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HRW backs Rock's claims on child recruitment [by Admin , Nov 25,2006] US based international advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has come out hard on the government, supporting allegations of complicity of state troops in child recruitment first made by the UN and the SLMM. HRW said that it too would be releasing its own report next month. "The HRW will be issuing a report summarising some of our findings from our mission to Sri Lanka last month. Our research was carried out independently and fully supports the findings of Ambassador Rock concerning the Karuna group's abductions and the use of children in Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Ampara Distr…

France Has Assassinated 22 African Presidents Since 1963 Here is the list of African presidents who have been assassinated by France since 1963. Share this article For African leaders who boldly stood up to the unending imperialist tendencies of the former colonial powers, this has generally been met with death. And France has never been hesitant to eliminate presidents who posed a threat to their imperialist plans. France has consistently connived and been in collaboration with other Western powers to assassinate African presidents they deem a threat to their interests. These th…

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A guerrilla group in Sri Lanka has threatened to attack troops because of the government's "crackdown" on Tamil civilians in the north and the east. The People's Army, which has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks in the island in December, made the announcement on a Tamil website. It comes at a time when the government and the Tiger rebels are deciding on dates for a meeting in Switzerland. A Tamil Tiger spokesman said the group was not associated with the rebels. If the group carries out its threat it would end a lull in killings and threaten peace talks between the government and the Tamil Tiger rebels. The Norway-brokered talks…

Ukraine: military endangering civilians by locating forces in residential areas - new research Ukrainian troops near Sloviansk in June © Scott Olson/Getty Images Schools and hospitals used as military bases by Ukrainian forces ‘We have no say in what the military does, but we pay the price’ - resident in city of Bakhmut ‘Being in a defensive position does not exempt the Ukrainian military from respecting international humanitarian law’ - Agnès Callamard The Ukrainian military has endangered Ukrainian civilians by establishing bases and operating weapons systems in residential areas - including in scho…

India calls for north-east merger [by Admin , Nov 25,2006] India has called upon President Mahinda Rajapakse to honour the Indo-Lanka Agreement and give legal force to the north-east merger. The request of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was communicated to President Mahinda Rajapakse by External Affairs Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon on Thursday at Temple Trees during their one to one meeting. The Sunday Leader learns Menon had told the President the Indo-Lanka Agreement was a bilateral agreement between two sovereign countries subject to international law and cannot be vitiated through a reference to domestic law. Informed sources said th…

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By S. I. Keethaponcalan – Dr. S. I. Keethaponcalan The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) emerged as the chief political entity representing the Tamil community in Sri Lanka with the downfall of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 2009. Despite the lack of meaningful political achievements in the last six years, the party seems to be gaining more acceptance within the Tamil community. This is evident from the fact that in the last general election, the party managed to increase its parliamentary representation by two more seats. Therefore, the developments and/or issues within the party have the capacity to impact the int…

Optimism Our correspondent says that there is a sense of something new developing in Nepal and a mood of optimism that the former rebels - who have moved from the battlefield to forming a likely government in less than two years - can give Nepal the new start that it needs. Sectors previously wary of the former rebels are now putting out feelers towards them. A senior army figure, Brigadier General Shiva Ram Pradhan, has expressed the willingness of the military to work with the new government. The chairman of the country's chamber of commerce has praised Maoist leaders for their promise to listen to the private sector when working out economic pol…

The Fund says there is a strong case to bolster government spending as it foresees stronger damage ahead from the COVID-19 crisis. By James Sillars, business reporter Thursday 29 October 2020 15:15, UK Image:The repercussions tighter lockdown restrictions are tipped to hurt growth and employment Why you can trust Sky News The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a surprise downgrade to its UK economic forecasts and said there is a "case" for higher Treasury spending to tackle coronaviru…

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One year forward for Rajapakse, twelve years backward for Sri Lanka [by Admin , Nov 25,2006] As he completes his first year as President, Mahinda Rajapakse has taken the country back to its bad and dangerous past that many of us thought ended for good in 1994. The People’s Alliance victory in 1994, after a decade of war and violence, had signaled a sea change in the Sinhala political leadership. The change was best exemplified by President Chandrika Kumaratunga who demonstrated a sincere readiness to address the Tamil question through a constitutional change. Alas, the sincerity and readiness could not be translated into peace as fighting between the army a…

CNN)Can you spell history? The 92nd Scripps National Spelling Bee had an epic ending with eight co-champions. The spelling bee was finally over after it went 20 rounds, which included a run of 47 correct words. Thursday night's unprecedented decision was made after round 17, when it was announced that while there were plenty of words left in the dictionary, there were only enough challenging words for three final rounds. The eight co-champions are: Rishik Gandhasri; Erin Howard; Saketh Sundar; Shruthika Padhy; Sohum Sukhatankar; Abhijay Kodali; Christopher Serrao; and Rohan Raja. …

A Sri Lankan national who sexually assaulted a Christchurch woman while she slept will be deported as soon as he becomes eligible for parole. Arumadura Manoj Krishnan Dayachandra De Silva, better known as Krishnan, was sentenced to two years and eight months’ imprisonment on a charge of sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection by the Christchurch District Court on Friday. The 30-year-old was already in custody for fraud offences committed after the sexual violation incident. His latest sentence will be added to the nine months he is already serving in jail. De Silva, who has been living in New Zealand since 2014, went out drinking with friends on the …

Meet Maitreyi Ramakrishnan: the Star of Mindy Kaling’s new Netflix Coming-of-age Series By Nasima Fancy 6 MIN READ Mindy Kaling has made monumental strides for South Asians worldwide. From her work on “The Office,” “The Mindy Project,” and her new adaptation of “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” she’s been pumping out hilarious, heartwarming content for nearly two decades. And as someone who refers to Kaling as her “mom-in-spirit” for being as incredible and inspirational as her actual mom, you can imagine my excitement when Netflix announced her new coming-of-age, comedy series, “Never Have I Ever,” starring Maitreyi Ramakris…

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புவிசார் அரசியலில் ஏவுகணைத் தொழில் நுட்பத்தின் பலம்-பாக்கிஸ்தானிய முயற்ச்சிகள் எமக்கும் இச் செய்தி தரும் பாடம், தொழில் நுட்ப விருத்தி+கூட்டு முயற்சி= புவிசார் அரசியற்பலம்= சர்வதேச அங்கீகாரம். Pakistan stages new missile test It is the second time the missile has been successfully tested Pakistan has successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable missile with a range of 2,000km (1,250 miles), the Pakistani military has said. It was the second test-firing of the surface-to-surface Hatf VI (Shaheen II) missile, which was first tested in March 2005, officials said. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz watched the launch, at an undisclosed location. The…

Ethnic Sinhalese flee Sri Lanka fighting. A daylong artillery exchange Saturday between Sri Lanka's military and Tamil Tiger guerrillas in the island's east drove thousands of Sinhalese from their villages, an official said. Rebels said 30 soldiers died in the clashes; the military said only two troops had been killed. Both sides accused the other of causing civilian casualties. Rebel spokesman Rasiah Ilanthirayan said the guerillas repulsed a military advance into their territory in eastern Trincomalee district. "We retaliated and pushed them back to their original positions," he said. It was impossible to reconcile the conflicting casualty fi…

Sinhalese police officer arrested in Matara [TamilNet, Monday, 15 January 2007, 18:26 GMT] A former officer in-charge of the Trincomalee Harbour Police was arrested Monday with a suspect, allegedly belonging to Liberation Tigers, in possession of 4.5 million rupees inside a hotel in Matara in the southern province, media sources in Colombo said quoting security forces. Mr.Indika Perera, the arrested officer, had returned after a two-year leave in a foreign country, sources said. According to initial inquiry the LTTE suspect is from Chelvanayakapuram, a suburb, about 3 km off north of Trincomalee town, media sources further said.

23 April 2019 12:10 am - 0 - 266 Pix by Pradeep Pathirana Multiple explosions on Easter Sunday (April 21) left an island nation devastated and the Government has declared today a national day of mourning. Explosions took place at three churches, namely St. Sebastian’s in Katuwapitiya, St Anthony’s Church in Kochchikade, Colombo and Zion Church in Batticaloa, in the Eastern Province; and three hotels namely Shangri-La, Kingsbury and Cinnamon Grand. There were other explosions too. The Government Analyst confirmed that the attacks on the three churches and 3 hotels in Colombo were carried out …

With the brutal terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday, many faces of our society have been changed. Those changes were not only demonstrated in the ‘talks’ of the leaders of political or religious circles, but also in the ground level, specially with country’s economy been badly effected. It is not an exaggeration to say that country’s tourism sector is almost dying! Large scale businesses which were dealing with international supply chains such as the apparel sector are alienated from their respective buyers since the country’s security situation became vulnerable hindering prospective future activities. Some of these big factory chains were asked to search for ‘alternati…

Interview With Sri Lanka Peace Negotiator By: Interview conducted by Padma Rao Courtesy: SPIEGEL - January 21, 2008 'Civilians Are the Ones Who Will Suffer' The cease-fire in Sri Lanka officially came to an end last week, but violence has been flaring for months. SPIEGEL spoke with Norwegian peace negotiator Jon Hanssen-Bauer about monitoring the country's collapse and Sri Lanka's bleak future. SPIEGEL: Sri Lanka has withdrawn from the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) negotiated with the help of Oslo in 2002 between Colombo and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE ). The bloody, 25-year-long civil war that has already killed more than 8…

Sri Lanka's overseas Tamils fill rebel Tiger coffers By Peter Apps Fri Jun 23, 8:39 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - It's thanks to Sri Lanka's overseas Tamils -- people like engineer S. Vijayadeva or accountant Kana Naheerathan -- that the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) can afford to keep up its insurgency. ADVERTISEMENT For two decades, the Tamil Tigers have fought for an ethnic Tamil homeland in Sri Lanka's north and east. They say they are the only legitimate representatives of the Tamil people, but several countries, including Britain, see them as terrorists. "Tamils have no power in the political system," 69-year-old Vijayadeva…

Conflict: India, U.S, China and Iran; or why the Sri Lanka crisis has to be resolved soon By: GeeKay Source: Northeastern Monthly - July 2006 The focal point of contemporary international politics is the Persian Gulf. Globalisation’s future lies in securing the Indian Ocean, for which a contest is on between the United States of America and its allies on the one hand, and the People’s Republic of China and its friends, on the other. An important part of this contest is the steps taken by the US to contain Iran. Therefore, the reason for the US intensifying its aggression towards Iran is not due to any political tangle between the two countries, but because the la…

US says backs Sri Lanka, urges talks [TamilNet, Saturday, 21 October 2006, 22:41 GMT] As the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers prepare for their first face-to-face talks since February, the United States Saturday, whilst supporting the negotiations, threw its weight behind the Colombo government. "We have excellent relations with the government of Sri Lanka. I have met with President [Mahinda] Rajapakse. We are signaling our strong support for the government of Sri Lanka. We do not recognise Tami Tigers and we don't support them, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns told a round table of South Asian journalists. United …