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Russia Duma speaker: Europe doomed by US to hunger, cold This picture taken on January 12, 2022 shows a gas-fired power plant in Lingen, Germany. (Photo by AFP) Europeans have been doomed to suffer hunger and cold to meet the United States' hegemonic demands, warns Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin. The United States will “stop at nothing to cling to its power over the world as it throws under the bus the citizens’ welfare and the economies of European countries to achieve this end,” Volodin was quoted by RT on Friday as saying on social media. Volodin noted that natural gas in the US costs $333 …

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

S. Ragini, Director of Malarcholai Displacement and the breakdown of the social fabric create another set of problems for women. Women for whatever reason are abandoned by their husbands and families, and are left to fend for themselves and their children. Malarcholai run by CWDR take in the mothers and their children who need a long term refuge. Mothers at Malarcholai are encouraged to get involved in income generation schemes and earn money rather than eternally depend on handout from CWDR. It has worked well. Some women after gaining self confidence and skill have been wanted by their husbands who have decided to live as a family again. Some ha…

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…

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[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 …

In numbers: Life in Afghanistan after America leaves By The Visual Journalism Team BBC News Getty Images A market trader in Kandahar, the last major Taliban stronghold to fall to the US in 2001 US and Nato troops are finally withdrawing from Afghanistan after 20 years of war. The Taliban, who they came to defeat, are rapidly retaking territory across the country. How has the war changed Afghanistan, and what comes next? Are the Taliban back? The Taliban - a fundamentalist Islamist militia - were forced from power when US-led forces invaded in 2001. Democratic presidential elections and a new constitution were established…

Home Office criticised over handling of Sri Lankan scientist’s asylum claim Commonwealth Rutherford fellow and his family face deportation from UK amid conflicting messages from department Nadarajah Muhunthan, second from left, with Menussha, Vethesh, Sharmila and Gihaniya. Photograph: Aneta Pruszyńska/The Guardian Diane Taylor Mon 18 Oct 2021 07.00 BST …

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…

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 …

Intellectuals for Human Rights (IFHR) in its report for this year said the Human Rights situation in Sri Lanka has suffered a major setback in the first 10 months with the rule of law, individual liberty and the independence of the Judiciary having received an unprecedented beating. According to the report issued yesterday to coincide with United Nations Human Rights Day, 148 females were murdered and 408 raped during the period under review, but only 10 cases had been filed in courts. The rise of the extrajudicial killings and inhuman torture clearly indicates the lack of respect of society for legal procedures and the rights of the citizens. It symbolizes the lawles…

Election 2020 – An Analysis and Trends HARIM PEIRIS on 08/07/2020 Photo courtesy of srilankamirror.com The general election to parliament is concluded and the official results are out. The anticipated landslide victory to the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has materialised with the SLPP winning a grand total of 145 seats through garnering a total of approximately 6.8 million votes or 59% of the valid votes cast. Through its stated allies, the SLFP (1 seat), the EPDP (2 seats), the TMVP (1 seat) and others in the pro-government political space, it has effectively reached the two-thirds majority it craved, or 150 seats, in the 225-member l…

9 new envoys with AF Commander picked to head SL Mission in Canada Names of new nominees to head missions in several important capitals, including Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands and Qatar, sent to High Post Committee of Parliament for confirmation Most among them are career diplomats http://static.ft.lk/assets/uploads/image_740ccc72d2.jpg Air Force Commander Air Marshal Sumangala Dias Air Force Commander Air Marshal Sumangala Dias, who is to retire shortly, has been nominated as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Canada. His name, along with t…

Declaration of Sovereignty by American States The assertion of sovereignty by a growing number of American States bears important pointers for the reconfiguration of Sri Lanka to provide space for Tamil nationhood: http://www.thelocal .se/discuss/ viewtopic. php?t=18361 8 STATES ARE NOW DECLARING SOVEREIGNTY In case you didn't hear about it on the mainstream media (which you haven't because they want to keep us asleep), numerous states are currently declaring sovereignty, including: Washington http://apps. leg.wa.gov/ billinf.. . New Hampshire http://www.gencourt .state.nh. u... Arizona http://www.azleg. gov/Forma…

Apr 26, 2013 NEW DELHI: The doctors, who were part of the medical team attending to the December 16 gang rape victim, told a fast-track court here on Friday that the girl was shifted to a Singapore hospital to provide her with best possible treatment and not because she had died as alleged by the accused. The doctors' response came on the allegation by defence counsel of two accused in the case that the victim was not shifted to Singapore for organ organ transplant or best possible medical care but because she had died and the government did not want the public to know it. Counsel for accused Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur made this suggestion while cross-examinin…

Either we are too naïve or extremely foolish. While the forces against Sri Lanka had been getting ready to degrade Sri Lanka for months, a team leader to counter the allegations on behalf of the country was appointed just 72 hours before the United Nations Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva, Switzerland. It has been reported in the media that the decision to appoint President Rajapaksa’s Human Rights envoy Mahinda Samarasinghe to present Sri Lanka’s case in Geneva was a sudden decision. Samarasinghe who had been in the forefront in the previous Human Rights Council sessions was kept in the dark this time about the preparations for Council sessions—if there’s an…

Just a little over a year ago, voters in Sri Lanka rallied to elect a new president, with high hopes that he would usher in a new era of government accountability and bring healing to a country fractured by the brutal civil war that ended in 2009. President Maithripala Sirisena has taken bold steps to fulfill those hopes since his election last January. But the wounds of war cannot be healed until a transitional justice process demanded by the United Nations in a resolution last October moves forward. On that score, Mr. Sirisena says his government will not act “in haste.” This is unacceptable. Atrocities were committed by both Tamil rebel troops and the Sri Lankan A…

The Cost of Resistance: The interior lives of Tamil activists in the wake of war.by ANUSHANI - "The author is an activist based in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, working with war-affected Tamil communities. This piece draws from conversations with families of the disappeared in the Northern and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka who have for years been fighting for justice. It seeks to shed light on the inner tumult of those often celebrated as icons of resistance. The author is grateful for the men and women who shared their stories and their courage, and trusted her with their vulnerabilities." The videos are drawn from the Legacies of Conflict In South Asia Archive, a collaborative pr…

A Sri Lankan minister has hit out against American sanctions on Iran that are preventing the government from accepting development financing from Teheran. The Obama administration reissued waivers last week that exempt nine countries, including China, India, Sri Lanka and Turkey, from fully complying with U.S. sanctions targeting Iran's oil exports. However these loopholes do little to allow the Sri Lankan government to obtain funding from Iran for poverty alleviation and power distribution programs financed by Iran. A statement issued by the Power and Energy Ministry quoted Minister Champika Ranawaka as strongly criticizing American sanctions as they "infrin…

Kalum Gunarathna drunkenly drove into oncoming traffic in February 2019 The lawyer had left work at S. Satha & Co Solicitors, where he was drinking He crashed into a telegraph post and nine cars before he attempted to flee He was sentenced to nine months in prison and has now been fined £10,000 A top lawyer drunkenly drove his car towards oncoming traffic and smashed into a telegraph pole and nine parked vehicles, a disciplinary hearing has heard. Kalum Gunarathna left work at S. Satha & Co Solicitors after drinking in February 2019 and got into his car, before driving into oncoming traffic and crashing into a telegraph post…

‘Every time I write, I think of my land’ The Hindu Theepachelvan: Writing of a war-scarred land. Photo: S.S.Kumar TOPICS arts, culture and entertainment books and literature books and literature Tamil literature authors and poets unrest, conflicts and war conflict (general) Poet-author Theepachelvan on living through the war in Sri Lanka and its impact on his…

New York (CNN Business)Boeing will pay out $100 million to help support the families and communities of the 346 people who died in two 737 Max crashes in the last year. The company said the money will be given to local nonprofits and community groups who will help distribute the funds. They'll be used to support education, including college tuition or other schooling expenses for children of victims, and "hardship or living expenses for impacted families," Boeing (BA) said in statement. Victim families that accept funds from this pool of money will not be required to give up the right to pursue legal action against the company, a Boeing spokesperson said. The c…

Former Miss World: 'I'm not scared to talk about my rape. But I hope men will be afraid' When Israeli Linor Abargil collected her Miss World crown, she was in floods of tears. Why? She'd just been raped. Now, 16 years later, she tells Radhika Sanghani why she's made a film, encouraging female rape survivors to share their experiences Linor Abargil won Miss World in 1998 and is now fighting for women's rights Photo: BRAVEMISSWORLD.COM By Radhika Sanghani Linor Abargil was crowned Miss World in 1998. She was 18 years old and was representing her country, Israel. When her name was announced, she stood on stage, sobbing. But they were not t…

Putin: How Would America React If Russian Missiles Were Placed At The Border With Canada & Mexico!?