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In an appeal to the Prime Minister of Japan Mr. Shinzō Abe, the Prime Minister of Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam Mr. Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran has urged the Japanese leader to raise with Sri Lankan President the issue of protection for witnesses who will be testifying before a UN inquiry for the mass killing of Tamils. Prime Minister of Japan Mr. Shinzō Abe begins his visit to Sri Lanka on September 7, 2014. The new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein will also emphasize this issue during his upcoming address to the current UN Human Rights Council Session in Geneva on September 8, 2014. Advance copy of his statement sent by OHC…

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Holding Pakistan to Account The Obama administration’s decision to suspend $800 million of its $2 billion in annual security aid to Pakistan inevitably raises the question of why the United States should continue to give Pakistan any military aid at all. The White House acted after Osama bin Laden was found living near Pakistan’s leading military academy and Pakistan then expelled American military trainers. Islamabad should see this as a serious warning that Washington has all but run out of patience with its double games. Both sides will pay a high price if this goes on too long. Ending all military aid would be a serious mistake. This country tried tha…

Underscoring that presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa’s election manifesto is progressive on furthering democratic reforms, including key Tamil considerations such as continuing with the constitutional reform process, the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) urged the Tamil people in the Northern and Eastern Provinces and throughout Sri Lanka to freely exercise their franchise at the November 16 election. It said in a statement that SLPP candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s manifesto, on the other hand, has strong national security focus, but no serious commitment to expand the fledgling democratic space. “The refusal by all major presidential contestants to engage with Tamil…

இந்த விவரணப்படத்தில் 97 வயதான Charlie Richardson, 1939 கறுப்பு வெள்ளி காட்டுதீ, 2009 கறுப்பு சனிக்கிழமை காட்டுத்தீ இரண்டிலும் தப்பியவர், அவர் கூறுகிறார் “ On a day like that, the nature will take over”.. உண்மைதானே..

Australia, one of the Quad partners in the emerging Indo-Pacific military alliance of the US, has recently decided to spend A$1.1 billion to upgrade the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base at Tindal, which is located in its Northern Territory. When the upgrade is complete, the RAAF Tindal will be the “most potent military base south of Guam,” according to Emeritus Professor Paul Dibb AM, who is the director of Strategic and Defence Studies Centre of the Australian National University. The US Air Force would be able to operate its nuclear-capable B-52 strategic bombers from the expanded airfield in the future. In the meantime, the US has approved the sales of up to 200 …

CP24 How are the local Tamil protests affecting your views of the conflict in Sri Lanka? It's making me more aware of the issue - please click this It's turning me off issue due to local/traffic disruptions Undecided Please go to 40 St. Clair Ave., Sri Lankan Consulate to nab Banduley Rush!

At least 1,600 Tamil youth from the Jaffna district have joined the Sri Lanka Army within the period of three months, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said. He expressed this while addressing the Security Forces officials at the Jaffna Headquarters. “We still find people expressing views in favour of separatism. In such a situation, it is a great victory that Tamil youth have come forward to join the Army. The Army Commander also commended the service rendered by the Army and Air Force personnel in the Jaffna district in taking the lead to provide necessary quarantine facilities for the general public. (Romesh Madushanka) Daily Mirror - 1,600 Jaffna-ba…

இரு வாரங்களுக்கு முன்பு கூட சிறையில் பழங்குடியினரை சேர்ந்தவர் ஒருவர் தீடீரென மரணமடைந்துள்ளார். காவலில்/சிறையில் இருக்கும் பழங்குடியினர் இறக்கும் வீதம் இன்னமும் குறையாமல் இருப்பது அவுஸ்ரேலிய அரசிற்கு தலையிடியாகவே உள்ளது.. அதுமட்டுமல்ல வட அவுஸ்ரேலியாவின் சிறைச்சாலைகள் இவர்களால்தான் நிறைந்தும் உள்ளது. Her babies taken, she died alone in a police cell, the victim of a problem Australia can't seem to fix Updated 9:45 PM EDT April 9, 2021 Brisbane Editor's Note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned this story contains images of people who have died. Rebecca Maher didn't get to hold her youngest child. Australian child protection se…

இங்கே( Sydney) lockdown திரும்பவும் தொடங்குகிறது..இன்றிலிருந்து வரும் 9ம் திகதி வரை.. COVID-19 lockdown expanded to cover Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Central Coast By Paige Cockburn Posted 12mminutes ago, updated 5mminutes ago The usual bustling tunnel to Central Station will be a lot quieter for the next fortnight.(ABC News: Timothy Swanston) Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong will enter a lockdown from 6:00pm today until 11.59pm on Friday July 9. Earlier today, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian flagge…

பல்வேறுமொழிகளில் ஈழ நிலவரம் பற்றி வந்த செய்திகளை இணைய மொழி மாற்றியூடு மொழிமாற்றம் செய்து வாசித்து பார்த்தேன். அவை உங்களின் பார்வைக்கும். மொழி மாற்றிகளின் மொழி மாற்றம் சில இடங்களில் சரியான மொழி பெயர்ப்பை தருவதிலை. அதை இந்த மொழிபெயர்ப்புக்களிலும் நீங்கள் அவதானிக்கலாம். அவ்விடங்களில் எல்லாம் திருத்தம் செய்ய போதிய நேரமின்மையால் மொழிபெயர்ப்பை அப்படியே இடுகிறேன் 1. போர்த்துகல் மொழியில் வெளியான செய்தி. http://www.publico.clix.pt/shownews.asp?id=1255267 Sri Lanka: thousands of persons avoid the military offensive against the Tigers Tamil The Army of Sri Lanka attacked today, for the second consecutive day, positions of the guerrilla war tamil, in the northe…

Tale of Two Cities- A Tamil girl’s journey from Colombo to Toronto May 09, 2018 By - Arasi Vickneaswaran My 6-month contract with a big finance company in Toronto ended a few weeks ago. I was sitting at my desk on my last day, trying to clean out my space. As much as I hated having to sit and stare at the computer mercilessly for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week while feeling like a number on the line, I still felt strange. I am not going to sit on this desk, make coffee on those machines and go through the horrible routine I am used to. I knew as I joined that I will not remain here. Yet, I became attached to some…

List of Black Money holders in Swiss Bank accounts leaked by WikiLeaks? If the latest guideline of Supreme Court is to be followed, the entire list of black money account holders should be out by the early hours of October 29. The Apex Court has ordered the Narendra Modi-led central government to reveal the entire list of perpetrators who are guilty of stocking up unaccounted sums of money. A day after the government revealed the names of Pradeep Burman (Promoter of Dabur India), Pankaj Chimanlal Lodhiya (Rajkot-based bullion trader), Radha Satish Timblo (Director of Goa-based mining company Timblo Pvt. Ltd), the SC lashed out the government …

Defence Support 05 March 2007 16:07:01 Sri Lanka and United States sign reciprocal military logistics deal March 05 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and the United States has signed a deal to give reciprocal logistical support for the military forces of the two countries, the US embassy in Colombo said Monday. The 10-year agreement which will provide a framework for increased interoperability of the forces of the two countries has been signed between Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa and U.S. Ambassador Robert Blake. "The Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) will allow the United States and Sri Lanka to transfer and excha…

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Life in embattled Batticaloa PK Balachandran Batticaloa (Eastern Sri Lanka), April 1, 2007 Batticaloa district in 2007 has acquired a reputation which it did not have in the last 25 years of the military conflict in North East Sri Lanka. This relatively peaceful Eastern Sri Lankan district has become a very dangerous place to visit, making even seasoned journalists wonder if it is safe. The reason is the change in weaponry and tactics used in the conflict. There is now an overwhelming reliance on long distance fighting with artillery, 'arty' mortars, Multi-Barrel Rocket Launchers (MBRL) and jet fighter bombers. And the shelling from the gro…

Youths corroborate SLA complicity in abductions. Youths recently released after being abducted corroborated the alleged involvement of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers in the recent wave of abductions of youth in the Jaffna peninsula using Buffel Armoured Personnel Carriers. The abductions are carried out at night by armed men operating in white vans. The abductees are then taken to SLA military bases in the area, and later transported in Buffel APCs to the High Security Zone (HSZ) garrison in Palaali, blind folded and with hands and legs tied, according to the youths who were released after torture. A mother who lost her child cursing the Sri Lanka Army …

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UK troops set for Basra handover Iraqi troops will have to control insurgents British troops are preparing to transfer control of Basra province to the Iraqi authorities four-and-a-half years after the invasion. The handover, which is expected within hours, will mark a significant milestone towards Britain's final withdrawal from southern Iraq. It comes three months after the British military pulled out from the city of Basra itself to their airport base. Iraqi troops will now be responsible for controlling insurgents in the area. Police concerns BBC correspondent Andrew North said the plan was for British troops to take a backseat ro…

B.Raman on Anuradhapura raid by LTTE மிகவும் நடுநிலைமையோடு, நிதானமாக அலசி ஆய்ந்து எழுதப்பட்ட கட்டுரை. எல்.டி.டி.ஈ யின் நிலைமை முன்பை விட மோசமாக இருக்கிறது, கிழக்கில் கருணாவால் ஏற்பட்ட பின்னடைவிலிருந்து இன்னும் அவர்கள் மீளவில்லை, முன்பிருந்த நிலப்பரப்பு அவர்களிடம் இல்லை, 9/11 நிகழ்வுகளுக்குப் பிறகு உலகமே தலைகீழாக மாறிவிட்ட நிலையில் அவர்கள் முன்னெப்போதுமில்லாத அளவிற்கு பலவிதத்திலும் நெருக்கடிக்குள்ளாகியிருக்க

A local politician will appear when an election is close by: Krishnasamy “If we work we will be able to earn a living,” said T. Krishnasamy. “When an election is close by, a local politician would appear from nowhere and distribute some items for us. But if we go to get something done they won’t even remember us. This is what we have experienced and there will be no change even if a new candidate is elected as president.” No hopes on any politician : Sheela “It’s quite challenging to live inside these line rooms,” said Sheela. “We don’t have water and around six of us have to stay in two blocks. Life itself is a challenge, but we need to educate o…

CNN)Doctors at a Texas hospital along the US-Mexico border may decide to send coronavirus patients "home to die by their loved ones" due to limited resources, officials say. Government and health officials in Starr County announced this week they are creating committees to review patients' cases at the Starr County Memorial Hospitalin Rio Grande City. At least 50% of the patients admitted in the hospital's emergency room have tested positive for Covid-19, Dr. Jose Vasquez, the county's health authority, said in a news conference earlier this week. "The situation is desperate," he said. …

16 November 2013 A film of alleged war crimes … how I became Sri Lanka's most hated man Callum Macrae: The reaction of the people I met in Sri Lanka is at odds with the intimidation against me engineered by a despotic government. A film shot in January 2009 allegedly shows a Sri Lankan soldier executing a Tamil Tiger prisoner. Photograph: Journalists For Democracy/AFP/Getty Images They haunt our every move, on their motorbikes in their silver hatchback and on their tuk tuks. Sri Lanka's intelligence officers are a tenacious lot, but there's another group perhaps even more tenacious in their pursuit of us: "spontaneous", pro-government demonstrators. …

“KP” speaks out: An interview with former Tiger Chief August 6th, 2010 By D.B.S. Jeyaraj It was one year ago on August 5th 2009 that Thambiaiya Selvarasa Pathmanathan alias “KP” was taken into custody in Kuala Lumpur at First Tune Hotel on 316 Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman road.The former chief arms procurer of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) was brought to Colombo the following day. KP’s capture was hailed as a significant breakthrough because the senior tiger operative was at that time the nominal chief of the re-structured LTTE. In the aftermath of the Mullivaaikkaal debacle resulting in the demise of LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran and senior…