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Princeton prof. says 'No' to Sri Lanka child monks - Kyodo News [ tpahof;fpoik, 16 khHr; 2006 ] [ NahfFkhh; ] A campaign by Sri Lanka's prime minister to recruit 2,000 children into Buddhist monastic orders to cope with a shortage of monks has met criticism from a scholar who says child ordination is against Buddhist doctrine. Gananath Obeyesekere, an anthropology professor at Princeton University, says the campaign targets children as young as 5 years even though Theravada Buddhism doctrine states that a boy must be at least 15 years of age to become a monk. The Buddha himself ordained at just 5 years his only son Rahula, but this was regarded an exception rather…

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\Prisons chief says transfer thwarted tunnel escape.htmPrisons chief says transfer thwarted tunnel escapeBy Madhushala SenaratneSome 64 LTTE cadres, including hardcore members, were metres away from escape from the Kalutara high security prison, if they had not been transferred to the Welikada prison a year ago, the Prisons chief said yesterday. The revelations came as inquiries got underway yesterday to probe how the LTTE prisoners dug a tunnel extending more than 200 metres (600 ft) using improvised devices from their cell close to the Kaluganga. Prisons Commissioner General Vajira Wijegunawardana said one of the aspects to be prob…

The pro-LTTE Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has roped in the Chennai film industry to increase awareness of the Sri Lankan Tamil problem among the people of Tamil Nadu, and to collect money for the rehabilitation of Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka. Three TNA MPs, MK Sivajilingam, S Ariyanethiran and S Pathmanathan, met leading figures of the Tamil Nadu film industry at the Nadigar Sangam (Actors' Guild) in Chennai on February 6. Among the stars present were Sarath Kumar, President of the Nadigar Sangam; veteran actors Manorama and SS Chandran; and the latest heart throb, Abbas. Sarath Kumar and SS Chandran combine political activism with acting. ... http://www.hindustantim…

Pro-LTTE website attacks Karunanidhi By M.R. Narayan Swamy, Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) A website that supports Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerrillas has come out with a stinging attack on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi over his government's alleged support to the breakaway faction of Karuna. In a hard-hitting commentary in Tamil, www.webeelam.com has accused the DMK government of allowing Karuna loyalists to recruit members from among Tamil civilians fleeing Sri Lanka to Tamil Nadu and called it a 'very big betrayal'. It has also warned ominously: 'This will not be forgiven by world Tamils.' …

NO FOREIGN leader has fared worse in the cables released by WikiLeaks than Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who has been resisting calls for an international inquiry into possible war crimes committed when Sri Lankan troops wiped out the secessionist Tamil Tigers in May 2009. In this particular case, disclosure of an American diplomat’s confidential assessment serves the cause of human rights, validating the stand of Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the International Crisis Group. All three have argued, rightly, for a credible investigation of alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka, whether committed by the Tamil Tigers or government forces. The docume…

An ongoing National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the seizure of 300 kg heroin, five AK-47 rifles and 1,000 live rounds of 9mm ammunition off the coast of Vizhinjam near Thiruvananthapuram has led to speculation that an international drug running and weapon trading racket is aimed at reviving the Sri Lankan Tamil separatist group LTTE. The case relates to the March 18 interception of a boat with the contraband by the Coast Guard following an intelligence input. The mastermind behind the operation was Sri Lankan Tamil Suresh Rajan, a resident of Colombo who had been living at Kundrathur, a Chennai suburb, for some time, the Indian Express reported. Multip…

It's exactly two years today (15DEC06) since Prof Ravindranath disappeared in Colombo. Our thoughts & prayers are with his family.

So called Professor Rohan Gunaratne, the international spy who is operating under different guises has got caught again. This time, the bogus authority on good governance, self righteousness and terrorism poses as adviser to the Sri Lanka Ministry of Defence and its Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He tells unsuspecting diplomats representing various countries from who he seeks personal favors that it is he who writes all the speeches of Defence Secretary Rajapaksa. He also tells that he is the personal advisor. We reveal exclusively today how the bogus Professori Gunaratne was in Sri Lanka, arranged by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) which he represent…

Professor J.A.Jeevendra Martyn from Harvard Medical School visited Teaching Hospital Jaffna and had a discussion on Burns unit development. IMHO (USA) very keen to support Burns unit development. Harvard பல்கலைக்கழக பேராசிரியர் ஜீவா மாட்டின் அவர்கள் யாழ் போதனா வைத்தியசாலைக்கு வருகை தந்து Burns unit அபிவிருத்தி சம்மந்தமாக கதைத்தார்.

The far-right neo-Nazi group has expanded to become part of Ukraine’s armed forces, a street militia and a political party. A veteran of the Ukrainian national guard's Azov Battalion conducts military exercises for civilians in Kyiv, Ukraine on January 30, 2022 [File: Gleb Garanich/Reuters] Published On 1 Mar 20221 Mar 2022 As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its sixth day, a Ukrainian far-right military regiment is back in the headlines. Russian President Vladimir Putin referenced the presence of such units within the Ukrainian military as one of the reasons for launching his so-called “special military operation … to…

The People’s Democratic Centre (PDC) has submitted the following proposal to the Public representation Committee on Constitutional Reforms: We wish to present the following proposals for the Constitution Nature of the State The Sri Lankan Constitution should provide the basis for a strong constitutional commitment to plural democracy, multiculturalism, gender equality and justice, secularism, the rule of law and the devolution of political power to the Provinces. The state should be inclusive of all the communities and their cultures in the country and without such an inclusiveness they do not feel that they belong to this country. The state should protect …

Tamil National Alliance Parliamentarian Sumanthiran has cautioned that any law that replaces the Prevention of Terrorism Act with its draconian provisions is despicable. As of information available, the new Counter-terrorism law which will replace the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) has retained draconian and objectionable provisions in the PTA. He was addressing the House participating in the debate on the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill and Law Commission (Amendment) Bill. He went on that if the PTA was going to come back with another name, that would have repercussions on the government when the legislation comes out. Serious concerns have been …

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Osama bin Laden warned Iraq's Sunni Arabs against fighting al-Qaeda and vowed to expand the terror group's holy war to Israel in a new audiotape Saturday, threatening "blood for blood, destruction for destruction." Most of the 56-minute tape dealt with Iraq, apparently al-Qaeda's latest attempt to keep supporters in Iraq unified at a time when the U.S. military claims to have al-Qaeda's Iraq branch on the run. The tape did not mention Pakistan or the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, though Pakistan's government has blamed al-Qaeda and the Taliban for her death on Thursday. That suggested the tape was made before the assassination. …

Russian President Vladimir Putin hails relationship with "the political forces that control the situation" in Afghanistan during his visit with Tajikistan's President Emomaliu Rakhmon in Dushanbe, adding that Russia is "doing everything to normalize the situation in this country." Source: AFP குறிப்பு: மேற்கு தலைவர்களை அதாவது நேட்டோ தலைவர்களை சந்திக்கும் போது புட்டின் ஏன் நிறைய தூரத்தில் இருந்தார் என்று சொன்னவர்களுக்காக இந்த காணொளி.

Putin Says Around 40,000 North Koreans Work in Russia, Casts Doubt on Efforts of Military Strike This combined photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) (KCNA via REUTERS) and Russia President Putin (NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/Getty Images) Russia President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that a military strike against North Korea designed to destroy its nuclear and missile program might not succeed because Pyongyang could have hidden military facilities that nobody knows about. Putin, speaking at an energy forum in Moscow, made it clea…

Putin: How Would America React If Russian Missiles Were Placed At The Border With Canada & Mexico!?

A Boeing 777 departed from Doha, Qatar on Sunday and landed in Auckland, New Zealand on Monday after flying 9,031 miles (14,535 kilometers). The return flight touched down in Doha late on Monday. The scheduled time for that leg is 17 hours and 30 minutes. Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker, who traveled on board the inaugural flight, said the new Auckland service was "an important milestone" in the airline's global expansion. The previous record was held by Gulf rival Emirates. Its Dubai to Auckland service is now the world's second longest at 8,823 miles. Related: The world's shortest super jumbo flight One airline does fly a longer route — …

Queen Elizabeth II asked the UK for 'self-discipline' in coronavirus address

Here’s your chance to pose questions to a president about global issues. The world’s eyes are focusing on Sudan, which on Sunday will hold a referendum on independence in the southern part of the country. The south, which holds more than 75 percent of the country’s oil, is expected to vote almost unanimously for secession, and that will start a process that could lead to the birth of Africa’s newest country. In the past, there had been a good deal of fear that the referendum might lead to renewed warfare, but so far the process has gone better than many had expected. One of the observers monitoring the referendum on the ground is former President Jimmy Carter, w…

Questions raised on Colombo Harbour attack Feb 04, Colombo: The news report on an attempted terrorist attack on the Colombo Harbour on January 27 has created a controversy as media and civil society have questioned the credibility of the reporting. Three boats belonging to attackers were reportedly destroyed by the Sri Lanka Navy and one laden with explosives was said to have exploded, causing minor damage to a ship sailing nearby. However, neither debris from the boats nor corpses of the attackers have been found as in the Galle harbour attack. Harbour Police reported to the Colombo Magistrate Court that no evidence has been found on the identity of …

RAF fighter jets 'to be fitted with high-tech Star Wars style laser cannons' Sean Rayment The Royal Air Force is taking a page out of science fiction (Image: Getty) RAF fighter jets are to get Star Wars-style ray guns. Britain’s fleet of F-35 Lightnings could be fitted with laser cannons within six years. The high-tech weapons are capable of shooting down enemy missiles as well as zapping unmanned drones. Lasers are seen by defence chiefs as almost perfect weapons because they are quick, accurate – reducing collateral damage – have no recoil and are relatively cheap. One senior RAF source said: “They are t…

Raising Tiger flag not illegal in US - Embassy [TamilNet, August 02, 2006 03:00 GMT] Staff at Sri Lanka state-run daily in Colombo, Daily News, were given a civic lesson when they confronted US Embassy's press officer, Evan Owen, on the legality of American Tamils hoisting the Tamileelam flag in a New York sports festival, and diaspora parents teaching their offsprings Tamil. The press officer responded that hoisting of the Tiger flag had not breached US law, and that "the right to assemble and freedom of speech is upheld," by their [uS] constitution, the Daily news reported. "Inquired about the Sunday Tamil schools and the matter that the curricular for these …

Rajapaksa challenges Prabhakaran to direct clash Wed, May 7 11:00 AM Colombo, May 7 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Tuesday challenged the elusive leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Velupillai Prabhakaran to 'clash with him directly' and declared that his government would continue in its bid to flush rebels out of their stronghold in the north. 'I will challenge Prabhakaran to clash with me directly if possible without engaging in a killing spree of targeting innocent civilians, parliamentarians and ministers,' Rajapaksa said after inaugurating the Oluvil port project in eastern Amparai district Tuesday. Rajapaksa, who is…

Says it will be ‘equal rights to all communities’ The solution that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has in mind for the Tamil quest for a greater say in their own fate — which he said soon after the war in 2009 that he will reveal at an appropriate time — involves “equal rights to all communities”. Ruling out granting minority Tamils of the North any political autonomy as a solution to the three-decades-long ethnic conflict, he said when people lived together in unity there should be no racial or religious differentiation. “It is not practical for this country to have different administrations based on ethnicity. The solution is to live together in this cou…