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“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…

Tamils and the difference between immigrants and refugees By Stephen Hume, Vancouver Sun August 28, 2010 A common refrain regarding the arrival of the Tamil refugees aboard the MV Sun Sea is that they have "jumped the queue" and taken the place of "legitimate" immigrants who await entry to Canada. The accusation is emotive but it is just plain wrong. Immigrants and refugees are entirely different groups. Each has its own stringent set of rules for admission to Canada. Immigrants are people who want to come to Canada and have the opportunity to meet with officials at a Canadian embassy and apply under the criteria established by law. They must me…

தமிழ் மக்களிற்காக நீதிகேட்டு இன்று 9வது நாளாக சிவந்தன் ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் மனித உரிமைகள் சபை நோக்கி தனது மனிதநேய நடை பயணத்தை தொடர்ந்து வருகின்றார். இவரது பயணத்துடன் அதிகளவிலான மக்கள் தொடர்ச்சியாக இணைந்து வருகின்றனர். இன்று காலை முதல் 10இற்கும் மேற்பட்டவர்கள் சிவந்தனுடன் இணைந்து நடந்து செல்லுகின்றனர். நேற்று 30 பேர் வரையில் இணைந்து நடந்த அதேவேளை, அதற்கு முதல் நாள் 20இற்கும் மேற்பட்டவர்கள் இந்த மனிதநேய நடை பயணத்தில் தம்மை இணைத்திருந்தனர். இன்று காலை முதல் Beauvais என்ற இடத்தில் இருந்து Noailles நோக்கி சிவந்தன் நடந்துகொண்டு இருக்கின்றார். நேற்று 12 மணித்தியாலங்கள் நடந்திருந்த சிவந்தன் 42 கிலோமீற்றர்களைக் கடந்திருந்தார். பிரித்தானியாவில் நூற்றுக்கணக்கான க…

UN tribunal sentenced Ex-Khmer Rouge jailer to 19 years...how about Mahinda and Co! By Satheesan Kumaaran The United Nations-backed tribunal found the former Khmer Rouge chief jailer, Kaing Guek Eav, aka Duch, guilty of war crimes against humanity on July 26, 2010. During the four-year hard-line communist reign from 1975 to 1979, the Khmer Rouge, which was headed by Pol Pot, was blamed for the deaths of 1.7 million Cambodians. Duch was one of the perpetrators of the crimes against humanity and sentenced to 19 years. The question is, why doesn’t the UN do the same for perpetrators in Sri Lanka for unleashing genocidal war against Tamils? The sentencing of th…

Migrant ship's passengers deserve 'due process': lawyer By DHARM MAKWANA, QMI Agency VANCOUVER – More than 200 migrants aboard cargo ship MV Sun Sea apparently bound for B.C. are entitled to due process of their refugee claims, said a Toronto-based lawyer. Gary Anandasangaree, who was in Vancouver last October to provide legal counsel to 76 Tamil men aboard the MV Ocean Lady, said Canadians should ask why these people have taken such an “extraordinary risk” in crossing the Pacific Ocean. “The danger that we face here is that there’s significant generalization as to who and what they are,” he said. “First and foremost, we have to look at these people as…

Sovereign Credit Rating Report of 50 Countries in 2010 Chinese rating agency strips Western nations of AAA status China's leading credit rating agency has stripped America, Britain, Germany and France of their AAA ratings, accusing Anglo-Saxon competitors of ideological bias in favour of the West. Dagong Global Credit Rating Co used its first foray into sovereign debt to paint a revolutionary picture of creditworthiness around the world, giving much greater weight to "wealth creating capacity" and foreign reserves than Fitch, Standard & Poor's, or Moody's. The US falls to AA, while Britain and France slither down to AA-. Belgium, Spain, Italy ar…

Weerawansa’s Comedy Of Errors Fasting Unto Death While On Saline By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema Wimal ‘breaking fast’ NFF Leader and Minister Wimal Weerawansa’s failed attempt to politically re-engineer his image as a firebrand politician through a fast unto death outside the UN Office in Colombo has had many adverse repercussions on the country as well as on domestic politics. The comedy of errors staged by Weerawansa from July 6 to 9 was nothing short of entertaining, where for the first time, Sri Lankans were able to witness an individual on a fast unto death while being on a saline drip. A closer look at the whole fast unto death saga reveals the…

The “Intermestic” Tamil issue in Indo-Lanka Relations June 4th, 2010 by D.B.S. Jeyaraj The term “Intermestic” was first used by Henry Kissinger to explain international issues having domestic economic implications like for instance the middle-eastern situation abroad impacting on the price of gas in the US. The term coined by Kissinger took the “inter” from International and “mestic” from Domestic. It was however veteran Journalist Mervyn de Silva who popularised the term in Sri Lanka.Mervyn who was then editing the “Lanka Guardian” fortnightly and writing a weekly column for “Sunday Island”. Mervyn applied the term to all issues crossing the boundarie…

அய்ஸ்லாந்தில் அதிகளவில் எரிமலைகள் இருப்பது பற்றிய சிறுகுறிப்பு. கடந்தமாதத்தில் இருந்து மீண்டும் இயங்க ஆரம்பித்திருக்கும் எரிமலை: Eyjafjallajökull அதன் அருகே இருக்கும் பல மடங்கு தாக்கத்தை தரக்கூடிய எரிமலை: Katla கடந்த கால அவதானிப்புகளின் படி Eyjafjallajökull இன் இயக்கம் Katla வை தூண்டலாம் என்கிறார் இந்தப் பதிவாளர்.

Unspoken Genocide: Convention on War Crimes and Genocide in SriLanka Speech by Kolathur T. S. Mani (President, Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam) 15 April 2010 – Jawaharlal Nehru University – New Delhi Esteemed guests and dear friends... We have come together to open up a discussion on the 'Unspoken Genocide' in SriLanka. First I would like to thank the organizers for opening up such a discussion for the first time in the country. They have…

Tamil National Alliance enters critical third phase-1 March 26th, 2010 by D.B.S. Jeyaraj The single –largest Sri Lankan Tamil political group in the dissolved Parliament was the conglomerate known as the Tamil National Alliance (TNA). The TNA which contested the April 2004 general elections under the “Veedu”(House) symbol of the Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) obtained twenty-two seats including two nominated under the national list. The TNA led by Rajavarothayam Sambandan the veteran politician from Trincomalee is once again contesting the 2010 Parliamentary elections under the House symbol of the ITAK. It has fielded candidates in the Northern and E…

“1978 Constitution places me above the Law” - Sri Lanka's President [TamilNet, Thursday, 18 March 2010, 11:15 GMT] “Republic Constitution of 1978 brought by the then J. R. Jayawardene government places me above the Law. Accordingly judiciary cannot take action against me. The consititution empowers me to punish any soldier of the Sri Lanka Army who works against the country,” Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse said Tuesday while addressing an election rally in support of Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollogama held at Kotte, according media reports from Colombo. “The Foreign Ministry and Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama acted firmly and responded decisi…

Native gangs spreading across Canada, targeting at-risk youth, says RCMP Module body Mon Mar 15, 6:03 PM By Susanna Kelley, The Canadian Press Aboriginal gangs are proliferating across Canada as criminal organizations exploit the intense poverty and squalid conditions that many First Nations youth live in, says a top officer with the RCMP's aboriginal police division. The gangs' stock-in-trade includes drug distribution, prostitution and theft, and they're only growing more sophisticated, said the RCMP. "The gangs are brought on by poverty," said RCMP Sgt. Merle Carpenter, who holds the aboriginal gangs file with the National Aborig…

Mr. Ban Ki Moon – Why Sri Lanka? Why not Gaza Nihad Issa - Ramallah, Palestine, www.Asiantribune.com) As friends of Sri Lanka, Palestinians find it extremely difficult to keep silent when we hear of the sinister manipulations and arm bending tactics practiced by the heads of influential organizations like UNO and Human Rights Commission and also by some leaders of UK and the European Community to destabilize Sri Lanka and reverse the newly gained victories and freedom after defeating the terrorists. We are compelled to come to the conclusion that these organizations are fostering terrorism so that they can sell arms and ammunition to all parties. Palestinia…

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By Dan Strumpf And Stephen Manning, The Associated Press NEW YORK - Toyota said Thursday it is recalling more than 2.3 million vehicles in the U.S. and Canada to fix accelerator pedals that can become stuck, the latest in a string of quality problems that have bedeviled the Japanese automaker. The recall affects the 2009-2010 RAV4, the 2009-2010 Corolla, the 2009-2010 Matrix, the 2005-2010 Avalon, the 2007-2010 Camry, the 2010 Highlander, the 2007-2010 Tundra and the 2008-2010 Sequoia. The Avalon, Camry and Tundra models - encompassing about 1.7 million vehicles - also were included in the 4.2 million-vehicle recall Toyota launched in late 2009 in the Uni…

Please open the attachment to view photos and If possible any one cantranslate this ? Rugshanth Selvarajah, Elangovan Ganeshamoorthy http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/alleged-eftpos-skimmer-faces-perth-court-20091223-ld2n.html Breakthrough as two arrested over EFTPOS skimming fraud JOSEPH SAPIENZA December 23, 2009 A man arrested by police over the EFTPOS skimming scam arrives back in Perth last night. Photo: Channel Ten Rugshanth Selvarajah, Tamil Credit Card SCAM!!! Posted in the Sri Lanka Forum Ads by Google Identity Theft Protection - Trusted protection from Veda for ID Theft & lost or stolen credit cards …

ஆஷா போஸ்லே Asha Bhosle mahinda rajapakse meets The dark side of Asha Bhosle.. A voice as melodious as that of Asha Bhosle can leave anybody mesmerised and the latest name to add to the never-ending list of fans of legendary Indian singer is Mahinda Rajapksa, the President of Sri Lanka. Bhosle, who was here on a three-day visit to record a song for Sri Lankan musician duo of Bathiya Jayakody and Santhush Weeraman, enthralled Rajapaksa, his wife Shiranthi and other guests at the President's official residence 'Temple Trees' as she sang her popular number 'chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko' from the 1973 hit 'Yaadon ki Baraat'. The 73-year-old singer, w…

The air was thick with emotion. Crowds of Tamil protesters had swelled along University Ave., throughout the cool spring day, chanting slogans and beating drums to bring attention to the plight of their families and friends in Sri Lanka. Leading the chorus of pleas was Lavanya Nithiyanantharasan, 21, a Durham College student whose strong voice and stamina roused the crowd for a marathon 24 hours. "Everybody was taking turns. We couldn't have just sat there. I had the voice and the strength to yell for a long time and so I did," she said. She became, at least for a day, the symbol of the Tamil movement: young, Canadian, yet impassioned enough to flock to t…

TORONTO — Toronto police are investigating two separate shootings that left a man dead outside a downtown condo tower and five people injured outside a banquet hall in the city's east end. At around 3 a.m. Sunday morning, a man in his 30s was shot in the back outside his Bay Street condo. About 15 minutes after the downtown murder, police were called to a second shooting across town in Scarborough at the Atlantic Party Hall. Police found three shooting victims at the scene. One man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, while another man and woman found outside the hall were taken to hospital by ambulance. Later, another man an…

It is six months since the end of the conflict in Sri Lanka but Tamil Tiger rebels and their supporters are yet to recover from the dramatic military defeat by security forces earlier this year. The recent attempts by remnants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) abroad to revive the movement have not succeeded so far. Now questions are being raised over the future of its international network and millions of dollars worth of assets spread across continents. It is a dramatic reversal of fortune for the LTTE, once described as one of the most powerful guerrilla movements in the world which almost had a de facto state and its own naval and air wings…

Around the world events are being held to demand that the Sri Lankan government free displaced persons being held in detention camps, and allow them to go back to their homes. November 21st marks 180 days after the Government of Sri Lanka pledged that the refugees would be resettled within 180 days. Yet tens of thousands of Tamils families are languishing in camps with no sign of repatriation. Amnesty International released a report in August entitled “Unlock the Camps”. Join Amnesty, Canadians Concerned about Sri Lanka, and other human rights organizations to mark this day. www.canadianscsl.ca

Mr Chidambaram’s War A math question: How many soldiers will it take to contain the mounting rage of hundreds of millions of people? ARUNDHATI ROY The low, flat-topped hills of south Orissa have been home to the Dongria Kondh long before there was a country called India or a state called Orissa. The hills watched over the Kondh. The Kondh watched over the hills and worshipped them as living deities. Now these hills have been sold for the bauxite they contain. For the Kondh it’s as though god has been sold. They ask how much god would go for if the god were Ram or Allah or Jesus Christ? Perhaps the Kondh are supposed to be gratef…

The Tamil Tigers organization hopes to use Canada as a strategic base to continue the fight against the government of Sri Lanka, according to an authority on the alleged terrorist group. "I cannot think of any other country that is more important for the Tamil Tigers as Canada, to regroup and continue their campaign against Sri Lanka," said Prof. Rohan Gunaratna, head of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, a Singapore-based think-tank. Gunaratna is advising the Canadian government as it investigates the 75 Tamil migrants currently in immigration custody in Vancouver. The men were found aboard a ship seized off the coast of B…