Day: 22 August 2014

India wants aspirations of Tamils met

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The Indian Government has said it wants a political solution for Tamils which addresses substantially the aspirations of the Tamil community in Sri Lanka. Indian external Affairs Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said the Tamils in Sri Lanka need a solution which gives them equality, dignity, justice and self respect within a framework of a united Sri Lanka. Akbaruddin said the meeting held today between the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was part of moves to engage with all parties in Sri Lanka with the…

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Another British Woman Raped But Police States Incident Not Reported

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A 20 year-old British female touring in Sri Lanka has been raped in the Kuda Kalli area in Arugam Bay, local media has reported. However, the Police Spokesman’s Office states that so far, the incident has not been reported to the Police. According to LankaCNews – a news website run by government MinisterWimal Weerawansa, the woman had been walking along Kuda Kalli beach in Potuwil, Arugam Bay when she had been attacked and raped. She is presently receiving treatments at the Ampara hospital. Although media reports state she has lodged a complaint with the…

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Satellite Images Uncover Lies Spewed By SL Military In Jaffna Land Grabs

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Exposing blatant lies spewed to Northern civilians by the military under the blessings of the Rajapaksa-regime in order to support the rampant land grabbing racket following the end of the war, a close analysis of satellite images have disclosed that over 50% of the land acquired by the Army through such means is not being used for its stated purpose. The analysis that had been carried out by the Geospatial Technologies and Human Rights Project of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) upon a request made by Sri Lanka Campaign…

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To University on MP’s letter

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Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday questioned the admission of a student to Ruhunu University on the recommendation UPFA MP Namal Rajapaksa.Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake in his response told Parliament that the University Grants Commission had entertained the appeal by this student only because her Z-score was well within the cutoff mark.Mr. Wickremesinghe said this incident had breached the trust placed by students and their parents on the university admission system and referring to relevant newspaper articles, he pointed out that Dr. Nirmal Ranjith Devasiri the former chairman of the…

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GTF News Update – 23rd August 2014

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THE NATION  **COMMENTS CAN BE POSTED** TNA MPs Meet Sushma Swaraj <http://www.nation.lk/edition/breaking-news/item/32478-tna-mps-meet-sushma-swaraj.html>   NEW INDIA EXPRESS  **COMMENTS CAN BE POSTED** Tamils in Sri Lanka Must Get Dignity, Justice: India <http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Tamils-in-Sri-Lanka-Must-Get-Dignity-Justice-India/2014/08/22/article2393017.ece>   COLOMBO TELEGRAPH  **COMMENTS CAN BE POSTED** Satellite Images Uncover Lies Spewed By SL Military In Jaffna Land Grabs <https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/satellite-images-uncover-lies-spewed-by-sl-military-in-jaffna-land-grabs/>   SRI LANKA MIRROR **COMMENTS CAN BE POSTED** lslamic terrorism threat to SL : Gotabaya <https://www.srilankamirror.com/news/16639-lslamic-terrorism-threat-to-sl-gotabaya>   TAMIL GUARDIAN Ongoing concern for Tamil workers in Kurdistan, KRG denies forced labour <http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=11942>   ASIA CORRESPONDENT  **COMMENTS CAN BE POSTED** Sri Lanka…

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Sri Lanka government upset by good O/L, A/L results of Tamil students in UK.

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The Sri Lankan government has instructed his diplomats to frame all Tamil schools in European Union countries in which there is a substantial population of Tamils from Sri Lanka, as LTTE supported organisations. This is done to stop the Tamil community educating their children Tamil and religion.  In These Weekend schools Tamil, Hinduism and Christianity  free of charge and all other academic subjects and arts and music from junior to A/L are taught  in these weekend schools which have helped improve their standard at there schools. The children are charged a nominal…

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