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Another Thenmaradchi trader shot and killed [TamilNet, April 17, 2006 08:11 GMT] Four gunmen riding in two motorbikes entered an electric shop located on A9 Road at Meesalai in Thenmaradchi and gunned down Mr. Ramalingam Sakilan, 30, the owner of the shop, around 11:30 a.m., Monday. Tamil traders have been targeted in Thenmaradchi by SLA operated gunmen in retaliation to the escalating Claymore attacks, civilian sources said. Victim's father, who was at the site, when gunmen entered the shop, alleged direct involvement of Sri Lankan Army soldiers. The victim's dead body was taken to Jaffna Hospital.

In 1990, Mahinda Rajapaksa was arrested at Colombo airport trying to smuggle dossiers on the "disappeared" out of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva. Rajapaksa, then an rising politician from the country's south, worked to organize the mothers of the "disappeared" during an insurrection of 1988-90, when more than 16,000 people went missing. Today, Rajapaksa is Sri Lanka's sixth president, leading a government accused of egregious human rights abuses. Since fighting between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam resumed in full vigor in mid-2006, civilians have become the primary target - not just in direct clashes but in the insidious "dirty w…

Sir Edmund Hillary dies aged 88. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, has died aged 88. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark described the explorer as a heroic figure and said all New Zealanders would deeply mourn his passing. Sir Edmund's health had reportedly been in decline since April, when he suffered a fall while visiting Nepal. He was the first man to climb the 8,850m (29,035ft) peak with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay on 29 May 1953. Since his ascent, Sir Edmund has devoted his life to helping the Sherpas of Nepal's Khumbu region. He was made an honorary Nepalese citizen in 2003. Announcin…

Be Ready for Radiation Emergencies Protect yourself, your loved ones, and your pets during a radiation emergency by getting inside, staying inside, and staying tuned. It’s Saturday night and you’re at home with your family watching TV. A news alert announces a radiation emergency in your city. It could be an overturned truck hauling radioactive material, a nuclear power plant accident, or a “dirty bomb,” but reports are that large amounts of radiation have been released. What should you do? Radiation can affect the body in a number of ways, and th…

Like every other sport ever played, there have been some iconic moments in cricket that have been captured forever through photographs. Here are 44 of the best moments that the gentleman's game has ever seen: 1. The Little Master walks out to bat one final time. Sachin in his last match against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Source: sfwallpaper 2. Anil Kumble's 10-wicket haul at Ferozshah Kotla. Kumble took all 10 wickets in one innings against Pakistan, leading India to victory and setting a world record. Source: itimes 3. The beautiful Galle stadium in Sri Lanka wrecked after the tsumani hit. Source: apisrilankan …

இது ஒரு நீண்ட கட்டுரை. சில வருடங்களுக்கு முன்னர் இலங்கை தமிழ் அகதிகள் இந்த தீவில் தவறுதலாக இறங்கியதும் பின்னர் அங்கிருந்து தம்மை வேறு நாடுகளுக்கு அனுப்புமாறு கேட்டு இருந்தனர் சில மேற்குலக நாடுகளிடம் புகலிடக் கோரிக்கையும் முன் வைத்து இருந்தனர். இத் தீவில் அமெரிக்க இராணுவத்தளங்களும் , ஐக்கிய இராச்சியத்தின் இராணுவத்தளங்களும் உள்ளன. எனவே மிக கடும் கட்டுப்பாடுகள் நடைமுறைப்படுத்தப்படும் தீவு இது. எவரும் இலகுவில் உள்ளே செல்ல முடியாது. இவ் நீண்ட கட்டுரை அங்கே பரிதவித்துக் கொண்டு இருக்கும் இலங்கை தமிழ் அகதிகளின் வழக்கு தொடர்பாகவும், கடும் கட்டுப்பாடுகள் கொண்ட, இந்த தீவு பற்றியும் சொல்கின்றது. Alice Cuddy BBC News …

Tigers vow reprisals as Sri Lanka launches new strikes Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:36 AM GMT By Peter Apps COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military launched new strikes on Tamil Tiger areas in the island's northeast on Wednesday, a day after a deadly suicide bomb attack blamed on rebels shattered an already fragile ceasefire. Military spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe said the new strikes came after the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fired on naval patrol craft off the eastern port of Trincomalee for a second day. The Tigers said they would retaliate if the government continued the attacks, launched after a suspected suicide bomb in the capi…

By Ranga Sirilal MAILAPITIYA, Sri Lanka, June 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan mother-of-two Chandi Rajamanthree says she would rather see her two young sons starve to death than fight in an ethnic conflict that left their father disabled. Her husband has made a partial recovery since he was badly injured in one arm and one leg when the feared sea arm of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sank his Israeli-made naval fast attack boat in 2000. .... ....... http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/COL127967.htm

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BBC World report also confirmed that the "military honours" were given during the funeral to the victims of the 15-July 2006 bus explosion. The government sponsored and much publicised mass burial ceremony in a predominantly Buddist part of the country who burn the remains according to the Buddist traditions further exposes the motives and the expectations of those who carried out the barbaric maccacre of its own citizens. The unusual military honours to the ordinary civilian victims points to the complicity of the government in a futile attempt to win sympathy and support.

Confronting the Death of Prabhakaran By Nadesan Satyendra Confronting the Death of Prabhakaran Nadesan Satyendra Velupillai Prabhakaran I have never met Velupillai Prabhakaran. Neither have I ever spoken to him. I did not know him personally. Again, it is not that I have agreed with everything that he said or did. Yet, when he died on 17 May 2009, I felt a deep sense of personal loss. I grieved. In my grief I was moved to revisit the words of Fidel Castro Ruz at his trial in October 1953 – “…The man who abides by unjust l…

Sri Lanka's government is one of the world's worst perpetrators of enforced disappearances, US-based pressure group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. An HRW report accuses security forces and pro-government militias of abducting and "disappearing" hundreds of people since 2006. Many of the missing are young Tamil men targeted on suspicion of links to Tamil Tiger rebels, HRW says. Sri Lanka's government says HRW has exaggerated the scale of the problem. Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona says there has been a "steady decline in disappearances over the last 12 months" because of new measures taken by the government. "Unfortunately Human Rights Watch…

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…

SL Foreign Minister to visit India Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama will be visiting India on Sunday. The two sides are expected to discuss ways for more effective patrolling of the maritime border. Bogollagama’s three-day visit will include talks with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on a wide range of issues, particularly relating to the security situation in the island nation which has a bearing on India. The Lankan Minister will update India about the steps being taken by his government to ensure survival of the peace process in the face of upsurge in violence by LTTE. Sri Lanka has been concerned over LTTE rebels …

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. …

Youth's decapitated body found in Jaffna [TamilNet, August 01, 2006 16:05 GMT] Siruppiddi petrol station owner, Visvalingam Kauroopan, 24, from Karanavai, missing since Sunday, was found slain with his throat cut and his headless body dumped in the disused Siruppiddi Kannaki Amman temple festival-pool Monday, sources from Jaffna said. Mallakam magistrate Ms Sarojini Ilangovan who visited the crime site directed that his body be released to his relatives. Mr Kauroopan left the petrol station for lunch at 3 p.m. Sunday when he went missing. His relatives have registered complaints with the Jaffna Human Rights Commission (HRC) that the Sr…

Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) introduces a means to deliver Warning Notification simultaneously to many mobile users who should evacuate from approaching Earthquake or Tsunami. Mobile user who received Warning Notification is able to know a threat is approaching or already happened nearby. Then the user is able to determine where and when to evacuate according to delivered Warning Notification. Mobile phone is a kind of the closest media for people. This system helps people to prevent from disaster situation or mitigate damage. The characteristic of this service is the need of quick and optimised information delivery. Currently, it is not possible…

Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers in the UK are at risk of torture if returned to Sri Lanka, according to a landmark ruling by a British tribunal. An asylum and immigration tribunal on Monday upheld an appeal by a Sri Lankan refugee known only as Mr LP. The ruling is also intended to offer guidance for similar cases in the UK. Mr LP's lawyers argued that he was at risk of torture if he returned home because of his perceived support for Tamil Tiger separatists. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6937471.stm

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…

A Sri Lankan Journalist Eagerly Toes the Line Kuni Takahashi for The New York Times "In the end, you gravitate to a place where the management views are in consonance with yours," Rajpal Abeynayake said. "And I have gravitated to that place.” By GARDINER HARRIS Published: October 18, 2013 FACEBOOK TWITTER GOOGLE+ SAVE E-MAIL SHARE PRINT SINGLE PAGE REPRINTS COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — He calls himself the Rush Limbaugh of Sri Lanka, “except I’m not as obnoxious.” His critics say he should be hanged from a lamppost. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow@nytimesworldfor international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors Enlarge…

பங்குவர்த்தகத்தில் களமிறங்குகிறது முகநூல் (பேஸ்புக்) சமூக வலை இணையதளங்களில் முடிசூடா மன்னனாக விளங்கும் பேஸ்புக், பங்குவர்த்தகத்தில் களமிறங்க உள்ளதாக தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. 100 பில்லியன் அமெரிக்க டாலர்கள் மதிப்பிலான பேஸ்புக் நிறுவனம், 10 பில்லியன் டாலர்கள் அளவிற்கு பங்குவர்த்தகத்தில் முதலீடு செய்ய உள்ளதாக வால்ட் ஸ்டிரீட் பத்திரிகை செய்தி வெளியிட்டுள்ளது. இதுகுறித்து, அந்த செய்தியில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாவது, 2012ம் ஆண்டில் ஏப்ரல் மற்றும் ஜூன் மாதங்களில் இதற்கான பணிகள் நடைபெற உள்ளதாகவும், இதற்கான நடவடிக்கைகளில் பேஸ்புக் நிர்வாகம் தற்போது ஈடுபட்டுள்ளது. இருந்‌தபோதிலும், பங்குவர்த்தகத்தில் களமிறங்குவதற்கான இறுதிமுடிவு இதுவரை எடுக்கப்படவில்லை என்று பேஸ்புக…

Around the world events are being held to demand that the Sri Lankan government free displaced persons being held in detention camps, and allow them to go back to their homes. November 21st marks 180 days after the Government of Sri Lanka pledged that the refugees would be resettled within 180 days. Yet tens of thousands of Tamils families are languishing in camps with no sign of repatriation. Amnesty International released a report in August entitled “Unlock the Camps”. Join Amnesty, Canadians Concerned about Sri Lanka, and other human rights organizations to mark this day. www.canadianscsl.ca

France honours Lankan journalist PK Balachandran Colombo, February 13, 2006|19:51 IST The French government has conferred the Chevalier Order of Merit on the well-known Sri Lankan journalist Amal Jayasinghe for his outstanding contribution to journalism in the island. He has been with Agence France Presse (AFP) for the past two decades, and had earlier served Daily News, the most widely read English language newspaper in Sri Lanka. For years now, overseas newsmen have been making a beeline to Jayasinghe's office in Colombo to get insights into the intricacies of Sri Lanka's turbulent politics. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/7…

"Back to war" [TamilNet, January 22, 2006 21:06 GMT] "Unlike Indonesia Sri Lanka has failed to usher in peace. Every opportunity for rapprochement has been squandered after the Tsunami...The Sri Lankan government and the LTTE are steeped in mutual suspicion and contempt and will not arrive at any resolution on their own. A new heavy weight mediator must join Norway's Herculean but waning peacemaking efforts, one whom both parties can respect as an honest broker," said an independent analysis appeared in the Sunday online edition of "The News" of Jang Group. Full text of the article follows: The news from Sri Lanka is not good. The new government and its nem…

India's burgeoning blogging community is up in arms against a government directive that they say has led to the blocking of their web logs. The country's 153 internet service providers (ISP) have blocked 17 websites since last week on federal government orders. Some of these sites belong to Google's Blogspot, a leading international web log hosting service. Indian bloggers say that the decision is an attack on freedom of speech. source- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asi...sia/5194172.stm