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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…

LTTE could gain from Tamil Nadu realignments MR Narayan Swamy (IANS) New Delhi, March 11, 2006|13:29 IST Tamil Nadu's close race for power might prove a mixed bag for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerrillas, rather than the windfall it could have been for the insurgent group outlawed in India. The moves by Vaiko's MDMK and T Tirumavalavan's Dalit Panthers of India (DPI) to contest the May assembly elections with Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK may provide the Tigers political access to Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa they lacked - if she retains power. But if India's ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ousts the MDMK for aligning with its foe in …

Is Undiyal Kazhan's honeymoon period over? Written by Administrator Monday, 06 March 2006 Reports suggest that quibbles have begun to emerge between prominent paramilitary supporters and Rajasingham Jayadevan popularly known as 'Undiyal Kazhan'. Jeyadevan, who was the chairman of Eelapatheeswarar Hindu temple in Wembley, North-West London, was allegedly apprehended by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for stealing money from the 'Undiyal'. Claiming ill treatment by the LTTE, Undiyal Kazhan formed alliances with prominent paramilitary supporters in Europe, and maintained control of the temple in question. Undiyal Kazhan also fo…

[March 03, 2006] Sri Lankan maid jumps out of limousine (Gulf News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)Riyadh: In a horrific incident, a Sri Lankan maid servant tried to commit suicide by jumping out of a limousine in which she was travelling. The maid, who sustained multiple injuries and fractures, was hospitalised following the incident that took place on King Fahd Road at 10am on Wednesday in Riyadh city. The mentally disturbed young woman, another victim of torture and beating by a Saudi family, was seen weeping all through her travel to seek asylum at the Sri Lankan embassy in the capital city. Police started investigations into the incident. …

சுவிஸ் எங்கும் கடும் பனி காரணமாக பாதிப்பு ஏற்பட்டு பல பாதைகள் மூடப்பட்டு போக்கு வரத்துகள் ஸ்தம்பிதம் அடைந்துள்ளது. எதிர்வரும் செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை வரை இது தொடரும் என காலநிலை அவதான நிலையம் அறிவித்துள்ளது. ஆபத்துகள் தவிர்ந்த நேரங்களில் தனியார் வாகனங்களை பாவிக்க வேண்டாம் என போலீசார் அறிவித்துள்ளனர். மேலதிக விபரங்களுக்கு: http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.htm...y=1141565986000

Sri Lankas third Eelam War created a political-territorial division of the island with a resultant dual state structure in the North-East. In the context of the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement and based on earlier institutional experiments, the LTTE is currently engaged in a comprehensive process of state building within the areas they control," says Prof Stokke of Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo, in an article which examines the emerging new Tamileelam state structure. He adds that only the "facilitation and dynamics of pro-democracy forces within the LTTE," will determine the transformation from "the"strong and centralized state," that currently…

INTERVIEW - Renegade Sri Lanka rebels refuse to give up arms Sun Feb 26, 2006 5:19 PM IST By Simon Gardner COLOMBO (Reuters) - Breakaway rebels in Sri Lanka vowed on Sunday to resist any attempt to disarm them -- defying a government pledge seen vital to avoid a return to war. The government vowed on Thursday to ensure no armed group other than government security forces carries arms or conducts armed operations, and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) want to see the state act before new talks due in April. But V. Muralitharan, alias Colonel Karuna, who now lives in hiding and was formerly seen as shadowy Tiger leader Velupillai Prabha…

Sun, 26 February 2006 11:17:29 Over Exposed Foreign exposure backfires on Sri Lanka's 'baby 81' Sri Lanka's celebrated tsunami survivor, "Baby 81", was reunited with his parents after a highly publicised court drama, but almost a year later the family says the explosion of media attention has backfired on them. Murugpillai Jeyarajah, 31, a barber from Sri Lanka's eastern coast, says the international publicity generated by the story is proving counter productive and they are being overlooked for aid at home. The long-running saga captivated a global audience from the start, but mainly because it appears to have been sexed up. …

Sri Lankan expat`s body lying unclaimed: Embassy Web posted at: 2/26/2006 2:56:40 Source ::: The Peninsula Doha: The mortal remains of Sri Lankan national, I Manavakaran (29), who died in suspicious circumstances in Doha a few days ago, have not yet been claimed by his friends or relatives, A G Abeyasekera, Second Secretary at the Sri Lankan embassy, said here yesterday. Manavakaran, who had arrived in Doha some weeks ago was battling for survival following an alleged life-threatening incident, since February 6 at the Hamad General Hospital. He passed away on February 13, despite efforts to save his life. Speaking to The Peninsula, Abeyasekera sa…

Consolidating the CFA is the only way to stabilise the conditions of peace and normalcy Dr. Anton Balasingham LTTE Chief Negotiator Dr. Anton Balasingam said that "consolidating the Ceasefire Agreement is the only practical way open to the parties in conflict to stabilise the conditions of peace and normalcy, which are essential and crucial to take the peace process forward" when he delivered the opening speech in the Geneva talks today. The full text of Dr. Balasingham's address follows: The Opening Address by Anton Balasingham, the chief negotiator of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, (LTTE) at the Peace Talks in Geneva on 22 February …

Sri Lanka's chief negotiator Nimal Siripala de Silva © enters the Peace Hall at the Bossey's Castle in Bogis-Bossey, near Geneva. Sri Lanka's warring parties ended a three-year deadlock in peace efforts by meeting at a peaceful Swiss chateau, but their ice-breaking talks got off to a rocky start(AFP/Christophe Bosset) http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/0...ccsdsyl4_photo1 Tamil Tiger rebel group chief negotiator Anton Balasingham (L), and Adele Balasingam © are pictured at the Bossey's Castle in Bogis-Bossey, near Geneva. Sri Lanka's warring parties ended a three-year deadlock in peace efforts by meeting at a peaceful Swiss chateau, but their ice-break…

Once a Srilankan goes to USA and meets President Bush. Bush takes him to a jungle to prove that Americans are technologically advanced. In the jungle, Bush asks the Srilankan to start digging. He keeps on digging. When he reaches 100ft Bush tells him to start searching.The Srilankan finds a piece of wire .Bush proudly says "You see; even 100 years back we had telephone". At this the Srilankan gets really annoyed. Next year Bush comes to Srilanka. The Srilankan takes him to a jungle and tells him to start digging. Bush digs 100 ft and stops. The Srilankan tells him …

Swiss Tamils look to preserve their culture Tamils first came to Switzerland in the 1980s as refugees fleeing civil war in Sri Lanka and now make up a sizeable community in the country. Although they encountered prejudices at first, Tamils are now regarded as having adapted well to their new home. But they are still not fully integrated. In 1983 the Tamil Tigers group began fighting for a separate homeland for ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka, claiming discrimination by the majority Sinhalese. The conflict escalated and many Tamils fled abroad to Europe and North America. An estimated 35,000 Tamils now live in Switzerland, of which ten per cent are naturalis…

US 'losing media war to al-Qaeda' The US is losing the propaganda war against al-Qaeda and other enemies, defence chief Donald Rumsfeld has said. It must modernise its methods to win the minds of Muslims in the "war on terror", as "enemies had skilfully adapted" to the media age, he said. Washington and the army must respond faster to events and learn to exploit the internet Separately, President Bush said the US should not be discouraged by setbacks in Iraq and must realise it is at war. "We shouldn't be discouraged... because we've seen democracy change the world in the past," George W Bush said. However, he also used his speech in …

Tsunami 'widow' arrested after husband is seen alive By David Sapsted (Filed: 17/02/2006) A mother of three who was supposedly widowed in the 2004 tsunami has been arrested by police after reports that her husband is still alive. Yohini Shanthakumaran, 26, won the support of her MP and local press after publicising her claim last year that her two-year-old son had been stranded in Sri Lanka after her husband drowned in the Boxing Day disaster. Sources yesterday said that suspected discrepancies in her story were first detected by insurance investigators working with the Metropolitan Police's tsunami team. Now there are claims that her husband S…

தமிழ் கனேடியனில் வந்த செய்தி http://www.tamilcanadian.com/pageview.php?...ID=3826&SID=526 The Government is Creating an Environment for War" TIME talks to Tamil rebels spokesman Suppiah Paramu Tamilchelvan By: Alex Perry Source: TIME - February 13, 2006 Aside from one press conference in 2002, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, the leader of the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam [L.T.T.E.] declines all requests for interviews and delegates meetings with all but the most senior foreign diplomats. Since the Tigers agreed a cease-fire with the Sri Lankan government in 2002, the rebels' public face has become Suppiah Paramu Tamilchelvan, a former fighter wh…

France honours Lankan journalist PK Balachandran Colombo, February 13, 2006|19:51 IST The French government has conferred the Chevalier Order of Merit on the well-known Sri Lankan journalist Amal Jayasinghe for his outstanding contribution to journalism in the island. He has been with Agence France Presse (AFP) for the past two decades, and had earlier served Daily News, the most widely read English language newspaper in Sri Lanka. For years now, overseas newsmen have been making a beeline to Jayasinghe's office in Colombo to get insights into the intricacies of Sri Lanka's turbulent politics. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/7…

Harvard experts too pro-Tiger, too liberal, says Govt. paper [TamilNet, February 12, 2006 20:19 GMT] "It [sri Lanka Government Peace Team] learnt that two Harvard specialists who were coaching the peace team on some aspects of conflict resolution, for instance, were thought of as being too liberal and possibly too pro Tiger in their views," said Sri Lanka Government official paper Sunday Observer in its latest edition. The paper also quoted a source close to the consultation process as saying, "Harvard and other institutions of repute, may wittingly or otherwise place Sri Lankan strategy in channels that could be available to the Tigers." The briefings were h…

Whilst calling up both the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE to take a positive approach at the forthcoming peace talks in Geneva the Congressmen has highlighted that 1) the LTTE has a history of engaging in a campaign of terror and violence; 2) the killing of Lakshman Kadirgamar has been attributed to the LTTE 3) the United States remains deeply concerned about the continued violations of the cease-fire agreement in Sri Lanka, as marked by a recent series of violent incidents involving Claymore mine and suicide attacks; 4) Velupillai Prabhakaran recently issued an ultimatum to the Government of Sri Lanka to come up with a political settlement w…

[February 11, 2006] Trawler explodes off Sri Lanka coast, gunrunning suspected+ (Japan Economic Newswire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)COLOMBO, Feb. 11_(Kyodo) _ A fishing trawler exploded at sea off Sri Lanka's northeastern Mannar coast on Saturday when approached by navy vessels for inspection, Sri Lankan navy sources said. "The boat exploded as two naval fast-attack craft approached it for inspection," a senior naval officer said. "There had been no offensive action on either side." "All on board are presumed dead," he said, adding that he had no information on how many there were. The naval vessels patrolling the area had approached t…

Royal Mail fined for missing post Royal Mail has 28 days to appeal against the fine Royal Mail is facing a record £11.4m fine for failing to adequately prevent mail being lost, damaged or stolen. Regulator Postcomm said Royal Mail was guilty of "serious breaches" of its licence in relation to mail security measures and staff vetting. Postcomm launched an investigation in 2004 after media reports claimed that some staff were tampering with mail. Royal Mail said it would appeal against the fine - the largest ever proposed by the regulator - calling it "unfair". Royal Mail could also be fined £270,000 for poor delivery performance in L…

UK universities are finding it hard to recruit overseas Universities face foreign slump By Mike Baker BBC News education correspondent The anxiously awaited university application figures are due next week. They will show that the introduction of "top-up" fees is having an impact on the demand for university places in England. However, soundings suggest they will be down by only a few percentage points which, after last's year spike in demand, will not yet ring alarm bells or suggest school-leavers are abandoning the idea of going to university. This will be a great relief to the government which, with its hands full on schools poli…

Fiat currency From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Fiat money) Jump to: navigation, search Look up fiat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.In economics, fiat currency or fiat money is money whose purchasing power derives from a declaratory fiat of the government issuing it. It is often associated with paper money unbacked by fixed assets, issued without the promise of redemption in some other form, and accepted by tradition or social convention. Fiat money is called fiduciary money in many languages. The widespread acceptance of a fiat currency is enhanced by a central authority mandating its acceptance under penalty of law and demanding it …

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4688696.stm Call for internet safety lessons Children need to know the risks of the web, say researchers Lessons on how to use the internet safely should become compulsory in schools, university researchers say. The Cyberspace Research Unit at the University of Central Lancashire (UCL) says learning about internet safety should be on the National Curriculum. Pupils should be taught about the potential dangers posed, such as paedophiles using internet chatrooms to make contact with children. The researchers say too few pupils are taught how to use the internet safely. Director of the unit Dr Rachel O…

Leader of the LTTE General Information about Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is an tear shaped island located at the southern most tip of India. It is separated from the Indian subcontinent at its narrowest point by 22 miles of sea called Palk Strait. It lies between six and ten degrees north of the Equator, and on the longitude of 79 to 81 degrees east. Its total area is 25,332 square miles comprising Sri Lanka 18,042 and Tamil Eelam 7,290 sq miles. The total population is 17,103,000, according to latest population statistics (1991), consisting of 12,656,000 Sinhalese, 3,113,000 Tamils, 1,214,000 Muslims (mostly Tamil speaking) and others 120,000. Discri…