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English proficiency vital for success in global world: LTTE Political Head [TamilNet, Monday, 17 December 2007, 20:52 GMT] "Eelam Tamils have excelled in military science and geo-political affairs at an International level. For our people to acquire skills and knowlege to succeed at the global level, opportunity and facilities to attain high levels of proficiency in English is critical," said B. Nadesan, the political head of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in his commencement address at the English Language College (ELC) in Ki'linochchi, on Saturday. The ELC, a Tamils' Rehabilitation Organization (TRO)-funded college, was established on September 13, …

The Rediff Interview | Tamil editor N Vithyatharan October 17, 2006 N Vithyatharan is the editor of Jaffna's largest selling Tamil daily, Uthayan. A few months ago, the man who has met elusive Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam supremo V Prabhakaran 'several times' in his jungle hideouts was urged by President Mahinda Rajapakse to convince the LTTE leader to resume the aborted peace talks. Prabhakaran refused. Over 1,500 people have died in the violence that erupted since the talks broke down in April -- on Monday, October 16, an LTTE suicide bomber rammed a truck laden with explosives into a naval convoy, killing 92 sailors, perhaps the worst act of terro…

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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…

[March 03, 2006] Sri Lankan maid jumps out of limousine (Gulf News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)Riyadh: In a horrific incident, a Sri Lankan maid servant tried to commit suicide by jumping out of a limousine in which she was travelling. The maid, who sustained multiple injuries and fractures, was hospitalised following the incident that took place on King Fahd Road at 10am on Wednesday in Riyadh city. The mentally disturbed young woman, another victim of torture and beating by a Saudi family, was seen weeping all through her travel to seek asylum at the Sri Lankan embassy in the capital city. Police started investigations into the incident. …

Russia says US troops arriving in Poland pose threat to its security Early deployment of biggest American force in Europe since cold war may be attempt to lock Trump into strategy American soldiers during a welcome ceremony at the Polish-German border in Olszyna, Poland. Photograph: Natalia Dobryszycka/AFP/Getty Images First published on Thursday 12 January 2017 10.39 GMT View more sharing options …

இன்றைய சண்டே டைம்ஸ் இதழில் வெளிவந்த இந்த கட்டுரையை படித்து பாருங்கள் ! Travesty of our place names There is no reason why Colombo, Galle and Jaffna cannot revert to Kolamba, Gaalla and Yahapane, except that the political will to bring about such change is still missing How important the proper pronunciation and spelling can be to a nation’s identity was demonstrated by the French Government when it prohibited the use of the British word jet or ‘jetliner’ by the French. The punishment for transgression was imprisonment. After the law came into effect a jetliner had to be called ‘le grande porteur’. The rest of the world may pronounce the name of their capita…

8 STF commandos killed in Thirukkovil ambush [TamilNet, Saturday, 27 January 2007, 11:18 GMT] Eight Sri Lankan Special Task Force commandos were killed and 12 wounded at Thangavelauthapuram in Thirukkovil division of Amparai district where a STF vehicle was ambushed, Saturday around 9:30 a.m. with Claymore attack and gunfire. The attack, believed to be carried out by an elite guerilla unit of the Tigers, had targeted the STF logistics supply to STF personnel located in areas vacated by the Tigers, according to initial reports from Thirukkovil. STF personnel fired mortar shells and opened fire following the attack that has taken place 41 km south of Kalmun…

US envoy to hold talks in Sri Lanka Last Updated 07/01/2006, 20:27:20 The United States says it plans to send a senior official to Sri Lanka to discuss the conflict between government forces and the Tamil Tigers. The announcement comes after talks in Washington between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Sri Lankan counterpart, Mangala Samaraweera. The two foreign ministers discussed the recent increase in attacks in Sri Lanka, and the importance of strengthening the ceasefire. In the latest violence, 15 Sri Lankan sailors were killed when their navy gunboat was attacked near the eastern port of Trincomalee early on Saturday. …

"If Jayewardene was a true Buddhist, I would not be carrying a gun" Velupillai Pirabakaran, leader of the Liberation Tigesr for Tamil Eelam, tells Anita Pratap. Q: What made you opt out of a conventional system and spearhead a liberation movement which you knew would be outlawed? A: The democratic parliamentary system, or what you refer to as the conventional political system in Sri Lanka, has always tried to impose the will of the majority on the minority. This system not only failed to solve the basic problems of our people but, in fact, aggravated our plight. For decades, the repression by the state has made the li…

A law has come into force in India changing the name of the federal territory of Pondicherry - which will now be called Puducherry. Officials say the move is to reflect the indigenous history of the region. Puducherry, which means "new village", was the original Tamil name before it was changed by the French. It was a French colony for more than 200 years, becoming part of the modern Indian state in 1963, 16 years after India's independence. Several Indian cities have been renamed in recent years to reflect local languages and nationalist sentiment - including Mumbai for Bombay and Chennai for Madras. BBC News

Harvard experts too pro-Tiger, too liberal, says Govt. paper [TamilNet, February 12, 2006 20:19 GMT] "It [sri Lanka Government Peace Team] learnt that two Harvard specialists who were coaching the peace team on some aspects of conflict resolution, for instance, were thought of as being too liberal and possibly too pro Tiger in their views," said Sri Lanka Government official paper Sunday Observer in its latest edition. The paper also quoted a source close to the consultation process as saying, "Harvard and other institutions of repute, may wittingly or otherwise place Sri Lankan strategy in channels that could be available to the Tigers." The briefings were h…

Vijitha Herath claims JVP ideology cannot be destroyed Despite intense speculation to the contrary, JVP front-liner Vijitha Herath vehemently denies any kind of fissures within the Marxist party in a wide ranging interview with The Nation this week. By Rathindra Kuruwita Following are excerpts: Q: The Indian Prime Minister has said that he will attend the 2008 Independence Day celebrations only if a proposal to solve the ethnic conflict is presented to the President, by the APRC. What do you feel about that demand? A: India or any other country does not have the right to tell us how we should settle our internal affairs. No one can tell us how and when we sho…

[TamilNet, Sunday, 31 December 2006, 04:11 GMT] The indefinite extension of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) curfew on Thenmaradchi from Thursday 9:00 p.m continued for more than 24 hours, causing untold difficulties to the residents of the area, confining them indoors, sources from Chavakacheri said. There had been no clashes or extraordinary circumstances calling for search operation in the area where the curfew is being imposed by the SLA, the sources added. People travelling to Chavakacheri and Kodikamam from the Jaffna peninsula were stopped at Kaithady Nunavil junction and sent back. The roads to Kachchai, Poonery, Kerathivu and Sangupitty in the Chavakacheri Munici…

Act Now, Tamil Health Organisation (THO), Tamil Aid, White Pigeon, Technical Association of Tamils (TAOT) and The Tamil Support Foundation (TTSF), TSSA, Hindu Temples and Churches are preparing to send more than 500 tons of food, medicine and medical teams to help the civilians in the Vanni affected by the ongoing war in Sri Lanka. This mission aims to provide desperately needed medical supplies for thousands of sick and injured people, and raise awareness of the suffering of the civilians in the conflict zone.

 Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in a statement on 13 March 2009 stated that bombing and shelling by the Sri Lanka Armed Forces in th…

[size=5]Jacqueline Fernandez, who seems to be doing rather well for herself, has bought an island off the south coast of Sri Lanka. The isle is close to where former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara has also bought a little island. [/size] [size=5]This is part of a realty project that is now a playground of the rich and famous, and looks like Jackie's obviously one of them.[/size] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Jacqueline-buys-an-island/articleshow/17401837.cms

G20 நாடுகள் குழுத் தலைவர்களின் 5வது உச்சி மாநாடு நவம்பர் 11, 12ஆம் நாட்களில் தென் கொரியாவின் சியோல் நகரில் நடைபெறவுள்ளது. மாற்று விகிதம், உலக நிதி பாதுகாப்பு இணையம், சர்வதேச நிதி அமைப்புகளின் சீர்திருத்தம், வளர்ச்சிப் பிரச்சினை ஆகிய 4 அம்சங்களைக் குறித்து உலகில் 20 மிக முக்கிய நாடுகளின் தலைவர்கள் விவாதம் நடத்துவர், உலகப் பொருளாதாரம் சர்வதேச நிதி நெருக்கடியிலிருந்து விலகி மீண்டும் அதிகரிப்பைக் காண்பதை முன்னேற்றுவதற்காக ஒட்டுமொத்த பொருளாதாரக் கொள்கைகளை அவர்கள் ஒருங்கிணைப்பர். தற்போது உலகப் பொருளாதாரம் மந்தமாக மீட்சி அடைந்து கொண்டுள்ள போதிலும், அதன் அடிப்படை வலுவானதல்ல. எனவே, நடப்பு உச்சி மாநாடு, "பிரச்சினைகளுக்கு அப்பாற்பட்ட கூட்டு வளர்ச்சி" என்ற தலைப்பில் நடைபெற…

COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's elusive Tamil Tiger supremo marks his 52nd birthday on Sunday with a self-imposed deadline to decide the course of Asia's longest-running ethnic conflict. Velupillai Prabhakaran has no official birthday celebrations but his annual speech on Monday will be keenly watched by Sri Lankan leaders as well as those in foreign capitals struggling to broker peace. "There are no official functions or celebrations," said Tiger military spokesman Rasiah Illanthiriyan. "But many people usually have religious observances or share sweets to mark the occasion." Born on November 26, 1954 in the island's arid north, Prabhakaran, a school dro…

President Loses His Cool What could be bugging Mahinda Rajapaksa? By Munza Mushtaq in Kandy President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been known for his friendly and supposedly down to earth nature, but during a meeting with representatives of several English and Tamil language newspapers, his usually charming traits made a quick vanishing act as journalists prodded him with questions resulting in the President replying the journalists in the most unfriendliest of tones. Probably due to election stress, the President who in the past was often known to greet journalists individually when invited for similar meetings, neglected his usual greeting style except for a n…

கள உறவு அருவி கீழ்வரும் தகவலை எனக்கு மின்னஞ்சலில் அனுப்பி வைத்தார். அதை உங்கள் பார்வைக்கும் இணைக்கின்றேன். நன்றி! Monks of War The nationalist monks in Sri Lanka argue that Buddhism is about ‘confronting reality’ To many of us, Buddhism, with the sacred principle of non-violence, is the most peaceful religion of all. But in Sri Lanka a group of radical monks who say they represent the Singhalese majority are urging the government to take a hard-line, pro-war stance against the Tamil Tiger rebels. To make their voices heard in the political arena the monks have even set up their own political party - the JHU - which participated in the 2004 elections an…

OPINION The Hidden Sea Tigers The LTTE attack at Galle came a few days before the arrival of a fresh consignment of arms and ammunition from Pakistan and seems aimed to demonstrate the continuing naval capability and to scare foreign tourists B. RAMAN | e-mail | one page format | feedback: send - read | The Sea Tigers of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) took the Sri Lankan Navy completely by surprise early on the morning of October 18, 2006, by successfully penetrating a naval base and a commercial harbour at Galle in southern Sri Lanka and destroying three naval boats in the base. One sailor and one civilian were killed…

Thousands of people have been attending mass ceremonies in India at which hundreds of low-caste Hindus (Dalits) converted to Buddhism and Christianity. The events in the central city of Nagpur are part of a protest against the injustices of India's caste system. By converting, Dalits - once known as Untouchables - can escape the prejudice and discrimination they normally face. The ceremonies mark the 50th anniversary of the adoption of Buddhism by the scholar Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. He was the first prominent Dalit to urge low-caste Indians to embrace Buddhism. As the chief architect of India's constitution, he wrote anti-discrimination provisio…

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asi...sia/4807846.stm Tamil rebels 'coercing diaspora' The rebels are seeking autonomy for minority Tamils Tamil people around the world are being intimidated and threatened into giving money to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, according to a new report. The extortion of money from Tamils living in North America and Europe has been stepped up recently to fund a "final war", says Human Rights Watch. The Tamil Tigers have denied allegations of extortion in the past. A recent upsurge in violence between the rebels and security forces in Sri Lanka has cost at least 120 lives. Sri Lankan officials and …