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China to take over Uganda’s main assets over unpaid rising huge debt The Ugandan government is now at risk of losing its main state assets to China over unpaid huge increasing loans from the Chinese government. But according to the Ugandan government, the growing debt is sustainable, and the country is not at risk of losing state assets to China, the country’s finance minister, Matia Kasaija. African Stand reported in December last year that the Kenyan government risks losing the lucrative Mombasa port to China if the country fails to repay huge loans advanced by Chinese lenders, but both Chinese and Kenyan officials have dismissed t…

மனித உடலினுள் கண்ணுக்குத் தெரியாமல் செயல்படுகின்ற ஏழு சக்கரங்கள், உடலிலுள்ள அனைத்து உறுப்புகளின் செயல்பாட்டினையும் தங்களுடைய கட்டுப்பாட்டில் வைத்திருக்கின்றன. இந்த ஏழு சக்கரங்களும் உடலின் வெவ்வேறு பகுதிகளில் அமைந்திருந்தாலும் அவை ஒன்றுக்கொன்று தொடர்புடையவை. ஏழு சக்கரங்களையும் அவை கட்டுப்படுத்தும் உறுப்புகளைப் பற்றியும் தெரிந்து கொள்வோம் மூலாதாரம் முதுகெலும்பின் அடிப்பாகத்தில் அமைந்துள்ள இந்த சக்கரம்தான் உடல் சக்தியின் இருப்பிடம். உயிர்வாழ வேண்டும் என்கிற ஆசையும், பிடிவாதமும் இங்கேதான் உற்பத்தி ஆகிறது. உடலில் உயிர் இயக்கத்துக்கு இது மூல காரணமாக விளங்குவதால் மூலாதாரம் என்கிற பெயரைப் பெறுகிறது. சிறுநீரகங்களுக்கு மேலுள்ள அட்ரீனல் சுரப்பிகள் இதன் நேரடி கட்டுப்பா…

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON - Russia sent the United States medical equipment on Wednesday to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, a public relations coup for Russian President Vladimir Putin after he discussed the crisis with U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump, struggling to fill shortages of ventilators and personal protective equipment, accepted Putin's offer in a phone call on Monday. A Russian military transport plane left an airfield outside Moscow and arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy airport in late afternoon on Wednesday. A Russian Aerospace Forces plane carrying medical equipment lands at John F. Kennedy International Airport on April 1, 2020.TASS / TASS…

The state of Kachin produces some of the best jade in the world A giant jade stone weighing 175 tonnes has been uncovered by miners in Myanmar. The stone is 4.3m (14ft) high and 5.8m (19ft) long, and is reportedly worth an estimated $170m (£140m). It was found in a mine in the jade-producing Kachin state, in the north of the country. Myanmar, also known as Burma, is the source of nearly all of the world's finest jadeite, a near-translucent green stone. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37670305

FEATURE-Sri Lanka's war widows trafficked as slaves to Gulf by Amantha Perera | @AmanthaP | Thomson Reuters Foundation Wednesday, 9 August 2017 00:01 GMT "People who have not gone through a conflict will not understand how difficult it is to take care of young children on your own. We suffered during the war and we are suffering now" By Amantha Perera JAFFNA, Sri Lanka, Aug 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Nathkulasinham Nesemalhar took a flight from Colombo to Muscat in March she believed the boarding pass she clutched in her hand was her golden ticket to a better life after decades of war where she lo…

Sovereign Credit Rating Report of 50 Countries in 2010 Chinese rating agency strips Western nations of AAA status China's leading credit rating agency has stripped America, Britain, Germany and France of their AAA ratings, accusing Anglo-Saxon competitors of ideological bias in favour of the West. Dagong Global Credit Rating Co used its first foray into sovereign debt to paint a revolutionary picture of creditworthiness around the world, giving much greater weight to "wealth creating capacity" and foreign reserves than Fitch, Standard & Poor's, or Moody's. The US falls to AA, while Britain and France slither down to AA-. Belgium, Spain, Italy ar…

Madam President, Excellencies, Heads of State, Heads of government and other government’s representatives, good morning. First, and with all respect, I highly recommend this book by Noam Chomsky, one of the most prestigious intellectuals in America and the world, Chomsky. One of his most recent works: Hegemony or Survival: America’s Quest for Global Dominance (The American Empire Project) . It’s an excellent work to understand what’s happened in the world in the 20th Century, what’s currently happening, and the greatest threat on this planet; the hegemonic pretension of the North American imperialism endangers the human race’s survival. We continue w…

700 undergo military training in 12 Karuna's camps (LeN- Nov. 21, 8.00 p.m.) It is said that abductions and killings are on the rise in Batticaloa District. The committee appointed probe disappearances report that 736 people have disappeared since January. 15 bodies of the people who were abducted and killed have been found. It is believed that Karuna faction is behind these abduction and even the UN too had made some adverse comments of the abductions. It is also said that Karuna faction cadres come in a white van and abduct people in government controlled areas and most of the vehicles and motor cycles used by Karuna faction does not have number p…

STF camp attacked in Amparai Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) launched an attack using small arms on Thangavelauthapuram Special Task Force (STF) camp located on the top of Sangermalai, Thirukovil in Amparai district Sunday around 10:30 p.m, sources in Thirukovil said. STF, however, has not revealed any casualties or damages. TamilNet

U.S. officials say President Donald Trump's long-awaited Middle East peace plan calls for the creation of a State of Palestine with its capital in portions of east Jerusalem, ending speculation as to whether his administration, in preparing a proposal without input from Palestinian leaders, would abandon a “two-state resolution" to the conflict. The officials say the plan to be unveiled on Tuesday more than doubles the territory currently under Palestinian control, although it also recognizes Israeli sovereignty over major settlement blocs in the West Bank, something to which the Palestinians will almost certainly object. The Palestinians have already rejected the pr…

In the Coronavirus Fight in Scandinavia, Sweden Stands Apart The country has drawn global attention with an unorthodox approach while its neighbors have imposed extensive restrictions. The Old Town in Stockholm, Sweden, on Wednesday. The country has stayed open for business while other nations beyond Scandinavia have attacked the outbreak with various measures ambitious in scope and reach.Credit...Jonathan Nackstrand/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Christina Anderson and Henri…

[size=5]Students of the Matara University today protested against the alleged attacks on students at the Jaffna campus earlier this week.[/size] [size=5]At least 20 more undergraduates were injured in a clash on Tuesday when students were beaten up by the police and army when they pelted stones.[/size] [size=5]On Tuesday a group in civvies attacked the students when some of them commemorated the former LTTE leader on the pretext of having a ‘lighting festival’, related to a Hindu religious ceremony .[/size] [size=5]In a related incident a photographer was assaulted on Monday.[/size] http://www.sundaytimes.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=art…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 13, 2013 CONTACT: Adam Sharon Adam.Sharon@mail.house.gov 202.226.8467 Eliot Engel Calls for an Independent International Investigation into Allegations of War Crimes in Sri Lanka Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, wrote Secretary Kerry on Tuesday expressing serious concern regarding the deterioration of democracy and the lack of progress on reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka. Citing indications that the Government of Sri Lanka appears unwilling to implement the recommendations of Sri Lanka’s own Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, Ranking M…

Even in an empty Delhi metro coach, middle-class Indians make their maids sit on the floor Photo tweeted by Sanya Dhingra With rising prosperity, more double-income couples and nuclear families, the need for domestic workers is increasing – and so is the class divide. Our reporter Sanya Dhingra tweeted this brilliant, eye-opening picture on Saturday that tells us more than a thousand words on our class differences and the way we treat our domestic workers. Even in a fairly empty metro coach, a maid sits on the floor and not with her employer and her child. The tweet took …

COLOMBO, June 17 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military said around 37 people were killed in a sea and land battle with Tamil Tiger rebels on Saturday, and three suspected rebels in diving gear were seized at a beach near the capital's airport. Sri Lankan government jets hit targets near the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) stronghold Kilinochchi overnight in retaliation for an attack on a bus earlier this week that killed 64, the worst incident since a 2002 truce halted two decades of war. The Tigers deny the bus attack. "Eight LTTE boats destroyed by naval fire," a military spokesman said, revising down an earlier figure of 11. "Six navy sailors died. We have…

Saddam must be hanged within 30 days:- Court. Iraq's highest appeals court on Tuesday upheld Saddam Hussein's death sentence and said he must be hanged within 30 days for the killing of 148 Shiites in the central city of Dujail. The sentence "must be implemented within 30 days," chief judge Aref Shahin said. "From tomorrow, any day could be the day of implementation." On Nov. 5, an Iraqi court sentenced Saddam to the gallows for ordering the 1982 killings following an attempt on his life. Under Iraqi law, the appeals court decision must be ratified by President Jalal Talabani and Iraq's two vice presidents. Talabani opposes the death penalty but h…

California wildfire burns more than 200 homes. Firefighters are battling a raging wildfire near Lake Tahoe in California that has destroyed more than 200 homes and forced about 1,000 people to leave. Officials say 460 firefighters are tackling the blaze and they expect that number to double during the day. In Alaska, fire crews were working to protect hundreds of homes in the Kenai Peninsula as a fire which broke out last week continued to smoulder. The fire spread 81 square miles (210 sq km) before being slowed by rain. High winds were hampering firefighters as they tried to tackle the fast-moving fire near the town of South Lake Tahoe in Cal…

பங்குவர்த்தகத்தில் களமிறங்குகிறது முகநூல் (பேஸ்புக்) சமூக வலை இணையதளங்களில் முடிசூடா மன்னனாக விளங்கும் பேஸ்புக், பங்குவர்த்தகத்தில் களமிறங்க உள்ளதாக தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. 100 பில்லியன் அமெரிக்க டாலர்கள் மதிப்பிலான பேஸ்புக் நிறுவனம், 10 பில்லியன் டாலர்கள் அளவிற்கு பங்குவர்த்தகத்தில் முதலீடு செய்ய உள்ளதாக வால்ட் ஸ்டிரீட் பத்திரிகை செய்தி வெளியிட்டுள்ளது. இதுகுறித்து, அந்த செய்தியில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாவது, 2012ம் ஆண்டில் ஏப்ரல் மற்றும் ஜூன் மாதங்களில் இதற்கான பணிகள் நடைபெற உள்ளதாகவும், இதற்கான நடவடிக்கைகளில் பேஸ்புக் நிர்வாகம் தற்போது ஈடுபட்டுள்ளது. இருந்‌தபோதிலும், பங்குவர்த்தகத்தில் களமிறங்குவதற்கான இறுதிமுடிவு இதுவரை எடுக்கப்படவில்லை என்று பேஸ்புக…

சற்று யோசிக்கையில் ஹாலிவூட் சினிமாக்கள் ரம்போ 1, ரம்போ 2 போல் கடைசியாகக் காலச்சுவடில் எழுதிய பத்தியின் கட்டுரைத் தலைப்பையே இதற்கும் கொடுத்துப் ‘படிவார்ப்புகள் சிதைந்த கதை 2’ என எழுதியிருக்கலாம் எனத் தோன்றுகிறது. தலிபான்கள் என்றால் இறுக்கமான எண்ணம் நமக்கு இருக்கிறது. அவர்கள் கவிதை எழுதுவார்கள் என்று யாராவது உங்களுக்குச் சொன்னால் நம்புவீர்களா? தலிபான்கள் கவிதை எழுதுவது ராஜபக்ஷ ஈழ உரிமைக்காக உயிர்கொடுப்பார் என்று சொல்வதைப் போன்றது. அப்படிச் சொல்பவரை இரண்டுதடவையாவது மேலும் கீழும் கட்டாயம் பார்ப்பீர்கள். அவர் உங்களுக்கு வேண்டியவராக இருந்தால் அவரது புத்தி சுவாதீனம் பற்றி உங்களுக்குக் கவலையும் ஏற்படலாம். கட்டுங்கடங்காத தாடி, ஊத்தையான தலைப்பாகை, கசங்கிய நீண்ட உடுப்பு, கையில் து…

Mr. Ban Ki Moon – Why Sri Lanka? Why not Gaza Nihad Issa - Ramallah, Palestine, www.Asiantribune.com) As friends of Sri Lanka, Palestinians find it extremely difficult to keep silent when we hear of the sinister manipulations and arm bending tactics practiced by the heads of influential organizations like UNO and Human Rights Commission and also by some leaders of UK and the European Community to destabilize Sri Lanka and reverse the newly gained victories and freedom after defeating the terrorists. We are compelled to come to the conclusion that these organizations are fostering terrorism so that they can sell arms and ammunition to all parties. Palestinia…

Two women accuse Patrick Brown of sexual misconduct Two women reported to CTV that Brown engaged in sexual misconduct during his time as a politician, which Brown denied. At the time of the alleged incidents, both women say they were drunk and Brown was sober. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is saluting the courage of the women who speak out about sexual assault, after the resignation of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative leader. Patrick Brown has denied allegations of sexual misconduct. B…

When Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) bombed the Tamil Homeland killing seven Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres on Thursday 27 July 2006 he was silent. When Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) bombed the Thenam Conference Centre killing eight Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres on Thursday Saturday 29 July 2006 he was silent. When Sri Lanka Army launched offensive to capture Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) administered Mavilaaru on Sunday 30 July 2006 he was silent. When the residents of Mavilaaru complained of promised water facilities not materialising he was silent. When around a million Tamil fishermen complained of not being a…

இணைத்தலமை நாடுகளின் கூட்டத்திற்கு பின்னர் வெளியிடப்பட்ட அறிக்கைக்கு வெளியில் ஒவ்வொரு இணைத் தலமை நாட்டுப் பிரதிநிதிகளும் வித்தியாசமான கருத்துக்களை தெரிவித்துள்ளனர். அவற்றில் குறிப்பாக அமெரிக்காவின் கருத்துக்கள் தமிழரின் எதிர்காலம் பற்றிய தெரிவை இலகுவாக்கியும் விரைவுபடுத்தியும் உள்ளது. ஆனால் அதில் பயணிப்பது கடினம் என்பதும் அதற்கு நாம் எல்லோரும் தயாராக வேண்டும் என்பதும் கவனிக்கப்பட வேண்டியது. 2ND LEAD (Minor corrections) Sri Lanka assured of Co-Chairs' military, financial support [TamilNet, Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 13:13 GMT] Sri Lanka's casual dismissal of the Co-Chairs statement Tuesday condemning rights abuses and ceasefire violations by the armed force…

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