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LOSING the favour of the ruling Rajapaksa family is a cardinal error in Sri Lankan public life. Few in the press, especially not the mealy-mouthed state-run outlets, risk any criticism of the president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, or his powerful brothers. Parliamentary opposition, weak in numbers and leadership, rarely murmurs objections to those in office. Street protests by trade unions, students, religious leaders and Tamil activists are infrequent and usually brief. So it is remarkable to see the country’s chief justice in conflict with the president. Few expected Shirani Bandaranayake to be any sort of check on the ruling family’s efforts to strengthen its grip on power.…

Visiting Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for South Asia Alistair Burt said yesterday that his country would support the planned procedural resolution by the United States on Sri Lanka at next month’s session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Addressing a seminar, Mr. Burt, referred to a wide range of issues. While acknowledging progress made by Sri Lanka in the post war period, he was critical of some matters including the impeachment of former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake. Meanwhile, the British High Commission in Colombo said that Mr. Burt, delivered a lecture on “Sri Lanka: 2013 and beyond” at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for Inter…

"The Eye of the Tiger" For the past 14 years Velupillai Pirabakaran has led an armed struggle to create a separate Tamil state in Sri Lanka's volatile north-eastern region. Pirabakaran, 32, commands the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the strongest of Sri Lanka's numerous Tamil separatist groups. It is generally acknowledged that peace negotiations with Colombo are unlikely to prove effective without the LTTE's involvement. Last week, shortly before his group rejected Colombo's latest proposal for peace talks, Pirabakaran spoke with NEWSWEEK'S Sudip Mazumdar in Madras. Excerpts: …

Why Is Ethiopia at War With Itself? The civil war has shifted dramatically since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed began a military campaign in the Tigray region a year ago. With Tigrayan fighters advancing toward the capital, Ethiopia is at risk of collapse. Flags representing the Tigray region of Ethiopia lining a wall in the city of Mekelle, the regional capital.Credit...Eduardo Soteras/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Declan Walsh and Abdi Latif Dahir Here’s wh…

Report: Sri Lankan rebels reinforcing their feared 'Sea Tiger' naval force Associated Press, Mon January 30, 2006 03:05 EST DILIP GANGULY - Associated Press Writer - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Sri Lanka - 's Tamil Tiger rebels have trained more fighters for their ``Sea Tiger'' naval force, sparking yet more fears that a fraying government-rebel truce may snap, a defense analyst and pro-rebel Web-site said. The Tamil Tigers began fighting in 1983 for a separate state for Sri Lanka - 's minority ethnic Tamils, accusing the majority Sinhalese of discrimination. The conflict claimed at least 65,000 lives before a Norway-brokered cease-fire in 2002. However, pea…

5 killed, 14 wounded in SLA penetration attack in LTTE controlled Batticaloa [TamilNet, June 07, 2006 06:32 GMT] Five civilians were killed and fourteen wounded in a mine explosion inside Liberation Tigers controlled territory in Vadamunai in Batticaloa around 10:00 a.m. Wednesday. Seven of the wounded were in serious state, sources said. Batticaloa District Political Head of the LTTE said Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troopers, who had moved beyond the Forward Defence Line (FDL) of the LTTE, were behind the attack against the civilian vehicle. Further details are not available at the moment.

Sri Lanka offers cash, devolution to end ethnic bloodshed COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has offered 1.25 billion dollars to rebuild embattled regions and asked his advisors to come up with a power-sharing plan to end decades of ethnic bloodshed. மேலும் வாசிக்க,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, HERE

Maya Arulpragasam known as M.I.A. Biggest thing in Asian Female Hip Hop. Read about her and see her new music video Bird Flu. Click Here To See The Music Video http://www.voicetamil.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=122&Itemid=59 Hailing from Sri Lanka via London, M.I.A. is Maya Arulpragasam. Her early underground singles, ‘Galang’ and ‘Sunshowers’, shocked listeners with sharp lyrics about urban unease thrown on top of raw beats you could dance to, and in late 2004, as she finished her debut album for XL Recordings, she released a hip-hop style promotional mixtape showcasing her distinctive vocal style and quirky rapping over dan…

UN, Sri Lanka should cooperate on human rights, High Commissioner says Louise Arbour 15 October 2007 – Citing ongoing reports of abuses in Sri Lanka, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, who has just wrapped up a visit to the country, called for UN-Government cooperation to address the problem. “There is a large number of reported killings, abductions and disappearances which remain unresolved. This is particularly worrying in a country that has had a long, traumatic experience of unresolved disappearances and no shortage of recommendations from past Commissions of Inquiry on how to safeguard against such violations,” Louise Arbour said …

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(illuminati) உலகை தமது கட்டுப் பாட்டிற்குள் வைத்திருக்கும், 13 நிறுவனங்கள். இந்த நிறுவனங்கள்..... உலகில் வியாபாரம், அரசியல், வங்கிகள் என்று.... தமக்கு சாதகமாக, தாம் விரும்பியவற்றையே... நிலை நிறுத்தும். உலகின் எந்த நாடும் இதற்கு விதிவிலக்கல்ல. காணொளி சற்று நீளமானது என்றாலும், நேரம் ஒதுக்கி பார்த்தால்... பல விடயங்களை அறிந்து, நீங்களே ஆச்சரியப் படும் அளவிற்கு, பல விடயங்களை அறிவீர்கள்.

Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today on the Sri Lankan government’s impeachment proceedings against the country’s Supreme Court Chief Justice: “We are gravely concerned by the Sri Lankan government’s highly controversial and unconstitutional impeachment proceedings against the country’s Chief Justice, Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake. As recently raised by the Canadian Bar Association, the lack of due process and open attack on the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law are deeply troubling. They are part of a continuing deterioration of democracy in Sri Lanka and directly violate the Commonwealth’s fundamental values. The Liberal Part…

Sri Lanka has failed to honour promises to investigate serious rights abuses and allegations that thousands of civilians were killed in the final stages of its ethnic war, a UN report says. The report by human rights experts, which was submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday, found that investigations by local authorities were inconclusive and were not independent or impartial. "The steps taken to investigate allegations of serious violations of human rights have been inconclusive, and lack the independence and impartiality required to inspire confidence," according to the report seen by AFP on Wednesday. The document, compiled by …

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Are Sampur Tamils children of a lesser god? By D.B.S. Jeyaraj President Mahendra Percy Rajapakse received thunderous applause from party delegates on September 4th during the 55th session of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in Colombo when he announced that the security forces had re-taken the Tamil majority town of Sampur in the Muttur East division of Trincomalee District. Raja-pakse said: "Our armed forces have captured Sampur for the welfare and benefit of the people living there." While most sections of the media projected the Sampur victory as a militaristic success over theLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) some analysts complimented Rajapakse on …

26 November 2020 A Karthigaipoo, the national flower of Tamil Eelam, was projected on to Britain's Houses of Parliament in Westminster, Central London tonight, as British Tamils paid tribute to those who gave their lives in the Tamil liberation struggle amidst restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. The projection, organised by British Tamil activists, lit up the Houses of Parliament with an image of the flower and the words “We Remember” and "We remember the heroes who fought for freedom from Sri Lankan state genocide". “Since we cannot hold mass public gatherings on Nov…

THE BOMBING OF TAMIL SCHOOL CHILDREN IN SRI LANKA By Dr.Brian Senewiratne,Physician, Brisbane Wednesday, 23 August 2006 Summary On Monday 14 August 2006, the Sri Lankan Air Force bombed a well-known orphanage in the Tamil North (Mullaitivu). There were some 400 schoolgirls who had gathered for instructions in First Aid and skills training. 51 children and 4 staff were killed on the spot and more than 129 injured, some critically. The Sri Lankan Government claims that what was bombed was a training facility for the Tamil Tigers. UNICEF (which has offices nearby) and the Swedish–led Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) visited the scene soon after.…

NO FOREIGN leader has fared worse in the cables released by WikiLeaks than Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who has been resisting calls for an international inquiry into possible war crimes committed when Sri Lankan troops wiped out the secessionist Tamil Tigers in May 2009. In this particular case, disclosure of an American diplomat’s confidential assessment serves the cause of human rights, validating the stand of Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the International Crisis Group. All three have argued, rightly, for a credible investigation of alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka, whether committed by the Tamil Tigers or government forces. The docume…

Russia discusses debt, energy stability with Venezuela Venezuelan Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami speaks during a news conference on the Chevron deal, in Caracas, Venezuela, December 2, 2022. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo CARACAS, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak met on Wednesday with Venezuela's oil minister in Caracas, where they discussed oil market volatility and the status of Venezuela's outstanding debts to Russia. Novak, who is also in charge of Moscow's ties with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), v…

Despair of the discriminated Dalits By Monica Chadha BBC News, Nagpur Some of the accused have been released, I want them arrested again Bhaiyyalal Bhotmange The brutal killing of a family from the lower castes - known as Dalits - in India's western state of Maharashtra has revived the community's demand to be treated as equals in a society that has labelled them as outcasts. The incident took place in a remote village called Khairlanji in Bhandara district situated in the north-east of the state. On 29 September, Surekha Bhotmange, her 17-year-old daughter Priyanka, and two sons, 19-year-old Roshan and 21-year-old Sudhir were a…

‘Anything is fair’ when fighting LTTE: Gothabaya Rajapaksa. Sri Lanka’s hardline Defence Secretary launched a bitter attack on the international community Tuesday, saying Sri Lanka was being bullied by Western states over human rights. We have to defend ourselves. I'm talking about terrorists. Anything is fair, Gotabaya Rajapaksa told Reuters and the BBC. He said the United Nations agencies had been infiltrated and misled by the Liberation Tigers over 30 years. Gotabaya, who is also President Mahinda Rajapaksa's brother, accused foreign powers of applying double standards when it comes to human rights violations, saying all measures were fair to defeat Trrorists…

I am usually very frank, so I hope to tell India honestly if I can’t do something; and if I can, I will do it soon, the Sri Lankan President says. Promising to be “frank” and “upfront” to avoid the misunderstandings of the past between New Delhi and Colombo, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says India and other countries in the region must invest more in Sri Lanka if they want to provide an alternative to Chinese investment. He also suggested closer coordination between the two countries and assured India that on the “main issues” of Sri Lankan ties with China and Pakistan, there would be no problem “that creates suspicions amongst Indian authorities”. …

Australia: A woman has posted a video on social media featuring her son saying that he wants to kill himself. The video goes viral, earning support from people all over the world. Quaden, a nine-year-old kid who appears to have dwarfism is being bullied in his school because of his height. Yarraka Bayles, who had picked up her son from the school records a video and sents out a strong message on the impact of bullying over children. In the video, Quaden seems to be sobbing continuously says, "Give me a rope, I'm going to kill myself." Ms. Bayles who starts the video saying that she picked up her son from the school who witnessed bullying by other stu…