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On February 26th, Conservative Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism and Canada-China relations Garnett Genuis challenged Prime Minister Trudeau to follow through on his promises to the Tamil community to address pressing human rights issues in Sri Lanka. Unfortunately the Prime Minister did not answer the question and has failed to take any concrete action to address the deteriorating human rights situation. During question period, Garnett Genuis asked the following question: “Mr. Speaker, it is interesting that the Prime Minister would talk about wanting to reopen the embassy in Iran, when he actually, personally, voted in favour of my motion not to do that a couple of…

In the Tigers' lair Nov 20th 2008 | COLOMBO From The Economist print edition The martial mood intensifies INDEPENDENCE DAY is not celebrated until February. But flags are flying from buildings and lamp posts in Colombo in a show of public support for the government’s military campaign against the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. On November 15th, as his government faced a crucial parliamentary vote on the budget, President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced on national television that troops had seized the Tiger-held town of Pooneryn for the first time in 15 years. His generals are calling this a “turning-point” in the 25-year war. It places the entire west…

I WOMEN OF IMPACT I For these women, an age-old way of life is ending in the Horn of Africa Droughts are killing livestock, forcing herders to move to camps for displaced people, where they face an uncertain, often violent, new world. So many died at once “it was like they were poisoned,” said Rahma Hassan Mahmoud, a herder in Somaliland, of the catastrophe that befell her 300 goats and sheep and 20 camels. After the last camel died, she and her family lived off milk from their neighbors, but with everyone else’s livestock dying, it wasn’t long before there wasn’t enough to go around. The people of Rahma’s village pooled money to rent a truck. Fifty …

Commenting that “[t]he promotion of Sanath Jayasuriya is a dark day in Sri Lanka’s cricket history,” following the appointment of Jayasuriya, a Government MP and close ally of Rajapaksa, to head the 5-member selection panel of the Sri Lanka cricket team, Australia’s most respected cricket author and journalist Gideon Haigh, said in his website that Colombo's "growing authoritarianism and hubris" will likely "buttress the case for a boycott of Sri Lankan cricket," the group Boycott Sri Lanka Campaign, headed by another well-known Australian journalist Trevor Grant, said in a press release. Full text of the press release from Boycott Sri Lanka Cricket Campaign issued…

Pakistan ‘guiding’ Sri Lanka’s war A group of Pakistan Air Force officers stationed in Colombo have been guiding the Sri Lankan military in carrying out air-mounted operations against the LTTE, a former counter-terrorism chief of India’s External intelligence says. The Pakistani officers have also been involved in drawing up plans for a decapitation airstrike with bunker-buster bombs to kill LTTE leader Vellupillai Pirapaharan, B. Raman says. The appointment of recently retired Deputy Chief of the Pakistani Air Force (PAF) as Islamabad’s representative to Sri Lanka is a deepening of Pakistan’s support, he says, adding the move is a concern for India’s national security…

The Buddhist Crusade Driving Sri Lankan Muslims Into Radicalism ( February 13, 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) The nationalist chauvinist sections of the Sinhala polity suffer from the worst form of inferiority complex. They have to be constantly a party to the oppression of another race, society or religion to feel euphorically superior. The leaders who can afford this to them can continue to be in power notwithstanding any other shortcoming however grave. The Muslims, the majority of whom speak the Tamil language do not seek their collective identity in language or culture but in their religion----Islam. The early Muslim immigrants were mostly traders who mar…

Sunday 03 Nov 2013 Spin the clock forward. It’s 2018. You’re four-and-a-half years older and you’ve just woken up to the headlines: more than 50 world leaders are heading to the Syrian capital, Damascus, for a global summit, hosted by President Bashar al-Assad. Syria’s at peace, it’s economy, thriving. The tourists are back and the “terrorists”, vanquished. Mr Assad is basking in golden glow of total victory. And the terrible war crimes of which he was once accused? Swept under the carpet, in the spirit of looking forward, not back. Triumphant, magnanimous, his charming wife at his side, the dictator-turned-statesman grasps the hand of the British Prime Minister, an…

Sri Lanka's Defense Spending to Rise 20% to Record (Update3) By Anusha Ondaatjie Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka's government will boost spending on defense and public security by 20 percent to a record next year as the South Asian nation experiences its worst fighting with Tamil Tiger rebels since a 2002 truce. Defense ministry outlays are forecast to rise to 166.4 billion rupees ($1.5 billion) in 2008 from 139 billion rupees a year earlier, according to the government's Appropriation Bill tabled in parliament today. The legislation gives expenditure estimates ahead of November's annual budget. Sri Lanka's economic growth will slow this year, Cen…

Let Christmas bring consolation to people in "tortured regions" - Pope [TamilNet, Tuesday, 25 December 2007, 14:10 GMT] Pope Benedict XVI, in his Christmas Day appeal to political leaders around the world asked them to draw on their "wisdom and courage" to end bloody conflicts in the world. The Pope said he hoped Christmas would bring consolation to all people "who live in the darkness of poverty, injustice and war," in particular those living in the "tortured regions" of the world including Sri Lanka. Pope Benedict XVI urges to seek humane, just and lasting solutions.The Pope mentioned Darfur, Somalia, northern Congo, the Eritrea-Ethiopia border, Iraq, Leban…

Last Update: Monday, January 9, 2006. 7:00pm (AEDT) Sri Lankan President warns rebels Sri Lanka's President has vowed a tough line on "terrorism" amid escalating attacks against Government forces that have cast doubts on the strength of the island's truce. President Mahinda Rajapakse has told a rally in the island's south that his patience should not be mistaken for weakness. The state-run Daily News reports Mr Rajapakse says he is "duty bound" to ensure the security of the nation. "If someone takes my patience that I have inculcated through Buddhist values as my weakness, they would be mistaken," the President said. "I am duty-bound to ensu…

Don't Go To Geneva Unless .... World Tamils Plead With LTTE [by Admin , Jan 31,2006] Tamil civilian groups and individuals all over the world have sent an urgent appeal to the LTTE not to go for Talks in Geneva with the Sri lanka government, unless the TRO officers caught captive are released immediately. Five TRO officers were abducted on 30 January, around 2.00 pm. Tamils have denounced this an act of terrorism by State Armed Forces and the paramilitary attached to them. This act of provocation has happened at a time when both the government and the LTTE have promised to stop violence and confrontations, in order to facilitate a smoo…

Indiscriminate Attacks strengthen case for Tamil self-rule- Aussie MP [TamilNet, May 05, 2006 10:10 GMT] "Whatever the provocation, targeting Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Government clearly demonstrates that it does not regard the Tamil people to be part of its population. It thus strengthens, in my view, the Tamil people's case for self determination," said Australian parliamentarion John Murphy, Member for the Federal State of Lowe, in a media release issued Friday. For full report, please visit: http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=18020

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

'US won’t decide our policies' – Sweden on Palestinian state recognition A protester holds a Palestinian flag in front of an Israeli army bulldozer during clashes following a protest against the nearby Jewish settlement of Qadomem, seen in the background, in the West Bank village of Kofr Qadom near Nablus September 5, 2014. (Reuters/Abed Omar Qusini) 22.5K927 “It's not the US that decides our politics,” Wallström said, adding that the new Swedish authorities expected to “get criticism” after their announcement on Palestinian statehood. Washington will not be the one to decide Sweden’s policies, Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström said aft…

Sun Aug 5, 2:18 AM ET COLOMBO (AFP) - A top UN official is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka this week to discuss the island's deepening Tamil separatist conflict and the plight of civilians caught in the crossfire, officials said. John Holmes, the under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, will hold talks with Sri Lankan leaders and also travel to the embattled northern and eastern regions, officials said. Sri Lankan foreign ministry officials said that he will travel to the Jaffna peninsula in the north and the district of Batticaloa where security forces last month wrested control over the final bastion of the Tig…

Feeding the Tiger - how Sri Lankan insurgents fund their war Omar Karmi 10 August 2007 The ethnic separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is the only known insurgent organisation with its own army, navy and now even a rudimentary air force. With the group having undertaken three air strikes since March this year, the LTTE has shown that it has access to financial resources and weapons that not only prolong its campaign, but also give it the luxury of introducing bold, new dimensions to the conflict. While the LTTE's force presence the Sea Tigers, Air Tigers and various land forces is mainly in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka, the o…

Tamil Women Coerced into Joining the Military- A Statement of Concern by the Women’s Action Network Women’s Action Network (WAN), as a collective of 11 women's groups from the North and the East, is deeply concerned by the recent efforts to recruit women into the military in the districts of Killinochchi and Mullaitheevu. Post-war development has failed to provide the most basic needs for those who live in Killinochchi and Mullaitheevu, especially the women of the area. People continue to live in vulnerable situations without sufficient security and independence, so may even lack the basics such as a safe place to sleep. After the war over 60% of families in Van…

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An Insight into Jaffna’s Growing Startup Culture Yathursha Ulakentheran April 15, 2017 AddThis Sharing 075 SHARES Share to FacebookFacebookShare to TwitterTwitterShare to MoreMore Startups, especially IT based startups, was a new concept introduced to me by Yarl IT Hub (YIT), an incubator based in Jaffna. Born to parents who …

"Prabakaran and I will both die in Sri Lanka"-President (Jan 8, 2.30 pm) The President is reported to have eased his hard line stand on conducting peace talks in Oslo at a discussion held yesterday with Tamil National Alliance parliamentarians. The President has requested TNA members to send a group to talk with the LTTE to persuade them to return to the negotiating process. "Both Prabakaran and I are going to die in Sri Lanka So there shouldn't be any arguments over holding talks in Sri Lanka", " No way will I go to Oslo" President has said However when TNA parliamentarians proposed that Oslo should be the venue of the first round of talks, even thou…

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எனக்கு மின் அஞ்சலில் வந்த செய்தி. TO ALL FUTURE RAJAPAKSA'S AIYOOO RAJAPAKSA by our corr. Iqbal Athas Rajapaksa (in hiding, somewhere in Rajapaksapura, Sri Rajapaksistan 20-09-2007) Today there was total confusion in Sri Rajapaksistan (formerly Sri Lanka) when thousands and thousands of people changed their name to 'Rajapaksa' to get appointed as a Member of Parliament or even to get a job. 'Aiyo! It is total confusion' said a man called Rajapaksa 'Everyone is changing their name to Rajapaksa! This is mad! The telephone directory is now full of Rajapaksas. Even Abdul Gafoor of the Thambi Kade now goes by the name …

Govt. smuggled Karuna to London on forged DPL passport *Passport in the name of Kokila Gunawardena *Foreign Ministry sends third party note for visa *Karuna asks for asylum when arrested *Visa requested to attend climate change conference (LeN- 2007 Nov. 07, 4.00pm) Damning evidence has surfaced that the Government smuggled LTTE renegade commander Karuna to Great Britain on a forged diplomatic passport. An investigation revealed that the forged diplomatic passport was issued by the Immigration Department on the orders of higher authorities in the name of Kokila Gunawardena on August 30, 2007. It has been further revealed that Karuna was issued a …

Fordømmer norsk dokumentar Oslo (ANB-NTB): Sri Lankas regjering vil forby den norske dokumentarfilmen «Min datter terroristen», som handler om to kvinners liv blant Tamiltigrene (LTTE). Det srilankiske forsvarsdepartementet har gått ut med en pressemelding der de skriver at de har lagt press på det amerikanske utenriksdepartementet og FBI for å stoppe visninger av den norske dokumentarfilmen, skriver Oslo Dokumentarkino. Myndighetene på Sri Lanka mener filmen, hvor vi møter to kvinnelige selvmordssoldater, er med på å promotere terrorisme og frykter at den vil gjøre stor skade. Filmen har blitt forsøkt stoppet i USA i forbindelse med dokumentarfilmfestival…

Canadian Students and Youth Groups Condemn CHOGM in Colombo Thursday, November 14, 2013 For Immediate Release Canadian Students and Youth Groups strongly condemn the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to take place in Colombo, Sri-Lanka. CHOGM has been a venue for world leaders to discuss global and Commonwealth issues including good governance, human rights, international peace and security and equality. Sri Lanka’s track records show complete dissent to the principles and values Commonwealth vows to uphold. The Sri-Lankan Government is accused of the most execrable war crimes and crimes against humanity of our recent history. As part of a sys…