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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 …

4 ways Russia is wrecking the global economy Rick Newman ·Senior Columnist Vladimir Putin has launched a war on just one nation, Ukraine, but the Russian president’s vicious military campaign is punishing people in many countries, including some of the world’s most vulnerable. With no end in sight, the war’s economic toll could become devastating in some parts of the world by the middle and end of 2022. The economic shock waves from Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine will radiate wider and deeper as Ukraine’s economy teeters and sanctions choke off Rus…

Official guide to media training for Tamil journalists in Sri Lanka 1 August 2014 Can civil society conduct media training workshops for Tamil journalists? No, it’s suspect and leads to some citizens exercising their democratic right to protest. Why is the Government opposed to media training workshops for Tamil journalists? Because training focussed on Tamil journalists is inherently suspect. Can Tamil journalists travel for training? No, because they are usually suspected drug addicts. Can journalists work freely in Jaffna? Completely, so long as they follow the Army’s understanding of media freedom. Can Tamil journalists…

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…

Jamaat-e-Islami leader on why young Muslims turn to extremism - The spread of extremist ideas cannot be controlled due to the use of social media, according to the Leader of Jamaat-e-Islami organization Moulavi Rashid Hajjul Akbar. The moulavi expressed these views at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing the Easter Sunday attacks. He was grilled for nearly 6 hours when he appeared before the Commission, yesterday (11). Moulavi Rashid Hajjul Akbar is the brother of Moulavi Ibrahim, who is the father of the main suspects of the case of vandalizing several Buddhist statues in Mawanella area, Saadik and Shahid. H…

Sirisena Blocking Gota’s Arrest President Maithripala Sirisena is sitting on the long-anticipated arrest of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa and the former Secretary, Ministry of Defence and Urband Development, Colombo Telegraph learns. Gota at President’s nephew’s wedding | File photo The Attorney General in an unusual move has sought the approval of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Minister of Law and Order Sagala Ratnayaka to arrest Gotabaya Rajapaksa over allegations of misappropriatin…

A survivor of the 1995 Navaly Church massacre who lost his sight when the Sri Lankan air force dropped 13 bombs on St Peter’s Church in Jaffna, graduated from the University of Jaffna this month. Sasiraj Selvanayagam was just 5-years-old when the attack took place. More than 140 sheltering Tamils, who were encouraged by the military to seek refuge at the church, were killed on the spot. At least 13 children were amongst them. “Before I could run bombs began falling," recalled Sasiraj, years later." Suddenly there was a tremendous explosion. That is all I remember till I woke up in hospital”. His mother was killed in their home and he lost his sight com…

Evergrande: Chinese property giant 'misses another payment deadline' The hugely indebted Chinese property giant Evergrande has missed interest payments to overseas investors for the second time in a week, reports say. Evergrande was due to pay foreign bond holders $47.5m (£35m) by Wednesday. But bondholders told Reuters news agency and Bloomberg that they were yet to receive any payment. Evergrande has not commented publicly on the issue. Once China's top-selling developer, the company is now facing debts of more than $300bn. It has been prioritising its liabilities within China, amid concerns of social unrest. Last week, Evergrande missed an…

Sri Lanka ban on incorporating foreign firms over security concern ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has banned the incorporation of companies with foreign shareholders over a security concern and no legitimate investment will be restricted, Senior Economic Advisor to the Finance Minister Nivard Cabraal said. “This is a temporary measure until a clear regulation is issued covering a security concern,” Cabraal told EconomyNext. “It will not restrict any legitimate foreign investments. It will lifted soon.” Sri Lanka’s Registrar of Companies had said no foreign investor owned company could be incorporated until further notice. The agency later revi…

Ranjan produced before Govt. Analyst for voice test - UPDATE (12:31 PM): UNP Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake has left the Government Analyst’s Department after carrying out a voice test as ordered by the court. UNP MP Ranjan Ramanayake, who is in remand custody, has been produced before the Government Analyst for a voice test. He was brought to the Government Analyst’s Department in Pelawatte, Battaramulla at around 10.30 am this morning (07), according to Ada Derana reporter. This is with regard to the audio tapes of the series of controversial phone conversations that the parliamentarian …

HAVANA TIMES — An unprecedented move by internationalists and activists for human rights and justice, one that could inspire controversy among left oriented governments and peoples’ solidarity committees, will take place next spring. “In April 2013, a panel of international experts will be convened as Judges of the ‘Permanent People’s Tribunal’ to examine reports submitted by many specialized working groups on the accusation of the crime of Genocide against the Government of Sri Lanka and on the accusations against various international actors who had supported and prepared the conditions for the Sri Lankan Government to implement this alleged crime,” stated the Rome-…

The Government has ruled out talks with banned Tamil diaspora groups but will instead look at engaging with others. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had told UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres during his recent visit to the UN that internal issues of Sri Lanka should be resolved through an internal mechanism of the country and that the Tamil Diaspora would be invited for discussions in this regard. However, in an interview with Daily Mirror, Foreign Minister, Professor G. L. Peiris, insisted that there will not be any direct talks with banned diaspora groups like the Global Tamil Forum. The Global Tamil Forum (GTF), British Tamil Forum (BTF), Canadian Tamil …

International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French delivers joint statement by the Core Group on Sri Lanka Thank you Madam President This statement is on behalf of Canada, Germany, North Macedonia, Montenegro and the UK, the Core Group on Sri Lanka. We thank the High Commissioner for her update on Sri Lanka. In 2015, Sri Lanka co-sponsored resolution 30/1, which provided a framework to address the legacy of conflict and build the foundations for sustainable and inclusive peace. Sri Lanka committed to delivering progress on accountability, reconciliation and human rights with the support of the Council and reaffirmed those commitments throu…

Treasury Warned It Would Take 'Extraordinary Measures' Because of the Debt Limit. Here's What That Means (benscripps / Pixabay) (CNN) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen formally put Congress on notice last week that the agency will have to start taking "extraordinary measures" after the US reaches its $31.4 trillion debt limit on Thursday. But the nation is not yet at the debt ceiling crisis point that could tank the financial markets, suspend Social Security payments to senior citizens, hurt the economy and cause other chaos. That's what th…

Refugees are not all in the same ‘boat’ By Harini SivalingamContributor Ten years ago, a rickety boat filled with the hopes and dreams of 76 Tamil men, who fled horrors in their homeland in search of safety, security, and stability, was intercepted off the coast of Vancouver. The arrival of the MV Ocean Lady on Oct. 17, 2009 sent shock waves throughout Canada. The government at the time sought to attribute sinister motives toward those on board; the media raced to gather information about their origins; refugee rights activists scrambled to respond to media inquiries; and the Tamil-Canadian community mob…

Human Rights Watch: Security agencies shutting down civic space in Sri Lanka Citing 15 Sri Lankan human rights activists working in different parts of the country, Human Rights Watch raised concern yesterday over allegations of surveillance, harassment, and threats against human rights activists and journalists. Since the election of Gotabaya Rajapaksa as president in November 2019, the rights watchdog said in a statement, there has been a “rapid closing of civic space and freedom of expression”. In its statement, HRW referred to what it called consistent accounts of increased surveillance and pressure from security agencies. “Se…

False Promises: The Myth of Security and the Prevention of Terrorism Act Ambika Satkunanathan on 07/14/2021 Photo courtesy of Maatram For decades human rights activists have highlighted the draconian nature of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), which promises safety and security, yet in practice makes each citizen vulnerable to being arbitrarily arrested, detained, tortured and even convicted of an offence the person did not commit. Despite the fact it contravenes Sri Lanka’s international obligations and constitutionally guaranteed fundamental rights, successive government…

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A Tamil diaspora group based in the US says it will stage a protest during the scheduled visit to New York by President Mahinda Rajapaksa next month to address the UN General Assembly (UNGA). The Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) led by V. Rudrakumaran has written to UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon urging him to publicly censure the Sri Lankan government for denying direct access for the victims of international crimes in the island of Sri Lanka to UN investigators. The TGTE said it will also be organizing a protest rally outside the UN in New York on September 25th to protest against the Sri Lankan Government. "It is time for the UN Secr…

Ukraine: military endangering civilians by locating forces in residential areas - new research Ukrainian troops near Sloviansk in June © Scott Olson/Getty Images Schools and hospitals used as military bases by Ukrainian forces ‘We have no say in what the military does, but we pay the price’ - resident in city of Bakhmut ‘Being in a defensive position does not exempt the Ukrainian military from respecting international humanitarian law’ - Agnès Callamard The Ukrainian military has endangered Ukrainian civilians by establishing bases and operating weapons systems in residential areas - including in scho…

Professor J.A.Jeevendra Martyn from Harvard Medical School visited Teaching Hospital Jaffna and had a discussion on Burns unit development. IMHO (USA) very keen to support Burns unit development. Harvard பல்கலைக்கழக பேராசிரியர் ஜீவா மாட்டின் அவர்கள் யாழ் போதனா வைத்தியசாலைக்கு வருகை தந்து Burns unit அபிவிருத்தி சம்மந்தமாக கதைத்தார்.

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The Singhalese-dominated government of Sri Lanka has been engaged in a “structural genocide” of the Tamils ever since the British left in 1948, says Tamils for Obama. The sexual oppression of Tamil women in the northeast is the latest part of this genocide, and Tamils for Obama asks Mrs. Obama to use her influence to take action to stop it. New York, New York (PRWEB) December 30, 2012 “The Sri Lankan government has been running a structural genocide of the Tamils ever since the British left in 1948,” said a press spokesman for Tamils for Obama. “The sexual violence against Tamil women in northeastern Sri Lanka is just the latest form it has taken. “We sent Mrs…

Russia's Seaborne Oil Flows Jump to 4 Million Barrels a Day Crude flows from Russian ports soared in the week to April 22 The Kremlin’s revenue from crude oil export duty jumped by 25% Source: Getty Images By Julian Lee Asia is still snapping up cheap Russian oil that European buyers don’t want. Seaborne exports of the nation’s crude rebounded in the seven days to April 22. One-fifth of the volume shipped from ports on the Black Sea, Baltic and Arctic coasts is on tank…

'US won’t decide our policies' – Sweden on Palestinian state recognition A protester holds a Palestinian flag in front of an Israeli army bulldozer during clashes following a protest against the nearby Jewish settlement of Qadomem, seen in the background, in the West Bank village of Kofr Qadom near Nablus September 5, 2014. (Reuters/Abed Omar Qusini) 22.5K927 “It's not the US that decides our politics,” Wallström said, adding that the new Swedish authorities expected to “get criticism” after their announcement on Palestinian statehood. Washington will not be the one to decide Sweden’s policies, Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström said aft…