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On Sri Lanka Murder of 12 Year Old, Ban's UN is Aware, Calls for National Process As news of the summary execution of a 12 year old boy by the Sri Lankan Army in May 2009 spreads worldwide, Inner City Press on Wednesday asked UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's spokesman about it, citing Ban's “two reports and a third one still ongoing. Ban's spokesman Martin Nesirky began with a correction, saying that this third report “is an internal task force looking at how recommendations will be carried out in the UN... it's not to do with looking into the actual events in Sri Lanka.” Some wonder how the UN can fully assess its inaction in Sri Lanka without taking in…

How Sri Lanka Became a Nation of Beggars Chandrasena Maliyadde on 01/05/2022 Photo courtesy of Asia Times Every economy in the world, developed or developing, is a topic for discussion today. Some economies are being discussed for their sound management, good governance, high growth and overcoming crises while other economies are being discussed for opposite reasons. Sri Lanka’s economy drifted gradually from the former category to the latter. The current government accelerated the process. Exceptionally low rank attached by all international rating agencies, rising foreign debt, gro…

David Cameron has defended his decision to attend the Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka, saying his duty was to "deal with, not ignore" controversial issues. In a statement to Parliament, the prime minister said a process of "justice, closure and healing" was needed in the country after decades of civil war. Sri Lanka must begin an inquiry into alleged war crimes by March or face international intervention, he said. But Ed Miliband said the UK government "could not let the matter rest". The Labour leader questioned whether Mr Cameron had been right to attend after a boycott by the Canadian and Indian leaders. He suggested the final communique of the sum…

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I was born in Tamil Nadu and moved to America after my 1st birthday. Needless to say, I was your average American Tamil girl caught between two cultures. My parents, on one side, pressuring me into marriage. On the other side, I was trying to find myself, let alone somebody that I actually wanted to spend the rest of my life with). The older I got, the more I realized that marriage was not for me. “What?! A Tamil girl not getting married – what a ludicrous idea!” I could already hear my parents, uncles, and aunties losing their minds. My entire life goal was to make my parents proud, but I just couldn’t be tied down by marriage. I started living alone at the age of…

Today, November 10th, is International Accounting Day. A day to reflect on what it means to be an accountant and a great opportunity to honour all accountants. It is in honour of Italian mathematician Luca Pacioli, who published the first book about double-entry bookkeeping on November 10th 1494, that International Accounting Day started. His book described the use of journals and ledgers and warned that a person should not go to sleep at night until the debits equaled the credits. Luca Pacioli, “The Father of Modern Accounting” Therefore, each year on November 10th, we pay tribute to the work of Luca Pacioli, “The Father of Modern Accounting”. We also…

Cuba’s Contribution to Combatting COVID-19 by HELEN YAFFE Photograph Source: NatalieMaynor – CC BY 2.0 COVID-19 surged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December 2019 and by January 2020 it had hit Hubei province like a tidal wave, swirling over China and rippling out overseas. The Chinese state rolled into action to combat the spread and care for those infected. Among the 30 medicines the Chinese National Health Commission selected to fight the virus was a Cuban anti-viral drug Interferon Alpha 2b. This drug has been produced in China since 2003, by the enterprise ChangHeber, a Cuban-Chinese joint venture.…

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Catalonia held provincial elections on Sunday (November 25) at which the main issue was whether a referendum should be held within a few years to test if it should be independent from Spain and aspire for EU status as a separate nation. There are few parallels with a hypothetical Eelam scenario but secession issues anywhere in the world put everyone, on all sides, on the alert. Hence I will present here an analysis of the outcome and draw, but not overdraw parallels and anti-parallels with the Eelam hypothesis; more in respect of processes than outcomes. The number one difference of course is that there has been no civil war and no recitation of mutual hatred between Ca…

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A popular Myanmar news website was blocked Thursday by hackers angry at its description of hardline Buddhist monks as “radical”, as the publication said it had received threats of violence over its coverage, the AFP news agency reported. The Irrawaddy saw its main English-language website briefly replaced with a black screen and notice accusing it of being pro-Muslim and slamming a blog it ran in Burmese about Myanmar nationalist cleric Wirathu’s weekend meeting with controversial Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka. The Buddhist-majority countries have seen rising religious hate speech and attacks on minority Muslims, with some hardline monks accused of fann…

Russian banks are planning a switch to China's card payment system after Mastercard and Visa halted operations, reports say A credit card with UnionPay and VISA logos. Martin Chan/South China Morning Post via Getty Images Russian banks are making the switch as Mastercard and Visa suspended operations. China's card system, UnionPay, provides access to making payments in over 180 countries. Some banks could issue cards with UnionPay alongside the …

Prasanth Subendran’s Startup BusSeat is Transforming Sri Lanka’s Transportation Industry Yathursha Ulakentheran July 11, 2017 AddThis Sharing 0167 SHARES Share to FacebookFacebookShare to TwitterTwitterShare to MoreMore BusSeat.lk is a very well-known name to those who book long distance bus seats online in Sri Lanka. Despite the existing competitors in the market, BusSeat.lk has already marked its name in the IT based transport industry. So has the founder of the company, Prasanth Subendran. Who is…

More than 250 Tamil Organizations based in the UK have come together in a bid to push the British Government to sponsor a Resolution in relation to Sri Lanka at the 46th UN Human Rights Council session in March 2021. Boris Johnson PM Following a series of discussions with senior diplomats, intellectuals, prominent human rights experts, and international lawyers, it was unanimously agreed and decided by all major diaspora organizations in the UK to make a request to the UK Government to sponsor a Resolution to create an International Independent Investigative Mechanism (IIIM) to investigate and prosecute the War crimes, Crimes against Humanity an…

No tsunami threat from earthquake in Indian Ocean south east of SL - An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 been recorded at 2.34 am today (12) in the Indian Ocean off the South East coast of Sri Lanka, says the Department of Meteorology. The Department, however, noted that there is no tsunami threat to the island owing to the earthquake which was of 10km depth. Therefore, the coastal areas of Sri Lanka have been declared safe. The Meteorology Department mentioned that this alert was issued in consultation with relevant national and international agencies. http://www.adaderana.lk/news/60743/no-tsunami-threat-from-earthq…

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நுணா, இதில் மிகப்பெரிய தவறோ அல்லது சதியோ இருப்பதைக் கவனித்தீர்களா? ஈழத்தமிழர்களை இந்தியாவிலிருந்து தேயிலைத் தோட்டங்களில் வேலை செய்வதற்காகக் கொண்டுவரப்பட்டவர்கள் என்றும், இப்போது இவர்கள் நாட்டின் வடக்கையும் கிழக்கையும் ஆக்கிரமித்துக்கொண்டு வாழ்கிறார்கள் என்றும், சிங்களவர்களையும், வெளிநாட்டவர்களையும் பொறுத்தவரை ஈழத்தமிழர்கள் இலங்கைக்குச் சொந்தமானவர்கள் இல்லையென்கிற பரவலான கருத்து நிலவுவதாகவும் 18 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டின் பிற்பகுதியில் வந்தேறிய குடிகள் என்று இவள் எமது சரித்திரத்தையே மறைத்து அப்பட்டமான பொய்யொன்றினைக் கூறுகிறாள். பல இந்தியத் தேசியவாதிகள் விரும்பிப் பார்க்கும் இவளது நிகழ்ச்சியில் இவ்வாறான விஷக் கருத்துக்கள் எமக்கு எவ்வளவு கடுமையான பாதிப்புக்களை ஏற்படுத்…

Macron: Russian resentment could be a reason Putin chose to invade Ukraine During an exclusive one-on-one, French President Emmanuel Macron opens up to CNN’s Jake Tapper about his theory on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s mindset. Macron explains why he believes Russian resentment and isolation due to Covid-19 possibly played a role in Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine.

Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca Published Saturday, August 31, 2019 7:28PM EDT Toronto is the safest city in North America, according to a new report on cities worldwide, which also ranks the Ontario capital as the sixth safest city overall. This year’s Safe Cities Index, a report put out by The Economist Intelligence Unit, looked at 60 cities across five different continents. The criteria for scoring was split into four major categories: digital safety, infrastructure, health and pe…

Foreign Minister John Baird has called in Sri Lanka’s high commissioner to Canada to discuss Canada’s “deep concern” with the country, according to his spokesperson. The country is facing growing pressure from all major parties in Canadian Parliament to improve its human rights record. But Sri Lankan High Commissioner Chitranganee Wagiswara argues that after an almost 30-year civil war, significant social change in the country is not a sprint—it’s a marathon. The parties are urging Sri Lanka to boost reconciliation between groups involved in the war. If the situation doesn’t improve, the parties have suggested Canada minimize (or fully stop) its participation in a h…

Patrick Brown , Patrick Brown (Mayor of Brampton City) UN estimates that up to 75,000 Tamil civilians were murdered during the Tamil Genocide. The destruction of the Mullivaikkal Memorial was an attempt by the Sri Lankan state to continue a cultural genocide, pretend the victims didn’t exist and rewrite history. Today, Brampton City Council unanimously voted to build our own Mullivaikkal Memorial. While the Sri Lankan regime attempts to whitewash their own blood stained histor…

Why Gotabaya Rajapaksa must go & Mahinda may flee to Africa : Sri Lanka MP Sumanthiran ஜனாதிபதி கோட்டாபய ராஜபக்ச புதிய பிரதமராக ரணில் விக்கிரமசிங்கவை நியமித்துள்ள நிலையில் நாட்டில் ஏற்பட்டுள்ள பொருளாதார மற்றும் அரசியல் குழப்பங்கள் குறித்து ThePrint இன் சிரேஷ்ட ஆலோசனை ஆசிரியர் ஜோதி மல்ஹோத்ரா M. A. சுமந்திரனிடம் பேசியிருந்தார். ராஜபக்சக்களின் எதிர்காலம் என்ன, மக்களின் போராட்டங்களுக்கு மத்தியில் மஹிந்த நாட்டை விட்டு வெளியேறுவாரா, எதிர்கட்சிகளின் முன்னெடுப்புத் திட்டம் என்ன என்ற பல விடயங்கள் குறித்து கலந்துரையாடி இருந்தார்.