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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday said her government will extend all help to the Centre to facilitate talks between Indian fishermen and their Sri Lankan counterparts in Chennai on January 20, 2014 to resolve the dispute over fishing rights in each other's territorial waters. She asked the Centre to reciprocate in a favorable manner. The frequent arrests of Tamil fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy for maritime violations have been a bone of contention between the Centre and the state and have also threatened to strain Indo-Lanka relations. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the chief minister wanted the Centre to take firm steps to s…

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In an exclusive interview to Headlines Today, LTTE political head B. Nadesan has endorsed the position taken by the AIADMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu on the Sri Lankan Tamils' Issue. AIADMK leader J. Jeyalalithaa has been one of the staunchest critics of the Tamil Tiger rebels in the state and the LTTE has so far rarely made any direct comment about her. Breaking convention, Nadesan praised Jeyalalithaa's recent statements on the situation in Sri Lanka. "Leaders of ADMK alliance are very much involved in the recent upsurge in Tamil Nadu towards our people. ADMK's founder, the legendary leader M.G.R, steadfastly supported the well-being and the political quest for…

Journalist killed for reporting on paramilitary abuses- RSF [TamilNet, January 24, 2006 18:23 GMT] Reporters sans frontières (RSF) in a press release issued Tuesday said that Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan, a correspondent of the Tamil-language daily Sudar Oli was killed for writing about "abuses committed in his region by Tamil paramilitary groups," and that in Sri Lanka, "the impunity enjoyed by the instigators and perpetrators of these murders encourages more violence against the press." Full text of the release follows: Reporters Without Borders today condemned the murder of Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan, a correspondent of the Tamil-language daily Sudar Oli …

Journalist reported missing in Jaffna [TamilNet, Friday, 16 February 2007, 09:28 GMT] A journalist working for two Tamil dailies, Thinakural and Valampuri, as correspondent of Vadamaradchi region, is reported missing since Thursday night, according to a complaint lodged with Nelliyady police by the journalist's family. The journalist, Subramaniam Ramachandran, 37, a father of two, was last seen at his private tuition centre Thursday evening. Subramaniam Ramachandran Mr. Ramachandran, who also runs the private education institute at Arasady area in Karaveddy in Vadamaradchi, went missing after he closed his institute Thursday evening and was on his way …

August 11, 2007 Judge Says Unix Copyrights Rightfully Belong to Novell By JOHN MARKOFF SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10 — In a decision that may finally settle one of the most bitter legal battles surrounding software widely used in corporate data centers, a federal district court judge in Utah ruled Friday afternoon that Novell, not the SCO Group, is the rightful owner of the copyrights covering the Unix operating system. In the 102-page ruling, the judge, Dale A. Kimball, also said Novell could force SCO to abandon its claims against I.B.M., which SCO had sued. Judge Kimball’s decision in favor of Novell could almost entirely undermine SCO’s 2003 lawsuit agai…

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge struck down President Bush's authority to designate groups as terrorists, saying his post-Sept. 11 executive order was unconstitutional and vague, according to a ruling released Tuesday. The Humanitarian Law Project had challenged Bush's order, which blocked all the assets of groups or individuals he named as "specially designated global terrorists" after the 2001 terrorist attacks. "This law gave the president unfettered authority to create blacklists," said David Cole, a lawyer for the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Constitutional Rights that represented the group. "It was reminiscent of the McCarthy era." The case centere…

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JVP protests UN envoy's visit JVP says Nowak should fisrt visit other countries including Iraq A political ally of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has expressed strong reservations over a visit of a UN special envoy to Colombo. The Peoples Liberation Front (JVP) said UN special rapporteur on torture and extra judicial killings should visit many other countries including Iraq, before visiting Sri Lanka. Manfred Nowak arrived in Colombo on Monday for a fact finding mission as Sri Lanka government forces, paramilitaries including Karuna faction and the Tamil Tigers are accused of gross human rights violations. AI reports on Iraq violence …

Sri Lanka's ultra-nationalist JVP party has called for the government to wipe out not ony LTTE but its supporters as well in a heated debate Thursday over the Trincomalee crisis. Jayantha Wijesekara, JVP MP from Trincomalee district made his comments in support of JVP Propaganda Secretary Wimal Weerawansa, who said that the LTTE areas of Sampur and Maavilaru must be captured by the Sri Lankan military. The Trincomalee situation dominated Thursdays deliberations in Parliament. The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauf Hakeem tabled a motion on the plight of the Muslim people of Trincomalee. JVPs Weerawansa claimed that Mavilaru and Sampur were Sri Lankan gov…

Karuna Cadres were captured alive Sunday, 30 April 2006 Sources from Batticaloa said that seven Karuna cadres were captured alive during the early morning raid on paramilitary camps. New information said that 29 paramilitaries were killed, 15 injured and 7 captured. Sources said that Karuna Cadres had gathered at the attacked camp for a planning session. Sources said that the LTTE raid may have been intelligence led, as all the Karuna group cadres were caught in one place. "Karuna Group has lost more than 80% of its capacity," said a military analyst. http://www.tamileditors.com/NEW/

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…

The Sunday Times Defense Correspondent Iqbal Athas has inadvertently exposed the thinking behind the Kebitigollaw massacre conspiracy of the Sri Lankan state. His situation reported dated 18 June 2006 was dotted with details and the case for such a mindless and bloody campaign by the Sri Lankan state. Athas is well known for his limitless sources inside the Ministry of Defense, particularly in the intelligent services of Sri Lankan military who often talk exclusively to him on the condition of anonymity. He got carried with the excitement and the trust his anonymous sources had on him to perform the spindoctering on the state orchestrated Kebitigollaw massacre. …

Keenie Meenie Services Keenie Meenie | How the British were involved in Sri lankan civil war Keenie Meenie Services – the most powerful mercenary company you’ve never heard of – was involved in war crimes in Sri Lanka for which its shadowy directors have never been held accountable. Now an explosive new film exposes the extent of these war crimes. Following investigative journalist Phil Miller as he uncovers secret diplomatic cables, and meets insiders who reveal the British government’s support for Keenie Meenie and the continuing cover-up. Keenie Meenie provides long overdue evidence on the crimes of the people who make a…

Kfir bombers over Vanni, SLA fires MBRL rockets Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Kfir jets, for the fourth day, flew over Vanni from 8:10 a.m. Friday. A reconnaissance aircraft was observed from 7:55 a.m. and continued to fly also after the Kfir jets had left the Vanni airspace. Sri Lanka Army (SLA) began firing Mulit-Barrel Rocket Launcher shells towards Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) controlled territory from 8:20 a.m. The MBRL, artilery fire and explosions were continuing in the Northern front. http://www.goodsrilanka.com/index.php?suba...t_from=&ucat=1&

22 November 2013 Khuram Shaikh was killed while on holiday in Tangalle in 2011 The news a trial date has been set for six men charged over the murder of a British aid worker in Sri Lanka has been welcomed by the victim's MP. Red Cross worker Khuram Shaikh, from Rochdale in Greater Manchester, was shot and stabbed on holiday in 2011. Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk said it was "encouraging" in a case which was a "test of Sri Lanka's credibility". He said he had been told six men, including a Sri Lankan politician, were expected to go on trial on 2 December. They have been accused of offences including murder, possessing unlawful weapons and the rape of …

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…

British Labour party Parliamentarian Simon Danczuk has expressed fears of a cover-up by the Sri Lankan Government after Red Cross worker Khuram Shaikh was murdered last Christmas. Speaking as the first anniversary of Khuram’s death approaches, he said he was worried the Government was trying to “quietly drop the case to protect a local politician”. Khuram was shot and stabbed on Christmas day in the resort of Tangelle after he tried to act as peacemaker to rescue a local restaurant owner who was being harassed by a group of drunks. But now, almost a year on, the eight have been released on bail, no charges brought and there is no trial in sight. The politicia…

Original source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19472490903387191#inline_frontnotes Michael Roberts Pages 25-41 | Published online: 05 Jan 2010 Abstract Set within the context of the Sri Lankan Tamils' liberation war dominated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), this article examines the series of events that followed Pirapāharan's (Prabhākaran)…

This nondescript village near Tiruppur has a remarkably strategic location, which explains why it was such an important centre of commerce in ancient times Feeling slightly lost, I get off the train at Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu’s heartland. Pankaj Mishra, the only other travel writer to set foot here (as far as I know), dismissed the town as being “to underwear what Sivakasi was to firecrackers” in a couple of hours and as few pages in his 1990 travelogue Butter Chicken in Ludhiana, before scuttling on to a bus bound for Kerala. It’s one of those places where no tourists go, there’s virtually no information online, no guidebook recommends it, my trusty TTK roa…

Mahinda, Mangala lock horns over appointment Kohona new Foreign Secretary? President Mahinda Rajapaksa is seriously considering the appointment of Peace Secretariat Chief Dr. Palith Kohona as the next Foreign Ministry Secretary. Present Foreign Ministry Secretary Siri Palihakkara will retire at the end of this year. Though the government had requested him to stay back Palikkara decided to retire on personal grounds. It is learnt there is going to be a difference of opinion between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera since Minister Samaraweera was in favour of appointing the Sri Lankan High commissioner in India, Romesh Jayasin…

Kosovo - no precedent to Eelam Tamil politicians reject LTTE's attempt of UDI By Shanika Sriyananda shanika@sundayobserver.lk While the LTTE and its sympathisers were overjoyed with Kosovo's Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) from Serbia, and trying to draw a parallel between Kosovo and the North East, Tamil politicians said that the LTTE's desire will not be fruitful without the support of the international community. The leader of Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) V. Anandasangaree while strongly opposing the LTTE using innocent civilians as scapegoats said that no one could see any similarities between Kosovo and the LTTE which ar…

Kosovo’s victory has lessons for other liberation struggles - paper [TamilNet, Thursday, 21 February 2008, 16:16 GMT] Describing Kosovo’s declaration of independence on Sunday and the ensuing international recognition as “a powerful shot in the arm to peoples resisting and seeking independence from tyrannical regimes,” the Tamil Guardian newspaper this said that “whilst every situation and every circumstance is unique, there are important lessons from the Kosovan march to independence for liberation struggles everywhere. The paper pointed out that just a few years ago, the idea of Kosovan independence had been dismissed by the international community and the Kosovan L…