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Josy Joseph Sunday, June 11, 2006 23:16 IST NEW DELHI: Pakistan has opened a massive $250 million credit line for supplying Sri Lankan military equipment, including many offensive weapon systems such as tanks, say authoritative sources. The figure contradicts recent reports about Pakistan providing around $50 million military assistance to Lanka. Indian sources insist that an eager Pakistan is stepping it up to $250 million, raising several new uncomfortable questions for India. The report comes at a time when India is worriedly looking at Pakistan planning to gift two of its old submarines to Bangladesh. With China too exhibiting interest in cultivating India…

The Sri Lankan State & fascist media of the South has been systematically intimidating the SLMM and other international non-governmental organizations like the World Bank to toe their line through hate campaign, unethical reporting and misquoting from the original sources. Sri Lankan state media takes SLMM and their spokeswoman for an abusive ride in the name of "a special meeting organized by the Daily News".The news piece appeared on the 9th of June 2006 Daily News is a fine example of the state media's pathetic spin doctoring stunts. The alleged claims by Helen Olafsdottir such as "we will monitor it from Kandy if we have to" and that CFA is yet to become inv…

OSLO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan rebel Tamil Tigers want European Union members withdrawn from a five-nation truce monitoring mission, mediator Norway said on Thursday. The EU last month listed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a banned terrorist organisation after an upsurge in violence on the Indian Ocean island. "The LTTE has informed us that individual members of the EU cannot be members of the Nordic monitoring mission," Erik Solheim, Norway's minister for international development who brokered a 2002 truce, told a news conference. ... ..... http://uk.news.yahoo.com/08062006/325/tige...ors-norway.html LTTE continues dialogue with Norwegia…

Press release No.: 78/06 Date: 08.06.06 Norway profoundly concerned with grave situation in Sri Lanka The grave situation in Sri Lanka, with escalating violence in breach of the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA), is intolerable for the civilian population and a cause of great concern to the international community. As expressed in no uncertain terms by the Tokyo Co-Chairs in their statement of 30 May, the full responsibility for halting violence and giving the peace process a new start, rests with the parties. The Royal Norwegian Government regrets that it was not possible to hold the foreseen and much needed meeting between the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL…

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By Ranga Sirilal MAILAPITIYA, Sri Lanka, June 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan mother-of-two Chandi Rajamanthree says she would rather see her two young sons starve to death than fight in an ethnic conflict that left their father disabled. Her husband has made a partial recovery since he was badly injured in one arm and one leg when the feared sea arm of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sank his Israeli-made naval fast attack boat in 2000. .... ....... http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/COL127967.htm

Sri Lanka talks start and stall, violence rages Thu Jun 8, 2006 1:17 PM BST Email This Article | Print This Article | RSS [-] Text [+] By Peter Apps COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government said Tamil Tiger rebels had refused to meet them at talks in Oslo on Thursday, while at least three people were killed as the two sides blamed each other for new attacks. More than 400 people have been killed since early April and the island's north and east is now locked in a low-intensity conflict. But the Oslo meeting, the first between the two sides since February, was to only centre on the role of the Nordic mission monitoring what is left of a 2002 cease-fire. …

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.

Two SL Police killed, two injured in Vavuniya claymore attack [TamilNet, June 06, 2006 12:06 GMT] Two Sri Lanka Police officers were killed and two seriously injured in a claymore attack near the Pandarikulam road in Vairavapuliyankulam in Vavuniya at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, security sources in Vavuniya said. The claymore hit the van the officers were travelling, sources said. Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers opened fire after the explosion and conducted a cordon and search operation in the area, sources said. No other details are available. http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=18413

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…

BRIAN SENEWIRATNEவின் அறிக்கை By: Brian Senewiratne Source: TamilCanadian - May 20, 2006 BRIAN SENEWIRATNE MA (Camb), MBBChir (Camb), MBBS Hons (Lond) D(Obst)RCOG(UK), MD(Lond), FRCP(Lond), FRACP 292 Pine Mt Rd Mt Gravatt Australia 4122 Consultant Physician Tel: +61 7 33496118 Mobile + 61 419335334 Fax +61 7 33434306 email briansen@bigpond.net.au THE CRITICAL SITUATION IN SRI LANKA Honourable Tony Blair Prime Minister, UK 10 Downing Street London Dear Mr Blair, I am writing as the Patron of the Campaign for Truth and Justice which was formed when I visited London in March 2006. I am expressing my concerns at what is goi…

Tamil Eelam supporters meeting will be held in Periyar Tidal at Chennai on 01-06-2006 at 5 pm. In the meeting Thiru Suba.Vee, Thiru. G.K. Mani of PMK, Poet Arivumathi and others will take part. The urgent meeting has been convened this time to condemn the action of Sri Lanka govt.'s recent atrocities on Tamil in Tamil Eelam area. The meeting is organised by Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Thiru Veeramani. [THE END] - Protest in support to Eelam Tamils on June 12 - TESCC [TIS] Tamil Eelam Supporters Coordinating Committee [TESCC] plans to protest against recent atrocities on Tamils by the Sri Lankan government. The protest will be held in all district head quarters i…

12 workers shot dead in Lanka NDTV Correspondent Tuesday, May 30, 2006 (Colombo): Tamil Tiger rebels of Sri Lanka have shot dead 12 Singhalese constructions workers in the east of country. The rebels also took with them 14 others but two of them escaped, a military spokesman said. But the rebels have denied involvement. The incident comes on a day the European Union listed the rebels, also known as Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam as a terrorist group. Freeze on funds The ban will deprive the LTTE of vital funds they collect from members of the Tamil community in Europe and free other financing channels. The EU move …

India 'has most people with HIV' Prevention strategies are having some effect in India India now has more people living with HIV than any other country, a UNAIDS report has revealed. The report shows that India now accounts for two-thirds of HIV cases in the whole of Asia. An estimated 5.7 million Indians were infected by the end of 2005, overtaking the 5.5 million cases estimated in South Africa. However, While 18.8% of South African adults were living with HIV, the figure in India was 0.9%. Estimates of total deaths in India since Aids was first identified in 1981 range from 270,000 to 680,000. Most of the infections there were caus…

EU says Tamil Tigers 'terrorists' Tamils in Europe are a source of funds for the Tigers The European Union has decided to add the Sri Lankan separatist group, the Tamil Tigers, to its list of banned terrorist organisations. The decision taken by ministers in Brussels means Tamil Tiger assets in the EU's 25 states will be frozen. Recent violence in Sri Lanka has destabilised a ceasefire signed four years ago with the government. Washington earlier took similar action against the Tigers, saying it wanted to cut off their access to arms and money. Correspondents say Europe's Tamil diaspora is a valuable source of funds for the Tigers. Th…

முதலில எனக்கு இந்த தலைப்பை எந்த பகுதில போடுவது என்பதில குழப்பமாக இருந்தது இந்தப் பகுதில பெரும்பாலானவை ஆங்கிலத்தில தான் இருப்பதால பிறமொழி ஆக்கம் பகுதில போட்டிருக்கிறன். அடுத்து .ந்தப்பகுதில ஏதும் குறைகள் இருப்பின் சுட்டிக்காட்டுங்க திருத்த முயற்சிக்கிறேன் ; இந்த பகுதி சம்பந்தமான கேள்விகளை தமிழில கேட்கலாம் பதிலும் தமிழில .ருக்கும் (எனக்கு நேரம் இல்லாமையால தமிழில மொழி பெயர்க்கவில்லை ) Guidance - Students (INF 5) (03/04/06) What is this guidance about? This guidance explains what you will need to do if you want to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) to study, and what the Immigration Rules say. It is only a guide but it aims to answer some co…

Sri Lanka: opnieuw burgeroorlog? De Tamiltijgers op het eiland Sri Lanka dreigen de wapenstilstand stop te zetten De Tamiltijgers vormen een minderheid op Sri Lanka en willen meer autonomie. In 2002 maakte de wapenstilstand een einde aan de jarenlange burgeroorlog. http://www.vtm.be/nieuws/index_nieuwsbuite...and.shtml?p=124

Obvious discrimination by the International Community Source: TCHR/CTDH Ref : GJ098/PR/2006 25 May 2006 "It would seem to International Educational Development that the Tamil people are not viewed as worthy of attention and this must be viewed as rank and despicable discrimination. What other conclusion is possible when in the face of this long and protracted war, neither the Commission nor the Sub-Commission has issued a resolution since 1987? Have these bodies not paid any attention to the reports of the Commission's Working Groups and Rapporteurs? Are these bodies unaware that Sri Lanka is just behind Iraq in disappearances and that almost all the disapp…

இலங்கை வழி தமிழரான, இலண்டனில் பிறந்து வசித்து வரும் பிரபல பாடகி MIA மாதங்கி அருட்பிரகாசத்துக்கு அமெரிக்க அரசு தடை!!! இவரின் தந்தை ஒரு விடுதலைப்போராளி என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது. Brit rap star M.I.A. banned from US (Wednesday May 24, 2006 07:06 PM) Critically-acclaimed British rapper M.I.A. has been barred from entering the US to work on her new album, it has been revealed. The star - whose real name is Maya Arulpragasam - posted a message on her website explaining that she had been due to work with top American hip hop producer Timbaland, but was now having to make the record elsewhere. Arulpragasam, the daughter of a Tamil Tiger fighter, grew u…

Wakely Paul's letter to the UN Secretary General May 18 2006 The Secretary General, United Nations, NY, NY 10017 Sir, I write regarding the shocking possibility of Mr Jayantha Dhanapala, a representative of the Government of SRI LANKA, being considered as a candidate to succeed you as Secretary General. of this very august organization. Sri Lanka has for years been ruled by governments that have violated every concept of democracy. They have discriminated against the Tamils to such an extent, that the Tamils now have their own independent regime in a region of the Northeast of the island known as the Vanni. In short, there is no such entity a…

A turning point in the drift to war Unanswered questions remain about the killing of Sri Lankan foreign minister By K. Ratnayake 23 May 2006 With the eruption of open fighting between the Sri Lankan military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), it is timely to reexamine a key turning point in the slide towards renewed civil war—the assassination of former Sri Lankan foreign minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar, by unidentified gunmen on the night of August 12 last year. The murder was a political boon for the Sinhala extremists of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), who had been agitating unsuccessfully against a joint…

Why the Liberation Tigers ofTamil Eelam is not a Terrorist Organisation By: Karen Parker Karen Parker, J.D., San Francisco, USA Proceedings of International Conference On Tamil Nationhood & Search for Peace in Sri Lanka, Ottawa, Canada 1999 Canadians have asked me to set out my views on whether the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is a "terrorist" organization. I state categorically that the LTTE is not a "terrorist" organization but rather an armed force in a war against the government of Sri Lanka. Characterization of the LTTE as a "terrorist" organization is politically motivated, having no basis in law or fact. This memoran…

BBC Interview Wrong Guy They were supposed to get Guy Kewney, a technology expert, to comment on the 'Apple v Apple' lawsuit, but mistakenly got a job interviewee by the name of Guy Goma - look at his face as he is introduced at the beginning! Click here for Video clip

2 Tigers, 4 SLA troopers wounded in clash [TamilNet, May 16, 2006 13:01 GMT] Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers who moved beyond the no-man zone and entered the Forward Defence Line (FDL) of the Liberation Tigers at Kandalkadu near Eluthumadduval between Nagarkovil and Muhamalai, shot and wounded two LTTE cadres around 5:45 p.m., LTTE sources in Kilinochchi said. A direct clash erupted after the incident and four SLA soldiers were wounded, SLA sources said. The Liberation Tigers have lodged a complaint on the incident with the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), LTTE sources in Kilinochchi said. The wounded SLA soldiers were rushed to Palaly military hospital…

TAMIL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - TCHR/CTDH CENTRE TAMOUL POUR LES DROITS DE L'HOMME (Established in 1990) (UN accredited NGO to the World Summit on Information Society) www.tchr.net Ref : EH074/PR/2006 10 May 2006 Ethnic cleansing and mass murder in the name of Buddhism and tolerance ".. I do not want to hide the fact that I am a Buddhist and remind them the Buddha taught us tolerance of persons of other religious views” said Sri Lanka's former Prime Minister and present President Mahinda Rajapaksa. (www.mahindarajapaksa.com - 1 October 2005) Is it necessary for any President or even t…