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UN Reports from India - Tamil National High Commissioner for UNHRC is in India on an official visit; Ms Navanetham Pillai raised the Sri Lankan issue during her discussion today with the Indian external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee. Commenting on Sri Lanka to the reporters, she said ‘I have asked the Sri Lankan government to allow human rights monitors there. I have not got any response. I am going to press for that.’ She further said, ‘our view is that you can never succeed through military solution, the problem can be solved politically. UN wants Sri Lankan government to ensure safety of the civilians.’ More to this, today Human Rights Council conclu…

Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara had pinned his statement of faith to a map used to brief journalists visiting Sri Lanka: "It's the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press," it began. It went on to say the soldier, not politicians, "ensures our right to Life, Freedom and the Pursuit of Happiness". I was recently in Sri Lanka to report on the final stages of a civil war that has been raging for a quarter of a century. As I write, 200,000 civilians are caught between the Sri Lankan army and the Tamil Tigers. Unfortunately, it became a story about the difficulty of reporting at all and, in the case of local journalists, about its per…

Inner City Press journalist Matthew Russell Lee who regularly attends United Nation’s press conferences in New York today revealed in a news article in his website that the “minimum number of documented civilian casualties since 20 January 2009, as of 7 March in the conflict area of Mullaitivu Region is 9,924 casualties including 2,683 deaths and 7,241 injuries. He published a leaked document of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the UN and said that after claiming “we don’t count bodies,” the UN has now involuntarily admitted, the documented civilian casualties. “Now it appears that unlike in other conflicts from Darfur to Gaza, the UN …

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Will Phoenix Rise Again? PriyaRaj . It seems to be a very normal day in the battlefield of Vanni, the rattling sounds of the machine guns, the thundering from heavy weapons fire and the cracking of sniper fire, all clearly painted the reality of the situation in black and white. Smoke and dust surrounds the area. Trees and bushes were on fire. Fireballs were raining from the sky. The roars from the diesel engines of the battle tanks and armored personnel carriers, these are all familiar noises from the battle that was raging around Vanni. The situation looked worse than in a nightmare. But suddenly there was a sound from one part of the battlefield, this sound wa…

Artillery attacks on Pa’lai, Mukamaalai, Ki’laali areas [TamilNet, Tuesday, 10 March 2009, 13:16 GMT] Large number of artillery shells said to be launched by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) since Monday midnight fell and exploded near A9 road in Pa’lai and Mukamaalai, until Tuesday afternoon, sources in Thenmaraadchi said. Around 22 lorries loaded with goods which started to Jaffna along A9 road around 11:00 a.m Monday are yet to reach Naavatku’li but 25 buses carrying Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers have reached Thenmaraadchi along A9 route around Tuesday afternoon, the sources added. Shells fell and exploded in Pa’lai, Mukamaalai, Ki’laali areas earlier …

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At UN, Sri Lanka Briefing Now Set for Friday, As Editor Arrested in Colombo Byline: Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press at the UN: Exclusive UNITED NATIONS, February 26 -- A UN Security Council briefing on Sri Lanka has now been scheduled for Friday, February 27, Inner City Press has learned. Three days after the spokesperson for the UN's top humanitarian John Holmes told Inner City Press that "there is no request for a Council briefing," and a week after the Council's president, Yukio Takaso, said "there is no strong request" anymore, a Permanent Five Council member told Inner City Press on Thursday morning that the Sri Lanka briefing is set for Friday. …

Vithyatharan attacked by 'abductors' inside white-van [TamilNet, Thursday, 26 February 2009, 17:06 GMT] The wife of Chudaroli (Sudar Oli) Editor who was 'abducted' first and later claimed 'arrested' by the Sri Lankan Police, told media Thursday night that her husband had been attacked on his head and heels inside the white-van by the abductors. Meanwhile, Vithyatharan was dumped at Demattagoda by the abductors, Police told Mrs. Kala Vithytharan Thursday evening. However, Vithyatharan is detained at the Crime Division of the Police in Demattagoda where his wife visited him with their three children with police permission. In the meantime, Sri Lankan President Mah…

U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing by Acting Spokesman Robert A. Wood Courtesy: US State Department - February 23, 2009 U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing on issues related to Sri Lanka, Excerpts only: QUESTION: In a couple of days, the Sri Lankan Government said it will completely eliminate the Tamil Tigers in a matter of days. The Tamils in the U.S. are freaking out and asking Hillary Clinton to call for a ceasefire. What do you say? MR. WOOD: Well, look, with regard to Sri Lanka, one of our primary concerns is the humanitarian situation. We’re worried about IDPs, what happens to them, we are worried about civilian…

THIS WAR WILL BE WON BY THE TAMILS AT THE ECONOMIC BATTLE FRONT To each and every World-class Tamil worldwide FORWARD TO 20 OF YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND ASK THEM TO FORWARD TO 20 OF THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. It is called the internet chain reaction BOYCOTT ALL SRI LANKAN PRODUCTS FOR THE NEXT 100 DAYS Every time you buy something made in Sri lanka you are giving foreign exchange to the STATERRORISTS to buy arms and ammunition to kill our own brothers and sisters. Do you really need the …

Dear Friend, The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, one of the most powerful committees in the US legislature, will hold a hearing on Sri Lanka on Tuesday February 24 and 2:30 pm. The hearings will focus on recent developments in Sri Lanka-- specifically 1. The ongoing military conflict in the north and east 2. The deteriorating humanitarian situation and 3. Allegations of human rights violations by the Government against Tamils. The committee is chaired by Senator John Kerry, who once ran in a US presidential election about five years ago. Kerry just returned after a visit to Gaza. The Committee will hear three witnesses -- Anna Neistat (…

Brothers and sisters, Please Stand-Up for us (Tamil) and Make Your Voices Heard Brothers and Sisters, let's stand up together and reclaim what's ours!!! Because of the kinship relationship we have with you, we are asking you with pride to support and save Sri Lankan Tamils before Sri Lankan government destroy us from the OUR own land. We are sending these videos contain the sufferings of Tamils because you have the rights to ask the government to stop killing your brothers and sisters. Please share these messages with your neighbors, co-workers and any one in the world who is not aware of what is happening to your brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka. …

Declaration of Sovereignty by American States The assertion of sovereignty by a growing number of American States bears important pointers for the reconfiguration of Sri Lanka to provide space for Tamil nationhood: http://www.thelocal .se/discuss/ viewtopic. php?t=18361 8 STATES ARE NOW DECLARING SOVEREIGNTY In case you didn't hear about it on the mainstream media (which you haven't because they want to keep us asleep), numerous states are currently declaring sovereignty, including: Washington http://apps. leg.wa.gov/ billinf.. . New Hampshire http://www.gencourt .state.nh. u... Arizona http://www.azleg. gov/Forma…

WORTH SHARING !! A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to hot coffee. When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice lookin expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain an…

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…

2 Tamils plead guilty in NY terror-smuggling trial Buzz Up Send Email IM Share Digg Facebook Newsvine del.icio.us Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Yahoo! Bookmarks Print Mon Jan 26, 11:50 am ETNEW YORK – Two men have pleaded guilty in New York City to charges they and two other men tried to supply missiles and assault weapons to militants involved in the bloody civil war in Sri Lanka. The four Sri Lankan immigrants were charged with terrorism because the State Department considers the rebel force, known as the Tamil Tigers, a terrorist organization. Two of the defendants entered their pleas in federal court Monday. Jury selection was set to begin Mond…

Raman’s war and his historical analogies By Neville de Silva The other day a journalist friend of mine (more a TV person than a print journalist) emailed me an article by B. Raman, a former additional secretary of India’s cabinet secretariat and currently the director of the Institute For Topical Studies in Chennai. Given the political turbulence in Tamil Nadu over Sri Lanka and the pressure by Chennai politicians on India’s central government to take positive action to ensure a ceasefire in Sri Lanka, it was useful to read what a Chennai-based analyst whose writings appear regularly in the Colombo media had to say about the military conflict. More so since…

Crouching Tigers Kilinochchi is a bastion lost, but pro-LTTE parties in India still have an Eelam dream, reports PC VINOJ KUMAR THE DREAM of an independent homeland for Tamils in Sri Lanka, or Eelam, still burns bright in Tamil Nadu, despite the fall of Kilinochchi, the de-facto capital of the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) controlled territory in north Sri Lanka. In Tamil Nadu, a state where the LTTE continues to enjoy some political support despite it being a banned outfit in India, the LTTE’s retreat from Kilinochchi is seen as a tactical move. On 2 January, 2009, Sri Lanka’s hard-line President Mahinda Rajapakse announced the capture of Kilinochchi…

SLA Navy captured it through infra-red camera. At first you see the aircraft as dot, then after 5 mins, it will show the full plane and when it bombing. It is in black and white. Get Flash to see this player.

In this land of the most compassionate Lord Buddha….. Sinhala Buddhists who believe this land belongs to the most compassionate Lord Buddha and constitutionally calls it the "Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka", sing with pride "In wisdom and strength renewed / Ill-will, hatred, strife all ended / In love enfolded, a mighty nation / Marching onward, all as one / Lead us, Mother, to fullest freedom." as their National Anthem. And….. in this compassionate, democratic Buddhist land enfolded with love, in wisdom and fullest freedom, media is forbiden to raise a dissenting voice. Media is forbidden to criticise the "law" of the ruling regime. The media is for…

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) currently withdrawing from the Jaffna peninsula delivered a big blow to the army on Thursday Jan 8th as a high – ranking army officer was killed. Lt. Col Nalinda Kumarasinghe RWP, RSP was killed in a booby trap explosion in the Puloppalai area of the peninsula. Lt. Col Kumarasinghe was the commanding officer of 5 Gemunu watch which is attached to the Air Mobile brigade that is a component of the 53 division Lt. Col Kumarasinghe was moving along with his troops from Pallai in a south eastern direction. The carefully booby trap exploded as the jeep they were travelling in went over it near a turning point on a…

Lt. Col. Nalinda Kumarasinghe was killed in Jaffna Thursday The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) currently withdrawing from the Jaffna peninsula delivered a big blow to the army on Thursday Jan 8th as a high – ranking army officer was killed. Lt. Col Nalinda Kumarasinghe RWP, RSP was killed in a booby trap explosion in the Puloppalai area of the peninsula. Lt. Col Kumarasinghe was the commanding officer of 5 Gemunu watch which is attached to the Air Mobile brigade that is a component of the 53 division Lt. Col Kumarasinghe was moving along with his troops from Pallai in a south eastern direction. The carefully booby trap exploded as the jeep t…

Sri Lankan markets bank on early military victory 6 hours ago COLOMBO (AFP) — Sri Lanka has downgraded its growth forecast for 2009 in line with a global meltdown, but the local markets are hoping a quick end to the drawn-out separatist war will restore confidence. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka said Friday it was revising GDP projections by a full percentage point to five percent in 2009 compared to the forecasted six percent in 2008, when fighting between troops and Tiger rebels escalated. But Geeth Balasuriya, of privately run HNB Stockbrokers, said the government's capture of the Tamil Tiger political capital Kilinochchi on Friday had made the market b…