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TNA Ready To Do Some Public Service If Called For.
Tuesday, 3 May 2011 - 12:00 AM SL Time

The TNA says that it is prepared to discuss the UN Expert Panel`s report with China and Russia. If the need arises we are prepared to explain the reality behind the UN report to China and Russia, TNA General Secretary Mavai Senathirajah told Ada Derana.

So far the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has lauded the controversial report stating that it welcomed the recommendations made by the panel and hoped that they will be honestly implemented.

However UNSC veto-wielding permanent members, China and Russia have shown their solidarity towards Sri Lanka in using their veto power in the United Nations Security Council against previous allegation directed at Sri Lanka.

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I Told Yo So Says Hamid Karzai. :)
Tuesday, 3 May 2011 - 5:38 AM SL Time

The death of Osama bin Laden produced grim satisfaction in Afghanistan, where the al-Qaeda leader`s presence helped make it a pariah state during the Taliban regime and triggered the Western attack that has stretched into a decade-long war waged mainly by foreign troops.

For years, even as the NATO-led forces on the ground surged to nearly 150,000 troops to fight anti-government insurgents, Afghans across the political spectrum have argued that Pakistan was hosting and arming the Taliban as well as other terrorist groups.

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He said that he agrees with accusations the report has made against the government of Sri Lanka.
Tuesday, 3 May 2011 - 11:39 PM SL Time

Former commander of the Sri Lanka army, Sarath Fonseka say that he is prepared to face allegations levelled against the military on the report compiled by United Nations (UN) Secretary General`s panel of experts.

Former Commander says forces under his command never commited war crimes

Speaking to journalists from prison custody, former general said that he is willing to take responsibility for the actions of the soldiers under his command.

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Professor The Report Is Not About What Happened After The War But Leading Upto The End Of The War.
Wednesday, 4 May 2011 - 2:31 AM SL Time

External Affairs Minister Professor G.L. Peiris told parliament today that the government would explain to the UN secretary general the post war reconciliation and development work in North and East.


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Washington kept Pakistani officials in the dark about the special forces assault near Islamabad, fearing they might `alert the targets` and jeopardize the mission
Wednesday, 4 May 2011 - 6:55 AM SL Time

Pakistan on Tuesday denied it gave shelter to Osama bin Laden but the White House vowed to `get to the bottom` of whether Pakistani authorities helped the al Qaeda leader elude a long manhunt before he was killed in a U.S. raid.

Washington kept Pakistani officials in the dark about the special forces assault near Islamabad, fearing they might `alert the targets` and jeopardize the mission, which ended with bin Laden`s death on Monday, CIA Director Leon Panetta told Time magazine.

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Blake Says `proof lies in results, not in promises.` Do you mean to say you don`t trust their word?
Thursday, 5 May 2011 - 12:14 AM SL Time

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka A U.S. diplomat Wednesday asked Sri Lanka to address allegations of possible war crimes toward the end of the country`s civil war and to share political power with an estranged Tamil minority for a lasting peace.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert O. Blake told reporters that Sri Lanka has promised to address these issues and many others raised by him during official meetings. But he said the `proof lies in results, not in promises.`

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Sri Lankan government seeks Rs. 16 billion supplementary allocations five months after approval of budget . Should it be WOW or LOL?
Thursday, 5 May 2011 - 2:21 AM SL Time

Wed, May 4, 2011, 07:23 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.


May 04, Colombo: Five months after the 2011 budget was approved, the Sri Lankan government has sought parliamentary approval for supplementary allocations of Rs. 16.88 billion for several ministries.

The supplementary allocations, tabled in the parliament yesterday, have been requested under 50 heads of various ministries.

According to reports, Rs. 100 million of the supplementary allocations was meant for the initial capital for the company established to bid for hosting the Commonwealth Games in Sri Lanka in 2018.

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Paranoid fear of the Sinhalese has prevented Sri Lanka from rising above a certain watermark
Friday, 6 May 2011 - 2:17 AM SL Time

The rumour mill has been at it for a while that the former foreign secretary, Dr Palitha Kohona is to be assigned as Sri Lanka`s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

The Former Navy Commander, Wasantha Karanagoda was previously tipped for the post, but after the British authorities advised the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister to refrain from appointing ex-military officers to the post, the position has been vacant.

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AN Emirati man is being sued for $11.3 million for not having sex with his wife and causing her mental anguish.
Friday, 6 May 2011 - 5:17 AM SL Time

The unidentified woman told the court that her Emirati husband did not sleep with her in the first four months of their marriage in 2008 and later she discovered that he suffered from erectile dysfunction, Gulf News said.

The newspaper quoted court records as saying that the woman alleged her husband failed to fulfil her needs. The case is pending before Dubai Courts.

`Considering the conservative Arab values, and the woman`s situation in such a society, I remained silent and tried to adapt by praying to God that things would improve,` she said.

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SF To Use UNSG Report For Defense In White Flag Case.
Saturday, 7 May 2011 - 12:00 AM SL Time

Reports states Defense Secretary Gottabaya Rajapakse is in fear that Sarath Fonseka may utilize the United Nation Council`s report in regard to Sri Lanka, in favoaurably to him. This statement was made by
an official from Attorney General Office.
The information regarding white flag case contain in the United Nation Advisory panel. Defense Secretary had requested Attorney General to be attentive that Sarath Fonseka may utilize the said report in favour of him.

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Prof. Stands By His Work.
Saturday, 7 May 2011 - 2:46 AM SL Time

They`re freedom fighters, not terrorists, says Professor John Whitehall. Tim Elliott writes.

HE HAS been called a ``terrorist collaborator`` and ``cunning propagandist``, a ``brainwashed puppet`` and ``naive white man``. He has been investigated by the Australian Federal Police and was mentioned last year by a Supreme Court judge in relation to potential anti-terrorism charges. But for Professor John Whitehall, the University of Western Sydney`s foundation chair of paediatrics and child health, ``collaborating`` with Sri Lanka`s Tamil Tigers is nothing to hide from.

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Diplomatic sources said yesterday that the debate would generate greater consciousness among the 27 members of the European Union on the findings of the UN Panel.
Sunday, 8 May 2011 - 10:16 AM SL Time

The European Parliament, which represents 27 countries, is to debate on Thursday what it calls violations of human rights and humanitarian laws in Sri Lanka.

The emergency debate has been sought by 50 members of the Green Party after the release of the report of the three-member UN Advisory Panel to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The Panel comprised Marzuki Darusman (Indonesia), Yasmin Sooka (South Africa) and Steven Ratner (United States).

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Taking a Break From War Crimes Report and War Criminals To Congratulate A Kid That Is Giving His Best.
Tuesday, 10 May 2011 - 6:29 AM SL Time

Dheevish Arulmani (15) is one of 20 young Canadians competing against the world`s smartest teens.

There are eight syllables in the first word of the title of Dheevesh Arulmani`s science project. The word is photoelectrochemical.

It doesn`t get any easier from there. But the 15-year-old Mississauga student patiently explains what his year`s worth of research is all about:

Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, known as hydrogen fuel cells, offer commercial and economic feasibility as well as environmental sustainability for electricity production . . .

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UN war crime report. Or is it?
Tuesday, 10 May 2011 - 11:48 PM SL Time

Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa today said that India`s support was important in his government`s attempt to tackle the current impasse over a report by an UN advisory panel, accusing it of committing war crimes during the last phase of conflict with the LTTE.

`India has always acted with co-operation with Sri Lanka. Our relations have been good at all times`, Rajapaksa said while addressing the local heads of media institutions during his regular monthly interaction.

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As lawyer Sudarshana Gunawardana noted, the crimes committed by the government include the systematic shelling of no-fire zones despite the presence of civilian refugees and hospitals
Wednesday, 11 May 2011 - 2:20 AM SL Time

SRI LANKA
Despite government claims, civil society groups back UN report findings
by Melani Manel Perera
The charges are a national issue, and a lesson for all. Christian leaders, human rights activists and ordinary people criticise the government`s opposition to the report, and for failing to translate it into Sinhalese and Tamil, which leaves many Sri Lankans in the dark.

Colombo (AsiaNews) Members of a number of civil society groups back the United Nations panel report on possible war crimes by government and Tamil rebel forces. According to human rights activists, the accusations in the report are a national issue for one catholic priest, they are a lesson from which we can all learn.

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While Sri Lanka Worries About ICC: India Smiles At The Opportunity.
Wednesday, 11 May 2011 - 2:12 PM SL Time

The Indian troika comprising National Security Advisor Menon, Indian foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and Defence Secretary, Pradeep Kumar reckoned as India`s policy making body are due to arrive in SL shortly. The Indian troika came to SL on an earlier occasion when the war was just about to be concluded.

On that occasion, only Menon of the present delegation came with that troika. Menon was the Foreign Secretary at that time, while security advisor Narayanan wielded most power in the troika. He had a thorough knowledge not only of the SL war but also of Prabhakaran.

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Sri Lankans Screwed By Indians Again. Even those from India got involved in it, but are now working again, said the ambassador.
Thursday, 12 May 2011 - 1:45 PM SL Time

May 11, 2011: Reports state that around 300 migrant Sri Lankan garment factory workers are still refraining from work and engaging in a strike in Amman, Jordan.

The workers demand that they be repatriated to Sri Lanka immediately. Meanwhile another group of Sri Lankans who were engaged in the strike, returned home yesterday.

Around 60 such individuals employed in Jordan, have returned home thus far. The group of 15 that arrived yesterday, had been released from police custody in Jordan.

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EU Wants SL To Implement Suggestions Of UN Panel. Mervin Gets Mad Puts His Suicide Squard On Allert.
Friday, 13 May 2011 - 2:10 AM SL Time

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution urging the Sri Lankan government to implement the recommendations suggested by the UN panel of experts and conduct a genuine investigation.

The Belarus regime`s harassment of journalists and opposition leaders, the plight of human rights activists in Azerbaijan and the fate of Tamil citizens in Sri Lanka were the three topics selected for urgent debates and resolutions by the European Parliament today.

On Sri Lanka, the EU Parliament said that two years after the civil war in Sri Lanka ended with the surrender of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the Sri Lankan government must take active measures to protect the Tamil people so that they can look forward to `a bright and prosperous future, on equal terms with their Sinhalese fellow citizens`.

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The Objective Of Darusman Report Never Was Reconcilation But Probing Whether War Crimes Were Committed Against Tamils.
Saturday, 14 May 2011 - 12:13 AM SL Time

By Shamindra Ferdinando


Prabhakaran`s successor, T. S. Pathmanathan or simply `KP` as he is known, says the controversial `Darusman Report` will not help the ongoing national reconciliation process. Instead, it can cause irreparable damage to ambitious reconciliation efforts, he asserts.


Pathmanathan asserts the report commissioned by UNSG Ban Ki-moon will only strengthen the hands of those hell-bent on undermining the post-war recovery process. The UNSG`s move received the backing of the US, UK, EU comprising 27 countries and South Africa in spite of Sri Lanka strongly disputing the `Darusman Report.`

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Posting as a courtesy to GON. He`s moved to big and better things. LOL
Saturday, 14 May 2011 - 1:52 AM SL Time

An Immigration Review Board adjudicator has dismissed allegations by the federal government that a Tamil migrant who arrived on a ship in Victoria last summer was part of a terrorist group.

Leeann King ruled the man can make a refugee claim in Canada and she systematically dismantled the federal government`s evidence against him, calling the information trivial, unreliable and riddled with mistakes and speculation.

`In this case, what [the man] has told officers and what he testified to before me about what happened to him in Sri Lanka is the only credible and trustworthy evidence before me,` she concluded in her ruling Thursday.

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In fact, it is the state security forces that are the main perpetrator of the killings.
Saturday, 14 May 2011 - 3:30 PM SL Time

While American civilians were preoccupied with an onslaught of fear-inducing swine flu headlines during the winter and spring of 2010, civilians of Sri Lanka were engrossed in the final chapters of a 26-year civil war that left nearly 100,000 corpses in its wake many of which are yet to be found.

A frightening percentage of the missing people were Sri Lankan journalists, specifically those who felt confident enough to publish damning information about their government`s military campaign against the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

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When Sinhalese Kill Sinhalese The Murderer Is Not Identified.
Sunday, 15 May 2011 - 4:50 AM SL Time

Mahinda who was to be convicted of murder charges was made President by Ranil - An exclusive revelation by IGP Balasuriya

[ Saturday, 14 May 2011, 05:01.05 PM GMT +05:30 ]

IGP Mahinda Balasuriya has told few of his close associates that Mr. Ranil Wickramsignhe is responsible for making Mahinda Rajapaksha who was to be convicted and sentenced to jail on murder charges
The IGP has made the revelation after the President has scolded him reminding of his mothers_day.jsp' class=black>mother in front of many other officials. We publish below an edited version of IGP Balasuriya`s revelation.

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Does This Serve The Best Interest Of The Country?
Monday, 16 May 2011 - 4:42 AM SL Time

Lanka-e-News -15.May.2011, 7.30PM) It is reported that 22 political henchmen were appointed to the ranks below Ambassador in the Missions. Most notable feature of these appointments was that all of them got the posts in the USA, EU, Australia, Singapore and Japan. Among them the daughter of the film star, Ravindra Randeniya has been appointed to Washington and the daughter of the Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has been appointed to New York. It was also noted that their names were in the list of appointees recommended to appoint to the permanent cadres of the Foreign Service though cabinet without any competitive examination just before the local government elections. This was the list that was said to have rejected by the President during the election. According to an Additional Secretary of the Ministry once they were appointed to the Mission, they would be recruited to the permanent cadre of the Foreign Service secretly. It was also noted an Additional Secretary of a Ministry, Mrs. Mallika Dissanayake is lucky enough to get a posting third time. She was first appointed as the First Secretary to the Sri Lanka Embassy in Japan as the First Secretary. There was an allegation against her for taking her own brother as domestic servant at the expenses of the government of Sri Lanka and later worked at a Sri Lankan restaurant owned by Mr. Hubert Jayakody, whose son got married to the daughter of later President Premadasa. Then this lady got a chance of serving in Korea as Counsellor. This time too she took another of her brother at the expenses of the government as a servant. This brother is still working in Korea.

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Mr Seeman in his reaction to the result said that their objective of decimating the Congress has been successful in this election.
Monday, 16 May 2011 - 11:12 AM SL Time

CHENNAI, 14 MAY: A day after the shocking wipe out of the DMK-Congress alliance in election in Tamil Nadu, the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president, Mr KV Thangkabalu, who has been facing stiff opposition from his partymen has sent in his resignation to the Congress chief Mrs Sonia Gandhi accepting responsibility for the poll debacle.
It was the Congress`s worst ever performance since Independence in the state. The Congress won just five seats out of the 63 it had bargained hard for from the DMK even if the DMK`s tally was a dismal 23, not even qualifying it to play the role of Opposition leader. Congress general secretary Mr Rahul Gandhi himself bit the dust with all his nominees at the state election defeated. Mr Gandhi had travelled to Puducherry and Tamil Nadu to campaign exclusively for his Youth Congress candidates alone. Not one survived.

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Gaddafi Having A Bad Hair Day.
Tuesday, 17 May 2011 - 1:59 AM SL Time

(Reuters) - The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Monday he had requested arrest warrants for Libya`s Muammar Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam and the country`s spy chief on charges of crimes against humanity.

ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo had said earlier this month he would seek three arrest warrants for the pre-determined killing of protesters in Libya following U.N. Security Council referral of the violence to the Hague-based court in February.

It had been widely expected that Moreno-Ocampo would seek an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Gaddafi, but in addition to a warrant for his son Saif, the prosecutor said he would also seek the arrest of Libya`s head of espionage, Abdullah al-Senussi.

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Maid Gets Screwed Twice Trying To Screw Her Employer.
Wednesday, 18 May 2011 - 2:16 PM SL Time

A Sri Lankan housemaid in Kuwait who was expelled by her employer because of her bad behaviour went straight to the police and told them she was pregnant from him, a newspaper said on Wednesday.

Police quickly arrested the Kuwaiti employer but he insisted he had nothing to do with her pregnancy, Alwatan Arabic language daily said.

After interrogation and pressure on the maid, she finally confessed that she had an affair with an Asian man.

They arrested the Asian man who also confessed to having an affair with the maid, the paper said. (emirates247)

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Sri Lanka s Mockery Of Law .
Thursday, 19 May 2011 - 3:19 AM SL Time

(May 18, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka Guardian) According to a media report, a former army intelligence officer told the Mount Lavinia Magistrate last week (12 May) that he was told by the Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Terrorist Investigations Department (TID) to claim that a top army official was involved in the killing of former Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha. Such a statement made to court should lead to inquiry. However, due to the absence of respect for the principles of rule of law in Sri Lanka now, even a statement made to the court on such an important issue is not likely to lead to any inquiry. The only and predictable outcome is that the person making such a revelation may get into serious trouble.

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The law is an Ass, they say. But here in Sri Lanka, not only the law, the entire law enforcement system, seem to be braying Asses.
Friday, 20 May 2011 - 12:10 AM SL Time

by Dushy Ranetunge at Sri Sambuddhatwa Jayanthi Mawatha

I went to sleep last week living down Havelock Road and woke up in the brand spanking spruced up renamed SSJ Mawatha.

The Sinhalese are a minority within the city limits of Colombo. Those who are Buddhists among them are even a smaller minority. No one had consulted the residents of Havelock road about the change of name of their road. They had no voice.

Within the last few months we had witnessed Dickman`s Road becoming Lester James Pieris Mawatha, Guildford Crescent to Premasiri Kemadasa Mawatha etc. The residents of these roads also had no choice on the matter. It was imposed from above.

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Why Did MR Send Pieris And Not Lemon Puff To India?
Friday, 20 May 2011 - 12:01 PM SL Time

Professor G.L. Peiris signing an agreement with the Indian government is betraying of the country, charges the National Patriotic Movement.

The External Affairs Minister had agreed to comply on several conditions put forward by India during his recent visit to the country, its Chairman Dr Gunadasa Amarasekera accused.

He stated that these conditions include the immediate relaxing of emergency laws, implementing of the 13th amendment, successful completion of current talks with Tamil parties and implementation of agreement such as CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement).

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More Sign Boards Than People For State Sponsored Protest In NY. LOL
Friday, 20 May 2011 - 2:45 PM SL Time

The permission had been obtained to hold demonstrations to mark the celebrations in front of the UN office on the 18th at 11.30 a m. But , the crowd which arrived for the demonstrations was less than 20 people despite the fact that there are over a lakh of Sri Lankans residing in New York. In the super Statron Island , New York alone there are over 8000 Sri Lankans, yet only about 20 came to participate in the celebrations. Of them five were bodyguards of Kohona and Shavendra De Silva. Another five participants were employees in the SL office of the UN.

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Do Sinhalese Have A Communication Problem In Getting Any Message Out?
Saturday, 21 May 2011 - 2:59 AM SL Time

Toronto, Canada On Saturday May 14 from 10am-4pm at the Canada Kanthaswamy Temple the National Council of Canadian Tamils (NCCT) held a blood drive to commemorate the massacre of tens of thousands of Tamils in 2009. The blood drive is the kick off event of Tamil Genocide Remembrance Month. A UN report released in April 2011 affirmed that the Sri Lankan Government denied tens of thousands of Tamils stuck in the conflict zone access to food, humanitarian aid, and medical supplies including blood, said Gobi Muthulingam, Chair of the Council`s Canada Friendship Committee. Countless Tamils died during the last stages of the war in Sri Lanka because they were denied access to blood. During this month we will grieve their memory by generously giving to our fellow Canadians who are in vital need of blood, said Raj Subramaniam, the Council`s Blood Drive Coordinator.

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External Affairs Minister Professor G.L Peiris has sought a meeting with Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao during his visit to China tomorrow.
Sunday, 22 May 2011 - 9:47 AM SL Time

Both India and the United States have now made it clear the `price` President Mahinda Rajapaksa has to pay for not having to face charges on war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Both countries want the 13th Amendment plus to be implemented and the emergency regulations lifted. In addition to that, the Indians are demanding that delays in implementing a series of Indian funded projects in the north and east be cleared.

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A Sri Lankan maid has reportedly committed suicide in Dubai
Sunday, 22 May 2011 - 2:38 PM SL Time

A Sri Lankan maid has reportedly committed suicide in Dubai by handing herself. She had stated on several occasions that she cannot stay in that country anymore, the husband of the maid speaking to Ada Derana said .

However, we were unable to bring her back due to a shortage in money, he stressed.

He also mentioned that another woman who had worker with his wife in the same residence in Dubai had recently returned to Sri Lanka however, we have not received even a phone call from her so far.

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It is no accident that the Sri Lankan President offered Gadaffi a haven. Well, he is welcomed to it as long as Gadaffi doesn`t come to the Tamil part of Sri Lanka,
Monday, 23 May 2011 - 5:18 AM SL Time

Tamils deserve freedom, they deserve dignity and they deserve their independence, as they want. That is the right of any nation on earth. It is the right for the Tamils too, said Conservative MP Robert Halfon from Harlow, who addressed the participants at the London event of Mu`l`livaaykkaal Remembrance Day. Meanwhile, Lee Scott, a Conservative Member of Parliament for Ilford North, and an officer of the Conservative Friends of Israel group, said it was unacceptable for people not to know what had happened to their relatives, children and not to be able to live in peace and harmony with dignity. I recently met with the SL High Commissioner and asked these questions. And I will continue to ask these questions, he said and signed an appeal on the stage urging independent international investigations.

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If MR Cannot Appoint A Qualified Person For A Job What Are The Chances That He Can Implement A Political Solution Even If He Wants To?
Tuesday, 24 May 2011 - 4:58 AM SL Time

By Namini Wijedasa

On a personal assurance from President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Prof. Ratnajeevan Hoole, a former vice chancellor of the University of Jaffna, returned to Sri Lanka with his family to serve the country he so loved. His experience since coming back has been horrible and has left him sorely disappointed.

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Shavendra Gets A Diplomatic Promotion
Wednesday, 25 May 2011 - 1:50 AM SL Time

United States was asked to revoke the diplomatic visa and remove from US, Brigadier Shavendra Silva, the Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Sri Lanka, on alleged credible evidence suggesting that Mr. Silva who was the commander of the 58th division of the Sri Lankan army was involved in the commission of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. This request was made in a memo to the US Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Janice L. Jacobs, by the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE), UNROW Human Rights Impact Litigation Clinic of American University and SPEAK Human Rights Initiative.

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If This Is True It Is Sad.
Wednesday, 25 May 2011 - 11:46 PM SL Time

Two mothers_day.jsp' class=black>mothers have been found abandoned in Trincomalee and both were admitted to the Trincomalee hospital, the Trincomalee police said today.

One mother, Menike Sooriarachi (64), told the police that she was a resident of Battaramulla and that her son had brought her to Trincomalee and dropped her off near a bus stand.

She said that her son is an engineer employed in Colombo but refused to divulge further details of her residential address or information of her son.

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The KP interview is full of lies, historical distortion and wrong notions. KP must be speaking under a survival threat and no wonder he can talk what Colombo dictates.
Thursday, 26 May 2011 - 10:37 AM SL Time

Everyone knows that the former LTTE leader KP is under the custody of Srilankan Government. Therefore whatever is revealed by KP should be his New master`s voice . KP is helpful to carry out eradication of LTTE by furnishing vital information about LTTE.

Further in the course of interview KP names Periyar, Anna and Karunanidhi and says that they influenced him ( Prabhakaran) with anti-Brahmin ideas. That`s why he made all those blunders like that against Rajiv Gandhi. They (Tamil politician) have lost their course and then moved on to use Prabhakaran to achieve their goals. ( Can anyone guess why KP left the name of MGR in this list of leaders although he was the one who armed LTTE?)

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If SF Said This Under Oath He Better Have Something To Back It Up.
Friday, 27 May 2011 - 12:31 AM SL Time

United National Party has decided to file against Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa for defrauding the public properties.

During the time of fourth war against LTTE Defence Secretary defraud Rs.200 crore when purchasing the war equipment for Sri-Lankan Army this statement was release by the Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka at the courts yesterday.

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`On behalf of the Republic of Serbia we announce that Ratko Mladic has been arrested,` Boris Tadic, the country`s president, said.
Friday, 27 May 2011 - 5:30 AM SL Time

Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb general arrested for alleged war crimes, has appeared at a closed session in a Belgrade court.

The former general, wanted for atrocities committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian conflict, looked frail and walked very slowly as he was escorted by four guards in the first step of the extradition process on Thursday.

He wore a navy-blue jacket and a baseball hat with gray hair sticking out the sides, and carried what appeared to be a towel in his left hand.

He could be heard on state TV saying `good day` to someone in the court. A guard could be heard telling him, `Let`s go, general.`

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One farce too many
Saturday, 28 May 2011 - 3:41 AM SL Time

Sri Lanka`s announcement of the appointment of yet another commission to investigate human rights abuses should come as no surprise. Following the release of report by the UN expert panel, calls for an international, independent inquiry into the final stages of the conflict are gaining momentum on a global level.

This new commission, like its predecessors, including the infamously impotent Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) is a farce. Its announcement is a insolent retort at the UN report and all those advocating accountability, as well as another of Sri Lanka`s habitual ploys to buy time for international attention to fade.

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Sri Lanka Looking For LTTE And Those That Are Afflilated To The Tigers.
Saturday, 28 May 2011 - 10:06 AM SL Time

A Jesuit priest and five other people who were accused of having links with Tamil Tiger rebels have been acquitted after a court hearing on Tuesday.

Father Paul Satkunanayagam and the others, all ethnic Tamils, were arrested in Dambulla on February 9. They were freed two days later. The Jesuit priest and others appeared in court on March 23 for their first hearing but the case was postponed until May 24.

The Crime Investigating Department, Terrorist Investigating Department and Security Intelligent Service went through my life history, my counseling centre history, funders who help me and my accounts, said Father Satkunanayagam.

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Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka told the High Court Trial-at-Bar that it was ironical that he had to spend time in jail when Karuna Amman, a former military wing leader of the Tiger guerrillas, who was responsible for the killings of civilians, was e
Sunday, 29 May 2011 - 1:16 PM SL Time

Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka told the High Court Trial-at-Bar that it was ironical that he had to spend time in jail when Karuna Amman, a former military wing leader of the Tiger guerrillas, who was responsible for the killings of civilians, was enjoying privileges as a minister without facing any charges.
Mr. Fonseka was making his dock statement in the `White Flag` case this week for the fourth consecutive day.

Mr. Fonseka is accused with having stated in an interview with The Sunday Leader newspaper that the Defence Secretary had ordered not to spare any of the LTTE cadres surrendering even if they were coming with white flags during the last stages of the military assault on the guerrillas in May, 2009.

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Sri Lanka Looking For LTTE And Those That Are Afflilated To The Tigers. I
Monday, 30 May 2011 - 5:27 AM SL Time

Project Noolaham has been ongoing since the year 2005 and is run by respectable and responsible Tamil intellectuals. The main purpose of the Noolaham Foundation, a registered charity, is to collect rare books and manuscripts from across the globe, and digitize and make them freely available to all researchers.

In the past year, we added more than 3000 documents to our e-library. We operate on a meager annual budget of about Rs. 1.65 million collected from contributions, working with mainly volunteers consisting of young persons who initially conceived the idea.

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Lanka wins diplomatic battle at UNHRC-Sunday Times Caption.
Tuesday, 31 May 2011 - 12:41 AM SL Time

Sri Lanka has accused the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay of having ignored the relevant rules of procedure of the UN Human Rights Council by attempting to legitimize the report of the UN Secretary General`s Panel of Experts on accountability in Sri Lanka.

The External Affairs Ministry, in a statement this evening, quoted Kshenuka Seneviratne, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN in Geneva, as telling the UN Human Rights Council today that Sri Lanka is perplexed to note that the High Commissioner has thought fit to refer to the panel report in her report to the 17th Session of the.

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To die for one s country, or for an equally noble cause, is indeed praiseworthy.
Tuesday, 31 May 2011 - 3:56 AM SL Time

To die for one`s country, or for an equally noble cause, is indeed praiseworthy. Throughout history, men and women have died fighting heroically defending their mothers_day.jsp' class=black>motherland. Such gallant men and women are remembered as heroes.

The closest that we have seen to dying in action, albeit remote is `fasting unto death` resulting in actual death. Such cases have been rare in the world and the few who had died are remembered. In our own country many `cardboard heroes` have started `death fasts` with much fanfare but given them up sipping orange juice offered by a VIP in the full gaze of television cameras. Photographers have captured some of these `fasting heroes` lying down on mattresses under protective canopies with a fan close by and even biscuits and fizzy drinks within their reach!

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Does`nt EU Trust What MR And His Cronies Are Saying?
Tuesday, 31 May 2011 - 1:26 PM SL Time

CHENNAI: Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) general secretary Vaiko is in Brussels to attend a hearing aimed to discuss the way forward for Tamils in Lanka.

The hearing, organised by Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left of the European Parliament, will see Vaiko address a session on what activities the group can take up to assist Lankan Tamils in the aftermath of the Eelam War IV.

Vaiko is taking part in the hearing, scheduled for June 1, on invitation from Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Paul Murphy. The hearing will be attended by a number of MEPs and leading lights of the international human rights community.

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Sri Lanka`s Killing Fields
Wednesday, 1 June 2011 - 4:00 AM SL Time

Channel 4 is to screen Sri Lanka`s Killing Fields, a special one-hour investigation which features devastating new video evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Sri Lankan government forces and the Tamil Tigers at the UN this Friday 3 June.

The film will be screened on the margins of the UN Human Rights Council session. It will air on Channel 4 on 14 June.

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