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Rajapakse invites UNP as Norway, India meet Wickremesinghe Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse on Friday invited the main opposition United National Party (UNP) to join his government, press reports said Sunday. In a letter to the UNP leadership, President Rajapakse had called on the opposition to join his Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) led government so as to resolve the ‘crisis’ in Sri Lanka, The Sunday Leader broadsheet said. Days after two up-country Tamil parties joined the government, President Rajapakse is also courting the main Muslim party, the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), the paper added. The President’s letter had been sent Friday to UNP Depu…

யாழ்ப்பாணத்துக்கு ஒரு நதி' ( A River to Jaffna) அண்மையில் புகலிடத்தமிழரும், தொழில் அதிபருமான அஜித் கனகசுந்தரம் என்பவர் DailyFT என்னும் இணையத்தளத்துக்கு அளித்தநேர்காணலில் கூறிய விடயம் என் கவனத்தை ஈர்த்தது. அது யாழ்ப்பாணத்து விவசாயிகளுக்கான நீர் பற்றியது. அதில் அவர் "என்னிடம் ஒரு திட்டமுள்ளது. 'யாழ்ப்பாணத்துக்கு நதி' ( A River to Jaffna) என்பதுவே அது. யாழ்ப்பாண விவசாயிகள் எவ்விதம் நிலத்தை வளமாக்குவது என்பதை அறிந்தவர்கள். அவர்களுக்குத் தேவை நிலம் மட்டுமே. இராணுவம் சுவீகரித்த நிலத்தைப்பெறலாம். அடுத்தது 10,000 ஏக்கர் நிலத்தை நாம் ஆனையிறவுக் குடா நீரை நல்ல நீராக்குவதன் மூலம் பெறலாம். சிங்கப்பூர் செய்ததைப்போல் நாமும் கடலுடன் கலக்கும் ஆனையிறவுக் குடா நீரேரிகளைத் தடை செய்ய…

The Tamil diaspora is planning to field Lyca Mobile owner Subaskaran Allirajah as a candidate at the next presidential election. Allirajah, an international businessman with Sri Lankan origins, has already bought a plantation political party, ‘Arunalu People’s Alliance’. Its chairman and general secretary is Dr. A.R. Krishan. Allirajah is to launch his media campaign next month. (deshaya.lk) https://english.theleader.lk/news/7156-subaskaran-allirajah-to-contest-for-presidency இங்கு விசாரித்தபோது செய்தி உண்மையில்லை என்கிறார்கள் இரண்டு மூன்று நாளில் உண்மை தெரியும்தானே .

Arguing with loved one at wheel 'can affect' driving, experts warn The driver is weaving in his lane, his speed erratic, and he is clearly distracted. An-other case of texting behind the wheel? No, he's just got his wife with him. Confirming what many Canadians have long suspected, a study finds that having a romantic partner in the car is linked to poorer performance on the road. The effects are so powerful, in fact, that people actually drive better while quarrelling with their sweetheart remotely using a hands-free device than when having a neutral in-person conversation with them in the vehicle. "Emotional distractions are real and can affect your…

President Must Disown Tamil Paramilitary Groups | by Rajasingham Jayadevan ( March 1, 2013, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) My recent visit to Jaffna stretched once again (like in January 2012) a trip to the north-west coastal islands due to my visiting relatives wanting to worship at the Shree Nagapooshani Amman temple in the Islet of Nainativu. A contingent of fifteen relatives went to the islet. Paramilitary Leader Minister Douglas Devananda It was a very bumpy drive on the pothole and patchwork road. The drive did not give any impression that there is any major roadwork plan for the narrow lagoon road. The intermittent pothole patchwork undertaken …

Around 400 dogged Tamil protesters are continuing their occupation of London's Parliament Square as the rally entered its third day. Police arrested seven people on Tuesday as a crowd protested against the Sri Lankan government's offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels and alleged human rights abuses. Up to 5,000 people - including women and babies - forced the closure of nearby Westminster Bridge by staging a sit-in on Monday night.The bridge was reopened to traffic at around 9am on Tuesday.The Sri Lankan government has rejected international calls for a ceasefire, claiming it is on the verge of defeating the Tamil Tigers, a rebel group which is fighting for an indep…

Australian citizenship application fees to increase from July 1 Posted Yesterday at 10:21am The government says the price increases reflect inflation, staffing costs, and more complex applications.(AAP: Dan Peled) Citizenship applications to the Department of Home Affairs will cost more from July 1. Under the price changes, which the federal government says will more accurately reflect the costs of processing citizenship applications, the standard citizenship by conferral application fee will increase from $285 to $490. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke announced the changes in a statement on Thursday afternoon. "Thi…

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…

Treasury Warned It Would Take 'Extraordinary Measures' Because of the Debt Limit. Here's What That Means (benscripps / Pixabay) (CNN) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen formally put Congress on notice last week that the agency will have to start taking "extraordinary measures" after the US reaches its $31.4 trillion debt limit on Thursday. But the nation is not yet at the debt ceiling crisis point that could tank the financial markets, suspend Social Security payments to senior citizens, hurt the economy and cause other chaos. That's what th…

Dear Mr. Blake, I had an opportunity to review your later dated Janurary 18th, 2007 to the Island newspaper. Earlier, the Island newspaper (on January 16th) and an editorial (on January 17th) carried out lead news articles claiming that LTTE, with the help of some underground gangs, used information from the United States Entrance Visa application to abduct Sri Lankan citizens for ransom money based on the financial statement given by the Visa application. The Island newspaper futher claimed that this was done under your leadership with your full knowledge at the US Embassy. In your response to the Island newspaper on January 18th, 2007 you continue your denial…

[size=3] [size=5]I wrote in the UK Guardian on 30 May 2009, eleven days after the tragic end of the war titled ‘The ÚN has failed theTamils’ where I referred to and identified many of the failings and weaknesses now being acknowledged after an internal inquiry within the UN, three and half years later. If I had known all of these then and during the war, it begs the question why an international body which was formed fundamentally to protect humanity didn’t know or did it know and failed to act?[/size][/size] [size=5][/size] [size=5] Beyond the UN, some of the other human rights and humanitarian institutions must also take responsibility as the…

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…

Head of LTTE in UK faces terrorism charges Jan 28 2009 WalesOnline: The head of the Tamil Tigers in Britain conspired to supply military equipment to the Sri Lankan terrorist organisation, a court heard today. Arunachalam Chrishanthakumar, 52, a “very prominent figure” in the Tamil community in the UK, co-ordinated the acquisition of material and funds for the benefit of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a jury heard. But despite warnings to put a stop to his activities, the defendant continued to procure electrical components for the LTTE, also known as the Tamil Tigers, some of which had “an obvious terrorist purpose”. Chrishan…

Trudeau says Canada 'closely monitoring' Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause in the U.S. U.S. officials are suspending use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six reports of rare blood clots John Paul Tasker - CBC News Posted: April 13, 2021 Last Updated: April 13, 2021 Virus Outbreak Illinois A person drives up to find a closed sign at the COVID-19 mass vaccination site at Elgin's Eastside Recreation Center in Elgin, Ill., on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 in Elgin, Ill. The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. (Rick West/AP) Rea…

India’s opinionated feminist and her viral wedding ad Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi 2 hours ago Image caption, The wedding ad that has gone viral and also riled many Matrimonial advertisements in newspapers are not where Indian feminists generally go looking for a match. Most of them are classified according to religion and caste, they often carry details of physical attributes such as skin colour, height and shape of the face, and many boast of six-figure incomes, family wealth and properties. So, last week when an ad seeking "a non-farting, non-burp…

Indian filmstars in ads for LTTE fundraiser: report Colourful posters featuring South Indian filmstars have come up in a few stores in London advertising a fundraising event allegedly for the LTTE, state media claimed in Colombo on Monday. The posters invite people to a show on Thai-Pongal day next week sponsored by an organisation allegedly close to Tamil Tigers, the government-owned Daily News said. White Pigeon, the newly formed "charity" allegedly linked to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that replaced the activities of the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation after it was banned in the United Kingdom "is vigorously promoting the event unobstru…

By Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, June 10 (Reuters) - A little known Sri Lankan rebel group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for recent bomb attacks on transport vehicles as revenge for what it said were government attacks and aerial bombings on innocent Tamil civilians. The military has blamed Tamil Tiger rebels for a series of train and bus blasts in capital Colombo and central Sri Lanka in which at least 32 people were killed and over 100 wounded. "We want to claim that we are responsible for the bomb attacks on the transport vehicles and other attacks," Ellalan Force, which the military says is a Tiger-linked group, said in an e-mail to Reuters. The attack…

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KURUMBASIDDY, Sri Lanka (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The civil war in northern Sri Lanka ended more than a decade ago, but Shan Raj’s ancestral home is still surrounded by a fence of barbed wire. Every year, Raj comes all the way from Australia to his home village of Kurumbasiddy, near the once war-torn city of Jaffna, with the hope of being able to visit the 11-room house his father built alongside the family-owned rice mill. He has not been inside his childhood home since June 1990. That was when his family’s property, along with that of more than 100 families living in the area 395km (245 miles) north of the capital Colombo, was declared part of a high…

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Tamil Nadu police launch door-to-door verification of over 100,000 Tamil refugees by S. Venkat Narayan Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, February 23: The Tamil Nadu police has launched a state-wide door-to-door verification of nearly one hundred thousand Sri Lankan Tamil refugees living in the southern Indian state. Reports reaching here from state capital Chennai have quoted unidentified "highly placed sources" as saying that the massive, census-like, exercise is being carried out by the Q branch with the help of the police all over the state. The state’s top police officials decided to carry out the verification process immediately after the sei…

1000 Days of Protest, No Action or New Information on War Disappeared in Sri Lanka Geneva Nov 15, 2019: The families of Tamil civilians who are the victims of enforced disappearances and who remain missing during and after the war between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the Sri Lankan government have been holding awareness rally in public now for 1000 consecutive days. They have received no new information about the fate of their loved ones and no action has taken against the perpetrators in all that time. Since the start of the campaign, 53 mothers and fathers of the disappeared have passed away, two of them this week, without knowing the fate of their so…

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China’s President Xi Jinping will this year become the first Chinese head of state to visit Sri Lanka in three decades, underlining Beijing’s renewed push to deepen its strategic and economic presence in the neighbourhood and in the Indian Ocean. Mr. Xi’s visit was discussed in Beijing this week as Sri Lankan Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa, as the President’s Special Envoy, met with the Chinese leadership. The Chinese leader will become the first President to visit Sri Lanka since former leader Li Xiannian in 1986. His visit assumes significance in the context of strengthening ties between the two countries, with China investing heavily in the islan…