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Weekend laugh- LTTE`s France and Norway factions battle each other
Saturday, 5 November 2011 - 3:10 PM SL Time
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2 November 2011, 5:57 am
by D.B.S. Jeyaraj
The October 30th attack on France-based chief of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE)is attributed to an on going internal power struggle.
Nadarajah Matheenthiran alias Parithy a.k.a Regan,head of the LTTE front in France,Tamil Coordinating committee(TCC)was attacked in Paris.
When Matheenthiran and 2 bodyguards left the TCC office on Sunday (30th)night a gang of 6 with clubs&knives were waiting outside the premises.
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Seeman denied entry into US over LTTE ties
Saturday, 5 November 2011 - 7:47 PM SL Time
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Authorities in the US today denied permission to Indian director and Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam chief Seeman to enter the country when he landed at New York airport to attend a conclave organised by the World Tamil Forum.
A press release from Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam condemned the act of US authorities stating `this is a blow to individual freedom and freedom of thought.`
The release added that Seeman was invited to attend the Tamil conference and that he obtained prior permission from the US government for his travel. However when he landed at the airport in the wee hours of today (Nov. 5), the authorities at the airport denied him permission to enter the country, Indian media reported.
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The Expropriation Bill drama
Sunday, 6 November 2011 - 8:39 AM SL Time
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What really is the legislation that the government has been trying to bring in? This talk of an expropriation bill refers to the proposed `Revival of Underperforming Enterprises and Underutilized Assets Act` that had received cabinet approval and had been referred to the Supreme Court for its opinion. The Supreme Court has completed its deliberations and conveyed its opinion to the speaker and the matter is to be discussed in parliament this week. The term `Expropriation Bill` to describe this proposed legislation is not really warranted. The dictionary meaning of expropriation is `to officially take away private property from its owner, for public use`. However, in the case of this intended legislation, the term `underutilized assets` refers to government owned land that had been conditionally allocated on freehold or leasehold basis to private enterprises on the basis that the business operations carried on will result in the generation of employment and foreign exchange earnings and other economic benefits.
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Welcome to the new FREE(TM) Libya- Sharia law is to be the source of new legislation, social welfare is non-existent and, to top it all off, the flag of Al Qaeda is flying above the courthouse in the city where the revolution started.
Saturday, 12 November 2011 - 2:26 PM SL Time
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Libya: Al Qaeda flag flown above Benghazi courthouse
The black flag of Al Qaeda has been spotted flying over a public building in Libya, raising concerns that the country could lurch towards Muslim extremism.
The flag, complete with Arabic script reading `there is no God but Allah` and full moon underneath, was seen flying above the Benghazi courthouse building, considered to be the seat of the revolution, according to the news website Vice.com.
The flag was said to be flying over the building alongside the Libyan national flag but the National Transitional Council has denied that it was responsible.
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