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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 .

Submission filed with International Criminal Court to investigate Sri Lanka 27 October 2021 A rally in Jaffna earlier this year where Tamils demanded Sri Lanka be referred to the International Criminal Court. A landmark legal submission has been filed with the International Criminal Court (ICC) calling on the Chief Prosecutor to “investigate and in due course arrest” several senior Sri Lankan officials for crimes against humanity. The submission, filed by Global Rights Compliance LLP on behalf of 200 Tamil victims in the United Kingdom, is being made under Article 15 of the Rome Statute, w…

Suicide Raid on Sri Lanka Navy Base Kills 16 Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels attacked a naval base in an apparent suicide mission in the southern city of Galle on Wednesday, leading to at least 16 deaths and triggering brief looting of minority Tamil shops. Wednesday, October 18, 2006 News Photos: See the latest news as it happens with photos on demand! COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels attacked a naval base in an apparent suicide mission in the southern city of Galle on Wednesday, leading to at least 16 deaths and triggering brief looting of minority Tamil shops. It was the latest in a series of blows to an already battered peace proc…

Sukanyan a young musical composer from Hindu joins A.R.Rahman's Academy Posted on: 09/03/2014 (Sunday) Sukanyan Sunthareswaran (2011 A/L Bio) is a young, budding musician who has chosen a career in music, which is rare in our society. His passion for music from school days led him to choose music as a career. He is currently studying at Dr.A.R.Rahman's KM Music Conservatory. Even before coming to KM, he has composed music for more than 16 commercial adverts, 4 documentary films, 3 short films, 7 singles, and an album. Sukanyan’s passion for music started from his school days, and it was encouraged and flamed b…

Sunday Leader editor faces arrest [TamilNet, Thursday, 28 December 2006, 10:46 GMT] Sri Lankan Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has been instructed by the Defence Ministry to arrest Lasantha Wikramatunga, the editor of the Sunday Leader, who exposed last Sunday a move to build a 500 million rupee bunker at Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's official residence, editorial staff of the paper said. Media personnel have surrounded the Sunday Leader office following the development. The CID officials who have been in touch with Lasantha Wickramatunga had informed him about the move. The Free Media Movement in Colombo, in a press release issued recen…

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has made a grave error by supporting the 18th Amendment when it was introduced by the government, Hasan Ali, General Secretary of the party told Ceylon Today. He said the SLMC has to accept that grave error, adding that the party's stance to support the Amendment, was not made clear to most of the members. "Our Party made the gravest mistake by supporting the 18th Amendment, and there were some members who were compelled to support the Amendment. Therefore, we had no other choice than to support it," he said. Ali added that when important matters, and important decisions were taken; it was not discussed with party member…

Supreme Court refuses to hear human smuggling case, affirming acquittals BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has effectively upheld the acquittal of three people who were charged with human smuggling after a rickety ship arrived off the coast of British Columbia carrying hundreds of Tamil migrants. In a decision Thursday, the high court turned down the Crown’s application for an appeal hearing in the case. In August 2010, the Canadian navy intercepted the cargo ship MV Sun Sea carrying 492 people from strife-torn Sri Lanka and escorted it to CFB Esquimalt, n…

நல்லொரு வித்தியாசமான கட்டுரை. காட்டு தீயை பொருளாதார தேக்கத்துடன் தொடர்புபடுத்தி எழுதப்பட்டு இருக்கிது. Surviving a Recession — And a Wildfire Forests have experienced fires for millions of years; yet for at least the last hundred years, fire departments in wooded areas have suppressed fires as quickly as possible. With ever-increasing efficiency they've succeeded in removing fire from its traditional role in a natural forest eco-system. We now understand that the result has been catastrophic for the forests and for the people who live in and around them. Fires play an essential role in burning away the old understory and regenerating the forest. If dead branche…

While the accusation that Dr. Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, intentionally mislead the public by saying that the Bengazhi killings of four Americans was a spontaneous attack in response to a film mocking prophet Mohammed, appears to have damaged her chances of being appointed as the U.S.'s Secretary of State after Hilary Clinton, Rice's human rights record in the U.N., including her inaction on Sri Lanka killings, has also come under closer scrutiny, Washington Post said in an article this Friday, quoting comment from an official of the Human Rights Watch. "Rice speaks often about her commitment to human rights, a cause that allies say is centr…

Accused of supporting Tamil Tigers Faces extradition to the United States Sep. 27, 2006. 01:00 AM THULASI SRIKANTHAN STAFF REPORTER After more than a month in custody, Tamil Tiger suspect Piratheepan Nadarajah was released on nearly $750,000 bail yesterday. "My client feels extremely relieved. It's been an extremely difficult situation for him," said David Berg, a Toronto lawyer who represents Nadarajah. "He's gratified that his family, friends and employer all came to his assistance." Nadarajah, 30, of Brampton still faces extradition to the United States on terrorism charges. U.S. court documents allege he is a "scientist" and a technical …

Take Action Ask the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group to Suspend Sri Lanka Photo: Reuters Sri Lanka's war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide against Tamils, which peaked in 2009 and continues today, requires that Sri Lanka be suspended from the Councils of the Commonwealth. The next key Commonwealth event, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2013 (CHOGM), is due to be held in Sri Lanka this November. Holding CHOGM in Sri Lanka, amidst blanket impunity for Sri Lanka's mass atrocities against Tamils in 2009 and escalating human rights violations occurring today, would be an egregious embarrassment to the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth Law…

Swamy wants Lanka to be federal Chennai, May 5: Rejecting the devolution proposals of Sri Lanka's ruling party to solve the ethnic problem, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy today said Tamils must get a federal constitution or a separate Tamil Eelam would become inevitable. He told reporters here "those Indians who have consistently opposed the LTTE terrorism will equally oppose disguised or covert Sinhala hegemonism". The devolution proposals of Sri Lanka Freedom Party had deeply disappointed all well-wishers of the island nation's territorial integrity and unfettered sovereignty, he said. The call for a separate Tamil Eelam in the island h…

An employee of the Swiss embassy in Sri Lanka has been "detained and threatened" in Colombo, sparking anger from Swiss authorities. Switzerland summoned the Sri Lankan ambassador and demanded an inquiry after the incident came to light. Swiss officials said unidentified men tried to force the woman to "disclose embassy-related information". They did not provide more details, but it comes after a top Sri Lankan police officer reportedly sought Swiss asylum. It is widely believed he feared for his safety after the election of Gotabaya Rajapaksa as Sri Lanka's president earlier this month. Mr Rajapaksa, a former wartime defence chief, is accused of v…

Swiss Tamils look to preserve their culture Tamils first came to Switzerland in the 1980s as refugees fleeing civil war in Sri Lanka and now make up a sizeable community in the country. Although they encountered prejudices at first, Tamils are now regarded as having adapted well to their new home. But they are still not fully integrated. In 1983 the Tamil Tigers group began fighting for a separate homeland for ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka, claiming discrimination by the majority Sinhalese. The conflict escalated and many Tamils fled abroad to Europe and North America. An estimated 35,000 Tamils now live in Switzerland, of which ten per cent are naturalis…

12.09.2014 The University of Sydney has withdrawn invitations for two Sri Lankan human rights organisations to an international conference at the request of the Sri Lankan military, angering campaigners. The university is due to host a two-day event in Bangkok from Monday along with the University of Colombo, which will see delegates from around the world discuss the enhancement of human rights in the Asia Pacific region. Delegations from the Sri Lankan military and the Sri Lankan police are expected to attend the conference. Leaked correspondence, seen by Guardian Australia, shows that these delegations had originally requested that all non-government organis…

More than 11,000 children have died in Syria's civil war in nearly three years, including hundreds targeted by snipers, a new report says. Summary executions and torture have also been used against children as young as one, the London-based Oxford Research Group think tank says. The report says the majority of children have been killed by bombs or shells in their own neighbourhoods. It wants fighters trained in how not to put civilians' lives at risk. Analysis Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent This report is the first major examination of how children are being killed in Syria. It confirms what has long been regarded as one of the …

Syrian President Bashar Assad met with Russian President Vladimir Putin spent three hours discussing military operations in Syria and the fight against terrorism in the Middle East. Could the meeting in Sochi signify the end of the war?

Take back Kachchatheevu: Indian Parliamentarians [TamilNet, Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 16:31 GMT] In a rare display of unity and concern, members of the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Indian Parliament), cutting across party lines, urged the Centre to take back the Kachchatheevu island from Sri Lanka in the wake of continued killing and arrests of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lanka Navy. This is the first time when the demand to immediately take back the Kachchatheevu island has been made at the national level. The issue of Indian fishermen being repeatedly attacked by the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) was raised by Congress MP V. Narayanasamy during question hour. He sai…

Pro SL Army website says... Take out "white tiger" observers from the mission! - JVP on SLMM [31st August 2006 - 13:30 S.L.T] The JVP in a communique issued to the media on the statement made by the outgoing Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission chief Ulf Henricson says that the SLMM has once again proved of their favoritism towards the Tigers. The communique adds even the judicial reports on the enquiry into the deaths of 17 employees of a non-government organisation has proved that the incident occurred in Muttur area which was under terrorist attack at the time. It should be mentioned that not only the 17 employees of the NGO but nearly 100 Muslim civilian…

Taking our University system to the next level With the release of the GCE Advanced Level results last week, the focus has again shifted to the 150,000 (approx.) aspiring students who cannot gain entry to State universities despite passing the examination. This is because the State universities can only take in around 30,000 students annually. The fate of the rest has become the subject of a debate that has been raging for years in the media, political circles and in the wider society. In fact, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa set asi…

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…

Tale of two wars: Ground battle and media battle News management of Delft attack worsens crisis of credibility Undeclared war takes fearful turn as purchases worth billions are made in exclusive secrecy Was Reclamation Road bomb meant for military bus or some other target? By Iqbal Athas The island of Delft (Nedun Theevu or Long Island), off the northern Jaffna peninsula, was known centuries ago under Portuguese rule as Cow Island. There were plenty of cattle there. Yet the mortality rate was high because they sometimes fed on the venomous herbs that grew wild. The Portuguese had a fort there. The ruins are still evident. During that period, th…

The latest case in Australia has been blamed on the government’s treatment of Tamil asylum seekers. Leo Seemanpillai, 29, set himself on fire in Geelong, Victoria, after waiting for more than a year to hear whether he could stay in Australia. He died from his injuries, but Mr Seemanpillai was an organ donor and his death has benefited five Australians. Tamil Refugee Council convener Trevor Grant said he was certain that Mr Seemanpillai’s depression over his refugee application had led to his drastic action. “He knew he would probably be sent back to Sri Lanka ... despite the fact that he would probably be persecuted or taken to jail,” Mr Grant said. “All Tamils I kno…

Forbes magazine recently released their annual list of the Richest People In the World, which includes two Tamil billionaires. Here are the two richest Tamil people in the world, according to Forbes magazine's 2019 list. #82 Shiv Nadar (India) $14.6 B USD #261 Ananda Krishnan (Malaysia) $6.2 B USD https://tamilculture.com/tamil-billionaires-forbes-richest-people-of-2019

The Refugee Board has decided to let a 15-year-old Sri Lankan remain in Denmark after he was scheduled to be deported The ongoing saga of 15-year-old Ramis Ramachandran from Sri Lanka, better known as 'Rams', took a new turn Monday, when his pending deportation case was temporarily put on hold. Acting on information from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the Danish Refugee Board placed Rams's case in abeyance, preventing him from being sent back to his war-torn homeland. 'Naturally I'm happy about it,' said Rams's appointed solicitor, Hannah Krog, to Berlingske Tidende. The Ministry of Refugees, Immigration and Integration Affairs denied Rams's…