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CNN)Can you spell history? The 92nd Scripps National Spelling Bee had an epic ending with eight co-champions. The spelling bee was finally over after it went 20 rounds, which included a run of 47 correct words. Thursday night's unprecedented decision was made after round 17, when it was announced that while there were plenty of words left in the dictionary, there were only enough challenging words for three final rounds. The eight co-champions are: Rishik Gandhasri; Erin Howard; Saketh Sundar; Shruthika Padhy; Sohum Sukhatankar; Abhijay Kodali; Christopher Serrao; and Rohan Raja. …

We live in an age of strongman leaders whether it is in India, China or the US. And Sri Lanka has also elected such a leader as President. The emergence of strongman politics is a reflection of the contemporary global order, which is constituted by the geopolitics of tensions and negotiations, rather than an order determined by global rules and norms. However, it is not that the global order was ever committed to equality; historically, global rules and norms were always lopsided towards the powerful. The big powers chose the time and chance for exceptions as they impinged on their interests, and that is also why we have seen the many confli…

INTERVIEW-Rescued sex slave writes to Indian PM with plea to free others "There were many girls like me there. I didn't see any of them escape or leave" By Roli Srivastava MUMBAI, Aug 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A 29-year-old Indian woman who was sold into sexual slavery as a teenager has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to rescue hundreds of thousands of other girls who are trapped in brothels and raped daily. In a two-page letter written in Hindi, the woman - who identifies herself as Tavi - described how she was duped and trafficked to a brothel in …

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 …

பொருளாதார தடைகளை தங்களின் நன்மை கருதி விதித்த நாடுகளிடம் கொரோனா வைரஸை காரணம் காட்டி பிச்சையெடுக்கும் அமெரிக்காவின் அதிபர் டொனால்ட் டிரம்ப்

Forbes magazine recently released their annual list of the Richest People In the World, which includes two Tamil billionaires. Here are the two richest Tamil people in the world, according to Forbes magazine's 2019 list. #82 Shiv Nadar (India) $14.6 B USD #261 Ananda Krishnan (Malaysia) $6.2 B USD https://tamilculture.com/tamil-billionaires-forbes-richest-people-of-2019

Kogularamanan Arulanantham, 33, was granted refugee status in Canada in 2006 but has been waiting for years for permanent residency because he's deemed inadmissible for working at a retail story run by a terror group. As a “protected person,” Kogularamanan Arulanantham cannot be removed from Canada to Sri Lanka. As someone deemed “inadmissible” to Canada as an alleged member of the Tamil Tigers, the Brampton man cannot become a permanent resident and must renew his temporary permit to remain here every year – unless he is granted a reprieve from Public Safety Minister Steve Blaney. Border officials’ broad definition of membership means a person can be cons…

More than 11,000 children have died in Syria's civil war in nearly three years, including hundreds targeted by snipers, a new report says. Summary executions and torture have also been used against children as young as one, the London-based Oxford Research Group think tank says. The report says the majority of children have been killed by bombs or shells in their own neighbourhoods. It wants fighters trained in how not to put civilians' lives at risk. Analysis Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent This report is the first major examination of how children are being killed in Syria. It confirms what has long been regarded as one of the …

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…

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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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…

The End? Tisaranee Gunasekara on 05/10/2022 Photo courtesy of BBC “The enlightenment driven away, The habit-forming pain, Mismanagement and grief: We must suffer them all again.” Auden (September 1, 1939) “We must love one another or die,” wrote Auden in September 1, 1939 as the world slid into calamity. Gotagogama and the nationwide anti-Rajapaksa struggle it pioneered and symbolized seemed to be animated by this spirit of compassionate solidarity Auden was pleading for on the advent of the Second World War. Gotagogama resistors prided themselves o…

UNHRCThe Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has strengthened its investigation on the war in Sri Lanka by adding more clauses to the terms of reference which includes a clause on the assistance expected for foreign governments and the basis under which findings of the investigation will be accepted. The new clauses note that consistent with the practice of other United Nations fact-finding bodies, the OHCHR Investigation on Sri Lanka (OISL) will base its findings on a "reasonable grounds to believe" standard of proof. The terms of reference states that there are reasonable grounds to believe that an incident or pattern of violations or…

The Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson MP 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA Dear Prime Minister, Please accept our hearty congratulations on your overwhelming victory in the 2019 general election. The British Tamils Forum (BTF) notes with gratitude, that it was the Conservative Party that took the initiative for setting up an international investigation on the atrocity crimes committed in Sri Lanka during the conflict in 2009, when Rt. Hon. David Cameron was the Prime Minister. We humbly request that under your premiership you will continue to gather momentum and put genuine, maximum effort to find a lasting peaceful solution for the…

Submission filed with International Criminal Court to investigate Sri Lanka 27 October 2021 A rally in Jaffna earlier this year where Tamils demanded Sri Lanka be referred to the International Criminal Court. A landmark legal submission has been filed with the International Criminal Court (ICC) calling on the Chief Prosecutor to “investigate and in due course arrest” several senior Sri Lankan officials for crimes against humanity. The submission, filed by Global Rights Compliance LLP on behalf of 200 Tamil victims in the United Kingdom, is being made under Article 15 of the Rome Statute, w…

Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared victory on Sunday in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, signaling the return to power of a divisive family credited for ending the country’s long civil war through brutal means. Mr. Rajapaksa defeated his closest opponent, Sajith Premadasa, by about 10 percentage points, according to an official tally from Sri Lanka’s election commission. His party expects him to be sworn into office early this week. “As we usher in a new journey for Sri Lanka, we must remember that all Sri Lankans are part of this journey,” Mr. Rajapaksa wrote on Twitter in his first remarks about the victory. “Let us rejoice peacefully, with dignity and discipline i…

The US is sending $1 billion every year to Russia's nuclear program, despite pledging to cripple its economy with sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers speech in Moscow, Russia, on March 16, 2023. Contributor/Getty Images US companies are sending $1 billion each year to Russia's state-owned nuclear agency, despite President Joe Biden pledging to cripple Russia's economy, according to a report in …

Supreme Court refuses to hear human smuggling case, affirming acquittals BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has effectively upheld the acquittal of three people who were charged with human smuggling after a rickety ship arrived off the coast of British Columbia carrying hundreds of Tamil migrants. In a decision Thursday, the high court turned down the Crown’s application for an appeal hearing in the case. In August 2010, the Canadian navy intercepted the cargo ship MV Sun Sea carrying 492 people from strife-torn Sri Lanka and escorted it to CFB Esquimalt, n…

Dyson has received an order from the UK government for 10,000 ventilators to support efforts by the country's National Health Service to treat coronavirus patients. James Dyson, the company's billionaire founder, confirmed the order in a letter to employees shared with CNN on Wednesday. "A ventilator supports a patient who is no longer able to maintain their own airways, but sadly there is currently a significant shortage, both in the UK and other countries around the world," Dyson wrote. Dyson said the company had designed and built an entirely new ventilator, called the "CoVent," since he received a call 10 days ago from UK Prime Mini…

Malaysian authorities yesterday deported the Lankan who is suspected of having indirect links with Al-Qaeda and planned terror attacks in India. Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said the man was sent back to Colombo for further investigations. Mohammad Hussain Mohammad Sulaiman was arrested in May in Kula Lampur and is suspected to have been part of a conspiracy to carry out terror attacks on the US and Israeli consulates in South India. On his arrival in Sri Lanka, he will be handed over to the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) for further interrogation. India has been seeking the extradition of Sulaiman, who is alleged to have planned terror attacks wi…

Exclusive: Telecoms company is loss-making and it is locked in long-running VAT dispute with HMRC Almost 90% of the UK workforce at the telecoms company Lycamobile have been told they could lose their jobs, the Guardian has learned, in an announcement that leaves more than 300 staff fearing for their roles shortly before Christmas. The company, owned by the multimillionaire Tory donor and British-Sri Lankan businessman Allirajah Subaskaran, sells pay-as-you-go sim cards popular with low-paid workers wanting to make cheap phone calls to family overseas, as well as in the UK. On Friday, staff at the Lycamobile’s headquarters in the City of London…

In Sri Lanka, the Military Still Runs the Show The international community has a part to play in ending its culture of impunity. By Viruben Nandakumar, an editor at the Tamil Guardian. The Sri Lankan flag is lowered; beneath it stand people in military uniforms. Military personnel in ceremonial uniform lower the Sri Lankan flag at Galle Face Green, a park in Colombo, on July 23. ARUN SANKAR/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES In the early hours of Friday, July 22, hundreds of Sri Lankan soldiers marched through the country’s capital. They were preparing for a brutal crackdown on anti-government demonstrators who slept in tents at Galle Fac…