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		<title>Senate cannot be a solution to the demand for autonomy in Sri Lanka</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senate cannot be a solution to the demand for autonomy in managing local and provincial affairs by National Peace Council During his recent visit to Sri Lanka, Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna gave support to the Sri Lankan government&#8217;s intention to have a Parliamentary Select Committee work out the modalities of a political [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City of Toronto proclaims Tamil heritage month</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tamil Heritage Month January 2012 WHEREAS our city’s Tamil community is committed to preserving its rich heritage and has contributed greatly to Toronto’s diverse population. Mayor Rob Ford Tamil Heritage Month provides the opportunity to showcase and share the community’s vibrant culture and traditions and longstanding history with Toronto residents and visitors. In Toronto, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thai Pongal celebrates Tamil culture and heritage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statement by Liberal Leader Bob Rae on Thai Pongal JANUARY 14, 2012 OTTAWA– Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today on Thai Pongal: “Tamil communities here in Canada and around the world are celebrating Thai Pongal, the Tamil festival of the harvest, and even though January days are short in Canada, we can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An appeal to the Tamil Community and its civil and political representatives</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the end of the war in May 2009, it has become important for all ethnic communities of Sri Lanka to re-examine and re-evaluate their past. It is through this process of self-reflection that some of the major issues that confront state and civil society today can be meaningfully reconceived and reconfigured for the future. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Truth and reconciliation commission needed in Sri Lanka</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Truth and reconciliation commission needed to go deeply into entire tragedy of war by National Peace Council Media Release The final report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa has drawn a mixed reaction. The 388 page report has been criticized by the main Tamil political party, the Tamil National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Tamil Political Action Council dismayed at flawed domestic inquiry in Sri Lanka</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Urgent International Investigation Need of the Hour The United States Tamil Political Action Council (USTPAC) finds the report of Sri Lanka&#8217;s domestic inquiry into alleged war crimes deeply flawed and urges the implementation of UN Panel of Experts’ recommendations by creating an international investigative mechanism. USTPAC welcomes the public release of the long-awaited Report of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extremes in both ethnic communities important factor of obstruction in Sri Lanka</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interview of Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleka Radio France International (rfi), Aired on 15th December 2011 Yesterday Sri Lanka rejected calls for an independent probe into war crimes committed during its thirty years civil war. The External Affairs Minister –G.L. Peiris- also said they did not need international policemen to solve internal issues. The country’s war ended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LLRC report is verbose fig leaf to cover Rajapaksa wrongdoing in conduct of war</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tisaranee Gunasekara The LLRC has done its job. The LLRC Report has cleared its appointing authority, President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brother Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, of any and all wrongdoing in the conduct of the Fourth Eelam War. The LLRC report duly concurs with the Rajapaksa narrative on the Fourth Eelam War on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wife of murdered &#8216;White Van abduction&#8217; victim in Sri Lanka seeks justice</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The widow of M.S. Mohammed Niyas who was abducted and killed by the dreaded white van squad has written a letter to worldwide human rights organizations and media institutions seeking justice. The full text of the letter is as follows: I bring you this incident in great desperation and hope. My husband Mohamed Sali Mohamed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Economic costs of Sri Lanka Southern Expressway and plight of affected people</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Priyanthi Fernando Two things have escaped the general discussion on the highway. The first is the cost and the debt repayment over the next 20-30 years that, given the considerable cost overruns of 100 percent, the delays in getting the highway completed and subsequent maintenance costs, will continue over the years. The return on [...]]]></description>
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