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There is a widespread belief that Sri Lankan presidential candidate Gota played a crucial role in mass killings of thousands of innocent Tamils in Sri Lanka. One could argue that if he is elected, the IC, International Community, will be in a tough spot. On one hand he is an elected leader of a democratic country. On other hand, IC does not want to be seen shaking hands with an accused. If the diaspora and other activists around the world can learn from other examples. One would be that of UN peace forces and Sri Lanka where recent appointment of Mr. C Silva as army chief. Also, one could work to impose to ban an individual for crimes against humanity and…

He that Steals an Egg will Steal an Ox. By the time this piece appears in print on Sunday 13th, Parliament would have decided on the CJ issue; to either vote for her impeachment or obey the courts’ determination that the Parliamentary Select Committee’s finding is null and void. If Parliament chooses to impeach the CJ, it would be a brazen violation of the Constitution and will kill any semblance of democracy the country has maintained despite the curtailment of the press, buying of MPs, election violence, and many cabinet members being implicated in murder. The Sixth Amendment fiasco of 1983 that disfranchised Tamils and provoked Tamil militancy seems unnecessary …

‘If the generals are counting tunnels, it suggests things are not going well’ Yehuda Kfir, an expert in underground warfare, says the IDF can’t keep bombing buildings and infrastructure to locate Hamas’s tunnels: ‘We need to dig from our side to theirs’ By TAL SCHNEIDER 19 December 2023, 4:38 pm 27 Soldiers stand in a large Hamas tunnel found near the Erez border crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, in a handout image published December 17, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces) This week, the Israel Defense Forces publicized what it said was the biggest Hamas terror tunnel uncovered to date, built under the stewardship of…

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Dear friends, All these times the Sri Lankan Tamil expatriates whom are living all around the world have been being contributed enormously towards the Indian Tamil film industry to sustain in their difficult time and also to grow in crores worth of payments are being earned by those top actors. Even though none of the top actors, except a very few, have never given a single thought or voiced against Sri Lankan government's genocide and atrocities to the innocent Tamils who are living in Tamil Eelam. In this circumstances if we all expatriates get together and boycott the film called Sivaji acted by Rajni Kanth directed by Shanker and produced by AVM Sar…

'நம் வரலாற்றை நாமே எழுதுவோம்' 'We ourselves will write our history' Purpose: This thread is dedicated to documenting images of Tamil Genocide monuments and memorials located around the world. Disclaimer and Credits: All images shared in this thread are the property of their respective owners. I do not hold any rights to them. What's the Tamil Genocide? Tamil_genocide An image documentary by Nane Chozhan

IMF or not: What other options are available for Sri Lanka? Strangely, the new Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa has been silent on this issue, perhaps keeping his options open losing the door to IMF Central Bank Governor Deshamanya Professor W.D. Lakshman, in an interview on Derana’s Hyde Park last week, reiterated the stand of the present Government that it will not seek any bailout from IMF (available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYynqRPGzX4). This was one day after Sri Lanka kept its unblemished record of meeting all foreign debt obligations on tim…

Immigrant told to raise English son in Sri Lanka By Stewart Payne A Sri Lankan who entered Britain illegally at the age of 15 has been told that he is likely to be deported and will have to take his English wife and baby son with him - or otherwise run the risk of not being allowed back to see them. Mohammed Samad fled violence in his home country seven years ago. He has since married, has a 17-month-old son, plays cricket for his local team and works as a groundsman for an independent boarding school. Now, at the age of 22, he has been told by the Home Office that he will probably be deported - with no guarantee that he would be able to return to see …

The deadly coronavirus which has killed more than 2800 people across the world is rapidly spreading outside China. Italy, Japan, and South Korea are three major countries that are deeply affected by the virus. This spread has affected global investors as well. Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in Asia has lost 590 crores this year alone. The chairman of the Reliance Industries according to a Bloomberg report has lost about 590 crores which have made his net worth come down to $53.05 billion this year so far. The shares of Reliance Industries has fallen to 11% in the global market. The major fall has happened only in the last 15 days assuming after the widespread impact …

The impeachment of the Sri Lankan Chief Justice, Shirani Bandaranayake is possibly a watershed moment in Sri Lankan law and politics. President Rajapaksa’s 13 January decision to ratify the impeachment decided two days earlier by a parliament controlled by his ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance is the latest step in the gradual but systematic dismantling of the rule of law. The move, in violation of the Sri Lankan constitution and basic principles of due process and in disregard of rulings by the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, leaves Sri Lanka’s already battered democracy on life-support. The decision to impeach the Chief Justice is a direct message that the Ra…

In northern Syria, a society prepares for war against Turkey Amid threats from Ankara, not only Kurdish fighters but also civilians are engaged in weapons training and building defences Women are given basic training on how to use, mount and dismount an AK-47 (MEE/Rojava Information Center) By Sylvain Mercadier in Derik, northeastern Syria Published date: 23 February 2019 11:36 UTC | Last update: 13 hours 18 min ago A group of female volunteers from the HPC-Jin organisation (Civilian Defence Forces - Women) are meeting with other women from the community and are giving them basic training, …

In numbers: Life in Afghanistan after America leaves By The Visual Journalism Team BBC News Getty Images A market trader in Kandahar, the last major Taliban stronghold to fall to the US in 2001 US and Nato troops are finally withdrawing from Afghanistan after 20 years of war. The Taliban, who they came to defeat, are rapidly retaking territory across the country. How has the war changed Afghanistan, and what comes next? Are the Taliban back? The Taliban - a fundamentalist Islamist militia - were forced from power when US-led forces invaded in 2001. Democratic presidential elections and a new constitution were established…

In Sri Lanka, the Military Still Runs the Show The international community has a part to play in ending its culture of impunity. By Viruben Nandakumar, an editor at the Tamil Guardian. The Sri Lankan flag is lowered; beneath it stand people in military uniforms. Military personnel in ceremonial uniform lower the Sri Lankan flag at Galle Face Green, a park in Colombo, on July 23. ARUN SANKAR/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES In the early hours of Friday, July 22, hundreds of Sri Lankan soldiers marched through the country’s capital. They were preparing for a brutal crackdown on anti-government demonstrators who slept in tents at Galle Fac…

In Tamil Nadu, a book donation drive is underway to restock a Sri Lanka library set afire in 1981 The state government is collecting books in the Tamil language for the new Jaffna Public Library, a symbol of Sri Lanka’s Tamil cultural identity. The Jaffna Public Library was rebuilt in 1994 and opened to the public in 2003. | Adam Jones / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Tucked away in a corner of the Directorate of Public Libraries in Chennai are stacks of books in the Tamil language neatly tied up in bundles. The collection features the ancient Tamil grammar book Tolkappiyam, literary classics such as Kurunthogai and Pathupattu, and several c…

In the Coronavirus Fight in Scandinavia, Sweden Stands Apart The country has drawn global attention with an unorthodox approach while its neighbors have imposed extensive restrictions. The Old Town in Stockholm, Sweden, on Wednesday. The country has stayed open for business while other nations beyond Scandinavia have attacked the outbreak with various measures ambitious in scope and reach.Credit...Jonathan Nackstrand/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Christina Anderson and Henri…

In the Tigers' lair Nov 20th 2008 | COLOMBO From The Economist print edition The martial mood intensifies INDEPENDENCE DAY is not celebrated until February. But flags are flying from buildings and lamp posts in Colombo in a show of public support for the government’s military campaign against the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. On November 15th, as his government faced a crucial parliamentary vote on the budget, President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced on national television that troops had seized the Tiger-held town of Pooneryn for the first time in 15 years. His generals are calling this a “turning-point” in the 25-year war. It places the entire west…

In this market in India’s Uttar Pradesh, people can buy rape videos for the price of a cheap meal.

Inaugural Chair in Tamil Studies looks to establish U of T Scarborough as a global hub for Tamil scholarship Professor Sidharthan Maunaguru appointed Chair in Tamil Studies at U of T Scarborough (Submitted Photo) FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmail Thursday, November 30, 2023 Don Campbell The newly appointed Chair of Tamil …

India 'has most people with HIV' Prevention strategies are having some effect in India India now has more people living with HIV than any other country, a UNAIDS report has revealed. The report shows that India now accounts for two-thirds of HIV cases in the whole of Asia. An estimated 5.7 million Indians were infected by the end of 2005, overtaking the 5.5 million cases estimated in South Africa. However, While 18.8% of South African adults were living with HIV, the figure in India was 0.9%. Estimates of total deaths in India since Aids was first identified in 1981 range from 270,000 to 680,000. Most of the infections there were caus…

general secretary Vaiko on Tuesday said that the Indian Government’s approach to the Sri Lanka situation amounted to `assisting the genocidal Sri Lankan Government.’ Even as the Tamils in Lanka were dying of starvation, the chief of Lankan Army, Sarath Fonseka was given a red carpet welcome by Indian Government, “with all undeserving honours,” said Vaiko in his letter to the Prime Minister. Indian Navy officials were suppressing the real facts about firing at Indian fishermen, he charged, adding that the failure of the Government to protect fishermen from Tamil Nadu was a betrayal of Tamils. Hitting out at the training given to the armed personnel of Lankan…

THE men untangling nets in Akkaraipettai harbour, in Tamil Nadu, southern India, know how to ease growing tension with Sri Lanka: scrap the international frontier. “You can’t put a border on air, so how can you do it on water?” says the leader of a fishermen’s union. In any case, trawlermen pay it little heed. Their frequent clashes with Sri Lanka’s navy are part of a serious and widening quarrel between the neighbours. Waters on the Indian side of the narrow Palk Strait are fished-out and polluted. So 600-800 trawlers venture daily to Sri Lanka. Fishermen in Akkaraipettai cheerily admit to trespass, and confess that some of them carry out destructive and illegal “bot…

Last month the United Nations published a highly critical internal report in which it admitted it didn’t do enough to protect Tamil civilians in the final months of the Sri Lanka civil war. In late 2008, the UN had withdrawn staff from the northern part of the country in anticipation of the Sri Lanka government’s bloody military offensive against the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, more commonly known as Tamil Tigers). Tamil civilians had pleaded with the UN to stay at the time, but the international organization said it was unable to ensure the safety of its staff members. Still, the new report raises real questions about the international community’s response du…

India calls for north-east merger [by Admin , Nov 25,2006] India has called upon President Mahinda Rajapakse to honour the Indo-Lanka Agreement and give legal force to the north-east merger. The request of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was communicated to President Mahinda Rajapakse by External Affairs Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon on Thursday at Temple Trees during their one to one meeting. The Sunday Leader learns Menon had told the President the Indo-Lanka Agreement was a bilateral agreement between two sovereign countries subject to international law and cannot be vitiated through a reference to domestic law. Informed sources said th…

Three IT professionals from Tamil Nadu are camping in New Delhi, trying to knock on the corridors of power to impress upon the government to stop playing second fiddle on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue and vote in favour of the US-sponsored United Nations Human Rights Council resolution. Sheela Bhatt reports "Do you know thousands of students from over 200 Tamil educational institutions are protesting against Sri Lanka's ill-treatment of ethnic Tamils since the last many weeks?" "Do you know that thousands of students are on a token fast today (Thursday) across Tamil Nadu to put pressure on the UPA government in New Delhi to vote in favour of the US-sponsored United…