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[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

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…

Journée de Solidarité avec le peuple tamouls Contre le génocide contre cet peuple au Sri lanka Descendons dans la rue........ Rejoigenz le cortége libertaire. Samedi 28 à Bastille cortege vers Republique à 14h00 Organiser par le assosciation humanitaire étudiante Contact: th92110@gmail.com 06 11 72 59 78 uurputhinam.tk

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…

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…

[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…

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…

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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. …

BUSINESS Sri Lanka needs ‘bridge financing’ to last next six months, says Indrajit Coomaraswamy Published 5 days ago on 2022/04/4 by Sanath Nanayakkare Sri Lanka needs to take steps on getting to a framework programme with the IMF, restructure its external debt and bring some bridge financing to last for next six months until negotiations with the IMF on external debt is completed,”former central bank governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy said recently, at a forum hosted by CT CLSA. “IMF won’t be able to transact with Sri Lanka until …

LTTE digging in for big battle in Jaffna - Iqbal Athas [by Admin , Feb 18,2007] It happened when the National Security Council was in session in Colombo last Wednesday — the first since President Mahinda Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka after his three-day official visit to the Maldives. Tiger guerrillas directed a barrage of 130 mm artillery fire at the Army's 53 Division Headquarters in Kodikamam north. It came just minutes after senior officers of the Division lit the traditional oil lamp and when refreshments were being served. The occasion was the opening of the Regimental Headquarters of the newly-established Mechanised Infantry. It is made up of …

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…

[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. …

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…

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

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…

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…

One killed in RPG attack on paramilitary office in Kalmunai [TamilNet, Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 17:43 GMT] A paramilitary cadre of Karuna Group was killed and another wounded when unidentified gunmen armed with Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) launchers attacked the office of the group in Kalmunai town, located 36 km southeast of Batticaloa. The paramilitary office, located between a police post and the Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) camp in Kalmuani, was completely damaged in the attack that took place around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Sri Lankan counter-insurgency Special Task Force (STF) officials identified the killed Karuna cadre as "Castro." The woun…

Cdn Tamil Congress ‏@ctconline 1h We took part in TVO's #videoblog on @TheAgenda by @DanielKitts: #SriLanka and Canada's #Tamils. http://theagenda.tvo.org/blog/agenda-blogs/sri-lanka-and-canadas-tamils … #CHOGM #humanrights (twitter) 15 ஆம் திகதி செய்தியில் வந்திருந்தாலும் இன்றுதான் கண்ணில் பட்டது. இணைக்கிறேன். November 15, 2013 All this week The Agenda has been exploring the situation in Sri Lanka in the lead-up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo from November 15 to 17. Today's Sri Lanka is in large part defined by ethnic tensions between the country's Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority that resulted in ci…

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 …

12.09.2014 The University of Sydney has withdrawn invitations for two Sri Lankan human rights organisations to an international conference at the request of the Sri Lankan military, angering campaigners. The university is due to host a two-day event in Bangkok from Monday along with the University of Colombo, which will see delegates from around the world discuss the enhancement of human rights in the Asia Pacific region. Delegations from the Sri Lankan military and the Sri Lankan police are expected to attend the conference. Leaked correspondence, seen by Guardian Australia, shows that these delegations had originally requested that all non-government organis…

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Tamil Rebels Raise Cash by Movies, Temples, Meeting Hears By Jay Shankar Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers, who are present in 44 countries, raise funds through drug trafficking, distribution of Tamil movies, retailing international phone cards and managing Hindu temples, a conference on terrorism heard. ``The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has developed the most sophisticated infrastructure for fundraising and money transfer operations in comparison to any other terrorist group,'' Shanaka Jayasekara, of the Centre for Policing, Intelligence & Counter Terrorism at Australia's Macquarie University, told the conference in the Sri Lankan …

Iceland Volcano Fears: Airlines On Alert Authorities monitoring the Bardarbunga volcano say there is the threat of "significant emission of ash into the atmosphere". http://news.sky.com/story/1323762/iceland-volcano-fears-airlines-on-alert