Erick Solheim meets Sri Lankan Journalists
Norway has once again brought to the attention about the incident of senior members of liberation tigers surrendered at the final stage of war to the Sri Lankan government. The former Envoy to Sri Lanka Erick Solheim made this statement in the midst of some Journalists visited Oslo.
Pregnancy tests on women seeking employment in tea plantations
Several women who have sought employment in the tea plantations states that females are being subjected to a pregnancy test by the plantation companies before hiring them. If they are found to be pregnant, they are not granted employment in the company’s plantation. Read more
Development without politics to Tamils is equal to allowing your own mother to prostitute for your bread and butter
‘Development’ the same old story, the bait and the sinister plan, of unconverted Sri Lankan government for the past several decade to cheat not only the Tamil Diaspora but also the whole world. Colombo is seeking acquittal of its crimes in the international arena as well as money for its greed. Norway based Professor N. Shanmugaratnam, a leading development specialist among Eezham Tamils, repeatedly warns against development without political solution, even though he is a supporter of ‘united Sri Lanka.’
G8 and G20 summits in Toronto
Germany’s chancellor has insisted that Europe’s leaders are making good progress in talks with the US about how to strengthen fragile economic growth. The twin summits, being held in and near Toronto, have come at a time when the world’s largest economies are divided over whether to pursue austerity measures to cut deficits, or continue public spending to stimulate economic growth. Canada spends $1.1bn (US$1.1bn; £730m) to host this week’s G8 and G20 summits, While a staggering 90% of the summits’ budget is for security
UN chief appoints Sri Lanka war crimes panel
UN chief Ban Ki-moon Tuesday set up a panel to investigate allegations of war crimes in Sri Lanka during the government’s war against the Liberation Tigers, a UN spokesman said. The three-strong panel would be chaired by Marzuki Darusman from Indonesia, the UN’s special envoy for North Korea, and hoped to complete its work in four months, AFP reported. The other two members of the panel are human rights expert Yasmin Sooka from South Africa and Steven Ratner, an expert in international law of war from the United States. Mr. Ban launched the investigation “to advise him on the issue of accountability with regards to any alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law during the final stages of the conflict in Sri Lanka.”
Floods threaten camp detainees: SL Govt’s failure to free them Worsens Situation
“The government bears full responsibility for the situation in the camps, locking families up in squalid conditions and then blaming aid agencies for their plight is downright shameful,” said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch.
Who will fill K.P.’s vacuum?
The Tamil diaspora does not appear to be much perturbed over the arrest of K.P alias Kumar Pathmanathan. There are also no signs of chaos and confusion among them going by the announcements made from time to time. It is indeed something intriguing and baffling why the Diaspora which stages demonstrations on even trifles is keeping silent on this issue.
Monsoon onset raising fears for Sri Lanka war‐displaced – Reuters
The onset of monsoon rains in Sri Lanka is raising fears for the safety of thousands of war‐displaced Tamils after rain flooded camps, ruined shelters and caused sewage to overflow, aid workers said on Tuesday.
Around 280,000 Tamils are being held in Manik Farm camp in the Indian Ocean island’s north, after government forces defeated Tamil Tiger separatists and ended a 25‐year civil war.
Vaiko wants children named Prabhakaran
Seeking to virtually challenge the State government on its ‘no support to banned outfits’ notification, MDMK supremo Vaiko on Tuesday appealed the people of Tamil Nadu to name the newborn babies as Prabhakaran.
Sri Lanka to maintain defence budget – Gotabhaya
The Sri Lankan government plans to keep up record defence spending despite its recent victory over Tamil rebels that ended nearly four decades of fighting, Defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse has said. Adding that the military needed to be modernised and payments made on hardware bought on credit.
