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• Martyrs’ Day goes smoothly for Canadian Tamils despite Seeman’s deportation

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Toronto, Nov. 28 (ANI): Despite the deportation of their keynote speaker, thousands of Tamils gathered at a banquet hall in Toronto to observe the annual “Martyrs’ Day” commemoration of Tamil Tigers who died in Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war.The day-long memorial event in Brampton went smoothly on Thursday ...
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• Canada follows UK in not backing Sri Lankan bid to host 2011Commonwealth summit

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Port-of-Spain, Nov 28 (ANI): The Canadian Government has followed the United Kingdom in announcing that it will oppose Sri Lanka’s bid to host the next summit of 53 Commonwealth countries in 2011.“Canada will not be supporting Sri Lanka as the next host of the Commonwealth summit,” Prime Minister’s Office ...
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• Brown will not back Lanka’s bid to host Commonwealth summit

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  London, Nov.27 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that he will block Sri Lanka’s bid to host the next Commonwealth summit because of the conduct of its military campaign against the Tamil Tigers. According to The Times, Brown plans to tell the current Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) ...
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• 130,000 Tamil IDPs Released

  
  Conflict Health — Authority: 119
  T he incredible and brutal end of the Sri Lankan civil war last year gave hope for reconciliation between the government and the island nation’s Tamil ethnic population. Instead, the government rounded up and detained 300,000 mostly Tamil civilians. In the face of horrific humanitarian conditions, the international ...
  5 days ago

• ‘Norway finances humiliation of Tamils’

  
  propaganda press! freedom now — Authority: 137
  [ TamilNet , Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 03:18 GMT] Norway is up to appease Colombo as the Tamil Tigers are out of the picture and the only way to do this is abetting Colombo’s discrimination of Tamils in the line of Iran, Burma and China, writes Professor Øivind Fuglerud of the University of Oslo adding that a ...
  6 days ago

• Sri Lanka Tamil camps: Why were they closed?

  
  Jill Carroll Update | csmonitor.com — Authority: 817
  The Sri Lanka government will release 130,000 Tamil refugees from internment camps starting Dec. 1. Was the decision prompted by international pressure or domestic politics?
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• 130,000 Tamils to be Released From Internment Camp

  
  Brave New Wave - Children of a Lesser Revolution — Authority: 433
  The IDP Camps like the one at Menik Farm have faced several problems including poor preparation , flooding , accusations of internment , and lack of proper medical attention: More than 300 , 000 people displaced by the fighting between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels were placed in a sprawling , heavily ...
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• Sri Lanka’s ready to let go of thousands of displaced Tamils

  
  ShortFormBlog — Authority: 525
  Related posts: Sri Lanka needs to deal with the mess it made during the war Sri Lanka’s feeling pressure over abuses in Tamil Tiger war The Tamil Tigers’ leader was killed, Sri Lanka sez
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• Appeal for UK yacht couple’s release

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 164
  The family of a British couple seized by pirates appeals for their release after seeing footage of them with gunmen. Here is the original post:  Appeal for UK yacht couple’s release
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• Sri Lanka refugees ‘to be freed’

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 164
  Sri Lanka says refugees held in special camps since the end of the fight against the Tamil Tigers will be free to leave next month. Read more:  Sri Lanka refugees ‘to be freed’
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• Be careful while in Sri Lanka, US says

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Colombo, Nov 20 (IANS) The security situation in Sri Lanka has improved since the defeat of the Tamil Tigers but Americans travelling to the country should remain careful, the US said Friday.“The Department of State warns US citizens about the risks of travel to Sri Lanka due to continued security concerns, ...
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• Unease at Sri Lankan generals presidential ambitions

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 970
  Hailed as a hero for ending decades of civil war Sri Lankas most decorated general appears likely to stand for the presidency something that analysts view with deep foreboding.
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• LTTE not ony armed, trained ULFA too: Former rebel

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  By M.R. Narayan SwamyNew Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) On top of revelations that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) bought arms from the Tamil Tigers, a former ULFA leader now says the Assamese separatist group also got military training from the Sri Lankan rebels.Former ULFA spokesman Sunil Nath said that a small ...
  2 weeks ago

• Lanka feared coup, reveals ex-army chief Fonseka

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Colombo, Nov.14 (ANI): Days after General Sarath Fonseka resigned as Sri Lanka’s Chief of Defence Staff, his resignation letter reveals that President Mahinda Rajapaksa was so afraid of a military coup after the defeat of the Tamil Tigers that he warned India to place its troops on high alert. The Sri Lankan and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Australia seeks help from Sri Lanka on flow of asylum seekers

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Sydney, Nov 8 (DPA) Releasing Tamils from camps and reintegrating them into Sri Lankan society would help staunch the flow of asylum seekers crossing the Indian Ocean, Australia Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Sunday.Smith, due in Colombo Monday, said more quickly emptying the camps where Tamils were living after ...
  3 weeks ago

• M.I.A. Still Using Twitter to Support Tamil People

  
  Brave New Wave - Children of a Lesser Revolution — Authority: 433
  Speaking to Tavis Smiley earlier this year Sri Lankan Hip Hop artist, M.I.A. spoke about her obligation to bring forth the plight of the Tamil people in the Western media. Being the only Tamil in the Western media , I have a really great opportunity to sort of bring forward what ‘ s going on in Sri Lanka . ...
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• Democrat Donor Charged With Insider Trading, Has Suspected Terror Ties

  
  JammieWearingFool — Authority: 722
  Naturally, you have to play Name That Party since this New York Times report makes no effort to look into who one Raj Rajaratnam likes to generously donate money to.Federal prosecutors charged 14 hedge fund employees, lawyers and other investors with trading on insider information on Thursday, in a series of criminal ...
  3 weeks ago

• The Tigers Are Coming, The Tigers Are Coming

  
  Crooked in Canada — Authority: 132
  Wait a sec, what the f*** am I saying, the Tamil Tigers are already in Canada. You know what else, that expert in Singapore, what’s his face(Rohan Gunaratna) isn’t telling me anything I already don’t know; that Canada is probably going to be the home base for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. I mean come on ...
  3 weeks ago

• Tamil Tigers look to regroup in Canada: expert

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 168
  The Tamil Tigers organization hopes to use Canada as a strategic base to continue the fight against the government of Sri Lanka, according to an authority on the alleged terrorist group.
  3 weeks ago

• David Blacker’s ‘A Cause Untrue’

  
  The Voice in my Head — Authority: 115
  New wannaread is David Blacker’s ‘A Cause Untrue’. As a thriller it’s not usually my regular pick for reading.. however the Sunday Times online gave it a glowing review: Thriller that leaves you hungry for more Sri Lanka’s contender and sole hope, for the prestigious International IMPAC Dublin ...
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