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The Romans had a saying: Mole ruit sua. It falls of its own bigness. They knew a thing or two about Empire, over-extension abroad and decay at home. Apparently, Americans are still learning. Hence, we're shocked by a 9/11 event, the devastation wrought by Katrina, the collapse of a bridge over the Mississippi. We don't understand how our health care system could have deteriorated into the "Sicko" joke of the developed world - and to be a lot less efficient and fair than systems in much poorer countries (Cuba, Venezuela, Costa Rica, for example). Within a few decades, how did we go from putting men on the moon to a nation whose cars can't compete with Japan and Germ…

The International Women’s Day culminated with vibrant celebrations and appreciation toward women who have succeeded in life. And then, there are those women who represent the estate sector, farmer and fisheries communities, janitorial service, prostitution and many other blue-collar professions that never get appreciated. Female migrant labourers too are part of this segment. Amid numerous hardships and ordeals, they continue to send in dollars to bolster the economy. In a recently launched publication titled ‘Foreign Migrant Labour Mafia: The Blood, Tears and Coins,’ it was revealed that between 2009 and 2017, as many as 822,758 women have left for work in Middle Eastern…

Dr Nadarajah Muhunthan and his family faced deportation to Sri Lanka where he experienced torture Nadarajah and Sharmila Muhunthan with their three children. Photograph: Aneta Pruszyńska/The Guardian Diane Taylor Tue 30 Nov 2021 14.48 GMT The Home Office has U-t…

Frances Harrison ‏@francesharris0n 51m Dr Varatharajah - brave #tamil gvt dr in #srilanka warzone - says #lka gvt forced him 2 lie afterwards http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=36833 (twitter) இணைப்பு முழுமையாக... Colombo forced Tamil doctors to lie: Dr. Varatharajah 18 November 2013 Former Regional Director of Health Services (RDHS) for Mullaiththeevu, Dr. Thurairajah Varatharajah, currently in exile in the U.S, says in video documentary aired in India's NewsX TV station that Colombo, after keeping him and four other doctors in prison at the end of the war, forced the doctors to lie to foreign media and to the Organizations accusin…

Journalist reported missing in Jaffna [TamilNet, Friday, 16 February 2007, 09:28 GMT] A journalist working for two Tamil dailies, Thinakural and Valampuri, as correspondent of Vadamaradchi region, is reported missing since Thursday night, according to a complaint lodged with Nelliyady police by the journalist's family. The journalist, Subramaniam Ramachandran, 37, a father of two, was last seen at his private tuition centre Thursday evening. Subramaniam Ramachandran Mr. Ramachandran, who also runs the private education institute at Arasady area in Karaveddy in Vadamaradchi, went missing after he closed his institute Thursday evening and was on his way …

So called Professor Rohan Gunaratne, the international spy who is operating under different guises has got caught again. This time, the bogus authority on good governance, self righteousness and terrorism poses as adviser to the Sri Lanka Ministry of Defence and its Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He tells unsuspecting diplomats representing various countries from who he seeks personal favors that it is he who writes all the speeches of Defence Secretary Rajapaksa. He also tells that he is the personal advisor. We reveal exclusively today how the bogus Professori Gunaratne was in Sri Lanka, arranged by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) which he represent…

NAIDOC(National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) அல்லது ‘National Aboriginal Day', ஒவ்வொரு வருடமும் ஆடி முதலாம் கிழமை ஆரம்பமாகி ஒரு வாரம் அவர்களுடைய நிகழ்வுகள் நடைபெறும். இந்த வருடம் கடந்த 4ம் திகதி தொடங்கி வரும் 11ந்திகதி வரை நிகழ்வுகள் நடைபெறும். இந்த வருடத்திற்கான கருப்பொருள் “Heal Country – calls for stronger measures to recognise, protect, and maintain all aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage.” இவர்களுடைய இந்த NAIDOC வார ஆரம்பநிகழ்வில் இலங்கையில் பிறந்த, சிட்னியில் வாழ்ந்துவரும் ஓவியர், சிற்பகலைஞரான ரமேஷ் மாரியோ நித்தியேந்திரன் அவர்களின் ஒரு படைப்பும் கண்காட்சிக்கு வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.. அவரது சிற்பங்கள் மிக மிக …

17 November 2013 Citing the recent elections to the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) and projecting it as a signal of Colombo beginning to deliver something, there was an effort to make many countries attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). To convince the heads of governments not to hesitate attending CHOGM, a message was also passed to the effect that the NPC Chief Minister would be invited to the meet. Had the Indian Prime Minister attended the CHOGM, coupled with this propaganda, the Tamil question would have been endorsed as an internal affair of Sri Lanka. But, this didn't happen, thanks to the non-attendance by the Indian PM, said Gaj…

Press Statement Sean McCormack, Spokesman Washington, DC January 3, 2008 Government of Sri Lanka’s Withdrawal from Ceasefire Agreement The United States is troubled by the Sri Lankan Government’s January 2 decision to terminate the 2002 cease-fire agreement. Ending the cease-fire agreement will make it more difficult to achieve a lasting, peaceful solution to Sri Lanka’s conflict. We call on both the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to avoid an escalation of hostilities and further civilian casualties. All parties to the conflict share the responsibility to protect the rights of all of Sri Lanka’s people. We urge them to work to…

Twenty years ago, 15-year-old Sharmini Anandavel disappeared on her way to a job that police believe didn’t exist. Four months later, her remains were found in a Toronto ravine. https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/sharmini?fbclid=IwAR3mIrFMYGli2GywZg52yfkY1x4ocomUFNU2QczFa1UPW8O0GIf9-s6YGko

Why do we head for the shops with such determination as soon as we have money in our wallets? With every new purchase we feel a little happier, but a few days later that satisfaction is often gone without a trace. We at Bright Side decided it was time to get to grips with this problem once and for all, and to make sense of how we can all find true happiness. It turns out that the main impediment to happiness is adaptation. As soon as something we’ve bought becomes ordinary and unexciting, the level of life satisfaction we feel falls, and we’re forced to search around for the next purchase. This process is repeated again and again. However, research carried out at Corn…

Journée de Solidarité avec le peuple tamouls Contre le génocide contre cet peuple au Sri lanka Descendons dans la rue........ Rejoigenz le cortége libertaire. Samedi 28 à Bastille cortege vers Republique à 14h00 Organiser par le assosciation humanitaire étudiante Contact: th92110@gmail.com 06 11 72 59 78 uurputhinam.tk

RAW aiding paramilitary recruitment in India - report [TamilNet, June 25, 2006 01:15 GMT] Sri Lanka’s Army-backed Tamil paramilitaries are seeking recruits amongst Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu, offering hefty salaries, an Indian news agency reported this week. The Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front (ENDLF), an India-based paramilitary group now operating in an anti-LTTE grouping under the Karuna Group, is seeking recruits from refugee camps and orphanages in southern India, an Indian website reported, citing local press reports. The recruitment is being conducted with the knowledge of India’s external intelligence agency, RAW (Research and Analysis Wing), …

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060811/wl_nm/...nka_attack_dc_1 Tiger rebels attack eastern Sri Lankan harbor: Navy COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers fired artillery at a Navy base in the island's strategic eastern Trincomalee harbor before dawn on Saturday, the military said, as the worst fighting since a 2002 truce deepened. "Trincomalee harbor is under artillery attack," said Navy spokesman Commander D.K.P. Dassanayake. There were no immediate details. Fierce shelling continued in the island's far north, where a new battlefront opened up late on Friday, officials said Rebels attack Navy base as Sri Lanka fighting rages http://news.yahoo.co…

US fighter jet crashes in South Korea US fighter jet crashes in South Korea By Jake Kwon, CNN Updated 11:31 PM EDT, Fri May 5, 2023 …

COVID-19: WHY WE SHOULD ALL WEAR MASKS — THERE IS NEW SCIENTIFIC RATIONALE Sui Huang The official recommendation in the United States (and other Western countries) that the public should not wear face masks was motivated by the need to save respirator masks for health care workers. There is no scientific support for the statement that masks worn by non-professionals are “not effective”. In contrary, in view of the stated goal to “flatten the cur…

Canada was clear – staging a Commonwealth leaders’ summit in Sri Lanka would be a very bad idea. The Canadians argued strongly against it, eventually deciding to boycott it altogether, and threatening a significant withdrawal of funding from the Commonwealth secretariat. After all it was only last March that the Queen signed the Commonwealth charter committing the organisation to respecting human rights; good governance; democracy; and respect for the rule of law. Selecting a country whose government has been in spectacular breach of each of these commitments to host the first summit after the signing of the charter was bound to leave a strong stench of hypocrisy hanging …

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Take back Kachchatheevu: Indian Parliamentarians [TamilNet, Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 16:31 GMT] In a rare display of unity and concern, members of the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Indian Parliament), cutting across party lines, urged the Centre to take back the Kachchatheevu island from Sri Lanka in the wake of continued killing and arrests of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lanka Navy. This is the first time when the demand to immediately take back the Kachchatheevu island has been made at the national level. The issue of Indian fishermen being repeatedly attacked by the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) was raised by Congress MP V. Narayanasamy during question hour. He sai…

The Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson MP 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA Dear Prime Minister, Please accept our hearty congratulations on your overwhelming victory in the 2019 general election. The British Tamils Forum (BTF) notes with gratitude, that it was the Conservative Party that took the initiative for setting up an international investigation on the atrocity crimes committed in Sri Lanka during the conflict in 2009, when Rt. Hon. David Cameron was the Prime Minister. We humbly request that under your premiership you will continue to gather momentum and put genuine, maximum effort to find a lasting peaceful solution for the…

China’s capabilities for naval force projection in the Indian Ocean are dependent on closer Sino-Sri Lankan relations, relations not benefitting India given long-standing Sino-Indian disputes. The Sino-Indo-Sri Lankan geostrategic relationship, in turn, is curiously dependent on the political influence of domestic Tamils in New Delhi. Tamils living in India, motivated by continuing animosities over Sri Lankan Tamil rights, are complicating New Delhi’s policies towards Colombo by narrowing India’s Sri Lanka foreign policy options. Hence, domestic political dynamics are compromising India’s ability to counter China’s deepening relationship with Sri Lanka, including the …

Japan and Shell can lose stake in Sakhalin-2 as Putin takes over Sakhalin Energy At the end of May, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Koichi Hagiuda, said that Sakhalin-2 is an asset "our predecessors worked hard to acquire". He said that Russia might own the land, but the leasehold and the liquefaction and transportation equipment belong to the Japanese government and Japanese companies. "We do not intend to leave [the project], even if we are told," he said. ByJoseph P Chac…

Tamil Tiger rebels accuse Sri Lanka's Government of backing assailants who assassinated a rebels officer நன்றி: CNNTEXT 123

பல வருடங்கள் பதவிக்கு காத்திருந்த நரி, பதவிக்கு வந்த பின் பேசாமல் இருக்குமா? இனிதான் Aragala போராட்டக்காரர்கள், தமிழர்கள் பொதுவாக கூறுவது என்றால் இலங்கை மக்கள் அவதானமாகவும் புத்திசாலித்தனமாகவும் செயற்படவேண்டும். From Frying Pan To The Fire: Ranil Will Make Gota Look Like A Boy Scout! By Vishwamithra – “To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing” ~Raymond Williams Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s exit from the country may have rendered a sense of temporary relief to the general populace. It may have quieted the cantankerous minds of the Aragala Karuwo. But that too might well be short-lived. A very few in the current political arena …

EU ban unlikely to make LTTE give up its fight Web posted at: 6/4/2006 2:38:20 Source ::: IANS http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_n...06060423820.xml New Delhi - Sri Lanka may be celebrating the European Union's ban on the Tamil Tigers and the co-chairs' warnings to further isolate them, but none of these is likely to halt the group's determination to achieve a Tamil Eelam state. If the past is any guide, the European Union decision, no doubt a major blow to the Tigers, will fail to make the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) give up its goal of carving out an independent homeland in Sri Lanka's north and east. It is even doubtful if the L…