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Negative wealth effect By TN Ninan, editor and publisher of Business Standard Published: June 20 2006 06:20 | Last updated: June 20 2006 06:20 The key question to be asked is what effect the gyrations on the stock market will have on the real economy. Will the sharp drop in share prices mean that the real economy too will slow down? That is easy, and the answer is “Yes”. The tricky part is figuring out by how much. To take the macro picture first, a net outflow of portfolio investment means that the dollar inflow, which helped pay for the large deficit on trade in goods and services (more than $20bn a year), is no longer there. This puts pressure on the …

Tamils have already dug graves for thousands of Tiger `martyrs' as nation edges closer to the brink Fighting appears inevitable as even old women head to the jungle for training, Andrew Mills writes Jul. 3, 2006. 01:00 AM ANDREW MILLS SPECIAL TO THE STAR KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka—The sandy field on the outskirts of town sits empty, already prepared to receive thousands of bodies of dead Tamil Tiger cadres, casualties-to-come in the all-out civil war many believe will break out here at any time. "Things haven't worked for four years, so what's the point in keeping the fragile peace and the ceasefire agreement," says M. Thiyagarajah, 34, a caretaker…

[size=3] [size=5]I wrote in the UK Guardian on 30 May 2009, eleven days after the tragic end of the war titled ‘The ÚN has failed theTamils’ where I referred to and identified many of the failings and weaknesses now being acknowledged after an internal inquiry within the UN, three and half years later. If I had known all of these then and during the war, it begs the question why an international body which was formed fundamentally to protect humanity didn’t know or did it know and failed to act?[/size][/size] [size=5][/size] [size=5] Beyond the UN, some of the other human rights and humanitarian institutions must also take responsibility as the…

Once a Srilankan goes to USA and meets President Bush. Bush takes him to a jungle to prove that Americans are technologically advanced. In the jungle, Bush asks the Srilankan to start digging. He keeps on digging. When he reaches 100ft Bush tells him to start searching.The Srilankan finds a piece of wire .Bush proudly says "You see; even 100 years back we had telephone". At this the Srilankan gets really annoyed. Next year Bush comes to Srilanka. The Srilankan takes him to a jungle and tells him to start digging. Bush digs 100 ft and stops. The Srilankan tells him …

Raman’s war and his historical analogies By Neville de Silva The other day a journalist friend of mine (more a TV person than a print journalist) emailed me an article by B. Raman, a former additional secretary of India’s cabinet secretariat and currently the director of the Institute For Topical Studies in Chennai. Given the political turbulence in Tamil Nadu over Sri Lanka and the pressure by Chennai politicians on India’s central government to take positive action to ensure a ceasefire in Sri Lanka, it was useful to read what a Chennai-based analyst whose writings appear regularly in the Colombo media had to say about the military conflict. More so since…

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NPC Chief Minister Mr C.V. Wigneswaran has to be profusely thanked and appreciated by Tamils for his honesty in conceding that he is not a natural leader of Eezham Tamils representing their aspirations, but a planted one by New Delhi to implement the 13th Amendment. Wigneswaran’s revelation and his efforts to muffle voices in Tamil Nadu and in the diaspora have to be understood in the background of what M.K. Narayanan had told the TNA in May 2009 that, “we know better what is good for Tamils.” New Delhi simulating a leadership for the political surrender of the Tamil cause poses new challenge to Tamils all over the world, writes an activist for alternative politics in Jaf…

View Photo Associated Press/Eranga Jayawardena - In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 photo, Sri Lankan Buddhist monks of Jathika Hela Urumaya, or National Heritage, a coalition political party of the Sri Lanka's ruling party take part in a convention in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The escalation in attacks and anti-Muslim rhetoric has caused fears of a new wave of ethnic violence in the country still recovering from a quarter-century civil war between the government, controlled by ethnic Sinhalese Buddhists, and a mainly Hindu ethnic Tamil rebel group. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) less RELATED CONTENT View Photo In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 … COLOMBO, Sri Lank…

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Panel calls for 10 year N-E merger Referendum a must at end of period Autonomous regions for Sinhalese, Muslims in East By Ayesha Zuhair A majority of members of the experts panel of the All Party Conference are to submit a preliminary report to the President today recommending maximum devolution of power with the province as a unit and a 10-year merger of the Northern and Eastern provinces as a solution to the ethnic conflict, a source close to the panel told the Daily Mirror yesterday. The report which was handed over to the All Party Representative Co…

Overseas NHS doctors 'betrayed' By Dominic Casciani BBC News community affairs Asian doctors: Key role in the NHS Thousands of trainee doctors from abroad have been "betrayed" by a sudden rule change, say campaigners. New immigration rules mean most non-EU doctors can no longer complete NHS training without work permits. Hundreds of doctors are being urged to protest outside the Department of Health on Friday, saying the changes potentially leave thousands jobless. But the government says it is protecting posts for UK graduates as supply of doctors outstrips demand. For decades, graduates from overseas medical and dental sch…

A law has come into force in India changing the name of the federal territory of Pondicherry - which will now be called Puducherry. Officials say the move is to reflect the indigenous history of the region. Puducherry, which means "new village", was the original Tamil name before it was changed by the French. It was a French colony for more than 200 years, becoming part of the modern Indian state in 1963, 16 years after India's independence. Several Indian cities have been renamed in recent years to reflect local languages and nationalist sentiment - including Mumbai for Bombay and Chennai for Madras. BBC News

New President in Sri Lanka Puts China’s Plans in Check NEW DELHI — On a Sunday four months ago, a vessel pulled unannounced intoSri Lanka’s Colombo harbor: the Chinese Navy submarine Great Wall No. 329, which is designed to carry torpedoes, a cruise missile and a 360-pound warhead. Sri Lanka’s defense minister shrugged it off as an “operational good-will visit.” But anxiety was already radiating as far as New Delhi, where the visit was seen as a clear declaration that China had arrived in India’s backyard — with the blessing of Sri Lanka’s president at the time, Mahinda Rajapaksa. Whatever China’s long-term plans were for strategically important Sr…

இந்த கட்டுரையின் முதலாவது பதிப்பு (National Geographic)மிகவும் நீண்டகட்டுரை என்பதால் அதன் இணைப்பையும் சமீபத்தில் வந்த கட்டுரையையும் பகிர்ந்துகொள்கிறேன்.. New Species On Human Family Tree Discovered In Ancient Mass Grave Homo naledi had small brains but human-like traits, upending the fossil record Claire Maldarelli || September 10, 2020 In September 2013, two cave explorers on a routine exploration in South Africa happened upon a collection of fossils that would soon question our current understanding of humans’ ancestral history. While probing a narrow fracture system in the Rising Star Cave System in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, the…

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Clouds of strawberry mist and peach snow fell on revellers in London as Edinburgh saw a more traditional display. Up to 250,000 have gathered by the Thames to watch London's fireworks Revellers in London were being treated to the world's first "multi-sensory" fireworks display as people around the world welcomed in the New Year. More than 250,000 people lined the Thames for the display, which saw peach snow, edible banana confetti and orange-scented bubbles descend on a section of the crowd. Fireworks explode over Edinburgh Castle In Scotland, about 80,000 were in Edinburgh city centre for the famous Hogmanay street party. There was music from th…

New Zealand Expresses Regret over Sri Lanka’s unilateral Ending of CFA Jan 17, 2008, 00:15 Digg this story! Wellington - New Zealand’s Duty Minister Rick Barker, expressed regret over the Sri Lanka’s decision of unilateral abrogation of the internationally supported, Norway inspired, February, 2002 Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the government of Sri Lanka (GoSL). He said through a Media Statement that, New Zealand is concerned about the deterioration of the security situation in Sri Lanka and the very serious implications for the civilian population. "New Zealand is concerned about the…

தேசவிரோதி துரோகி கருணா பற்றி இலண்டன் கார்டியன் பத்திரிகையில்........ Karuna Amman, the Sri Lankan warlord jailed for entering Britain on a falsified visa and diplomatic passport, will not be prosecuted for war crimes and is likely to be deported soon. The former Tamil Tigers leader would not face further charges, the Crown Prosecution Service said yesterday. Karuna, 45, whose real name is Vinayagmoorthy Muralitharan, has been accused by human rights groups of forcing teenagers to serve as child soldiers, torturing prisoners and killing hundreds of civilians. He was released from prison last Friday after serving three months for immigration offences. Karuna…

Letter to Representatives Lowey and Wolf on US foreign operations funding November 7, 2007 The Honorable Nita M. Lowey US House of Representatives 2329 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-3218 The Honorable Frank R. Wolf US House of Representatives 241 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-4610 Via Facsimile Sri Lanka Since the collapse of the ceasefire between the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan government in mid-2006 and the resumption of major military operations, civilians have borne the brunt of the fighting. More than 1,000 have reportedly "disappeared." Several hundred …

NGO porn scandal shocks Batti, Ampara By: Chris Kamalendran Source: Sunday Times - April 23, 2006 A sex abuse tsunami has hit the Batticaloa district following allegations that women working for local and international NGOs have been forced into appearing in pornographic video films. The crisis has reached such serious proportions that Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Batticaloa district MPs have requested District Secretary S. Puniyamoorthy to summon an urgent meeting with heads of both local and international NGOs in the district to probe the charges and take remedial action. Batticaloa and Trincomalee Bishop Kingsley Swamipillai told The Sunday…

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IMPHAL: Nine people - eight Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) workers and a girl child - were injured on Monday in a powerful bomb blast triggered by suspected rebels in Manipur, officials said. The blast took place in Ukhrul district, when a BRTF truck was carrying an unknown number of people, including the nine injured. "Eight BRTF workers and the six-year-old daughter of the BRTF driver were injured when a powerful bomb planted on the road exploded," Manipur police chief MKDas said. Of the nine injured, the condition of three people, including the girl and her father, the truck driver, is critical. The three have been rushed to the Regional Institute of Medical Sc…

Received July 26, 2005; accepted for publication November 3, 2005; electronically published December 16, 2005.Although considerable cultural impact on social hierarchy and language in South Asia is attributable to the arrival of nomadic Central Asian pastoralists, genetic data (mitochondrial and Y chromosomal) have yielded dramatically conflicting inferences on the genetic origins of tribes and castes of South Asia. We sought to resolve this conflict, using high-resolution data on 69 informative Y-chromosome binary markers and 10 microsatellite markers from a large set of geographically, socially, and linguistically representative ethnic groups of South Asia. We found tha…

Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa rejected claims yesterday that civilians had gone missing in the North during the last stages of the war, insisting that all records maintained by the Army and the ICRC tallied with no discrepancies. Responding to a question posed by a journalist, the Defence Secretary said that the people who came to the Army by sea, during the final stages of the war were registered with the ICRC and with the “Indian hospitals manned by the Indian Army, and not a single person is missing from that list”, when tallied. “This is another factor that many people have forgotten. Take the large number of people who were coming by sea. Where did …

No confirmation: Sweden denies ‘Russian sub hunt’ report as military search ongoing Crew members onboard a Swedish Navy fast-attack craft stand guard at the Stockholm archipelago, in Sweden, October 18 2014. (Reuters/Pontus Lundahl) 1.6K4016 Tags Europe, Military, Navy, Russia, Security,Vessels The Swedish military did not confirm allegations that “a damaged Russian submarine” is being hunted for in waters east of Stockholm, while adding that a search for a “foreign vessel” is ongoing. Moscow said none of its military vessels have been damaged. Sweden deploys troops near Stockholm due to alleged underwater threat The official statement by …

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