“All the world is my world, all
humanity is my fraternity”
As long as the rivers shall flow,
As long as the sun shall shine,
As long as the grass shall grow. - Senaca Indian treaty terms
"It was hard to leave. I lived near the seaside. We ate fresh fish every day. We would
go into the water when the fishermen were pulling in their nets. We would be
standing in the water up to our knees, pointing at the fish still in the nets and saying
`That one, that one.' Oh, that was the best."
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The protest began on September 15, the third anniversary of the arrival in Australian
territory of about six of the detainees on a boat called the Dulcot in 2001.
" I am not planning to invite any more teams from Sri Lanka"
German authorities say they are puzzled by the disappearance of the entire national
handball team from Sri Lanka.
German Sports Exchange Programme organiser, Dietmer Doering, said: "We initially
thought the team had got lost in nearby woods while jogging."
A Sri Lankan refugee whose fight for asylum gained world attention has made his
first trip to Manchester 15 years after he was deported.
It would not have been difficult for Norwegian Special Envoy Erik Solheim to realise
the brutal ferocity with which the Colombo government and the LTTE have gone
after each other. That is if he had made a five minute stop at the board that reads
Elephant Pass at the location where the army once had the brigade headquarters of
the sprawling Elephant Pass camp. All around him he would have found remnants of
war, spent cartridge shells, decayed body amour, destroyed bunker lines, over
turned tanks and if he looked really closely, skeletons as well.
The Sri Lankan rupee, which was stabilising over the last four weeks - following
months of volatility is once again experiencing a downward trend. The rupee
depreciated for the third consecutive day on Friday closing at 103.47 against the
103.28 on Thursday.
sponsored by FMM and CPA [LTTE Peace Secretariat]
Mr. Tamilselvan briefed the journalists on the current status of the peace process
and expressed his concern about the ordinary Sinhala masses being kept away from
the truth and ground realities. He requested the fourth estate to exercise cautions in
their reporting, bearing in mind that it is the moral responsibility in keeping with
journalistic ethics to educate and inform ordinary masses about the aspirations of
the Tamil people and the fairness in it. He reiterated his oft repeated message that
the Tamil aspirations do not conflict with the interest of the Sinhala people and they
should allay all the fears and suspicions cleverly planted in their minds by scheming
politicians to achieve their narrow political goals.
Analysis: The problems with Pota [BBC News]
The law has also been a subject of debate for its alleged use or abuse by several
provincial governments against political rivals.
One such controversy relates to a regional leader in Tamil Nadu, Vaiko, who was
imprisoned for more than a year under Pota for his alleged support of the banned
Sri Lankan rebel group, the Tamil Tigers.
hallmark of new world disorder [Seattle Times]
United States will need to ease up on terrorist definitions and give the unofficial
green light to the experiment. At worst, the money flow could be stopped at any time
if LTTE violated the terms. At best, the Sri Lankan example could serve as a case
study on how to maintain a principled stance against terror without harming the
innocent in a rigid definitional ideology.
The Indian Union Cabinet, which met on Friday morning, decided to declare Tamil a
"classical language," Press Trust of India (PTI) reported Friday. The declaration
comes after years of lobbying by Tamil scholars including Prof. George Hart,
Professor of Tamil, University of California, who wrote in April 2000, "To deny that
Tamil is a classical language is to deny a vital and central part of the greatness and
richness of Indian culture."
The Classical status for Tamil language accorded by the Centre marked the
fulfillment of a 120-year-long dream of Tamil scholars and political leaders in Tamil
Nadu.
Ponnambalam Arunachalam, was born on September 14, 1853 - the youngest of
three brothers - sons of Gate Mudaliyar Ponnambalam.
Arunachalam showed an interest in politics from his Cambridge days. In his
self-effacing manner, he continued to forge ahead in agitating for reform. In
response to growing demands, constitutional reforms were granted in 1912 during
the governorship of Sir Henry MacCallum.
Traces of "Guna" and "Kadhal Kondain" are evident in "Chellamae," but Gandhi
Krishna's refreshing approach to the storyline gives the necessary spark to make the
venture watch-worthy till the end.
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