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Millions affected after deadly floods hit India and Bangladesh By Swati Gupta and Rhea Mogul, CNN Updated 3:44 AM ET, Wed June 22, 2022 …

Sri Lankan President Dissanayake’s JVP/NPP wins a landslide victory in parliamentary elections 8 hours ago Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s ruling Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna-led (JVP) National People’s Power (NPP) alliance secured a landslide victory in Thursday’s national parliamentary election. With 159 seats, the JVP/NPP will have a two-thirds majority in the incoming 225-member parliament, giving it the legal power to make good on its pledge to amend the constitution unhindered by any parliamentary opposition. Sri Lankan President Anura K…

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Family forced to pay extra $4,000 for new tickets after Air Canada bars them from flight 'A family of 5 is a no-go,' manager said, although plane had 8 empty seats Shanty Thivakaran, husband Thiva Maheswaran and their son Athiran on vacation in Sri Lanka. The family had to repurchase plane tickets after they weren't allowed on their original Air Canada flight. (Shanty Thivakaran) A Toronto family wants answers after Air Canada barred them from their flight, forcing them to spend an extra $4,000 on new tickets to take the same flight the following day. When CBC News asked Air Cana…

Gotabhaya Rajapaksa won Sri Lanka’s bitterly contested presidential poll, bringing with him a family of strongmen that could shift the island nation back toward China and reignite racial tensions that have divided the country for decades. Rajapaksa, 70, won 52.3% of the vote, while the ruling alliance candidate Sajith Premadasa trailed with 42% at the final count, according to state-run television station Rupavahini. He is due to take the oath of office Monday where he will face a parliament led by rival and current Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, potentially setting off another constitutional standoff that may not be resolved until parliamentary elections due a…

Peruvian mum awarded 'Green Nobel' for work to create new national park in Amazon rainforest Posted 2ddays ago, updated 2ddays ago Liz Chicaje Churay was awarded a Goldman Environmental Award for spearheading the creation of a national park in the Peruvian Amazon. (Supplied: Goldman Environmental Prize) As a teenage mother and activist, Liz Chicaje would travel by boat and foot across Peru's Amazon rainforest with her young daughter campaigning to protect the ancestral lands of the Bora indigenous people from illegal logging and mining. Key points: Six grassroots activists received Goldman prizes this year T…

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 …

President Zelenskiy slams NATO for rejecting no-fly zone over Ukraine NATO on Friday rejected Ukrainian calls to help it protect its skies from Russian missiles and warplanes, wary of being dragged into Moscow’s war on its neighbour, but Europe promised more sanctions to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy strongly criticised the decision, saying the alliance had given Russia the green light to continue its bombing campaign. He had earlier appealed to NATO to set up a no-fly zone over Ukraine, which Russia invaded by land, sea and air on Feb. 24. …

Dr. Rajan Hoole Border Aggression and Civilian Massacres – Part 5 As for the Israeli engagement and what it entailed, much valuable information is ob- tainable from By Way of Deception by Viktor Ostrovsky and Claire Hoy, which was published in 1990, and the proceedings and report of the Mossad Commission in this country the following year, provoked by the same book. The book was written by the Canadian journalist Claire Hoy on the basis of information Ostrovsky had gathered while serving in the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad from 1983 to 1986, before quitting and flying off to Canada. It caused a sensation in Sri Lanka because of its references to purpo…

Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in global study Researchers examined 11 different brands of water purchased in 9 countries By David Common, Eric Szeto, CBC News Posted: Mar 14, 2018 6:00 PM ET Last Updated: Mar 14, 2018 6:00 PM ET Microplastics are the result of the breakdown of all the plastic waste that makes its way into landfills and oceans. The purpose of the study was to establish the presence of the plastics in bottled water. (Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images) The bottled water industry is estimated to…

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பொழுதுபோகாவிட்டால் இதையும் செய்து பாருங்கள்.. Time to get crafty while in quarantine. BY MARINA LIAO APR 10, 2020 Right when we've exhausted all the ways to keep ourselves busy during self-quarantine—baking banana bread, completing puzzles, trying viral TikTok dances, even growing our own scallions in water—another form of entertainment has popped up. (No it's not a new TV show, although, personally, I've been binge-watching a lot of K-dramas lately.) The creative and new challenge is coming from fashion house Alexander McQueen. The brand has put out a call for everyone to create a three-dimensional flower using any materials they can find in their o…

The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy warship HAI YANG 24 HAO arrived at the port of Colombo on a formal visit this morning, the Navy said. The 129m long ship which arrived in Colombo is manned by a crew of 138 and it is commanded by Commander Jin Xin. Meanwhile, the ship is scheduled to depart the island on August 12. Chinese warship arrives in Colombo - Breaking News | Daily Mirror

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On this day 11 years ago, thousands of Tamil protestors took to the streets of Toronto, demanding international action as the Sri Lankan military massacred tens of thousands of Tamils. As we mark the anniversary of the protest on the Gardiner Expressway, we share reflections from activists who were part of the demonstrations in Canada. 11 years have gone by since the Tamil diaspora community mobilized and took our voices to the streets. We raised our voices in an effort to raise awareness on the genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka. I was 15 at the time, but I remember that day so clearly. It was Mother’s Day, and I was sitting with my family at my grandmother’…

விக்டோரியா மாநிலமும் நியு சவுத்வேலஸ் மாநிலமும் காட்டு தீயால் பாதிக்கபட குயின்ஸ்லாந்து மாநிலம் வெள்ளத்தில் .... PHOTO Torrential rain left the Movie World car park at Oxenford underwater early on Saturday morning. INSTAGRAM: MICKEYLOU15 Dangerous storms described as a one-in-100-year event have swept through South-East Queensland overnight and into the morning, dumping heavy rain and causing flash flooding in parts of Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Key points: Flash flooding closed the Pacific Motorway on the Gold Coast for several hours There were about 160 calls to the SES across the state's south-east …

Wall Street's 4 top banks just had $55 billion wiped off their market value in a single day People walk inside JP Morgan headquarters in New York, October 25, 2013. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Four of America's biggest banks lost a combined $55 billion of market value in a single day as financial stocks plunged. US bank shares took a beating Thursday amid fears of contagion effects from the turmoil at Silicon Valley Bank and Silvergate.…

Father, Son, and Nephew Go Missing in Sea at Sangaman Kanda December 26, 2024 A tragic incident unfolded on Wednesday evening at Sangaman Kanda beach, located within the Thirukkovil Police Division, where three family members were swept away by strong waves and are now missing. The missing individuals have been identified as Mayilvaganam Nadarajah (38), his 15-year-old son Dinujan, and his 17-year-old nephew Krishore, the son of Nadarajah’s sister. According to preliminary police investigations, the three had ventured into the sea for a swim as part of their Christmas celebrations. It is reported that …

media captionAerial footage shows the X-Press Pearl breaking up and sinking off Sri Lanka's western coast A chemical-laden cargo ship is sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka, sparking fears of an environmental disaster. The Singapore-registered X-Press Pearl had been on fire for almost two weeks before the blaze was put out this week. Hundreds of tonnes of oil from fuel tanks could leak into the sea if it sinks, devastating nearby marine life. The Sri Lankan and Indian navies had worked jointly over the past days in an attempt to put out the fire and prevent the ship from breaking up and sinking. …

Israel-Palestine war: How the AI 'Habsora' system masks random killing with maths Newly revealed 'mass assassination factory' technology is likely being showcased for future international sales, experts say Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, 22 November (AP) By Nader Durgham in Beirut and Lubna Masarwa in Jerusalem Israel's war on Gaza has seen it strike the Palestinian enclave with new and deadly ferocity. That onslaught, according to a recent report, is being powered with an artificial intelligence system that experts warn is indiscriminate and …

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Japan keenly interested in investing in Sri Lanka in several sectors Measures will be taken to further strengthen long-standing bilateral relations between Japan and Sri Lanka, Japanese State Minister for Regional Revitalization Kozo Yamamoto said. Minister Yamamoto made these remarks when he paid a courtesy call on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat Monday (13). Sri Lanka is secured and stable under the current government. The economy is also progressing. In this context, a conducive investment environment had been created in Sri Lanka for the Japanese investors, the State Minister a…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested the Tamil diaspora to work together to develop the country and help the people irrespective of their community. The President has said this in an interview with Nitin A. Gokhale, Editor-in-Chief of Bharat Shakti.in and SNI. When the interviewer commented on peaceful existence, the President said, “Yes, so rather than just criticising and I would like to even request the Tamil diaspora to forget these things, nobody is benefitted; rather we must work together to develop our country, help the people in our country irrespective of their (community). Everybody is a Sri Lankan citizen if they are born in Sri Lanka. They have…

ecretary to the Ministry of Defence Gotabhaya Rajapaksa says that each time he meets the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka she asked him why he had not taken steps to punish Sri Lankan soldiers. Speaking at a presentation ceremony at the National Chamber of Commerce yesterday Rajapaksa said that he always responds to Ambassador Michele Sison that soldiers cannot be punished without due procedure being followed. The Secretary to the Ministry of Defence referred to remarks made by Ambassador Sison in Matara on Wednesday when he claimed she criticized the impeachment process against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake. “The biggest threat the US can pose to Sri Lanka’s…