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17 November 2013 The international community must keep up pressure on the Sri Lankan government to address its human rights crisis, Amnesty International said as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo draws to a close. “Sri Lanka may well regret having hosted the Commonwealth summit which has proved a PR disaster for the government. Most of the focus has rightly been on the country’s appalling human rights record," Steve Crawshaw, Director of the Office of the Secretary General at Amnesty International, said from Colombo. “The challenge for the international community is now to keep up the pressure on the Sri Lankan government. Those r…

Nearly two months after its tenure ended, the Centre has granted a one-year extension to CBI's Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Agency (MDMA), which is probing the wider conspiracy behind the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The term of MDMA, which is headed by a CBI official and comprises officers from IB, RAW and Revenue Intelligence, ended on May 31 this year. It has now been given a post-facto approval for extension. Sources said that the role of Sri Lanka national Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP, who is alleged to be a key actor in the conspiracy, is under investigation. KP is believed to be the man responsible for arranging arms for LTT…

IMPHAL: Nine people - eight Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) workers and a girl child - were injured on Monday in a powerful bomb blast triggered by suspected rebels in Manipur, officials said. The blast took place in Ukhrul district, when a BRTF truck was carrying an unknown number of people, including the nine injured. "Eight BRTF workers and the six-year-old daughter of the BRTF driver were injured when a powerful bomb planted on the road exploded," Manipur police chief MKDas said. Of the nine injured, the condition of three people, including the girl and her father, the truck driver, is critical. The three have been rushed to the Regional Institute of Medical Sc…

Sri Lanka woos Jaya: India In The ‘Killing Fields Of Sri Lanka’ sam rajappa THE Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India, Prasad Kariyawasam, now in Colombo for consultations, has sought an appointment with the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalitha, in Chennai to extend to her a personal invitation from President Mahinda Rajapaksa to visit Sri Lanka. In its attempt to pamper Rajapaksa to serve the agenda of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, India had betrayed the cause of Sri Lankan Tamils who have been struggling for equal rights with the majority Sinhalese. While the DMK, an important constituent of the UPA, remained passive content with amassing wealth, even as In…

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on Tamil Eelam are prepared, up dated and posted for the benefit of those who are interested in the concept of Tamil Eelam, in Tamil Eelam studies and in the Tamil struggle of Sri Lanka. 1. What is Tamil Eelam ? 2. Why did Tamils in Sri Lanka want Tamil Eelam ? 3. Who is the leader of Tamil Eelam ? 4. Is Tamil Eelam a communist idea ? 5. What is the present state of Tamil Eelam ? 6. Is there religious freedom in Tamil Eelam ? 7. Can any one travel to Tamil Eelam ? 8. Who is LTTE ? 9. Where can I find more information ? 1. What is Tamil Eelam ? Tamil Eelam is a de facto state in Indian Ocean. It is locate…

On February 26th, Conservative Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism and Canada-China relations Garnett Genuis challenged Prime Minister Trudeau to follow through on his promises to the Tamil community to address pressing human rights issues in Sri Lanka. Unfortunately the Prime Minister did not answer the question and has failed to take any concrete action to address the deteriorating human rights situation. During question period, Garnett Genuis asked the following question: “Mr. Speaker, it is interesting that the Prime Minister would talk about wanting to reopen the embassy in Iran, when he actually, personally, voted in favour of my motion not to do that a couple of…

An Insight into Jaffna’s Growing Startup Culture Yathursha Ulakentheran April 15, 2017 AddThis Sharing 075 SHARES Share to FacebookFacebookShare to TwitterTwitterShare to MoreMore Startups, especially IT based startups, was a new concept introduced to me by Yarl IT Hub (YIT), an incubator based in Jaffna. Born to parents who …

[TamilNet, Thursday, 03 October 2013, 23:38 GMT] The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) should learn from history, and from the experience of their predecessors, on what should NOT be done, writes Tamil Nadu political activist Poonkuzhali Nedumaran in a feature sent to TamilNet this week. She cited the history of TNA’s predecessor TULF failing in upholding the responsibility it was vested with by the people in 1977, compromising with District Councils and how that triggered the Tamil youth to lose confidence in parliamentary methods. The NPC election results mean communication of a will than participation in governance. With the Eezham Tamils rejecting the polity and rule of …

THE men untangling nets in Akkaraipettai harbour, in Tamil Nadu, southern India, know how to ease growing tension with Sri Lanka: scrap the international frontier. “You can’t put a border on air, so how can you do it on water?” says the leader of a fishermen’s union. In any case, trawlermen pay it little heed. Their frequent clashes with Sri Lanka’s navy are part of a serious and widening quarrel between the neighbours. Waters on the Indian side of the narrow Palk Strait are fished-out and polluted. So 600-800 trawlers venture daily to Sri Lanka. Fishermen in Akkaraipettai cheerily admit to trespass, and confess that some of them carry out destructive and illegal “bot…

The graduates are two men Santhirarasa Viikneswaran and Sipathasundaram Piratheepan, and three women Ethirmanansingi Kilaiman Kiristilda, Vikiramarasa Vijeyalatchumi and Sayanthan Mathini. The whole world admires their achievement overcoming untold hardships By N. Lohathayalan Five students graduated with Bachelor’s Degrees in University of Jaffna’s just concluded the 34th convocation on 4-6 December. While many earn degrees, what is noteworthy is that all five lost both eyes and a hand or a part in the civil war. During the evil events of the Vanni war, three of the five lost their eyes and hand. Santhirarasa Vikneswaran around October 2008 in the Suthanthirapu…

The Occupation of Water The legacy of Israel’s 50-year occupation of the Palestinian territories has been systematic human rights violations on a mass scale. One of its most devastating consequences is the impact of Israel’s discriminatory policies on Palestinians’ access to adequate supplies of clean and safe water. Soon after Israel occupied the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, in June 1967, the Israeli military authorities consolidated complete power over all water resources and water-related infrastructure in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). 50 years on, Israel continues to control and restrict Palest…

Will the Tamils Lose the Plot Again? Photo courtesy Christian Science Monitor Chaos and Fear Much has happened in the space of three months. Soon after the Eastern Provincial Council election came the Divi Neguma bill and the subsequent calls for the abolition of the 13th Amendment. The impeachment motion against the Chief Justice and the recruitment of Tamil women to the military followed before the Maveerar Naal (Heroes’ Day) incidents in Jaffna. It would seem that the government is bent on creating chaos and fear. The Present State of Affairs In response to the negative Supreme Court verdict on the Divi Neguma bill, the government did two things: it …

Inside a hijack: The unheard stories of the Pan Am 73 crew IMAGE SOURCE,PAN AM CREW FACEBOOK PAGE Image caption, The crew of Pan Am Flight 73 (three of whom are pictured here with their colleagues) were all in their early to mid 20s at the time of the hijack. By Megha Mohan BBC News Nearly 30 years after the hijack of Pan Am Flight 73 at Karachi airport, six of the plane's crew have spoken to the media for the first time. …

It seems parties interested in Sri Lanka signing the Acquisition and Cross Services Agreement (ACSA) with the U.S., were keen on Sri Lankan troops learning human rights ironically, from another military known for grave violations of human rights. Political column of Sri Lanka’s popular English weekly, Sunday Times alleges it was then Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and then Foreign Secretary Prasad Kariyawasam who had pressured then Defense Secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi, to expedite the passage of ACSA. The column goes on to note that apart from services facilities being granted to US troops who will visit Sri Lanka, one of the other elements included in th…

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New York (CNN Business)After running a year-long competition that drew interest from hundreds of cities and a number of states, Amazon has chosen New York City and Northern Virginia to split duty as its second headquarters. On Tuesday, Amazon announced it has chosen New York's Long Island City and Virginia's Arlington for HQ2. Both locations will receive a $2.5 billion investment from Amazon, and each will have more than 25,000 workers over time. Hiring begins next year. The development projects promise to bring the cities a giant infusion of high-paying jobs and tax revenue, but are almost certain to draw fire from critics concerned about their impact on inf…

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Russia And China Challenge The U.S. Dollar's Global Reserve Status If you’ve blinked over the last month, you may have missed it… China and Russia are taking their shot at the U.S. dollar. And as often happens with consequential news in the United States and the West, no one seems to notice or even care. Since the beginning of the year, I have been writing about the possibility of Russia and China challenging the US dollar’s global reserve status. Now, it’s happening. Source: Quoth The Raven It shouldn’t be any surpri…

Mullaittivu Troops Transport Farmers' Harvests to South, 19 April 2020 https://www.army.lk/news/mullaittivu-troops-transport-farmers-harvests-south Sri Lankan police arrest more local councillors providing aid to under-privileged families in North-East, 18 April 2020, https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/sri-lankan-police-arrest-more-local-councillors-providing-aid-under-privileged-families ‘People are near starvation’ in North-East warns Sumanthiran, 17 April 2020, https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/%E2%80%98people-are-near-starvation%E2%80%99-north-east-warns-sumanthiran

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Bastille Day honors the rebellion that sparked the French Revolution On July 14, France celebrates the anniversary of the day revolutionaries rose up against the monarchy and seized one of its most potent symbols. July 13, 2020 When angry commoners stormed the Bastille in Paris on July 14, 1789, they struck a blow against one of the monarchy’s most forbidding symbols. The infamous prison no longer exists—it was destroyed in a bout of revolutionary fervor a few months later—but its legacy can still be felt in celebrations across France on Bastille Day, or la Fête Nationale (the national holiday), the anniversary of one of the defining moments of …

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No confirmation: Sweden denies ‘Russian sub hunt’ report as military search ongoing Crew members onboard a Swedish Navy fast-attack craft stand guard at the Stockholm archipelago, in Sweden, October 18 2014. (Reuters/Pontus Lundahl) 1.6K4016 Tags Europe, Military, Navy, Russia, Security,Vessels The Swedish military did not confirm allegations that “a damaged Russian submarine” is being hunted for in waters east of Stockholm, while adding that a search for a “foreign vessel” is ongoing. Moscow said none of its military vessels have been damaged. Sweden deploys troops near Stockholm due to alleged underwater threat The official statement by …

Sri Lankan civil war Full and equal membership of a political community is called citizenship. Citizenship is not merely a legal concept. It is also closely related to larger notion of equality and rights. In modern times it shows the relationship between state and its members. Equality of rights and status is one of the basic right of citizenship. As T.H.Marshall mentioned in his book "CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL CLASS" a status bestowed on those who are full members of a community. All who possess the status are equal with respect to the rights and duties with which the status is endowed. In a democracy there is a huge role of protest and struggle in achieving ri…