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2007: The year in review [TamilNet, Thursday, 03 January 2008, 07:34 GMT] For the people of the NorthEast, 2007 was a grim year. Sri Lanka’s security forces and allied paramilitaries intensified their campaign of abductions (‘white van’ abductions), torture, and murder of Tamil civilians. Tamil civil society leaders bore the brunt of the counter-insurgency campaign. Jaffna remained an open prison with shortage of essential items, east falling under the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) control with thousands displaced as Colombo concocts colonization schemes to make east a Sinhala majority province. In the North, the paramilitary EPDP, which has been implicated over the las…

அடுத்த ஆண்டு உலகப் பொருளாதாரம் எப்படியிருக்கப் போகிறது.. புலம் பெயர் தமிழ் மக்கள் அடுத்த பொருளாதார மந்தத்திலும் சிக்குப்படாமல் புத்திசாலித்தனமாக தப்ப ஆவன செய்ய வேண்டும். அடுத்த ஆண்டு ராசி பலன் எப்படியிருக்கும், குரு பெயர்ச்சி எப்படி மாறப்போகிறது என்று ஜோதிடம் பார்ப்பதைவிட முக்கியமானது அடுத்த ஆண்டின் உலகப் பொருளாதாரமும் நீங்கள் வாழும் நாட்டின் பொருளாதாரமும் எப்படி இருக்கப் போகிறது என்பதை அறிவதுதான். ஐரோப்பிய ஒன்றியத்திற்கும், அமெரிக்காவிற்கும் அடுத்த ஆண்டு பொருளாதாரம் பிரகாசமாக அமையாது என்கிறார்கள் நிபுணர்கள். ஓ.ஈ.சி.டி நாடுகள், ஐரோப்பிய ஒன்றியம், அமெரிக்கா, ஜப்பான் போன்ற வளர்ந்த நாடுகளின் பொருளாதார வளர்ச்சி 1.5 இல் இருந்து 2.0 வரையே காணப்படும். இது BRIK நாட…

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Sri Lanka falling short of implementing the recommendations of its own Reconciliation Commission - ESTHER BRIMMER, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations of the United States ESTHER BRIMMER, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations of the United States, said that the Council had to work to attain universality, dialogue, principles, and truth. In today’s networked world hate, insulting and intolerant speech could be marginalized and defeated only by encouraging positive and respectful expression. The pursuit of an honest, open dialogue among Member States was one of the themes which the United States had pledged to pursue and wou…

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21 bodies recovered in Kilali [TamilNet, August 18, 2006 13:46 GMT] Kodikamam Police Friday recovered bodies of 16 men and 5 women in Kilali area where heavy fighting was reported recently. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) was making arrangements to bury the bodies as the bodies were in highly decomposed state. Chavakacheri Magistrate A. Premsankar was visiting the area Friday with the Police officials. The bodies were being photographed for identity and buried under the Emergency Regulations, according to the police. Bodies of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers, recovered from the area, have already been taken to Palaly military hospital. Sri Lank…

[size=4][size=6]’There would be replacement of every dead LTTE cadre as long as the idea of Eelam remained’[/size][/size] [size=4][size=5]“There would be prompt replacement of every dead LTTE cadre or leader as long as the idea of Eelam remained,” Brigadier (retd) Ravi Palsokar quotes Lt Gen AS Kalkat, who commandeered the IPKF in Sri Lanka as having said, in ‘Ours Not to Reason Why’.[/size][/size] [size=4][size=5]Pune-based Palsokar, who raises questions on the operational goals of the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) 25 years after it was sent to Sri Lanka as part of the Indo-Sri Lankan Accord (ISLA) comments, “Do I detect a hint of exasperation and frustrati…

2ND LEAD [TamilNet, Thursday, 21 June 2007, 15:59 GMT] Unidentified attackers triggered a claymore device Thursday around 5:45 p.m., killing three Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troopers and seriously wounding one at Eechchamoaddai coastal road area in the High Security Zone, 500 meters from Jaffna city. The SLA troopers were returning in a tractor to the main base at Eechchamoaddai after distributing food to their fellow men posted along Jaffna-Kandy road and Main street when the attack took place. Sri Lanka Army officials in Colombo said 3 SLA troopers were killed and one seriously injured in the attack. The injured trooper has been rushed to Palaali military hosp…

Sri Lanka: 3 SLN Dvora Gunboats Destroyed, says Tamil Rebels Sep 28, 2007, 04:13 Pulmoaddai - Three Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) Dvora gunboats were destroyed by the Sea Tigers Thursday night when more than 17 Dvora boats engaged in a heavy sea fight with Sea Tiger flotillas in the seas off Pulmoaddai. 3 Sea Tigers were killed in the fighting that broke out at 10 p.m. Thursday and lasted till 3:30 a.m. Friday till the Sri Lanka Navy boats were pushed back to the east port harbor, towing the damaged boats according to the sources in the Eastern Sri Lanka. Artillery shells also were fired from the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) coastal positions in Kokki'laay, Kokkuththoduva…

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was sharply restricting travel to the United States from more than two dozen European countries, a drastic step he framed as an attempt to contain a spreading public health crisisthat has engulfed his presidency, caused global market turmoil and disrupted everyday life. In an primetime Oval Office address meant to rebut criticism that he's taken the matter too lightly, Trump framed his announcement as a suspension of "all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days." But immediately afterward, his administration made clear it was not as drastic as the President stated: The ban will apply …

37 Million Bees Found Dead After Planting Large GMO Corn Field Millions of bees dropped dead after GMO corn was planted few weeks ago in Ontario, Canada. The local bee keeper, Dave Schuit who produces honey in Elmwood lost about 37 million bees which are about 600 hives. “Once the corn started to get planted our bees died by the millions,” Schuit said. While many bee keepers blame neonicotinoids, or “neonics.” for colony collapse of bees and many countries in EU have banned neonicotinoid class of pesticides, the US Department of Agriculture fails to ban insecticides known as neonicotinoids, manufactured by Bayer CropScience Inc. Two of Bayer’s best-…

4 ways Russia is wrecking the global economy Rick Newman ·Senior Columnist Vladimir Putin has launched a war on just one nation, Ukraine, but the Russian president’s vicious military campaign is punishing people in many countries, including some of the world’s most vulnerable. With no end in sight, the war’s economic toll could become devastating in some parts of the world by the middle and end of 2022. The economic shock waves from Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine will radiate wider and deeper as Ukraine’s economy teeters and sanctions choke off Rus…

Switzerland is a landlocked country in Europe. It borders with France, Italy, Austria, Liechtenstein and Germany. Switzerland is generally divided between the Alps, the Central Plateau and the Jura. Hundred of mountain peaks are close or higher than 4000 meters. Monte Rosa is the highest and Matterhorn is the famous. Those who are looking for Music, arts, historical monuments, museums Switzerland is the best place to travel. Alpine resorts are much better server which is allover covered. In summer offers the pleasant climate for outdoor pursuits like Hiking, Climbing, Biking and inline skating, Mountain Biking and paragliding. Each and every resort is the premises fo…

Security forces chase fleeing rebels into jungle hideouts COLOMBO: At least 40 Tamil Tiger separatists were killed in clashes with government troops who routed several major rebel bases in the volatile east, the military said Sunday, amid a renewed push to break the insurgents’ hold on the district. Army troops killed at least 18 Tamil Tigers in fighting as they tried to flee into a rebel-held jungle in eastern Batticaloa district on Sunday morning, said military spokesman Brig Prasad Samarasinghe. Separately, he said troops found the bodies of 22 rebels, victims of an army assault on Saturday on several rebel bases in Kathiraveli, another rebel-stronghold in B…

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 …

49 Tamil youths arrested in Kalutara, Chilaw [TamilNet, Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 19:39 GMT] Forty-nine Tamil youths were taken into custody in two cordon and search operations separately conducted by the combined State security forces in the western and northwestern provinces Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. 31 Tamils were arrested in Kalutara and Bandaragama areas in the western provinces. The youths are residents of Kankesanthurai, Akkaraipattu and Bogantalawa, and were working in jewellery shops in Kalutara and Bandaragama. Meanwhile, 18 Tamil youths majority of them residents of Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Jaffna were arrested in Uddapu, a Tamil …

2ND LEAD (Correction) 5 bodies found in Anuradhapura [TamilNet, Tuesday, 06 March 2007, 08:23 GMT] Villagers in Sembukulam Grama Sevaka (GS) division in Anuradhapura District in the North Central Province Tuesday morning found 5 bodies bundled together. The upper parts of the bodies have been burnt in the pyre of tyres, according to Thirappane Police who recovered the bodies around 6:30 a.m. following the information from the villagers. Earlier, on Friday and Saturday, 6 bodies were recovered by the Kandana police from Muthurajawela shrub area in South, and the identities of the deceased is yet to be established. Anuradhapura magistrate Wasantha Jinadasa has …

5 killed, 14 wounded in SLA penetration attack in LTTE controlled Batticaloa [TamilNet, June 07, 2006 06:32 GMT] Five civilians were killed and fourteen wounded in a mine explosion inside Liberation Tigers controlled territory in Vadamunai in Batticaloa around 10:00 a.m. Wednesday. Seven of the wounded were in serious state, sources said. Batticaloa District Political Head of the LTTE said Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troopers, who had moved beyond the Forward Defence Line (FDL) of the LTTE, were behind the attack against the civilian vehicle. Further details are not available at the moment.

Around 50 civilian passengers were killed and more than 30 wounded when a civilian bus was attacked by Claymore mine near Kebitigollawe, 23 km southeast of Vavuniya, Thursday around 7:50 a.m., medical sources said. Wounded passengers were rushed to Kepitigollawe and Anuradhapura hospitals. tamilnet

50 QUESTIONS OF INTEREST ABOUT ISLAM Question 1: Name the religion which wants its followers to believe in only One God for whom the word in Arabic is Allah, and the word in English is God? Answer: Islam is that religion. Question 2: Name the religion that believes in all the prophets and also believes in the Prophet Muhammad as the Last Prophet? Answer: Islam is the only religion that believes all that is said above. Question 3: What religion believes that Jesus is a prophet? Answer: Islam is that religion. Question 4: What are the followers of Islam called? Answer: Muslim. Question 5: Why cannot a Muslim call himself a Mu…

Amid continuing heavy fighting in the northern Jaffna peninsula, hundreds of wounded Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers have been brought to hospitals in and around Colombo, with hundreds more awaiting transfer from Anuradhapura, medical sources in the capital said Saturday. While the government officially says 106 soldiers have been killed in a week of fighting, defence sources in Colombo said Friday the bodies of more than 400 soldiers had been brought to the south. They said the majority of the casualties have been borne by the SLA’s elite 53 Division. 365 wounded SLA soldiers helicoptered out of Jaffna during the past week have been distributed amongst Ragama…

56 Tamil organisations from across the world have rejected a domestic Sri Lankan inquiry into human rights abuses and called for an international investigation into genocide, in a joint New Year message. The signatories to the statement, which span across 10 different countries, jointly noted there was an overwhelming mandate for an international investigation expressed in the recent Northern Provincial Council elections, and fully committed themselves to working towards an independent investigation into the crime of genocide. The statement, signed by many youth organisations, is released as talk of a South African style ‘Truth and Reconciliation Commission’ have emer…

This is what happend today against Tamils by the state terrorism 4 Tamils get killed in trinco 6 abducted today and 19 abducted during the last 2 days 2 arrested 1 get killed in Vavuniya 1 joung girl seriously injured 1 killed and another injured near Colombo Voilence are getting worster than before

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A roadside bomb tore through a NATO vehicle on Wednesday, killing six soldiers and their Afghan interpreter in a southern Afghan region that has recently seen heavy fighting, a NATO statement said. ADVERTISEMENT NATO did not release the soldiers' nationalities or the location of the attack, but Afghan police said it happened in Kandahar province's Zhari district. The majority of the troops in Kandahar are Canadian. Canadian Defense Department spokeswoman Sarah Kavanagh said had no information on the incident. The attack was the deadliest against foreign troops in Afghanistan since May 13, when seven troops were killed — fiv…