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He that Steals an Egg will Steal an Ox. By the time this piece appears in print on Sunday 13th, Parliament would have decided on the CJ issue; to either vote for her impeachment or obey the courts’ determination that the Parliamentary Select Committee’s finding is null and void. If Parliament chooses to impeach the CJ, it would be a brazen violation of the Constitution and will kill any semblance of democracy the country has maintained despite the curtailment of the press, buying of MPs, election violence, and many cabinet members being implicated in murder. The Sixth Amendment fiasco of 1983 that disfranchised Tamils and provoked Tamil militancy seems unnecessary …

China is working on a draft for a law on international seabed exploration that would enable it to explore mineral and other deep sea resources in the Indian Ocean and other seas far from its shores, official sources said. The move is likely to worry New Delhi that keeps a close watch on China's strategic moves in the Indian Ocean with the help of countries like Sri Lanka. Colombo recently supported increased Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean saying China needed to protect its sea trade routes. The proposed law is part of China's efforts to build itself as a maritime power. The country recently launched its first aircraft carrier. The standing committee of …

Newly sworn-in SL President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has denounced the existence of Eezham Tamils as a nation in the North and the East of the island. The wartime genocidaire Defense Secretary wants Tamils to become ‘Sri Lankans’ capitulating to the Sinhala Mahawansa doctrine, which possesses the requisite intent for Tamil genocide. The Tamils and their political leaders must unambiguously state now that there would be no engagement with genocidaire SL President and the SL State unless he openly and publicly declares Eezham Tamils as a nation entitled to the right of self-determination. The foreign state actors upholding the engagement paradigm are ultimately responsible for th…

Russia is now in control of much of Severodonetsk, the epicenter of the battle for Ukraine's eastern Donbas region By Josh Pennington, Irene Nasser and Jorge Engels, CNN Updated 10:46 AM ET, Sat June 11, 2022 CNN)Russian forces are now in control of most of Severodonetsk, the epicenter of the bloody battle for Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. Street fighting continued to rage on Saturday in the eastern city, where Russian soldiers and Ukrainian troops are still locked in battle. "The situation rema…

Sri Lanka dismisses Canada’s threat Souce:Xinhua Publish By Thomas Whittle COLOMBO, Feb. 6 — The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday dismissed a threat from Canada regarding the island’s human rights record. Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Ministry said that the government was well aware of the importance of securing the rights of its own people and was acting accordingly. “Sri Lanka’s human rights record is much better than other countries. The government knows its responsibility towards its own people and has been working on maintaining a good human rights record,” Foreign Secretary Karunathilaka Amunugama told Xinhua. Canada on Sunday warned the Sri Lankan govern…

Could this finally be a breakthrough for cancer patients? A team of researchers at the University of Oxford in collaboration with U.K-based pharmaceutical company NuCana, have found a molecule in a Himalayan fungus that could help in killing cancer cells 40 times faster and with less harm as compared to existing chemotherapy medications. This new type of chemotherapy produced from the chemical has been found to be quite effective as an anti-cancer drug called NUC-7738. The new drug is still in the early stages of development so it’s still too early to tell if it would be a successful venture but the results look promising and might provide a new and improved thera…

Americans are still using Russian oil and money is 'flowing into the Kremlin’s coffers,' says Ukraine's chief economic advisor Jacob Zinkula Vessels anchored at the southern end of the Singapore Strait on September 21, 2021. ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images Ukraine's chief economic advisor said the US is — perhaps unknowingly — continuing to import Russian oil. In March, the US placed a ban on Russian oil and natural gas due to Puti…

January 11, 2013 - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada is deeply concerned over the impeachment of Sri Lankan Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake. “Her impeachment appears to be highly politicized, lacking basic transparency and respect for the guarantees of due process and fair trial. “Judicial independence is fundamental to the rule of law and essential for any democratic and accountable government. Canada calls on the Government of Sri Lanka to change course immediately. “Canada continues to have serious concerns about the human rights situation, the need for reconciliation and the democratic deficit in Sri Lan…

இலங்கை அரசின் இனப்படுகொலையைத் துணிந்து அம்பலப்படுத்திய கஜேந்திரகுமார் பொன்னம்பலம்

Q It was widely believed that you would retire from politics after the end of your term. You also said it. In contrast, you are now planning to make a comeback. Why did you decide to do so? I don’t see any need for me to retire from politics. First, the country is in need of our political ideology. That is nothing but the policy of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). Accordingly, I feel the need to engage in active politics to find solutions to today’s problems and in the interests of the country’s future. On the other hand, I am fit both physically and mentally. Those who are older than me have been in politics. Still, there are some people in politics, who are older th…

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Country will be put on right track - President “The people did not want a Gotabaya Rajapaksa but a proper leader who is capable in putting the country on the right track”, said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. …

(l-to-r) 'Arrowsmith,' 'Camille,' 'Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet' and 'Jezebel' (Photofest) Must-See Classic Movies About Pandemics From 'Jezebel' to 'Arrowsmith,' a comprehensive list of Golden Age films that deal with outbreaks. As a result of the current coronavirus pandemic, most people have more discretionary time than they did a month ago. Large numbers have wound up in front of their television sets seeking not escapism, but rather pandemic-related films. The two most widely seen, thus far, have been relatively recent: Wolfgang Petersen's Outbreak (1995), in which Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo and Morgan Freeman confront an Ebola-like disease; and Ste…

இந்த கட்டுரையில் வரும் படங்களை என்னால் இணைக்கமுடியவில்லை, ஆனால் இணைத்துள்ள linkல் அவர்களதும், Uluruவினதும், அழகை பாரக்கமுடியும். Thirty years ago, Leanne Liddle had to leave the NT to join the police. Now, she has a plan to change the whole justice system in just five years. By Laetitia Lemke and photographer Michael Franchi. Published 15 Dec 2020, 4:04am Over the drone of the charter plane engine, about 290 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs, Leanne Liddle looks out the window and points to ordered structures emerging on the edge of the Tanami desert. “Yuendumu,” she offers. That one word is heavy with significance but from the air there is n…

India's foreign policy is very clear and will not agree to any foreign power interfering in Sri Lanka's internal matters, a senior leader of India's governing Bharatha Janatha Party (BJP) Dr. Subramanian Swamy said. Speaking at the last day sessions of Sri Lanka's three-day defense meet, Defense Seminar 2014, at the Galadari Hotel in Colombo on the topic 'India - Sri Lanka Relations' , Dr. Swamy said India's 'national interests' are the most prioritized and India will not favor one particular ethnic group. "India's foreign policy is very clear and will not agree to any foreign power interfering Sri Lanka's internal matters, nor it will intervene in any such…

Trudeau says Canada 'closely monitoring' Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause in the U.S. U.S. officials are suspending use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six reports of rare blood clots John Paul Tasker - CBC News Posted: April 13, 2021 Last Updated: April 13, 2021 Virus Outbreak Illinois A person drives up to find a closed sign at the COVID-19 mass vaccination site at Elgin's Eastside Recreation Center in Elgin, Ill., on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 in Elgin, Ill. The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. (Rick West/AP) Rea…

Tamil diaspora group wants Sri Lanka to pay a heavy price The Global Tamil Forum (GTF), an influential Tamil diaspora group says Sri Lanka should be made to understand, in no uncertain terms, that the country will pay a heavy price if it continues its negative trajectory. The GTF also noted that it is time for the international community to rethink its engagement approach towards Sri Lanka. “Sri Lanka should be made to understand in no uncertain terms that the country will pay a heavy price if it continues its negati…

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has cancelled his visit to Pakistan that was scheduled for later this week due to the political unrest in the Pakistani capital city of Islamabad, Pakistani Foreign Office has said. During the Sri Lankan President's visit to Islamabad which was scheduled for August 22, the President was to meet the Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, President Mamnoon Hussain and Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif. President Rajapaksa was to accompany a delegation of 20 government officials and a30-member private sector business delegation to Islamabad. A Joint Press Statement issued on the Pakistan-Sri Lanka Foreign…

The far-right neo-Nazi group has expanded to become part of Ukraine’s armed forces, a street militia and a political party. A veteran of the Ukrainian national guard's Azov Battalion conducts military exercises for civilians in Kyiv, Ukraine on January 30, 2022 [File: Gleb Garanich/Reuters] Published On 1 Mar 20221 Mar 2022 As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its sixth day, a Ukrainian far-right military regiment is back in the headlines. Russian President Vladimir Putin referenced the presence of such units within the Ukrainian military as one of the reasons for launching his so-called “special military operation … to…

Sri Lanka: Tamil journalist harassed by police twice in two days A journalist in eastern Sri Lanka in being continuously intimidated by police who had visited his house twice within two days, soon after the UN high commissioner released a damning report on Sri Lanka's human rights performance. On Tuesday (2), police arrived at Tamil journalist Punniamoorthy Sasikaran's home in Mamangam, Batticaloa claiming to deliver a court order. The journalist refused accepting it as he had already visited by the police a day before. "I will accept this document only if it says that I am being restrained as a journalist from reporting an event" he to…

ஒரு யாமன் நாட்டு ஏழை மாணக்கர் ஜெர்மனியில் சிறப்பாக 6 வருடம் படித்து டாக்டர் பட்டம் பெறும் விழாவில் தன்னுடைய பெற்றோர் ஏழ்மையின் காரணமாக கலந்து கொள்ள இயலவில்லை. மேலை நாடுகளில் அனைத்து பெற்றோர்களும் தங்களுடைய பிள்ளைகள் பட்டம் பெறும் விழாவில் கலந்து கொள்வர். இந்த யாமன் நாட்டு ஏழை மாணக்கருக்கு தெரியாமல் மற்ற நண்பர்களும் கல்லூரி நிர்வாகமும் அவருடைய பெறோர்களை வரவழைத்து விழாவில் கலந்து கொள்ள வைக்கும் நெகிழ்ச்சி மிக்க காட்சி, கண் கலங்க வைக்கும் நிகழ்வு

From an old abandoned website of Tigers: Other Tamil Eelam Groups In 1972 when the armed struggle of the Tamil people against the state of Sri Lanka began a number of Tamil Eelam armed groups emerged. At their height there were over 30 different armed groups fighting against the state of Sri Lanka. Most of these groups received training in militant camps in India, operated by the Indian Government's Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). EROS and the LTTE received training from the PLO in Lebanon in late 1976 and 1977. PLOTE received training for the PFLP. It also established ties with the Communist party of Tunisia, the Communist-Leninist Party of Alg…

Who’s Still Buying Russian Fossil Fuels in 2023? After China and the EU bloc, India is the next-largest importer of Russian fossil fuels, having ramped up the amount of fossil fuels imported by more than 10x since before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, largely due to discounted Russian oil. Türkiye is the only other nation to have imported more than $10 billion worth of Russian fossil fuels in 2023, with every other country having imported fewer than $3 billion worth of fuels from Russia this year. Navigating the Crude Reality of Oil Exports …

Bloomberg has pledged to spend at least $50 million to support Everytown for Gun Safety, which now has 350,000 financial backers Bloomberg Philanthropies has committed nearly $1 billion since 2007 to combat tobacco use worldwide. Bloomberg founded Beyond Carbon earlier this year, a $500 million group that advocates for energy reform.

SCO says not against any country as it expands reach, welcomes Iran [1/2]Leaders of states and officials of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are seen on a screen during a summit via a video conference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, July 4, 2023. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Kremlin via REUTERS Summary SCO opposes bl…