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Anyone found guilty on a credible war crimes investigation would be dealt with the necessary punitive measures, Army Commander Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake said. In an exclusive interview with The Sunday Leader, he maintained that the Army did not treat the appointment of a Three-member Advisory Council as a 'betrayal' of the forces. 'The government has appointed this committee to advice the government and we have nothing to be concerned about as we have only done our duty. We are a professional army and we don't mind anyone investigating our actions as we have done nothing wrong,' he added. He further noted that the Sri Lankan army did what no other a…

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To The Tamil Students In The Recent Fight At Jaffna University By Thisuri Wanniarachchi – Thisuri Wanniarachchi I write this fully aware of my privilege. I’m aware of the advantages, and the ease of life that is granted to me simply for being born to a Sinhalese Buddhist family. The moment I step outside of my motherland I am a woman of colour, a minority and I’ve seen the the clear contrast of the life of a majority and a minority; an unpleasant truth people are often scared to discuss, easily shoved under the carpet. I’m aware that you live amidst all kinds of everyday microaggressions and the petty egomaniacle superio…

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…

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On June 3, 2019, my wife and I welcomed our daughter into the world. She’s barely old enough to walk, so her job (mostly eating and sleeping) hasn’t changed much. But, one day, she’ll need some money and life advice. As a father who has spent much of his career studying and writing about money, behavioral finance and business, this is what I’ll tell her: 1. Don’t underestimate the role of chance in life. It’s easy to assume that wealth and poverty are caused by the choices we make, but it’s even easier to underestimate the role of chance in life. The families, values, countries and generations we’re born into, as well as the people we h…

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…

Commenting that “[t]he promotion of Sanath Jayasuriya is a dark day in Sri Lanka’s cricket history,” following the appointment of Jayasuriya, a Government MP and close ally of Rajapaksa, to head the 5-member selection panel of the Sri Lanka cricket team, Australia’s most respected cricket author and journalist Gideon Haigh, said in his website that Colombo's "growing authoritarianism and hubris" will likely "buttress the case for a boycott of Sri Lankan cricket," the group Boycott Sri Lanka Campaign, headed by another well-known Australian journalist Trevor Grant, said in a press release. Full text of the press release from Boycott Sri Lanka Cricket Campaign issued…

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Activists of Periyar Sindanaiyalargal Iyyakkam attempted to stage a mock funeral procession, protesting against BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's proposed participation in a military conference in Sri Lanka next week. Nearly 50 activists of the outfit assembled near the Singaravelar statue with a 'paadai' and an effigy of Swamy on it along with the BJP flags. The activists were seen beating it with chappals. Police stopped them when they tried to move ahead with it. The activists and police personnel were engaged in a scuffle as cops were firm on not allowing the protestors to go ahead with the stir. Then the activists tried to bury the effigy in the nearby se…

The Tamils in Sri Lanka: From Tigers Into Lambs Imagine a global nation of people stretched into a diaspora that numbers perhaps 80 million people, more than five times the global Jewish population. Have you heard of the Tamils? They are in South India, Malaysia, Canada, Sri Lanka and around the world. Mostly Hindu, there is a substantial Christian and Muslim population. You're probably familiar with the work of A.R. Rahman from Slumdog Millionaire and M.I.A. from "Paper Planes." You've likely been entranced by the work of film director M. Night Shyamalan and have laughed at the comic timing of Aziz Ansari on Parks and Recreation. You may not be aware of the groun…

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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Masterpiece The Dignity of Work Diego Rivera’s ‘The Flower Carrier’ beautifully renders the daily strain of Mexico’s indigenous laborers. ‘The Flower Carrier’ (1935), by Diego Rivera PHOTO: BANCO DE MEXICO DIEGO RIVERA FRIDA KAHLO MUSEUMS TRUST/ ARS, NEW YORK / ART RESOURCE By Judith H. Dobrzynski June 4, 2021 4:38 pm ET The new San Francisco Museum of Art had recently opened on the fourth floor of the city’s War Memorial Veterans Building with a tiny collection when, in March 1935, a founding trustee named Albert M. Bender wrote to his friend, the artist Diego Rivera, in Mexi…

யூலை கலவரத்தின் சூத்திரதாரி?? Sumanadasa Wijayapala 1 day ago There is an oblique ref- erence to him (p.16) as the monk who had come uninvited to the cemetery, who, that same evening, led a mob down Cotta Road, Borella, with a list in hand. He was subsequently re- ported being seen at the Cinnamon Gardens Police station, having come in a jeep with a pis- tol tucked under his robes, demanding curfew passes. Reply · Sumanadasa Wijayapala 1 day ago Black July: Alle Gunawanse – A Missing Link? Ratnatunga ascribes to Gunawanse an im- portant role in the events of July 1983. He first appears (p.12) trying to whip up the emotions of the crowd at Kanatte …

BTCL Cricketers Day 2016 : Theebaraj-Pavalan Memorial Trophy 18/09/2016 at Winchmorehill CC grounds Theebaraj Memorial Trophy (Premier and Super Divisions) Champions : Northerns CC -A, Runners Up : Eastham CC Pavalan memorial Trophy (all other Divisions) Champions : ETCC, Runners Up : Sky Star CC All other information on www.facebook.com/btcluk https://www.facebook.com/327346450639828/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1177521288955669

French President Emmanuel Macron visited Ivory Coast on Saturday, where he joined eight West African countries in announcing major changes to the regional common currency, including severing its links with France. In Abidjan, Ivory Coast's largest city, Macron said that colonialism in Africa had been "a grave mistake and a fault of the republic." He called for "turning the page" on the past. "The African continent is a young continent," Macron said. "Three-quarters of your country never knew colonialism," he added, calling on young people to "build a new partnership of friendship with France." It was not the first time that Macron expressed remorse on behal…

CNN — The House Ways and Means Committee has released copies six-years worth of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, a week after releasing an extensive report that said the Internal Revenue Service failed to properly audit Trump while he was in office. The public release of Trump’s tax returns – spanning the years 2015 through 2020 – comes after a protracted legal battle with Democrats that ultimately ended at the Supreme Court. Trump refused to voluntarily make them public as presidents before him have done. …

Russia-China trade hits record $59bn in first half of 2014 Reuters / Sergei Ilnitsky / Pool 895210 The EU remains Russia's biggest trading partner and made up half of all trade worth $263.3 billion in the first half of 2014, but China remains the strongest single trade partner at $59.1 billion, Russia’s statistics bureau announced Monday.Russia’s recent trade figures show strengthening ties eastwards, not westwards. Trade with the 28-nation European Union declined 3.2 percent from the same period last year, whereas trade with China increased by 3.4 percent. China is Russia’s second-biggest trading partner after the EU, and total trade between the …

India trains 1,400 SL security forces personnel amidst increasing western boycott Govt. thanks New Delhi for assistance in crushing LTTE Amidst some western countries curtailing training opportunities for Sri Lankan security forces personnel, India says that it has offered Colombo maximum exposure. Indian High Commissioner Ashok K. Kantha responding to a query by The Island said that around 1,400 Lankan armed forces personnel were trained annually by his country which was bigger than what any one provided. When asked if India would similarly consider increasing the supply of arms and ammunition to its closest neighbour across the Palk Strait, he smiled and r…

The Federal Reserve announced an emergency rate cut Tuesday of half a percentage point in response to the growing economic threat from the novel coronavirus. The move was the first such cut since the financial crisis. Markets had been widely expecting the U.S. central bank to take some type of action, with anticipation of a 50 basis point cut by the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting later this month. The move comes the same morning the G-7 announced that it would commit unspecified tools to help the global economy deal with the threat, and as Wall Street was in the midst of another market sell-off. Markets immediately turned higher on the announceme…

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Various political parties in Tamil Nadu are seen campaigning with the images and cut-outs of late Velupillai Prabhakaran, the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ahead of the assembly elections, proving that years after his death, Prabhakaran still continues to hold political clout in the state. Shiv Raman from Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), contesting from Thirumayam Constituency of Pudukkottai district, on Thursday used imaged and cut-outs of Prabhakaran. Apart from NTK, led by Senthamizhan Seeman -- who is a filmmaker turned politician, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) led by Vaiko, who is a Rajya Sabha MP from Tamil Nad…