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Anandasangaree's hour A New York Times journalist e-mailed me the other day with a question, "does the Sri Lankan government have a plan for devolution?" It was a question to which I must confess, I had no answer, and therefore had to direct to my old friend, former Georgetown alumni, and spokesperson for the joint Tamil delegation at the crucial closing session of the 1985 Thimpu talks, Kethesh Loganathan, who is currently the deputy head of the Peace Secretariat. Frankly, I don't know whether he had an answer, or whether anyone does for that matter. This is the Achilles heel of the democratic Sri Lankan state; the weakest link in the Sri Lankan case. It has …

Three civilians belonging to same family were massacred at their home in Velanai West by Sri Lanka Navy operated paramilitary gunmen, around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Meanwhile, armed men who came in a vehicle set fire to several shops and blasted a transformer at Puliyankoodal junction in Kayts, Saturday night, civilian sources said. Villagers blame Sri Lankan forces for the attacks in the Jaffna islets. On Saturday alone, 12 civilians have been killed in Sri Lanka Navy controlled Jaffna islets. EPDP paramilitary was in control of the Jaffna islets before the Ceasefire Agreement was entered between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Government of Sri Lanka (G…

Brent Council lost due to Labour-London Criminal R.Jayadevan's link? Sources from London said that the Brent Council in Labour Heartland was lost by the Labour party after 16 years at the helm. Liberal Democrats gained 16 new seats while Labour lost 13 seats at the council. Sources said that the local Labour party office was based on the same site as Eelapatheeswarar Aalayam Limited, which has been in a storm over allegations made against its Chairman London Criminal Rajasingham Jayadevan alias Undiyalaan. Lately, the Labour party has also been in controversy over loans for peerages and other financial scandals. Sources said that repeat protests…

கண்காணிப்புக் குழு அம்பலமாக்கும் உண்மைகள் சிரிலங்கா இராணுவம் படுகொலை செய்கிறது.விரைவில் சிரிலங்காவிற்கு எதிராக சர்வதேச கருத்து திரும்பக் கூடிய சாத்தியம். நாம் கவனமாக இருக்க வேண்டிய காலகட்டம். Monitors see S.Lanka army hand in civilian killings Thu May 11, 2006 9:26 AM BST Email This Article | Print This Article | RSS [-] Text [+] By Peter Apps VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - International truce monitors said on Thursday they believe Sri Lankan troops are involved in killing ethnic Tamil civilians in the island's north, contrary to government denials. The unarmed Nordic Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) said probable Tamil Tiger rebel attacks on the …

Indiscriminate Attacks strengthen case for Tamil self-rule- Aussie MP [TamilNet, May 05, 2006 10:10 GMT] "Whatever the provocation, targeting Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Government clearly demonstrates that it does not regard the Tamil people to be part of its population. It thus strengthens, in my view, the Tamil people's case for self determination," said Australian parliamentarion John Murphy, Member for the Federal State of Lowe, in a media release issued Friday. For full report, please visit: http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=18020

சிறிலங்காவிற்கான இராணுவ உதவிகளை மறைக்க விரும்பும் இந்திய அரசு. India ready to help Lanka but wants no publicity Pranab Dhal Samanta Posted online: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 at 0000 hrs Print Email NEW DELHI, MAY 8: With Sri Lanka raising doubts over LTTE’s commitment to the peace talks and urging India to strengthen defence cooperation, New Delhi has indicated continued engagement on Colombo’s defence requirements with the understanding that discussions will not be brought into the public domain. It’s learnt that the issue of defence supplies came up during discussions between Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Defence Minister Pranab Mukher…

நாகர்கோவில் நோக்கி சிரிலங்கா இராணுவத்தின் பாரிய படை நகர்வு Large SLA troop movements towards Nagarkovil FDL [TamilNet, May 08, 2006 12:24 GMT] Hundreds of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troops are moving towards Forward Defense Lines (FDLs) in Nagarkovil in Vadamaradchy east, and surrounding villages of Manatkaadu and Kudathanai, in vehicle convoys from Palaly Military base continuously from 12.00 midnight till 12 noon Monday, at nearly 15 minute interval, sources from Jaffna said. Convoys reach the Jaffna-Point Pedro road through Atchuvely junction, and are proceeding towards Nagarkovil using two different routes, sources said. Convoys proceed to Manthikai …

கா வே பாலக்குமார் குறிப்பிட்ட தயான் ஜெயதிகவின் முக்கியாமன கட்டுரை- தற்போதய மகிந்த அரசின் போர் யுக்தியைப் புரிந்து கொள்ள உதவும். DEATH OF A THOUSAND CUTS DAYAN JAYATILLEKA April 22 Get this: the founding year of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was 1976. Its precursor the Tamil New Tigers was formed in 1972, but the LTTE, the Liberation Tigers, Viduthalai Puligal, was born in 1976. That makes this year, 2006, the 30th anniversary of the LTTE. If anyone thinks that Mr Prabhakaran is going to let that go uncelebrated by some major, if not historic exercise, he or she does not understand such struggles and movements. This would be the year that Prabhak…

Govt. offers sea-planes for LTTE The Government has offered two sea-planes owned by SriLankan Airlines to transport LTTE cadres from the east to the north and is now awaiting a response, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said. He said if the LTTE agreed to this proposal made through the facilitator Norway, engineers would be sent from Colombo to see whether the sea-plane could land somewhere in Kilinochchi. These two sea-planes with a capacity of 10 passengers each are now being used to fly tourists to holiday destinations in the south. The Sunday Times learns that the government has discussed with the airlines the possibility of obtaining the two sea pl…

ஐரோப்பிய ஒன்றியத்தில் புலிகள் மீது தடை விதிப்பது தொடர்பில் அதன் அங்கத்துவ நாடுகளையிடையே கருத்து வேறுபாடு ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்த தடை நடவடிக்கைக்கு நார்டிக் நாடுகள் எதிர்ப்பு தெரிவித்து வருகின்றது. இதனால் ஐரோப்பாவில் புலிகள் அமைப்புக்கு தடை ஏதும் ஏற்பட வாய்ப்பு குறைவு என்று தெரிகின்றது. EU divided, may not ban LTTE By M.R. Narayan Swamy, New Delhi: The European Union is sharply divided over outlawing Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerrillas, and indications are a ban is not immediately in the offing despite this week's suicide bomb attack blamed on the insurgents. The 25-nation grouping is debating whether or not it should declare the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam…

Rights group says Lanka has fallen short A human rights group in a letter to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, said Sri Lanka had fallen short of its commitment to safeguard human rights. The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM ASIA) said Sri Lankas pledges fell short of substantive steps to ensure effective promotion and protection of human rights domestically and internationally. In addition, we note that many of the pledges are vague and general, without specific information as to how they will be implemented in practice, FORUM-ASIA Executive Director Anselmo Lee said In its letter the FORUM has included a list of pledges omitted by…

Pranab Dhal Samanta Posted online: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 at 0000 hrs lSupplies: Colombo says it desperately needs spares for tanks, aircraft, UAVs NEW DELHI, MAY 2: While India grapples with limited options to somehow save the ceasefire agreement in Sri Lanka, a desperate Colombo is gradually looking away, and has approached Pakistan for defence supplies after India dragged its feet for reasons rooted in domestic Tamil politics. While Sri Lanka sought to downplay the issue when its President Mahinda Rajapakse was in Islamabad last month, the fact is that Sri Lanka has given Pakistan a long shopping list which clearly shows the effort is to give …

எந்த ஊடகத்திலும் இந்தச் செய்திவந்ததாகத் தெரியவில்லை. தலையில்லாமல் போடப்பட்ட உடலங்கள் இராணுவத் தளபதி மீதான தாக்குதலின் பின் கைது செய்யப்படவர்களினது என்று இந்தச் செய்தி கூறுகிறது. Two of the six headless bodies identified (May 3, 4.00 pm) Two of the headless bodies found on the 27th from the Awissawella Police area have been identified. One of them was a resident of Telangapatha, Wattala and the other was of three wheeler driver of Armor Street. Senior Superintendent of Police Wilfred Mahanama said both were Tamil persons. The bodies were brought to Colombo today and one of the bodies has already started decomposing, the SSP said. According to r…

Gunmen attack Jaffna daily Uthayan, casualties not known [TamilNet, May 02, 2006 14:25 GMT] Armed men who entered the main office of Uthayan, Jaffna daily, around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, opened fire at editorial staff. At least 40 gunshots were heard, residents said. Casualty details are not available at the moment. Uthayan office is located on Kasthuriyar Road in Jafna town. Further details are not available at the moment.

http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/01/stories/20...50112670100.htm தமிழ்நாட்டு மக்களும் சிந்து வெளி நாகரிக மக்களும் ஒரே மொழியை பேசியிருக்கவேண்டும்

[TamilNet, May 01, 2006 06:14 GMT] Two Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) soldiers and four Tamil civilians were killed in an explosion in Trincomalee town, around 9.45 a.m, Monday. Three SLN personnel and 2 civilians were wounded in the explosion, that occured at at Vidiyalayam Road in Trincomalee town, Trincomalee police said. The police said the blast was caused by a claymore mine fixed to a bicycle, parked on the road side. The bomb went off when the soldiers on a road clearing operation bagan examining the bicycle, ¨the police said. The civilians killed in the blast were identified as Praba, a three wheeler driver, Ms.Chitra Thurainayagam, and her two children- Va…

Karuna Cadres were captured alive Sunday, 30 April 2006 Sources from Batticaloa said that seven Karuna cadres were captured alive during the early morning raid on paramilitary camps. New information said that 29 paramilitaries were killed, 15 injured and 7 captured. Sources said that Karuna Cadres had gathered at the attacked camp for a planning session. Sources said that the LTTE raid may have been intelligence led, as all the Karuna group cadres were caught in one place. "Karuna Group has lost more than 80% of its capacity," said a military analyst. http://www.tamileditors.com/NEW/

Who in Army HQ tipped off bomber? IQBAL ATHAS SITUATION REPORT SUNDAY TIMES/TAMIL LINKS It is easily the worst incident in the two decades of separatist war and interludes of peace with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A female suicide bomber infiltrated the heavily-fortified Army Headquarters in Colombo. She threw herself before Army Commander Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka's motorcade. If not for motorcycle outrider Corporal Ruwan Yakandawala, who kicked her, faced the full brunt of the explosion and died on the spot, Lt. Gen. Fonseka would be no more. But he was badly wounded and had to undergo emergency surgery. He is still under inten…

The bombing and shelling in Trincomalee – a request for help. By: Brian Senewiratne (Brisbane, Australia ) Source: TamilCanadian To the expatriate Tamil community Download: THE KILLING OF INNOCENTS IN SRI LANKA (April 2006) I am asking for help from expatriate Tamils and others who are concerned with the outrage in Trincomalee on 25-26 April 2006. I have written a separate article “The killing of innocents in Sri Lanka (April 2006)” which is being posted on the web in a way that it can be printed and posted. I will appreciate it if some concerned soul(s) prints this and circulates it to every politician, every religious body, and the media…

புவிசார் அரசியலில் ஏவுகணைத் தொழில் நுட்பத்தின் பலம்-பாக்கிஸ்தானிய முயற்ச்சிகள் எமக்கும் இச் செய்தி தரும் பாடம், தொழில் நுட்ப விருத்தி+கூட்டு முயற்சி= புவிசார் அரசியற்பலம்= சர்வதேச அங்கீகாரம். Pakistan stages new missile test It is the second time the missile has been successfully tested Pakistan has successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable missile with a range of 2,000km (1,250 miles), the Pakistani military has said. It was the second test-firing of the surface-to-surface Hatf VI (Shaheen II) missile, which was first tested in March 2005, officials said. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz watched the launch, at an undisclosed location. The…

Tamil suicide bomber who targeted Sri Lanka top general was pregnant, investigator says DILIP GANGULY , Associated Press, Fri 28th Apr 05:30GMT. The Tamil bomber who blew herself up targeting Sri Lanka's top general was pregnant and that helped her to conceal explosives and get inside army headquarters for a maternity check, an investigator says. The brazen attack Tuesday triggered tit-for-tat military action by government troops and the rebels that has pushed Sri Lanka close to civil war after a tense four-year cease-fire. The bomber has been identified as Anoja Kugenthirasah, 21, from the northern government-held garrison town of Vavuniya on the frontier …

பல்வேறுமொழிகளில் ஈழ நிலவரம் பற்றி வந்த செய்திகளை இணைய மொழி மாற்றியூடு மொழிமாற்றம் செய்து வாசித்து பார்த்தேன். அவை உங்களின் பார்வைக்கும். மொழி மாற்றிகளின் மொழி மாற்றம் சில இடங்களில் சரியான மொழி பெயர்ப்பை தருவதிலை. அதை இந்த மொழிபெயர்ப்புக்களிலும் நீங்கள் அவதானிக்கலாம். அவ்விடங்களில் எல்லாம் திருத்தம் செய்ய போதிய நேரமின்மையால் மொழிபெயர்ப்பை அப்படியே இடுகிறேன் 1. போர்த்துகல் மொழியில் வெளியான செய்தி. http://www.publico.clix.pt/shownews.asp?id=1255267 Sri Lanka: thousands of persons avoid the military offensive against the Tigers Tamil The Army of Sri Lanka attacked today, for the second consecutive day, positions of the guerrilla war tamil, in the northe…

A temple is not a money making machine. If Undiyalaan wants to buy three houses in London and several other properties across the world, he should get a job. Huge protest against Undiyalaan will be held with special police permission and protection. Time:: From 11 am till 1 pm Date:: Friday, 28 April 2006 Place:: Outside the Eelapatheeswarar Aalayam Limited, Union Road, Wembley, Middlesex. HA0 4AU How to get there:: Tube - Wembley Central by Metropolitan or Bakerloo, Bus - 79 - 83 - 92 - 182 - 224 Car: A406 ring road and then towards Wembley at Hangerlane or A404 Contact:: Rajan - 07751717097

Democracy in crisis in Asia's killing fields- AHRC Saying that "Sri Lanka has been the stage of one of the most brutal killing fields," the Asian Hurna Rights Commission (AHRC) in a media release issued Wednesday said, "the problem Sri Lanka faces is much worse than a mere escalation of violence. A country that is already facing a collapse of its basic institutions and living at the lowest ebb of the rule of law is now plunging deeper into an abysmal crisis in all areas of life...crisis in Sri Lanka is a crisis of democracy, with its roots in the authoritarian style of rule that arose as a result of the 1978 Constitution." Full text of AHRC's media release follows:…

Sri Lankan Kfir jets bomb LTTE controlled area in Trincomalee [TamilNet, April 25, 2006 13:00 GMT] Sri Lankan Kfir jets have been bombing LTTE controlled Sampoor, Ilakkanthai and Kattaiparichchan villages in Muttur, Trincomalee district from 5:00 p.m Tuesday. Casualty details are not available at the moment. There are also reports about multibarrel artillery fire. Sri Lankan Dvora attack crafts and gunboats were surrounding the LTTE controlled coastal areas in Trincomalee, civilian sources said. With the Colombo bomb attack Tuesday, the duration of curfew has been advanced to 4 p.m.till 6 a.m. next day, police said. Eighteen-hour curfew has been clamped…