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The rebel Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka use suicide bombers and go into battle with cyanide capsules around their necks. The EU has labeled them terrorists, but they say it’s the Tamil people who are being terrorized. By Kevin Sites, Wed Jun 14, 12:26 AM ET KILINOCHCHI, LTTE-controlled Sri Lanka — Formed in Sri Lanka in 1976 amid growing ethnic tensions between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamils, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), or Tamil Tigers, are known as one of the most disciplined, organized and ruthless rebel forces in the world. They are led by a shadowy figure named Velupillai Prabhakaran who is rarely seen, except in photo…

The Reign of Terror The Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Diocese of Jaffna would like to bring to the attention of the peace and freedom-loving people, the fact that people in the North of Sri Lanka continue to be tormented by ‘State Terrorism’. Of late the situation has worsened. Since November 2012 the repressive measures of the Sri Lankan government unleashed on the people, and the arbitrary arrests of the Jaffna University students and other youngsters, have reached new heights. We have earlier pointed out four months back that the lasting peace we longed for still remains elusive, and that the measures taken by the Sri Lankan Government do not in …

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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…

The Significance of 1983 Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu on 07/20/2020 Photo courtesy of themorning.lk I was a PhD student in London when the carnage of July 1983 erupted and thank God for the bravery and foresight of my mother and sister, my family was saved from the electoral register and sword wielding drunken mob that descended on the only Tamil household in the immediate neighbourhood. Now, 37 years and a bloody war of almost three decades later, the question arises as to whether the goals and aspirations of the main protagonists in that atrocity have been fulfilled or abandoned or inde…

Sri Lanka, the “pearl” of the Indian Ocean, is strategically located within the east-west international shipping passageway. Like the old Silk Road that stretched from the ancient Chinese capital of Xian all the way to ancient Rome, modern China’s strategic and commercial supply line extends over the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea to include the focal transit port of Sri Lanka at the southern tip of India. Today, over 85 percent of China’s energy imports from the Middle East and mineral resources from Africa transit through Sri Lanka and other so-called “string of pearls” ports. Beijing seeks to protect these “pearls” as strategic economic arteries anchored all…

The story behind the 60 hours that shook Jaffna By Our Political Editor Indian High Commissioner voices concern to Premier Rajapaksa Monday’s hartal paralyses Jaffna peninsula Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit Sri Lanka SJB invites disappointed UNP group to join it Ranil to remain as UNP leader http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210117/uploads/WA0017.jpg Vice Chancellor of the University of Jaffna, Prof. Sivakolunthu Srisatkunarajah with the students in front of a makeshift foundation stone. This for the construction of new “Mullaivaikal memorial” in the Jaffna University campus. …

சன்சு வின் "Art of War" இனைத் தரவேற்றம் செய்துள்ளேன். இது பலருக்கும் பயனுள்ளதாக இருக்கும் என நம்புகின்றேன்.

On Nov. 27, the Tamil people of Sri Lanka celebrated Heroes Day. It is the day when the first fighter of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) lost his life in combat in 1982—a day dedicated to the memory of all Tamils who have died fighting for the right to self-determination. During his annual Heroes Day speech, Velupillai Prabhakaran, LTTE founder and leader, declared the Norway-mediated peace process between the Sri Lanka government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam “defunct.” For all intents and purposes, peace has been defunct ever since Sri Lanka’s president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, chose to intensify military action despite the ongoing peace talks. …

A mesmerising story of innocence and brutality. Gajaani became an LTTE member at 19, and has spent the last 13 years as one of its official war photographers. Scorching in its simplicity, her highly unusual account tracks the making of a soldier I grew up in the 1970s in Kilinoch-chi, Sri Lanka, where I was born. Kilinochchi was a remote area then, a place with a small population and very poor infrastructure. My parents talk of it as a peaceful time, but the problems in my country were already beginning. During the riots in 1983, we had relatives in Colombo who were taken in by Sinhalese friends. But a mob stormed the house where they were hiding — six of my fam…

The tragic fate of TRO employees abducted by Karuna cadres February 3rd, 2007 By D.B.S. Jeyaraj One year has passed since the abductions and resultant disappearances of seven Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) employees took place in Welikande . Five TRO persons travelling from Batticaloa to Kilinochchi were abducted on January 29th Three were released subsequently. On the following day (30th) another TRO vehicle going from B’caloa to Kilinochchi was hi-jacked at Welikande. Five full time TRO employees and ten trainee recruits were on board. The ten rookies were released later but the other five were not. The TRO has been often accused of being a front o…

Linking the country’s high central mountains with the famous west coast fjords, the 108km Sognefjellet Road is one of Norway’s most spectacular drives. A country packed with beauty Norway’s mountains, fjords and forests are known the world over; their splendour is certainly no secret. But arguably, one of the most impressive ways to see them is by traversing the Sognefjellet Road (pictured), known as the ‘Road over the Roof of Norway’. One of the 18National Tourist Routes that showcase the country’s exceptional natural wonders, Sognefjellet Road traverses 108km of fertile valleys, piercing lumbering mountains and deep lakes, linking the country’s high central mountains …

Press Statement Sean McCormack, Spokesman Washington, DC January 3, 2008 Government of Sri Lanka’s Withdrawal from Ceasefire Agreement The United States is troubled by the Sri Lankan Government’s January 2 decision to terminate the 2002 cease-fire agreement. Ending the cease-fire agreement will make it more difficult to achieve a lasting, peaceful solution to Sri Lanka’s conflict. We call on both the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to avoid an escalation of hostilities and further civilian casualties. All parties to the conflict share the responsibility to protect the rights of all of Sri Lanka’s people. We urge them to work to…

The US is sending $1 billion every year to Russia's nuclear program, despite pledging to cripple its economy with sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers speech in Moscow, Russia, on March 16, 2023. Contributor/Getty Images US companies are sending $1 billion each year to Russia's state-owned nuclear agency, despite President Joe Biden pledging to cripple Russia's economy, according to a report in …

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/07/us-china-competition-capitalism-rivalry The US-China Rivalry Is About Capitalist Competition BY HO-FUNG HUNG Proclamations of a New Cold War between China and the US herald a clash between authoritarianism and liberal democracy. But what we’re seeing in the growing rivalry between the two countries isn’t based on ideological difference but on inter-capitalist competition. Chinese citizens in the central business district on March 12, 2020 in Beijing, China. (Kevin Frayer / Getty Images) Our spring issue, “Pandemic Politics,” is out now. It features ove…

(By Dinesh D. Dodamgoda) (The author of this article started his career as a journalist at LANKADEEPA newspaper and subsequently was appointed as a Member of Parliament when he was 21. He is a lawyer in profession and has obtained an MSc on Defence Management and Global Security from the British Royal Military College of Science (Cranfield University) Shrivenham, United Kingdom. He is reading for a PhD on Terrorism at the Centre for Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) in the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. In this article he expresses his views on today's strategic issues and the views of this article are solely those of the author.) The Sri L…

Every sovereign country in the world that can be represented by some complicated combination of the political systems between the two extremities of Autocracy and Democracy, derives its sovereignty from its population periodically. Hence, to retain their legitimacy, the respective governments go to a greater extent to protect their citizenry. In recent decades, Indian Union had successfully transformed itself into a dreadful political system that has effectively nullified the necessity for the transfer of sovereignty from its people through the institutionalization of pre-programmed electronic voting machines. Hence, being the only “Chipocracy” in the world, the Delhi reg…

http://washingtontimes.com/specialreport/2...6747r_page2.htm Thefts of U.S. technology boost China's weaponry By Bill Gertz THE WASHINGTON TIMES June 27, 2005 Part I: Chinese dragon awakens Second of two parts. China is stepping up its overt and covert efforts to gather intelligence and technology in the United States, and the activities have boosted Beijing's plans to rapidly produce advanced-weapons systems. "I think you see it where something that would normally take 10 years to develop takes them two or three," said David Szady, chief of FBI counterintelligence operations. He said the Chinese are prolific…

Tamil homeland fantasy By Bernard Goonetilleke February 17, 2008 The conflict in Sri Lanka is inextricably linked with the demand for secession, deceptively designed to wrench the sympathy of the international community. Last month, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), urged the United Nations to recognize "Tamil sovereignty" and end the conflict in Sri Lanka. The international community must be told that, beneath a plausible veneer, the demand for a separate state for Tamils of Sri Lanka is rooted in fiction. There never was at any time in Sri Lankan history "a traditional Tamil homeland" in the north and east of Sri Lanka, as claimed by the LTTE. …

மாலை என்பது ஆசாவரி குல்கர்னிக்கு அன்றைய விருப்பமான நேரம். அவர் தனது புதிய கூட்டாளர் அனில் யார்டியுடன் க்ரீன் டீ குடிக்க செலவழிக்கிறார். குல்கர்னி ஒரு சுறுசுறுப்பான சமூக வாழ்க்கையை கொண்டிருந்தார், ஆனால், பல வருடங்கள் தனிமையில் இருந்தபின், 68 வயதான விவாகரத்து பெற்றவர் தனக்கு வீட்டில் யாராவது தேவை என்று உணர்ந்தார். "மாலை வீழ்ச்சியடைந்ததால், எனது உடல்நலம் மற்றும் வீட்டில் தனியாக இருப்பது மற்றும் எனது பாதுகாப்பு குறித்து நான் கவலைப்படுவேன்" என்று முன்னாள் காப்பீட்டு முகவர் கூறினார். எனவே, அவர் ஹேப்பி சீனியர்ஸ் டேட்டிங் ஏஜென்சியில் சேர்ந்தார், மேலும் 68 வயதான யார்டியை தியேட்டர் மற்றும் சினிமாவுக்குச் செல்லத் தொடங்கினார். பத்து மாதங்களுக்குப் பிறகு, அவர்கள் ஒன்றாக வாழ்க…

In the early 19th century, Travancore had a barbaric and oppressive law that was highly degrading for its women. The Mulakkaram, or the 'breast tax,' was a tax to be paid by the Dalit women of Travancore per the size of their breasts. Source: Induviduality via Facebook As the law did not allow Dalit women to cover their breasts, the tax was meant to add insult to their injury of being easily identifiable in the most demeaning way. The regime subjugated the lower castes and ensured they stayed in debt with barbaric laws and taxes on things as trivial as the right to wear jewellery and, for men, the right to grow a moustache. …

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Could this finally be a breakthrough for cancer patients? A team of researchers at the University of Oxford in collaboration with U.K-based pharmaceutical company NuCana, have found a molecule in a Himalayan fungus that could help in killing cancer cells 40 times faster and with less harm as compared to existing chemotherapy medications. This new type of chemotherapy produced from the chemical has been found to be quite effective as an anti-cancer drug called NUC-7738. The new drug is still in the early stages of development so it’s still too early to tell if it would be a successful venture but the results look promising and might provide a new and improved thera…