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If getting up close and personal to scavenging birds of prey is the type of thing that makes you uneasy, then be glad you weren't on this Middle Eastern flight. Reddit user "lensoo" posted this photo yesterday of an airplane cabin brimming with a ridiculous amount of birds, and it's since gone crazy viral. The Reddit post was titled "My captain friend sent me this photo. Saudi prince bought ticket for his 80 hawks," though Business Insider notes that the birds are likely falcons, not hawks. The falcon is the national bird of the United Arab Emirates, and falconry is a popular pursuit of the wealthy. Falconry in the desert of Dubai. Pho…

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This Tory Donor Was Secretly Filmed Dropping Cash-Stuffed Rucksacks At Post Offices BuzzFeed News followed three bagmen from Lycamobile as they made “deeply suspicious” six-figure daily cash deposits at the Post Office. posted on Oct. 5, 2015, at 6:57 p.m. Getty / i-images / Lynzy Billing / Sian Butcher / BuzzFeed One of the Conservative party’s biggest corporate donors, Lycamobile, is facing serious questions over its finances after three bagmen were secretly filmed dropping off rucksacks stuffed with hundreds of thousands of pounds twice a day at Post Offices across London. A five-month investigation by BuzzFeed News has revealed that the Lyca telecoms group dep…

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 …

Thoppi(gala) for Tigers With the security forces wresting control of the Chenkaladi-Maha Oya Road on Wednesday, the East, barring the isolated Toppigala jungles, has been cleared before the Sinhala and Hindu New Year. South of Chenkaladi, Illupayadichchenai and further down, Karadiyanaru and the Rukam town on the A-5 highway, have been cleared. The entire operation to wrest control of the Badulla Road from Chenkallady to Maha Oya and the adjacent Tiger bases, including the Karadiyanaru jungle, took 46 days, reminiscent of the month-long Vakarai operation. Army Commander Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka has already recommended several promotions based on merit. Accordingl…

by Amal Jayasinghe 2 hours, 44 minutes ago COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka launched attacks against Tiger rebels as the guerrillas said thousands of civilians in the north fled their homes on fears of an upsurge of fighting in the region. Troops in Trincomalee attacked suspected Tiger positions and residents reported hearing shelling throughout he day. The reports came on the eve of the fifth anniversary of a truce that is holding only on paper. Military officials confirmed they were retaliating against rebel harassment, but said there was no major offensive in the region, although residents said they heard long-range artillery fire. The attack…

by Mel Gunasekera Tue Nov 7, 11:22 PM ET COLOMBO (AFP) - C. Sathishkumar was one of thousands of Sri Lankan youngsters who invested in an Internet promotion to evaluate products online in return for quick cash -- and like the others, he lost all his money. ADVERTISEMENT Police said this week that the scam, allegedly run by two Indians from a firm named Seagull Softwares, netted more than five million dollars in the past year, making it the biggest Internet fraud case in the country's history. Seagull promised that anyone who paid 6,500 rupees (65 dollars) for a "slot" on their website would be able to earn 60 percent a month on their invest…

Thousands protest outside UN headquarters in Geneva, demanding distinct Tamil state GENEVA (AP) - Thousands of protesters gathered from all over Europe on Monday to demand recognition of an independent Tamil state. Police said nearly 9,000 protesters assembled in the main square in front of the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, where they marched, waved flags and bandied placards. The protesters were "demanding that the international community recognize an independent Tamil state in the island of Sri Lanka," said Shan Thavarajah, vice president of the Swiss Tamil Forum, which organized the protest. The demonstration was planned to coincide with…

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Three arrested over Tiger ties By Srinath Prasanna Jayasuriya An army captain, a soldier and a Buddhist monk were taken into custody for having close links with a top LTTE leader named Ramesh, alias Charles, who was reportedly involved in the recent bomb blasts in Colombo and the suburbs, police said. A senior police official said that Ramesh, who was arrested along with three other LTTE suspects in the Mattakkuliya area, had revealed the connection with the captain and other two arrested persons, who are all Sinhalese. It was revealed that these three Sinhalese suspects had been promised seven million rupees by Ramesh if they helped the LTT…

New South Wales Health says they have confirmed three case of the deadly coronavirus, bringing the national number to four. Key points: A Chinese man in his 50s is being isolated in a Melbourne hospital with a confirmed case of novel coronavirus Another three cases have been confirmed in NSW The virus has so far killed at least 41 people in China and sickened more than a thousand more All three NSW cases are being treated in hospitals across Sydney. They are men aged in their 30s, 40s and 50s and contracted the illness in China. One of the men arrived in Australia on January 6 and another arrived on January 19. The t…

The Government has removed the names of three individuals from a 39-page list of designated persons, groups and entities suspected of financing terrorism. The list was compiled and issued in March this year in terms of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1373 which sets out guidelines to combat terrorism financing. The Defence Secretary is the Competent Authority in charge of the compilation of the list. A Gazette notification issued on Wednesday under Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa's signature removed the names of Karunanithi Thurairatnam aka Thurai, Sutharasan Kailayanathan and Thanushkody Premani from the list. Mr. Thurairatnam, 4…

Three paramilitary cadres killed, one captured - LTTE [TamilNet, April 18, 2006 06:03 GMT] Three paramilitary cadres who were on a penetration mission into the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam controlled area in Pendukalsenai, west of Kiran in Batticaloa district, were killed when Tigers launched a counter-attack on the attak group, LTTE's Kudumbimalai area coordinator Oliyan told media Tuesday. One paramilitary cadre was captured by the LTTE. The dead bodies of the paramilitary caders were to be handed over to their relatives, Oliyan further said. The Tigers also captured Claymore mines, grenades and automatic rifles from the group. The killed perso…

Captain Hewage is known among the Ukrainian soldiers as ‘Dentist’ By Sunil Jayasiri The body of Sri Lankan-born Captain Ranish Hewage, who served as the Commander of the First Special Forces of the International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine killed in a Russian military attack on Monday (4th), was found by the Ukrainian forces on Wednesday, according to official sources. On Monday, three Sri Lankan nationals, including Captain Hewage, were killed in Bakhmut, a city in Ukraine, during a rescue operation. However, the bodies of the two other Sri Lankan nationals who were killed along with Captain Hewage are yet to be recovered. The …

[TamilNet, September 03, 2006 13:32 GMT] Artillery shells, fired from LTTE controlled Nagarkovil, during the recent clashes off the Point-Pedro sea Friday night and Saturday morning, had targeted a Sri Lanka Army Intelligence Camp, located in Puloli, Point Pedro, sources in Jaffna said. Several artillery shells fired from Nagarkovil area Tiger positions fell inside the Pallappai SLA military intelligence camp in Puloli, Point Pedro during the early hours of Saturday, sources in Jaffna said. Casualty figures were not available. Two houses near the SLA camp were also hit. No civilian casualties were reported. Meanwhile, a cargo ship, carrying cement from So…

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060811/wl_nm/...nka_attack_dc_1 Tiger rebels attack eastern Sri Lankan harbor: Navy COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers fired artillery at a Navy base in the island's strategic eastern Trincomalee harbor before dawn on Saturday, the military said, as the worst fighting since a 2002 truce deepened. "Trincomalee harbor is under artillery attack," said Navy spokesman Commander D.K.P. Dassanayake. There were no immediate details. Fierce shelling continued in the island's far north, where a new battlefront opened up late on Friday, officials said Rebels attack Navy base as Sri Lanka fighting rages http://news.yahoo.co…

Tigers as Spiders! Ex – LTTE Cadres Contesting as Independent Group in Jaffna D.B.S.Jeyaraj 6, 151 Candidates from 21 registered political parties and 201 independent groups are contesting the Sri Lankan Parliamentary elections scheduled for August 17th 2015. Of these 3, 653 are from the 21 parties and 2,498 from independent groups. Predictably the spotlight in general has been on the major political parties both nationally and regionally in g. However a particular group of independents contesting in the north has also attracted much attention. This is because the group comprises former members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). An assortment of ex – tig…

By Peter Apps COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers launched a new attack overnight on the northern Jaffna peninsula, the army said on Thursday, as a U.S. envoy visited the island but the worst fighting since a 2002 truce showed no sign of abating. The military said it had few details but that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had launched a new offensive around Kilali, at the western end of the peninsula's front line. Since the Tigers launched attacks toward Jaffna last week, telephone communication with the area has been virtually cut off. "There is an attack in Jaffna, that is all we can say," said an army spokesman. An aid worker report…

Tigers eye Jaffna city Bull's Eye by a Special Defence Correspondent In the backdrop of increasing attacks on the security forces in the North, orders were given to the security forces to act in self defence. This has developed to a volatile situation with tension and panic being the order of the day in the peninsular. Constant cordon and search operations have perturbed the LTTE sympathisers who harbour the Tigers that plan attacks. Many such families have left for Tiger held Kilinochchi to avoid security checks. Are these sympathizers offended by the constant security checks or does their leaving herald any possible LTTE offensive against the Governmen…

Tigers Infiltrate Amnesty International ! An Amnesty International-organized demonstration held in front of the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN in New York on Friday, 11th April was blatantly infiltrated by sympathizers of the LTTE living in the US and Canada. Amnesty International billed this demonstration as an effort to protest to the Sri Lankan Government against harassment and killing of several media personnel in Sri Lanka, claiming that most victims were Tamils. Over 200 Americans, mostly students assembled near the Permanent Mission on Third Avenue, near UN Headquarters, noisily protesting against the Government of Sri Lanka. Making use of …

5th LEAD Tigers overrun four SLA camps in Trincomalee, enter Muttur [TamilNet, August 02, 2006 02:35 GMT] Fighting formations of the Liberation Tigers have overrun four key locations in Trincomalee district after fierce artillery shelling since 2:00 a.m. Wednesday. Sri Lanka Army (SLA) camps in Kaddaiparichchan, Palathoppu, Pachchanoor and Mahindapura have been overrun, civilian sources said. Heavily armed LTTE fighters were seen entering Muttur town. Military sources in Colombo remained tightlipped and declined to comment on the ground situation. Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Kfir jets continued to bomb LTTE controlled Sampoor area. Fierce fighting is also reporte…

Tigers repulse SLA counter-thrust [TamilNet, August 13, 2006 16:41 GMT] A counter-thrust by the Sri Lanka Army’s (SLA) elite 53 division to recapture areas in Jaffna lost to the Liberation Tigers in the past two days was destroyed by LTTE forces using artillery and close quarter fighting, sources in Kilinochchi said. In Colombo, ambulances have been shuttling between Ratmalana and hospitals in the capital since early hours Sunday carrying military wounded, sources said. LTTE fighters were consolidating in areas captured from the Sri Lankan military over the past two days whilst continuing operations against other SLA positions, sources in Kilino…

[TamilNet, Friday, 22 September 2006, 09:32 GMT] Liberation Tigers officials at the LTTE's Peace Secretariat in Kilinochchi Friday said that the Tigers had responded positively for the International Community's call for talks in Oslo to Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar, in a meeting Friday where LTTE's Political Head S. P. Thamilchelvan discussed the ground situation and the recent statement from the Co-Chairs, who represent the donor community to Sri Lanka. ... ..... http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=19676

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers have rejected government plans for peace talks in Geneva on February 15 because of reported abductions of pro-Tiger aid workers, and want talks in late February instead, a rebel source said on Sunday. The government said on Friday the talks, seen as vital to stop a rash of violence escalating into a return to a two-decade-old war that has already killed more than 64,000 people, would start in Switzerland on February15 for two days. "February 15 is completely out," the rebel source told Reuters on condition of anonymity. "The Tigers are keen to go to Geneva for talks, but the Tamils Rehabilitation Organization (T…

Tigers say 45 killed in Sri Lanka as Norway's peace bid fails. COLOMBO (AFP) - Fierce artillery duels in northeast Sri Lanka have killed at least 45 people, including 15 civilians, Tiger rebels said, as a fresh Norwegian peace bid failed. The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said security forces breached rebel defences in the district of Trincomalee and advanced 2.5 kilometres (1.5 miles), sparking heavy fighting. "We have killed 30 Sri Lankan soldiers, including two officers, and recovered five bodies," LTTE spokesman Rasiah Ilanthiriyan told AFP Saturday. "Shelling by security forces has also killed 15 civilians. Many more are injured." …