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Official guide to media training for Tamil journalists in Sri Lanka 1 August 2014 Can civil society conduct media training workshops for Tamil journalists? No, it’s suspect and leads to some citizens exercising their democratic right to protest. Why is the Government opposed to media training workshops for Tamil journalists? Because training focussed on Tamil journalists is inherently suspect. Can Tamil journalists travel for training? No, because they are usually suspected drug addicts. Can journalists work freely in Jaffna? Completely, so long as they follow the Army’s understanding of media freedom. Can Tamil journalists…

Controversial article on Sri Lankan defence website removed after it kicked up a storm in India [Friday 2014-08-01 15:00] An article on the frequent detentions of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy was removed from the Sri Lankan defence website on Friday, hours after its headline and an illustration that accompanied it kicked up a storm in India. The headline and the illustration raised a furore among political leaders in Tamil Nadu. However, hours after the "objectionable" content, that centred around Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's many letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention in the fishermen issue, was posted o…

Why do Hindus Worship Bell? I have already written about Hindus’ worship of Cows (Go Puja), Elephants (Gaja Puja), Snakes (Naga Panchami), Scorpions, Sandals (Paduka Puja), Fossils (Salagrama Puja), Gem Stones(Spatika/crystal), Conches (Shanka Puja) and flowers (Pushpanchali). I have also written that the calling bell was invented by the Hindus in my post ‘’Hindus invented the Calling Bell’’. Now I give some details about Bell Puja! Yes, Hindus worship bells as well. You know the story of Manu Neethi Choza who followed Manu Dharma Shastra during his rule. When the palace bell was rung by the cow which lost its calf under the wheels of his son’s chariot he killed his…

CLEAN YOUR KIDNEYS Years pass by and our kidneys are filtering the blood by removing salt, poison and any unwanted entering our body. With time, the salt accumulates and this needs to undergo cleaning treatments and how are we going to overcome this? It is very easy, first take a bunch of parsley or Cilantro ( Coriander Leaves ) and wash it clean Then cut it in small pieces and put it in a pot and pour clean water and boil it for ten minutes and let it cool down and then filter it and pour in a clean bottle and keep it inside refrigerator to cool. Drink one glass daily and you will notice all salt and other accumulated poison coming out of your kidney by urina…

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British State complicity in genocide of Eezham Tamils explored in new report [TamilNet, Thursday, 10 July 2014, 23:24 GMT] Phil Miller, a researcher for Corporate Watch in London, who gave expert evidence on ‘British State complicity in genocide of the Tamil people’ at the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on Sri Lanka (Bremen Session), has brought out an updated report titled “Britain's Dirty War against the Tamil people - 1979–2009” published by the International Human Rights Association Bremen. “This report draws on original research conducted at the UK National Archives and from Freedom of Information requests, as well as pooling together disparate information that …

China’s President Xi Jinping will this year become the first Chinese head of state to visit Sri Lanka in three decades, underlining Beijing’s renewed push to deepen its strategic and economic presence in the neighbourhood and in the Indian Ocean. Mr. Xi’s visit was discussed in Beijing this week as Sri Lankan Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa, as the President’s Special Envoy, met with the Chinese leadership. The Chinese leader will become the first President to visit Sri Lanka since former leader Li Xiannian in 1986. His visit assumes significance in the context of strengthening ties between the two countries, with China investing heavily in the islan…

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201186072733063 Ven. Wataraka Vijitha thero briefly speaks against the Murderers & Media which has character assasinated him. Watch the last sentence he makes firmly. Let our SOCIAL MEDIA devices take his message everywhere. Pls SHARE.

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Films are my means of keeping sanity, says Sri Lanka's Prasanna Vithanage (Interview) Acclaimed Sri Lankan auteur Prasanna Vithanage, who is awaiting the release of "With You, Without You", the third film in his war trilogy after "Death On A Full Moon Day" and "August Sun", says he made these films because of his helplessness during the Sri Lankan war and to stay sane. "With You, Without You", which is about two characters who accidentally collide in the post-war Sri Lanka, releases in select cities in India June 13. "More than half of my life was spent in the war. We were mere spectators of carnage and brutal warfare. That's…

Why are Buddhist monks attacking Muslims? By Alan Strathern Oxford University Of all the moral precepts instilled in Buddhist monks the promise not to kill comes first, and the principle of non-violence is arguably more central to Buddhism than any other major religion. So why have monks been using hate speech against Muslims and joining mobs that have left dozens dead? This is happening in two countries separated by well over 1,000 miles of Indian Ocean - Burma and Sri Lanka. It is puzzling because neither country is facing an Islamist militant threat. Muslims in both places are a generally peaceable and small minority. In Sri Lanka, the issue of halal slaugh…

The latest case in Australia has been blamed on the government’s treatment of Tamil asylum seekers. Leo Seemanpillai, 29, set himself on fire in Geelong, Victoria, after waiting for more than a year to hear whether he could stay in Australia. He died from his injuries, but Mr Seemanpillai was an organ donor and his death has benefited five Australians. Tamil Refugee Council convener Trevor Grant said he was certain that Mr Seemanpillai’s depression over his refugee application had led to his drastic action. “He knew he would probably be sent back to Sri Lanka ... despite the fact that he would probably be persecuted or taken to jail,” Mr Grant said. “All Tamils I kno…

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Despite rejection, Govt. works out strategy to face UN probe By Our Political Editor Pakistani lawyer briefs Govt. leaders on what to do, but non-confluence of thoughts in UPFA - Urgent Bill to protect victims of crime and witnesses as another response to Geneva resolution View(s): The Government is engaged in a number of informal diplomatic initiatives to counter accusations against Sri Lanka, particularly when the UN Human Rights Council’s international investigation into alleged war crimes gets under way. The move is notwithstanding the official position that no such investigation would be recognised nor would those conducting it be allowed to enter the country. Th…

Choosing When To Go by Lee Kuan Yew Life is better than death. But death comes eventually to everyone. It is something which many in their prime may prefer not to think about. But at 89, I see no point in avoiding the question. What concerns me is: How do I go? Will the end come swiftly, with a stroke in one of the coronary arteries? Or will it be a stroke in the mind that lays me out in bed for months, semi-comatose? Of the two, I prefer the quick one. Some time back, I had an Advanced Medical Directive (AMD)) done which says that if I have to be fed by a tube, and it is unlikely that I would ever be able to recover and walk about, my doctors are to remove the tube …

Terrorist list is policy with a dash of politics: Analysts Federal government adds IRFAN, but rejects Sri Lanka’s listing of two Canadian groups. Embassy File Photo Tamil protesters in April 2009 demand the Canadian government pressure Sri Lanka to end military action at the time. Canada’s terrorist list is grounded in an “intensive” bureaucratic process, but one that is political nonetheless, security analysts say. Canada’s listing of the International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy, and rejection of Sri Lanka’s listing of two Canadian Tamil organizations as terrorist groups in the past few weeks, created a stir of controversy in Canada and …

Sri Lanka University Ranking and Higher Education Institute Ranking Sri Lanka University 2014 January Edition Sri Lanka University World Rankings in Year 2013/2014 Rankings Sri Lankan University World Rankings in Year 2013 Released 2013 July (Latest) 2013 January Sri Lanka Rank World Rank University Name Sri Lanka Rank World Rank University Name 1 2150 University of Moratuwa 1 1883 University of Colombo 2 2255 University of Colombo 2 1970 University of Moratuwa 3 2353 University of Ruhuna 3 2618 University of Ruhuna 4 2973 University of Peradeniya 4 2711 University of Peradeniya 5 4508 University of Kelaniya 5 3198 University of Sri Jayewardenepu…

MAY 6 A Report on Shocking Revelations Shocking revelation of Rajiv’s assassination It is with the tragic assassination of former Prime Minister of India Mr. Rajiv Gandhi that the real face of the deep seated threat to the national security posed by long term and wider conspiracy came to lime light. But unfortunately, the reputed investigation agencies of the nation along with judiciary, succumbing to the acutely misguided public opinion and shoddily influenced by a long hatched conspiracy ended up naming few innocent individuals as being solely responsible for an unprecedented event demeaning national security. This carefully orchestrated exercise in the gui…

Sri Lanka - UN Inquiry Just the Start of a Long Road to Justice Sri Lankan human rights activists campaigned hard for an independent international commission of inquiry into war crimes during the end of the conflict in 2009. Last month members of the UN Human Rights Council did finally vote to set up an inquiry. To many governments it looks as if the issue of accountability is now being dealt with by the UN and they can put their minds at rest and move on. That couldn't be more wrong. The UN inquiry is just the start - not the end - of a long process of justice. It would be disastrous if the world stopped paying attention now. Not least because Sri Lanka and i…

The latest leads in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner suggest that the plane turned west and then flew for at least four hours after its last confirmed location between Malaysia and Vietnam. Based on military radar data, this evidence makes it seem increasingly likely that the jet was commandeered along with its 239 passengers, whether by terrorists or crew members. Now people are discussing the possibility that the plane landed somewhere and is part of a larger plan. There are many places that Flight 370 could have reached in four hours - its fuel could have taken it approximately 2,530 miles in any direction - even if it is thought to have flown we…

A plush 400 Seat Auditorium in Memory of Mr.E.Sabalingam, Former Principal Posted on: 16/03/2014 (Sunday) A project to build a well-equipped 400 Seat Auditorium in Memory of Mr.E.Sabalingam, former Principal was inaugurated today. The cost of the Sabalingam Auditorium project is estimated to be in the range of 10 million rupees. Our college will be 125 years old in 2015. To celebrate the 125th Anniversary, Dr.S. Jothilingam, an old boy and one of our former president of Jaffna Hindu College OBA UK, has come forward to build an Auditorium in memory of his late father Mr. E.Sabalingam, a well-respected former principal …

Sukanyan a young musical composer from Hindu joins A.R.Rahman's Academy Posted on: 09/03/2014 (Sunday) Sukanyan Sunthareswaran (2011 A/L Bio) is a young, budding musician who has chosen a career in music, which is rare in our society. His passion for music from school days led him to choose music as a career. He is currently studying at Dr.A.R.Rahman's KM Music Conservatory. Even before coming to KM, he has composed music for more than 16 commercial adverts, 4 documentary films, 3 short films, 7 singles, and an album. Sukanyan’s passion for music started from his school days, and it was encouraged and flamed b…

There has been no shortage of distressing images emerging from the final two or three years of Sri Lanka's awful civil war. But this footage is amongst the worst I have seen, writes Callum Macrae. Warning: viewers may find footage in the below video extremely disturbing. Not because of the scale of the deaths it depicts – five deaths is a small incident in a war which saw upwards of 40,000 civilians massacred in the last few months alone, mostly by government shelling. This footage is awful because of the behaviour of the soldiers towards the bodies of the female Tiger fighters, and because of the underlying culture of systematic brutality and sex…

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