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2ND LEAD (CORRECTION, UPDATE) "White van" squad kills TNA MP's bodyguard [TamilNet, Sunday, 24 September 2006, 09:21 GMT] Amparai District Tamil National Alliance Parliamentarian K. Pathmanathan's security official was shot and killed Sunday morning by gunmen riding in a white van at Vinayagapuram in Thirukkovil in Amparai District, Police said. Sri Lankan counter-insurgency Special Task Force (STF) checkpost is located 100 meters from the site where the bodyguard was slain, according to civilian sources at Vinayakapuaram. The deceased, Kunchithamby Kuvendran, 38, a father of two, has been serving as body guard for the TNA M.P for Amparai district K. Pathmana…

Australia returns 50,000 hectares of land to Aboriginals. "Today, we formally recognize what Larrakia people have always known."

Army in pre-schools = PsyOps http://www.cimicjaffna.com/Cimicnews_2019_10_07.php A New Building for the Pre-School in Ariyalai [2019-10-06: 18:05:32] A brief ceremony was organized by the 52 Division to lay the foundation stone for the new building of Shanmuga Pre-school at Pumpukar, Ariyalai on Monday, 07 October 2019, on the directions of the Commander, Security Forces - Jaffna Major General Ruwan Wanigasooriya. The Commander, Security Forces - Jaffna laid the foundation stone for the new building in accordance with Hindu religious customs. Commander of the Army Li…

The call by the United Nations’ top human rights officer for a domestic-international hybrid court to address allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sri Lanka should receive strong endorsement by members of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, Human Rights Watch said today. On September 16, 2015, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, released a report on human rights abuses by Sri Lankan government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during Sri Lanka’s civil war. His report calls for the establishment of a special court “integrating international judges, prosecutors, lawyers and investigators” …

Sun, 26 February 2006 11:17:29 Over Exposed Foreign exposure backfires on Sri Lanka's 'baby 81' Sri Lanka's celebrated tsunami survivor, "Baby 81", was reunited with his parents after a highly publicised court drama, but almost a year later the family says the explosion of media attention has backfired on them. Murugpillai Jeyarajah, 31, a barber from Sri Lanka's eastern coast, says the international publicity generated by the story is proving counter productive and they are being overlooked for aid at home. The long-running saga captivated a global audience from the start, but mainly because it appears to have been sexed up. …

A Sri Lankan merchant vessel has come under Tamil Tiger rebels' attack, Naval officials said Sunday. The ship named City of Liverpool was returning to the eastern port of Trincomalee when it came under attack by Sea Tigers of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The Navy spotted a cluster of LTTE boats around 3:30 p.m. local time (1000 GMT) off the coast of Point Pedro in the northern Jaffna peninsula, a Naval spokesman said in Colombo. About 20 Tiger boats fired at the ship which was returning after unloading flour in the Jaffna port of Kankesanturi, officials said. At least one of the LTTE suicide boats had hit the ship, Naval officials s…

கவியரசர் இரவீந்திரநாத தாகுரின் 150 ஆண்டுநிறைவு மே 7 ந்திகதி கொண்டாடப்பட்டது. இவருடைய பாடலே இந்தியாவின் தேசியகீதமாக இடம்பெற்றுள்ளது. 1913 இல் இவருடைய "கீதாஞ்சலி" என்ற நூலுக்கு நோபல் பரிசு வழங்கப்பட்டது. தாகுர் ஒரு மகரிஷியைப் போல் வாழ்ந்தார்; பேசினார். பாரதநாட்டின் தத்துவஒளி அவர் கவிதையில் எங்கும் படிந்துள்ளது. எனினும் அவர் துறவறவாழ்க்கைமுறையை ஆதரிக்கவில்லை. "உலைவில்லாத ஒரு பொருளோடு ஒன்றி, தனி உயிராகத் தத்தளிக்கும் என்னை உலைத்துவிடவே துடிக்கிறேன் " என்கிறார் தாகுர். மே மாதத்தில் முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் பின்னடைவை நினைவுகூரும் நமக்கு, மே மாதத்தில் பிறந்த இவரின் கீழ்வரும் பாடல் மிகப் பொருத்தமானது.உயிர்த்தியாகம் செய்த எமது மாவீரர்கள், பொதுமக்கள், எஞ்சியுள்ள நம…

Security in North and East has been tightened since last Thursday following the arrest of six prominent former LTTE cadres on charges of planning to assassinate a prominent Tamil politician in the North, informed sources said. They said earlier this week, Military intelligence and Terrorist Investigations Department jointly raided a safe house in the North and found some latest communication equipment and a stock of powerful explosives. The sources said, initially, an ex-LTTE cadre who is currently holding a German passport was taken into custody and later the remaining suspects were arrested after the raid on the safe house. Preliminary investigations reve…

கண்காணிப்புக் குழு அம்பலமாக்கும் உண்மைகள் சிரிலங்கா இராணுவம் படுகொலை செய்கிறது.விரைவில் சிரிலங்காவிற்கு எதிராக சர்வதேச கருத்து திரும்பக் கூடிய சாத்தியம். நாம் கவனமாக இருக்க வேண்டிய காலகட்டம். Monitors see S.Lanka army hand in civilian killings Thu May 11, 2006 9:26 AM BST Email This Article | Print This Article | RSS [-] Text [+] By Peter Apps VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - International truce monitors said on Thursday they believe Sri Lankan troops are involved in killing ethnic Tamil civilians in the island's north, contrary to government denials. The unarmed Nordic Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) said probable Tamil Tiger rebel attacks on the …

சிறிலங்காவின் சிவில் யுத்தத்தைப் பின்பற்றி தனது உள்நாட்டுக் கிளர்ச்சிகளை அடக்க நினைக்கும் இந்தியா India follows Sri Lanka in waging civil war' [TamilNet, Thursday, 08 October 2009, 05:01 GMT] India, in consultation with US counter-insurgency forces, is planning an unprecedented military offensive against ultra-Marxist rebels that is going to hit mainly the Adivasi (indigenous) peoples of India in the states of Andra Predesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal and Maharashtra, warns a protest document drafted by Arundhati Roy and a group of progressive intellectuals. India plans to deploy its paramilitary forces, anti-rebel militias organized and fun…

Coronavirus in Deutschland – wo es die meisten Infektionen gibt In Deutschland sind mittlerweile in allen Bundesländern Fälle des Coronavirus nachgewiesen. Ein Überblick über die Zahl der Infizierten. Das Coronavirus breitet sich in Deutschland weiter aus. Bundesweit gibt es derzeit 5.771 bestätigte Infektionen (Stand: 15. März, 21:35 Uhr), wie die Zahlen aus 16 Bundesländern nach Recherchen von t-online.de zeigen. Fünf Menschen aus Nordrhein-Westfalen, drei Personen aus Baden-Württemberg und vier Menschen aus Bayern sind verstorben. …

Ethnic Sinhalese flee Sri Lanka fighting. A daylong artillery exchange Saturday between Sri Lanka's military and Tamil Tiger guerrillas in the island's east drove thousands of Sinhalese from their villages, an official said. Rebels said 30 soldiers died in the clashes; the military said only two troops had been killed. Both sides accused the other of causing civilian casualties. Rebel spokesman Rasiah Ilanthirayan said the guerillas repulsed a military advance into their territory in eastern Trincomalee district. "We retaliated and pushed them back to their original positions," he said. It was impossible to reconcile the conflicting casualty fi…

போன வருடம் செப்டெம்பரில் பூபாளத்தில் நான் எழுதியது ஓரளவு மெய்திருக்கின்றது. Manchester United: Ferguson praises Van Persie impact By Chris Bevan BBC Sport at Old Trafford Sir Alex Ferguson says Robin van Persie has had "as big an impact as anyone" he can remember at Manchester United after helping them win the Premier League. கண்ணாளனை கண்டு பிடி! september 07/2012. போன வார இறுதியில் எடுத்த எடுப்பிலேயே hat trick அடித்து ஆங்கில உதைபந்தாட்ட வீரர்களை துள்ளி குதிக்க வைத்துவிட்டார் இந்த வீரர்.அதுவும் பணத்தில் குளிக்கும் இங்கிலாந்து உதைப்பந்து விளையாட்டுக் கழகம் மன்செஸ்டர் யுனைடெட் அணிக்கு சார்பா ஒல்லாந்து இந்த முறை யுரோ கப்பில் முதலாவது சுற்றுலேயே வெளியேறிய…

Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam was born in Malaysia on 31ST March 1898, one century and fifteen years ago. He received his secondary education at the Union College, Tellippalai and later became a student at St. Thomas’ College, which was at that time situated at Modera. He was a contemporary of S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike. At the age of nineteen, he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree. Soon after his graduation he became a teacher at St. Thomas’ College, which was by then shifted to Mount Lavinia. Later he moved to Wesley College and pursued his studies in law at Law College. He became an advocate in 1923 and the dignity of silk was conferred on him in 1947. He wa…

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…

Demonstrating devotees of the Eelap Patheeswarar Hindu temple in Wembley, North-West London, called up on Rajasingham Jayadevan alias Undiyalaan, to publish the account details of their temple. The peaceful demonstration took place in front of the temple premises on the auspicious day of Friday, 07 April 2006. Devotees said that Undiyalaan attempted to turn their demonstration into a confrontation by attempting to stop them from distributing leaflets that exposed his crimes against their religion. The leaflets claimed that Undiyalaan had a major role in the theft of several hundred thousand pounds from the unidiyal 'money box' and that Undiyalaan had tur…

Head of LTTE in UK faces terrorism charges Jan 28 2009 WalesOnline: The head of the Tamil Tigers in Britain conspired to supply military equipment to the Sri Lankan terrorist organisation, a court heard today. Arunachalam Chrishanthakumar, 52, a “very prominent figure” in the Tamil community in the UK, co-ordinated the acquisition of material and funds for the benefit of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a jury heard. But despite warnings to put a stop to his activities, the defendant continued to procure electrical components for the LTTE, also known as the Tamil Tigers, some of which had “an obvious terrorist purpose”. Chrishan…

World Record Drama- Mahinda Chinthana cabinet. 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 …

An End to the Voice of Tamil Nation The demise of Dr Anton Balasingham has saddened and shocked the tamil speaking world with concerns about the future of our nation. Being the ideologue of the liberation struggle, he has been the soul of the tamil nation and its liberation. It is a rare phenomenon that a man of his calibre and education is ever willing to sacrifice the whole of his life for the people of his homeland and to relieve them from the immense sufferings they have been undergoing for decades. He was fortunate that Mrs Adele Balasingham was by his side all along in all his endeavours until the last minute of his life. We would like to share our hea…

High Commissioner Nonis Quits After Assault By Sajin Vaas Sri Lanka High Commissioner in United Kingdom, Chris Nonis has resigned after he was assaulted mercilessly by Sajin Vass Gunawardena, the Monitoring MP for the Ministry of External Affairs at a house in New York. President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who returned to Colombo from New York, after attending the UN has ordered the state and private media to blackout the news and not report anything on this matter. He personally spoke to everyone concerned. The incident took place at the house of Dilan Ariyawansa, who is now Director of Sri Lankan Airlines in New York. He has thrown a dinner for many members of Rajapaks…

அமெரிக்காவின் பொருளாதாரம், ஏற்றுமதி இறக்குமதிக்கு இடையிலான இடைவெளி குறைகிறது. http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=1...1h48&refer=home சீனாவிலிருந்து இறக்குமதி குறைகிறது என்று ஆனந்தப்பட முடியாது ஏனென்றால் நுகர்வேரின் தேவைகள் (consumer demand) செலவளிக்கக்கூடிய திறன் (spending power)கூடவே குறையும் இக்கட்டான நிலையில் அமெரிக்காவின் பொருளாதாரம்.

NAIDOC(National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) அல்லது ‘National Aboriginal Day', ஒவ்வொரு வருடமும் ஆடி முதலாம் கிழமை ஆரம்பமாகி ஒரு வாரம் அவர்களுடைய நிகழ்வுகள் நடைபெறும். இந்த வருடம் கடந்த 4ம் திகதி தொடங்கி வரும் 11ந்திகதி வரை நிகழ்வுகள் நடைபெறும். இந்த வருடத்திற்கான கருப்பொருள் “Heal Country – calls for stronger measures to recognise, protect, and maintain all aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage.” இவர்களுடைய இந்த NAIDOC வார ஆரம்பநிகழ்வில் இலங்கையில் பிறந்த, சிட்னியில் வாழ்ந்துவரும் ஓவியர், சிற்பகலைஞரான ரமேஷ் மாரியோ நித்தியேந்திரன் அவர்களின் ஒரு படைப்பும் கண்காட்சிக்கு வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.. அவரது சிற்பங்கள் மிக மிக …

Sri Lankan Government will not disarm Karuna Munza Mushtaq in Colombo, July 13, 2006, 7.41 p.m.. The Sri Lankan Government has categorically declared that it will not attempt to disarm LTTE renegade leader Karuna and his cadres, because it does not want to get entangled in another war, the newly launched 'Sunday Standard' said in its lead report. "Defence Spokesman, Minister Keheliya Rambukwella made the declaration amidst continuous LTTE pressure demanding the Government to disarm Karuna cadres, if they are to resume peace negotiations, the report said. If the LTTE expects us to hunt down the Karuna faction, that's not possible at this stage simply becaus…

By P.K. Balachandran. Colombo, Sri Lanka, 01:02 PM IST The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has indicated that only a demonstration of its military might will change the present international climate in its favour. V. Balakumaran, a senior member of the LTTE, said in an interview to the National Television of Tamileelam (NTT) last week: 'The international community has been vacillating in taking decisive actions on Sri Lanka because they are unable to relate their own interests to the chaotically unfolding political and military situation in Sri Lanka.' 'Only the demonstration of military strength by the Tigers can bring clarity to the situation for …

Sri Lanka asking Pakistan for swift military assistance: Jane’s LONDON: Sri Lanka is looking to Pakistan for help to bolster its military capabilities as the ceasefire between the government and rebels appears increasingly fragile, specialist publication Jane’s Defence Weekly said on Thursday. Sri Lanka has asked Pakistan to facilitate the purchase of military equipment worth around 60 million dollars, according to high-level discussions detailed in documents seen by the defence magazine. Jane’s Defence Weekly said Sri Lanka had asked that their requests be treated with the “utmost priority” given the deteriorating security situation. The report was pu…