| Breaking the deadlock through transnational governance |
| [ Monday, 15 June 2009, 12:49.47 PM ] |
 The need of the time now is the metamorphosis of the existing infrastructure into a democratic and inclusive transnational government of Eezham Tamils to strengthen the diaspora socially, economically and culturally; to achieve the goal of independence and sovereignty of Eezham Tamils in the home country and to meet the international challenges internationally. Many of our readers confuse between the concepts of transnational government and government in exile. While the government in exile is a conventional phenomenon that needs a host country, the transnational government is a novel experiment that has no precedence. |
| 1200 bodies counted, hundreds seriously injured, aerial bombing continues (VIDEO UPDATED) |
[ Sunday, 10 May 2009, 12:28.20 PM ] [ ] |
 Rescue workers within the Mullaiththeevu Safety Zone have counted more than 1200 bodies after the large scale slaughter Saturday night and Sunday morning by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) with the use of cluster ammunition, multi-barrel rocket launchers and cannons, sources from Vanni said. The workers fear that there may be additional bodies yet to be uncovered, and the numbers killed will likely rise. Rescue workers also said several hundreds were very seriously injured, and the critical shortage of medicine at the makeshift hospital will lead to many more deaths. |
| 179 civilians including 76 children killed within 3 days inside 'safety zone' (VIDEO UPDATED) |
| [ Sunday, 29 March 2009, 09:16.09 AM ] [] |
 Sri Lanka Army (SLA) attacks have claimed the lives of 179 civilians within the three days of Thursday, Friday and Saturday, according to the casualty figures collected by TamilNet correspondent in Vanni. At least 76 of the slain victims were children below the age of 15. At least 16 pregnant mothers were among the slain. More than 109 children below the age of 15 have sustained injuries. Around 45% of the thousands of shells fired by the SLA have hit the safety zone. Meanwhile, a foreign staff of the ICRC, who came in the ship on Saturday to transport the wounded civilian had a narrow escape when the ship was hit by long distance gunfire by the SLA damaging a window of the ship. On Friday, a local ICRC worker, P. Satheeskumar, was reportedly injured in SLA shelling. |
| Destroy the tigers before April 14th - India to Sri Lanka |
| [ Friday, 20 March 2009, 05:24.49 AM ] |
 The election campaign had started for the forthcoming election from April16th to May 13th. There was a major opposition waves for congress in due course of Sri Lankan war issue. In this situation Congress had made a secret effort to Sri Lankan Government to destroy upto the root of tigers. |
| Eyewitness account on Vavuniyaa internment camps |
| [ Thursday, 19 February 2009, 06:13.52 PM ] |
 "Now, what is happening here is genocide in many forms. Needless to say scattering people all over to unknown and unfamiliar places will ultimately lead to a weak population and result in damages done to our culture, education, and relationships. I can foresee a maimed Tamil generation with no hope in the future. The international community can make statements. But none will pay heed. For me the future looks dark and gloomy," reveals a letter written by a professional eyewitness, who visited the barbed-wired internment camps and hospital in Vavuniyaa couple of days ago. |
| India mistaken on arms and talks - experts |
| [ Monday, 16 February 2009, 07:51.41 PM ] |
 Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram’s call for the LTTE to surrender arms was not in keeping with international practice on conflict resolution, but an endorsement of the Sri Lankan government’s hardline position, scholars of conflict and peace said Monday. They pointed a number of successful peace processes, including those with the ANC, IRA and Nepal’s Maoists had proceeded without making arms surrender a precondition for talks. There had also been several peace processes involving the LTTE without this precondition, a scholar of Sri Lanka’s conflict pointed out. The Indian government was in effect supporting the Rajapakse government’s efforts to avoid negotiations on a lasting settlement by making talks conditional on a demand unacceptable to any party to a conflict, some academics opined. |
| Opinion Poll: Tamils want Separation, urge new U.S. |
| [ Thursday, 01 January 2009, 07:09.20 PM ] |
 administration to send peace envoy to Sri Lanka Poll shows Tamils internationally favor separation from Sri Lanka as solution to the genocidal civil war, and want quick U.S. support. .." |
| UPFA says confident of PC poll victory |
| [ Thursday, 01 January 2009, 07:02.05 PM ] |
| The UPFA Thursday vowed that it would win the February 14 provincial elections in the Central and North Western provinces with a bigger margin than it won the three previous provincial elections held last year. |
| CID to grill Lalith Kothalawala |
| [ Thursday, 01 January 2009, 06:59.54 PM ] |
| The investigation regarding the 270 billion fraud of the Golden Key Credit Limited has been given to Criminal Investigation Department (CID). |
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| Four policemen attached to Mount Lavinia police crimes division for molesting a woman last night |
| [ Thursday, 04 March 2010, 07:24.09 AM ] |
 Information states, four policemen attached to the Mount Lavinia police crimes division have been arrested over allegations that they have molested a woman in Mount Lavinia last night while under the influence of liquor. [More] |
| Moratuwa school principal arrested |
| [ Thursday, 04 March 2010, 01:27.30 AM ] |
 A principal of a government school in Moratuwa was arrested yesterday and is to be produced in court for assaulting five school children which resulted in two of them being hospitalized. [More] |
| Women detained at Vavuniya are tortured |
| [ Wednesday, 03 March 2010, 12:59.08 PM ] |
 Reports states, the women who had been arrested after the Vanni War are still detained at Vavuniya and are tortured by the Sri Lankan female forces. The Vavuniya sector informs if trustworthy International investigations are processed, they are prepared to submit with relevant evidences. [More] |
| 100 Tamil youths taken to Boosa prison from Vavuniyaa detention camp |
| [ Wednesday, 03 March 2010, 02:51.03 AM ] |
 Sri Lankan Terrorist Investigation Department (TID) arrested Friday 100 Tamil youths detained in Nelukkulam Technical College detention camp in Vavuniyaa for further interrogation and later took them to Boosa prison in the south, according to information given to Human Rights Commission (HRC) Colombo. [More] |
| Tamils should continue to struggle for their rights - American civil rights activist in GTF conference |
| [ Wednesday, 03 March 2010, 02:25.22 AM ] [] |
 United Kingdom calls for constitutional reform in Sri Lanka at the inaugural conference of the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) last week in United Kingdom. [More] |
| A Sri Lankan man and his Indian wife have been attacked and racially abused in Australia |
| [ Tuesday, 02 March 2010, 12:14.25 PM ] |
 Australian media reports quoted a news item, that a Sri Lankan man and his Indian wife have been attacked and racially abused in Australia by a group of drunken men today. [More] |
| NFF protests, petitions against British foreign secretary |
| [ Tuesday, 02 March 2010, 02:00.18 AM ] [] |
 The National Freedom Front staged a protest and handed over a petition against British foreign secretary David Miliband's participation in a pro-LTTE conference in London. [More] |
| British PM meets Tamil delegates |
| [ Thursday, 25 February 2010, 07:31.14 AM ] [] |
 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown met delegates of the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) conference in London where the British Foreign Secretary David Miliband addressed the gathering. [More] |
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The UN secretary general could set up an expert panel to look into alleged violations by the Sri Lankan army after a report found video, first on Channel 4 News, "appears to be authentic". Jonathan Miller reports.
Channel 4 News shows footage claimed to show Sri Lankan forces executing Tamils earlier this year. Jonathan Miller reports.