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Tamil Tigers: Suicide Bombing Innovators May 21, 2009 1:00 PM ET Robert Pape, director of the Chicago Project on Suicide Terrorism, examines the decades-long war in Sri Lanka with the Tamil Tigers. The group is reported to have invented the suicide vest, and made suicide bombing their trademark. LYNN NEARY, host: Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels didn't invent the suicide bomb, but they pioneered it as a tactic in war. For three decades, the rebels fought for an independent homeland with hundreds of suicide attacks, more than al-Qaida or any other group. All told, more t…

Origins of Remembrance Day Why is this day special to Australians? At 11 am on 11 November 1918 the guns on the Western Front fell silent after more than four years of continuous warfare. The allied armies had driven the German invaders back, having inflicted heavy defeats upon them over the preceding four months. In November the Germans called for an armistice (suspension of fighting) in order to secure a peace settlement. They accepted allied terms that amounted to unconditional surrender. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month attained a special significance in the post-war years. The moment when hostilities ceased on the Western Front became un…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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COVID-19 vaccine mandates are coming — whether Canadians want them or not Canadian and American health officials suggest third doses for most vulnerable 1 day ago 2:03 As a fourth wave of COVID-19 nears, U.S. regulators are suggesting third vaccine shots for the immunocompromised, and Ontario is eyeing a plan for booster shots. 2:03 Like it or not, COVID-19 vaccine mandates are …

Australia, one of the Quad partners in the emerging Indo-Pacific military alliance of the US, has recently decided to spend A$1.1 billion to upgrade the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base at Tindal, which is located in its Northern Territory. When the upgrade is complete, the RAAF Tindal will be the “most potent military base south of Guam,” according to Emeritus Professor Paul Dibb AM, who is the director of Strategic and Defence Studies Centre of the Australian National University. The US Air Force would be able to operate its nuclear-capable B-52 strategic bombers from the expanded airfield in the future. In the meantime, the US has approved the sales of up to 200 …

Every sovereign country in the world that can be represented by some complicated combination of the political systems between the two extremities of Autocracy and Democracy, derives its sovereignty from its population periodically. Hence, to retain their legitimacy, the respective governments go to a greater extent to protect their citizenry. In recent decades, Indian Union had successfully transformed itself into a dreadful political system that has effectively nullified the necessity for the transfer of sovereignty from its people through the institutionalization of pre-programmed electronic voting machines. Hence, being the only “Chipocracy” in the world, the Delhi reg…

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…

The International Women’s Day culminated with vibrant celebrations and appreciation toward women who have succeeded in life. And then, there are those women who represent the estate sector, farmer and fisheries communities, janitorial service, prostitution and many other blue-collar professions that never get appreciated. Female migrant labourers too are part of this segment. Amid numerous hardships and ordeals, they continue to send in dollars to bolster the economy. In a recently launched publication titled ‘Foreign Migrant Labour Mafia: The Blood, Tears and Coins,’ it was revealed that between 2009 and 2017, as many as 822,758 women have left for work in Middle Eastern…

Dr Nadarajah Muhunthan and his family faced deportation to Sri Lanka where he experienced torture Nadarajah and Sharmila Muhunthan with their three children. Photograph: Aneta Pruszyńska/The Guardian Diane Taylor Tue 30 Nov 2021 14.48 GMT The Home Office has U-t…

The deadly coronavirus which has killed more than 2800 people across the world is rapidly spreading outside China. Italy, Japan, and South Korea are three major countries that are deeply affected by the virus. This spread has affected global investors as well. Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in Asia has lost 590 crores this year alone. The chairman of the Reliance Industries according to a Bloomberg report has lost about 590 crores which have made his net worth come down to $53.05 billion this year so far. The shares of Reliance Industries has fallen to 11% in the global market. The major fall has happened only in the last 15 days assuming after the widespread impact …

Former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva emphasized that in terms of the Constitution, Mahinda Rajapaksa stands ineligible to run for a third term as President. When he took oaths for his second Presidential term, under Section 31/2 of the Constitution, on 19 November, 2010, he became ineligible to contest a third term, the former CJ said. "By the subsequently approved 18th Amendment to the Constitution, a President holding a second term in office can contest for a third term. However, at the time Section 31/2 was removed by the introduction of 18th Amendment, President Rajapaksa had already taken oath for the second term, making him ineligible to contest a third term," said …

By Murali Vallipuranathan – Murali Vallipuranathan Few days ago, “The Hindu” an Indian newspaper published a news citing an information purportedly given by Indian Intelligence that LTTE was regrouping in Mullivaikal on May 18th on the day of Tamil genocide Remembrance Day for an attack (1). While reading this news, one may recall the Sri Lankan radio news during the war, where many blatant lies and fabrications were unraveled quoting a news agency called “Lanka Puvath“. Whenever India makes a major political move in Sri Lanka the Indian intelligence Agency publishes similar blatant and fabricated stories either directly or through their news agencies li…

These were proposed during Tigers' time. Taken from the TEEDOR website for archive purposes. ------------------------------------------------------- The following projects are proposed to fulfil urgent requirements of development in the Vanni Area. Detailed proposals with a breakdown of costs are available for NGOs, Development Agencies, Private Enterprises or individuals who may wish to support these projects financially or by providing equipment or skilled resources. No Project Title Location Total in Sri Lankan Rupees[in Millions] T…

There are high levels of air pollution in the lands situated towards the north, east and west of Sri Lanka According to experts, PM2.5 is the ‘most dangerous pollutant’ Since 1990’s there has been a multifold rise in air pollution and this is primarily due to the long-range transport of air pollutants from the Indian sub-continent Experts point out that until and unless India manages their air pollution Sri Lanka will be impacted Air quality has been poor in much more limited places and periods - e.g. outside Norocholai Coal Plant and in some areas where traffi…

The United States (US) has denied reports it has softened its stand on Sri Lanka with US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki insisting that there has not been a change of US policy on Sri Lanka. Psaki said that US Secretary of State John Kerry had met President Mahinda Rajapaksa during the recent visit to the US by the President for the UN General Assembly. Asked, during the daily press briefing at the US State Department if, at that meeting, the US had softened its stance on Sri Lanka as was reported in a local newspaper, Psaki said “absolutely not”. “I saw the same story. The only thing that was right was that the Secretary did speak with the Sri Lan…

ALMOST FOUR years ago, the Sri Lankan government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa won a decisive victory in a 26-year-long civil war with rebels from the island’s minority Tamil community. The cost was horrific: A United Nations investigation subsequently found that up to 40,000 civilians may have died in the government's final offensive. But the triumph made Mr. Rajapaksa a hero among the majority Sinhalese community and gave him an opportunity to modernize his country while healing its ethnic rift. Unfortunately, the president and his family — two brothers hold cabinet positions — have pursued just the opposite course. Having acquired a two-thirds parliamentary majorit…

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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…

To this day the victims of #WARCRIMES & #CRIMESAGAINSTHUMANITY have not received #JUSTICE, most of the #disappeared never accounted for or found, but at least there was a tenuous peaceful, if not marginalized, existence for the #Tamil & #Muslim survivors of #CivilWar. Until today. Today's presidential election results are, needless to say, devastating for the Tamil & Muslim communities. #Rajapaksa et al return reign of terror is horrifyingly assured. Attached are #WarCriminal's #MahindaRajapaksa's media release announcing his brother, War Criminal #GotabhayaRajapksa, as #SriLanka's new president. You'll find the media release is insulting hypocrisy, …

The leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Mr. V. Pirapaharan in a statement issued today (13.05.1998) to mark the anniversary of the Sri Lankan military offensive operation called "Jayasikuru" (Victory Assured) described the Government's military campaign as a monumental disaster. Sri Lanka suffered unprecedented casualty rate in the year long battle with over 3000 Sinhala soldiers killed and 7000 injured, Mr. Pirapaharan said. The Government of Chandrika Kumaratunga is driving the country towards the path of destruction impelled by a singular passion to dominate and subjugate the Tamil homeland by military means, he further said. The following are extr…