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As battle intensifies once more, 150,000 are forced to live in ramshackle camps Randeep Ramesh in Batticaloa Friday March 30, 2007 Sitting beneath a palm tree, Loganathan points to his new "house": a brown tent with blankets for a floor just outside Batticaloa, a town on Sri Lanka's east coast straddling a blue lagoon. The 34-year-old Tamil labourer says his family have been sheltering under the tarpaulin since November when a mortar shell landed in his garden, which was about 62 miles away from the refugee camp he now calls home. His nine-year-old daughter lost her arm in the blast and his five-year-old son's back was scarred by the shrapnel. "The army…

யாழ்ப்பாணப் பல்கலைக்கழகத்தில் கல்வி பயின்ற சிங்கள மாணவி ஒருவர் சிங்களத் தொலைக்காட்சி நிகழ்ச்சியொன்றில் யாழ்ப்பாணத்தைப்பற்றி கூறிய விடயங்கள் பலரது கவனத்தையும் ஈர்த்துள்ளது. சிங்கள மொழியில் இடம்பெற்ற இந்த உரையாடலின் தமிழ் மொழிபெயர்ப்பினை இங்கு இணைக்கின்றோம். #யாழ்ப்பாணம் உள்ளிட்ட தமிழர் தாயக பிரதேசங்கள் குறித்து தென்னிலங்கை சிங்கள மக்கள் மத்தியில் இருக்கும் பல்வேறுபட்ட கருத்து முரண்பாடுகள் மத்தியில் இந்த மாணவியின் வெளிப்படையான கருத்துக்கள் இங்கு காண்பிக்கப்படவேண்டியதாகும். கேள்வி:- உங்களுக்கு கிட்ட உள்ள பல்கலைக்கழகம் எது? மாணவி:- சபரகமூவா பல்கலைக்கழகம் கேள்வி:- இரத்தினபுரி மாணவர்களுக்கு சபரகமூவா பல்கலைக்கழகம் கி…

Majority in TN supports LTTE’ N Ravikumar Chennai, Aug. 11: Majority of the people in Tamil Nadu are supporting the LTTE, despite accepting that the organisation was behind the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, according to a survey conducted by a leading Tamil weekly here. The shocking results of the survey published in this week's Ananda Vikadan, which tops the circulation among weeklies in Tamil Nadu said that 54.25 per cent of the respondents said that they have always supported the Tigers and their goal of a separate Tamil homeland in Sri Lanka. Although it is known that support for the Tigers is rising in Tamil Nadu, as seen from the la…

Tamil Tiger rebels accuse Sri Lanka's Government of backing assailants who assassinated a rebels officer நன்றி: CNNTEXT 123

Prime minister entreats Scotland to vote no to independence during televised statement that includes vow of austerity David Cameron says immigration, cutting the welfare bill, protecting the economy and raising school standards are also priorities in 2014. Photograph: Isopix/Rex Features David Cameron has used his new year's message to plead with the Scots to stay in the UK, while also warning there is still difficult work ahead when it comes to repairing the economy. In a televised statement, the prime minister said 2014 was a historic year because of the vote on Scottish independence, which could "change our country for ever". "Our family of nations is at…

Military clears arms export to Lanka SUJAN DUTTA New Delhi, Oct. 10: The Indian armed forces have cleared military hardware for export to Sri Lanka, among other countries, after Colombo requested a number of items. The chief of naval staff, Admiral Arun Prakash, told The Telegraph in an interview here today that military items for export had been “cleared for security”. The clearance is not specifically for items requested by Sri Lanka but also covers them. “The policy so far has been not to give them (Sri Lanka) offensive weapons. But our instructions from the government are we must do everything to protect the sovereignty and integrity …

Killing Free Education with the Kotelawala National Defence University Bill Kaushalya Ariyarathne on 07/16/2021 Photo courtesy of Ada Derana The debate over the Kotelawala National Defence University (KNDU) Bill has become a scorching issue in the past few weeks. It has been heated not only due to the resistance from civil society and other political parties – mainly the Left – and the intense parliamentary debate on it but also because the government has taken steps to illegally arrest and detain protesters using the quarantine laws and thereby attempted to suppress the voices…

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THE FUTURE OF TAMIL PARLIAMENTARIANS IN SRI LANKA - The murder of Parliamentarian Raviraj Sunday, 12 November 2006 Brian Senewiratne M.D,Physician, Brisbane , Australia On 10 November 2006, yet another leading Tamil Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament was gunned down in Colombo by a supposedly ‘unknown’ gunman. This is a new Sri Lankan term which is synonymous with ‘The Armed Forces and their Paramilitaries who do their dirty work’. There are no ‘unknown gunmen’ as such. Nadarajah Raviraj (44), Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian for Jaffna district, one of only a few Tamil MPs who could voice, in English, the suffering of the Tamil people in the…

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…

Karuna group well protected by authorities – SLMM As ‘insecurity’ in East intensifies The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) has warned of growing insecurity in the Eastern Province owing to the atrocities of the Karuna faction—also known as the Tamileela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP)—which included killing, abductions, and the extortion of money from local businesses in the province. The SLMM, however, noted that despite the growing insecurity in these areas, “The TMVP/Karuna group was well protected by the authorities and thus even the police are reluctant to pursue them in certain areas.” The mission, in its weekly report, disclosed that for the last…

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…

Govt. smuggled Karuna to London on forged DPL passport *Passport in the name of Kokila Gunawardena *Foreign Ministry sends third party note for visa *Karuna asks for asylum when arrested *Visa requested to attend climate change conference (LeN- 2007 Nov. 07, 4.00pm) Damning evidence has surfaced that the Government smuggled LTTE renegade commander Karuna to Great Britain on a forged diplomatic passport. An investigation revealed that the forged diplomatic passport was issued by the Immigration Department on the orders of higher authorities in the name of Kokila Gunawardena on August 30, 2007. It has been further revealed that Karuna was issued a …

Are Tamils also not citizens of Sri Lanka? By Kishali Pinto Jayawardena In the year 1998, Joubert Gnanamuttu an engineer by profession (a slightly built, soft spoken and self effacing gentleman who had lived for more than twenty nine years in Colombo and who spoke with a slight stammer), was travelling in the bus to Borella when it was stopped at an Army check-point at Stanley Wijesundera Mawatha. Asked to show his identity, he produced his national identity card and a driving licence as well as a student identity card issued to him by the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies. Despite this proof of identification, he was asked to show a 'police regis…

தனிநபர் பொருளாதாரம்- Personal Finance நாம் ஒவ்வொருவரும் படித்து/உழைத்து முன்னேற விரும்புகின்றோம். மேலை நாடுகளில் படித்து நல்ல வேலை எடுத்தாலும் அதை தக்கவைப்பதும், உழைப்பதை சேமிப்பதும், சேமித்ததை முதலீடு செய்வதும் எம்மவர் மத்தியில் அதிகம் பேசப்படாத ஒன்று. மேற்சொன்ன விடயங்களில் அவை சம்பந்தமான சில கட்டுரைகள் இந்த திரியில் இணைக்கப்படும். 001 - Resume - 5 Overused Resume Phrases பொதுவாக ஆயிரக்கணக்கில் வேலைக்கு விண்ணப்பிக்கும் பொழுது உங்களைப்பற்றிய தரவை அவர்கள் கணனி ஊடாக தேடிப்பார்க்கும் பொழுது நீங்கள் சாமார்த்தியமாக அவர்களை கவர்ந்து அடுத்த கட்டமான நேர்முகப்பரீட்சை போன்றதற்கு தெரிவாகவேண்டும். எனவே அதிகம் பாவிக்கப்படும் கீழ்வரும் சொற்களை தவிர்த்து உங்கள் …

Nadarajah Foundation Established by Mr. Siva Nadarajah in loving memory of his father is on the forefront of education in the upcountry areas of Sri Lanka. 15 graduate teachers subsidized with Rs. 15,000 a month by the foundation to improve the level of education. Mr. Krishnakumar Country director of IMHO Lanka is in conference with them. Feb. 2020. https://theimho.org/

US to provide USD 50 000 water, sanitation assistance to Trinco victims [TamilNet, August 18, 2006 14:42 GMT] United States Embassy in Colombo in a press release issued on Friday said the US released Rs. 5,000,000 to provide water and sanitation services to immediate assistance to people affected by recent fighting in Trincomalee district. "We are providing this assistance to help the displaced from all communities in Sri Lanka," USAID Mission Director Dr. Carol Becker said. "We repeat that there is no possible military solution to this conflict. We urge both sides to cease hostilities immediately to alleviate a yet larger humanitarian crisis." Full text of the…

By The Associated Press 2 hours, 15 minutes ago Associated Press Correspondent Matthew Rosenberg is covering the new outburst of violence in Sri Lanka, where the government is facing off against rebels and many fear the country has slid back into war after four years of a shaky cease-fire. ADVERTISEMENT ___ MONDAY, June 19, 5 p.m. local KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka I've checked into the 1-9, one of the two places to stay (for my take on the other one, check the previous post) in Kilinochchi, the main city in Tamileelam, the de-facto mini-state set up the Tamil Tiger rebels in the swaths of territory they control in Sri Lanka's north and…

Claymore attack in Trinco, 2 SLAF personnel killed [TamilNet, April 15, 2006 14:42 GMT] Two Sri Lanka Air Force personnel were killed and one was wounded when a Claymore mine hit their Jeep in Kappalthurai, located about 10 km from east port town along Trincomalee-Colombo trunk road, military sources in Colombo said. The attack was reported around 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Further details are not available at the moment. The entire Kappalthurai village was displaced in 1990 when Sri Lanka Army launched a military operation in the area and the villagers began to resettle in 1996.

LeN-2007Feb10, 8.00pm) Mahinda Chinthana has kept a world record in having the largest cabinet. The below is a comparison between the cabinets of some countries and that of Sri Lanka. Canada- 31 ministers for 37 million people India- 20 ministers for 1000 million people Russia- 25 ministers for 150 million people Malaysia- 23 ministers for 25 million people Bangladesh- 22 ministers for 150 million people America- 15 ministers for 274 million people Pakistan- 13 ministers for 130 million people Sri Lanka- 108 ministers for 19 million people In Sri Lanka non cabinet and deputy ministers can use 2 official vehicles and one security vehicle, but for…

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…

Raising Tiger flag not illegal in US - Embassy [TamilNet, August 02, 2006 03:00 GMT] Staff at Sri Lanka state-run daily in Colombo, Daily News, were given a civic lesson when they confronted US Embassy's press officer, Evan Owen, on the legality of American Tamils hoisting the Tamileelam flag in a New York sports festival, and diaspora parents teaching their offsprings Tamil. The press officer responded that hoisting of the Tiger flag had not breached US law, and that "the right to assemble and freedom of speech is upheld," by their [uS] constitution, the Daily news reported. "Inquired about the Sunday Tamil schools and the matter that the curricular for these …

எய்தவன் இருக்க அம்பை நோவானேன்..? அம்புகள் எப்படி வேண்டுமானாலும் இருந்துவிட்டுப் போகலாம் அது ISIS வடிவில் கூட இருக்கலாம். அடிப்படைவாதிகளை ஆயுதமாக மாற்றியவர்கள் இந்த சம்பவத்தில் யார்??? #தவகித் ஜமாத்துக்கு புலனாய்வு பட்டியலூடாக பணம் வழங்கப்பட்டிருப்பதாக தகவல் கசிந்திருக்கிறது...... தவகித் ஜமாத் இயக்கம் 2009ல் ஆரம்பிக்கப்பட்டு அப்போதைய பாதுகாப்பு செயலர் கோட்டாபயவால் 26 பேருக்கு புலனாய்வு துறையினருக்கு கொடுக்கும் சம்பள அடிப்படையில் பணம் தொடர்ந்து கொடுக்கப்பட்டு வந்துள்ள விபரங்கள் இப்போது வெளிவந்துள்ளது...... தவிர உண்மையான குரான் என ஒரு புத்தகத்தையும் மகிந்த தரப்புக்கு இவர்கள் கையளித்துள்ளார்கள்..... அது குறித்த சிங்கள கட்டுரை இது... …

Sao Paulo, BrazilCNN — Pelé, the Brazilian soccer legend who won three World Cups and became the sport’s first global icon, has died at the age of 82. “Everything that we are, is thanks to you,” his daughter Kely Nascimento wrote in a post on Instagram, under an image of family members holding Pele’s hands. “We love you infinitely. Rest in peace.” Pelé was admitted to a hospital in São Paulo in late November for a respiratory infection and for complications related to colon cancer. Last week, the hospital said his health had worsened as his cancer progressed. He died on Thursday from multiple organ failure due to the progression of colon cancer, according t…

இந்த வார Hardtalk இல் Carne Ross பங்கு பற்றுகிறார். நல்லதொரு நேர்காணல். http://www.eelamist.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=804#804