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LTTE begins aggressive fund raising in Europe. Demands large sums for the �Final War� Special Correspondent in London, October 31. During the last few weeks, LTTE operatives in major European cities have commenced an aggressive fund raising campaign demanding large sums of money from the Tamil expatriate community. In London, LTTE operatives are reported to be demanding 5000 pounds from individuals and 50 thousand pounds from businessmen. Despite the fact that the LTTE is a banned terrorist group and contributing or collecting money for the group is a punishable offense in the UK LTTE operatives are openly visiting business premises and demanding large sums fr…

12 SLN troopers killed in Claymore attack in Trincomalee [TamilNet, April 11, 2006 07:23 GMT] At least 12 Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) troopers were killed in a Claymore attack near Thampalakamam on 9th Mile Post on Trincomalee - Kanthalay Road around 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, according to military sources in Colombo. Eight SLN personnel were seriously wounded in the Claymore attack that targeted an SLN convoy. Further details are not available at the moment.

Two paramilitary cadres shot, injured in Valaichennai Ajith, and another paramilitary cadre belonging to Karuna group were shot by unknown gunmen while they were travelling through Karuvaakerni towards Valaichenai at 6.30 p.m., Sunday, sources in Batticaloa said. Both were taken in Jeeps belonging to Valaichenia police, under heavy security, and have been admitted to Batticaloa Hospital, according to hospital sources. Karuvakerni is located about 32 km North of Batticaloa town.

Demonstrating devotees of the Eelap Patheeswarar Hindu temple in Wembley, North-West London, called up on Rajasingham Jayadevan alias Undiyalaan, to publish the account details of their temple. The peaceful demonstration took place in front of the temple premises on the auspicious day of Friday, 07 April 2006. Devotees said that Undiyalaan attempted to turn their demonstration into a confrontation by attempting to stop them from distributing leaflets that exposed his crimes against their religion. The leaflets claimed that Undiyalaan had a major role in the theft of several hundred thousand pounds from the unidiyal 'money box' and that Undiyalaan had tur…

Haukland's parting salvo draws Rajapaksa ire Situation Report - by Iqbal Athas The outgoing Head of Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), retired Norwegian Brigadier Hagrup Haukland, who leads the team of Nordic citizens tasked to monitor the Ceasefire Agreement between the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had some parting words of wisdom to Sri Lankans. Just a week ago, he told Defence Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa that the Sri Lanka Army cannot win the war with Tiger guerrillas. He opined that unlike Al Qaeda, the LTTE was not a terrorist organisation. They were freedom fighters, he declared. Those words ca…

Ravishankar ready to facilitate Lankan peace process Sunday April 9 2006 00:00 IST UNI BANGALORE: Art of Living Foundation founder Sri Sri Ravishankar has expressed his readiness to meet LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran to facilitate the peace process to end the decades-long ethnic crisis in Sri Lanka. The spiritual leader's offer came after he received thousands of letters from the crowd during a public event at Jaffna in the island nation, expressing their full confidence in him to facilitate the peace process and restore peace in Sri Lanka, according to a release from the foundation here on Saturday. Ravishankar, who is currently on a four-day vi…

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AN OPEN LETTER Dear Mr Jayadevan In TBC news which now you control, I heard you saying you are prepared to meet anyone in a forum to put your points across and answer questions as long as it is civilised. He are the questions? 1. You have invested funds on two occasions in the production of “Thiruvasakam” with the music of Ilayarajah. The purpose was to by CD’s and sell them at a profit which will go to trhe charitable purposes. On the first occasion you invested Ind. Rs 425,000 and on the second occasion Ind. Rs 35,000. Please tell us whether this is monies collected from the Temple or your private funds. Assuming it is temple fund who made …

Charity Commision Report also saying Big Fund donation to political parties (Barry Gardener’s election expenses?). These activities were not chartable. Eelapatheeswarar Aalayam Unregisted Organation. Introduction. 1.This repot is the statement of the result of the Charity Commission’s Inquiry Under Section 8 of the charities Act 1993 Into the affairs of Eelapatheeswarar Aalayam ( hear in after called the Organation) 2. The Organation was set up in 1990 to run Hindu Temple in 1990 to submitted an application to the commission to register as a charity with the objects of managing a Hindu Temple and the relief of Poverty amongst the Tamil Commun…

தமிழ் மக்களின் நன்மை கருதி புலிகளிற்கு அறிவுரை வழங்கும் இந்த பேனா விபச்சாரி கொளசல்யன் அண்ணா கொலை செய்யப்பட்ட போது Karuna is back with vengence என்றும் ஒரு வருட பூர்த்திக்கு முன்னர் (சித்திரை 2005இல்) இரத்த ஆறு ஓடப்போகிறது என்று துரோகியின் பெயரால் சிங்கள இனவாதிகளதும் பிராந்தி மேலாண்மைவாதிகளதும் சார்பில் போர் முரசு கொட்டியவர். அது மாத்திரமல்ல தை 2005 இல் P-TOMS பற்றிய ஆரம்பப் பேச்சுக் காலப் பகுதியிலோயே LTTE is not a liberation organisation concerned about the people they claim to represent, they are a greedy multi-million dollar conglomerate என்றும் அவர்கள் in the name of reconstruction & rehabilitation பெருந்தொகை பணத்தைச் சுறுட்டப்போகிறார்கள் என்று உலக நாடுகளுக்கு அறிவ…

Gang boss deported to Sri Lanka Immigration charges followed years of deadly street fighting between rival Tamil groups in '90s Mar. 28, 2006. 04:57 AM MICHELLE SHEPHARD STAFF REPORTER VINCE TALOTTA/TORONTO STAR Jothiravi Sittampalam allegedly formed the AK Kannan gang, named after his street name (Kannan, or God) and the AK-47. The reputed leader of a Tamil gang whose battle with rival gang members on the streets of Toronto claimed the lives of more than a dozen youths in the late 1990s, and once led to a midday shooting on Highway 404, was deported late last night to Sri Lanka. Kaileshan Thanabalasingham was one of the main targets of Pr…

"The LTTE claims that one of the paramilitaries is an Islamic Jihad group with links to Pakistan's security forces." The civil war in Sri Lanka between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) looks set to continue despite upcoming peace talks. Although a ceasefire is in place, violence continues and the LTTE alleges the government is using paramilitary forces in a "shadow war". The LTTE claims that one of the paramilitaries is an Islamic Jihad group with links to Pakistan's security forces. The presence of paramilitaries could derail the peace process. Helen Vatsikopoulos talks to Dr Anton Balasingham, political…

Dissecting the Semi-fictionalized HRW Report by Sachi Sri Kantha To paraphrase an aphorism of Einstein on 'quality,' "It's no use if the wrapper is of better quality than the meat it covers." In responding to the flurry of outbursts from the Eelam Tamil diaspora to the half-baked, mud-slinging report released this month, Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated: "Human Rights Watch investigations are based on qualitative rather than quantitative research" [Reuters report, March 16, 2006]. The two key words here are quality and research. Now, let me quote from an authority on research. To paraphrase an aphorism of Einstein on 'quality,' "It's no use if the wrapper…

கூலுக்கு ஏன் இராணுவம் சுவரொட்டி ஒட்டுது எண்டு எல்லாருக்கும் விளங்கினாச் சரி.... SLA soldiers attack students inside Jaffna Technical College [March 24, 2006 07:59 GMT] Sri Lanka Army troopers Friday morning entered the grounds of Jaffna Technical College and beat the students who were paying tribute to Annai Poopathy. Soldiers attacked the Student Union Leader of the Technical College Mr. Suganthan and 15 fellow students including 8 female students. Sri Lankan soldiers, who entered into the grounds in a Buffel Armoured vehicle, removed the Thamileelam national flag, hoisted in the school grounds and smashed the photograph of Annai Poopathy, windows of the …

Selling Women Short The society that we live is framed as a place where women and men have equal rights; however in reality we live in a society that treats women unequally and still looks at women as sexual objects and baby machines. Selling Women short primarily talks about the sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and low wage and pay differentials among workers at all levels at Wal-Mart. The author is telling the story of the true cost of the low price goods at Wal-Mart by mainly interviewing the plaintiffs who filed the "Dukes Vs. Wal-mart" case, which is the class-action suit against Wal-Mart by some of its female employees. Even though the "Dukes Vs. Wal-mart…

Letter to Tony Blair. 11 Concord Terrace Colescrescent Harrow Middl esex HA2 0HJ Rt Hon. Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London 16 March 2006 Dear Prime Minister …

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Tamil people around the world are being intimidated and threatened into giving money to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, according to a new report. The extortion of money from Tamils living in North America and Europe has been stepped up recently to fund a "final war", says Human Rights Watch. The rebels said the allegations were untrue and designed to discredit them. A recent upsurge in violence between the rebels and security forces in Sri Lanka has cost at least 120 lives. Sri Lankan officials and leaders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have agreed to curb the unrest and hold more talks in April on a threadbare truce. Fear …

Daily News 17 March..... Anandasangaree deplores TNA stand on Hoole COLOMBO: No one should meddle with the administration of the Jaffna University and ruin the education of students, states TULF Leader V. Anandasangaree, referring to protests made by the TNA regarding the appointment of Prof. Ratnajeevan Hoole as Vice Chancellor of the Jaffna University. "Some TNA Parliamentarians had met the President and requested him not to appoint Prof. Hoole. One can understand the students of the University protesting, may be out of ignorance or instigated by some one. "But the Members of Parliament protesting shows the subservient position they hold in their …

The Rediff Interview/AIADMK senior leader K Kalimuthu 'Amma wants unity of all Tamils' March 17, 2006 When Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief Vaiko inked a poll pact with J Jayalalithaa, K Kalimuthu was in a hospital bed. But it was the former Tamil Nadu Assembly speaker and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam presidium chairman who openly invited Vaiko to sever ties with the seven-party Democratic Progressive Alliance led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and join the AIADMK fold. He is also the only member of the AIADMK who speaks to the press. Vaiko ditches DMK, takes 35 seats from Jaya Back at his official residence and still recup…

Solheim to give up Sri Lanka role Mr Solheim at last month's Geneva talks Norway's peace envoy to Sri Lanka, Erik Solheim, has announced that he will soon give up the job. Mr Solheim told journalists in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, that he wanted to concentrate more on his job as overseas development minister. Mr Solheim has played a central role in moves to resolve Sri Lanka's civil war. Last month he brokered the first face-to-face talks between the government and the Tamil Tiger rebels in three years. 'Above expectations' At the end of those talks, in Geneva, the Sri Lankan government and the Tigers agreed to curb violence and rene…

Princeton prof. says 'No' to Sri Lanka child monks - Kyodo News [ tpahof;fpoik, 16 khHr; 2006 ] [ NahfFkhh; ] A campaign by Sri Lanka's prime minister to recruit 2,000 children into Buddhist monastic orders to cope with a shortage of monks has met criticism from a scholar who says child ordination is against Buddhist doctrine. Gananath Obeyesekere, an anthropology professor at Princeton University, says the campaign targets children as young as 5 years even though Theravada Buddhism doctrine states that a boy must be at least 15 years of age to become a monk. The Buddha himself ordained at just 5 years his only son Rahula, but this was regarded an exception rather…

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A STORY ABOUT FOUR PEOPLE This is the story about four people named EVERYBODY, SOMEBODY, ANYBODY and NOBODY. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it, Anybody could have done it, But Nobody did it. Somebody got angry with that, because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realised that Everybody would'nt do it. It ended up that Everybody balamed Somebody when actually Nobody Accused Anybody.

சுதந்திரம், அபிவிருத்தி, தன்னம்பிக்கை கொண்ட தன்னிறைவு DEVELOPED INDIA Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. The President of India I have three visions for India. In 3000 years of our history, people from all over the world have come and invaded us, captured our lands, conquered our minds. From Alexander onwards. The Greeks, the Turks, the Moguls, the Portuguese, the British, the French, the Dutch, all of them came and looted us, took over what was ours. Yet we have not done this to any other nation. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them. Why? Because we respect the…