on what it means to be an accountant and a great opportunity to honour all accountants. It is in honour of Italian mathematician Luca Pacioli, who published the first book about double-entry bookkeeping on November 10th 1494, that International Accounting Day started. His book described the use of journals and ledgers and warned that a person should not go to sleep at night until the debits equaled the credits. Luca Pacioli, “The Father of Modern Accounting” Therefore, each year on November 10th, we pay tribute to the work of Luca Pacioli, “The Father of Modern Accounting”. We also…

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…

Reliable sources based in Eastern Sri Lanka said “A Jihad group active in Sri Lanka has started training their suicide group for targeting their enemies.” The most chilling detail we received on the suicide bomber who recently did his operation at Colombo targeting a police bus and killing 15 policemen, was that the bomber was from a Jihad group in Sri Lanka. We note that a Jihad is defined as “a holy war undertaken as a sacred duty by Muslims.” According to the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID), the recent suicide bomber’s National Identity Card number was 820244769V, his name Ibrahim Levke Mubharak and address Hospital Road, Kinnia, Trincomalee. “Twe…

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Madras High Court yesterday dismissed a petition which sought investigation into the role played by former LTTE leader Kumaran Pathmanabhan in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. First Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice M.Sathyanarayanan rejected the petition by J.Mohanraj, son of late Janata party leader Nellai Jabamani and a member of the Special Investigation Team of CBI that probed the assassination of Gandhi by an LTTE suicide bomber on May 21, 1991 at Sriperumbudur near here. "In view of the stand taken by the Director of CBI that they are probing into the role played by Kumaran Pathmanabhan and the fina…

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Heavy Fighting 'kills 38' in the North Heavy fighting erupted near Vaunia FDL's Sri Lankan military say thirty eight people have been killed in the fighting in the north. Heavy fighting erupted near the Forward Defence Lines in Vaunia between the Government Forces and Tamil Tigers continued till Thursday evening, correspondent Dinasena Ratugamage said. A spokesman for Sri Lanka army told him more than 45 people from both the army and the LTTE were injured. According to the military 33 LTTE cadres were killed and 36 injured in the fighting and it has lost five soldiers and nine soldiers were injured. But LTTE claims it has killed 10 soldier…

Heavy fighting rages in Muhamalai, Kilali [TamilNet, September 10, 2006 19:01 GMT] Heavy artillery shelling and fighting between the Sri Lankan forces and the Liberation Tigers erupted in Kilali and Muhamalai Forward Defence Line (FDL) of the Northern Front from 7:30 p.m. Sunday, sources in Kilinochchi said. Artillery shelling and gunfire were continuing Sunday midnight. The SLA had suffered heavy casualties Saturday when it launched a fresh offensive towards Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) FDL. Meanwhile, Sri Lankan Police in Kodikamam Sunday said they had seven bodies of Tamil youths, five males and two females, killed in in the clashes in Thenm…

Heavy SLA casualties feared in Jaffna claymore attack [TamilNet, Friday, 09 February 2007, 04:10 GMT] Several Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troopers have been feared killed in a claymore attack on a bus carrying SLA soldiers along Palaly Road, less than 50 meters from Urelu SLA camp at 10:30 p.m. during curfew hours Thursday night, sources in Jaffna said. The Palaly military command has not released official details on the attack. The damaged bus, belonging to the Ceylon Transport Board (CTB), has been taken inside the Urelu camp, local residents said. However, large areas of blood stains and broken glasses are still visible near the scene of the attack, according to res…

இரு வாரங்களுக்கு முன்பு கூட சிறையில் பழங்குடியினரை சேர்ந்தவர் ஒருவர் தீடீரென மரணமடைந்துள்ளார். காவலில்/சிறையில் இருக்கும் பழங்குடியினர் இறக்கும் வீதம் இன்னமும் குறையாமல் இருப்பது அவுஸ்ரேலிய அரசிற்கு தலையிடியாகவே உள்ளது.. அதுமட்டுமல்ல வட அவுஸ்ரேலியாவின் சிறைச்சாலைகள் இவர்களால்தான் நிறைந்தும் உள்ளது. Her babies taken, she died alone in a police cell, the victim of a problem Australia can't seem to fix Updated 9:45 PM EDT April 9, 2021 Brisbane Editor's Note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned this story contains images of people who have died. Rebecca Maher didn't get to hold her youngest child. Australian child protection se…

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…

High Commissioner Nonis Quits After Assault By Sajin Vaas Sri Lanka High Commissioner in United Kingdom, Chris Nonis has resigned after he was assaulted mercilessly by Sajin Vass Gunawardena, the Monitoring MP for the Ministry of External Affairs at a house in New York. President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who returned to Colombo from New York, after attending the UN has ordered the state and private media to blackout the news and not report anything on this matter. He personally spoke to everyone concerned. The incident took place at the house of Dilan Ariyawansa, who is now Director of Sri Lankan Airlines in New York. He has thrown a dinner for many members of Rajapaks…

இந்த வழக்கை இன்று ABC Radioல் கேட்கும் வரை தெரியாது Australian Aboriginal குடிமக்களை கூட அரசாங்கத்தால் நாடு கடத்தலாம் என்று.. “Alien” Law என்பது யாருக்கு இந்த நாட்டில் பொருந்தும்? அவர்களுடைய பூமியில் இருந்து கொண்டு அவர்களையே Alien என கூறலாமா? High Court rules Aboriginal people cannot be deported for criminal convictions, cannot be 'alien' to Australia By Elizabeth Byrne and Josh Robertson Posted 11hhours ago, updated 4hhours ago Brendan Thoms reunited with this father Robert after he was released from immigration detention.(ABC News: Rachel Riga) An Aboriginal man who spent 500…

Tigers vow reprisals as Sri Lanka launches new strikes Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:36 AM GMT By Peter Apps COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military launched new strikes on Tamil Tiger areas in the island's northeast on Wednesday, a day after a deadly suicide bomb attack blamed on rebels shattered an already fragile ceasefire. Military spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe said the new strikes came after the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fired on naval patrol craft off the eastern port of Trincomalee for a second day. The Tigers said they would retaliate if the government continued the attacks, launched after a suspected suicide bomb in the capi…

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