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Sri Lanka writes to Saudi over execution of Ex-Soldiers who are guilty of several gunpoint robberies

Four Sinhalese migrant workers were executed in Saudi Arabia on Monday after they were found guilty of several gunpoint robberies, the country's official news agency said. A Saudi Court had ordered Victor Korea, Ranjith De Silva, Santhosh Kumar and Sharmila Sangeeth Kumar to be executed by the sword. Two of the accused were former members of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA), Colombo based media have claimed. They are believed to have had arms training in the past, Saudi officials also said. The former soldiers left the armed forces in 2003 to migrate to Saudi, officials say.

It takes guts and gumption to stitch an icy thriller with the tapestry of commercial cinema. It takes an ability almost bordering on genius to pull it off. Take a bow Gautham & Co, you have just pulled off a memorable coup as Pachai Killi Muthucharam is an over two-hour non-stop excitement that pins you down to your chair (albeit on the edge of it).
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A person is abducted every 5 hours in Sri Lanka - Massive Human Rights violations,but few complaints

"……It has been reported by local and international human rights organisations that a person is abducted every five hours. Kidnapping, abductions, killings have now become common incidents. No matter who does it, as a government we are responsible for it." – Letter written on 23 January 2007, by Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Port and Aviation Minister.
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Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers say, Marginalisation of CFA compells Tamils to resume freedom struggle

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, in a statement marking five years since the signing of 22 February 2002 Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) with the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL), said the CFA formulated with the full support of the international community, had transcended the parameters of Sri Lanka’s majoritarian constitution, recognizing Tamil Eelam’s de facto existence and the balance of power between the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and the LTTE. However, the international community’s insistence on a solution that does not infringe on the "territorial integrity and sovereignty of Sri Lanka," is deeply frustrating for the Tamil people, the statement said.

Nearly 4000 people have lost their lives during the past 15 months in contrast to less than 130 deaths during the first 3 years following the Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) of 22 February 2002, between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the truce monitors said Thursday in a statement marking the fifth year of the signing of the CFA between the GoSL and the LTTE. The statement reiterated the mandate of the SLMM and said it stood committed to the Parties, as a neutral part, with the aim of finding ways to continue its contribution according to the mandate.

An Australian navy ship picked up 85 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were traveling by boat towards a remote Australian territory in the Indian Ocean, the government said Thursday.The asylum seekers, all men, were invited on to the fuel tanker 80 kilometers (50 miles) off Christmas Island on Tuesday because their boat was not seaworthy, Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews said in a statement.
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US Ambassador, Mr. Blake, plays Politics with Tamil newspaper:Professor Aaron Rajah,California,USA

By: Professor Aaron Rajah, San Diego, California, U.S.A.
Being a bit shy in not responding to US tax payers repeated concerns regarding human rights violations in Sri Lanka, the United States Ambassador for Sri Lanka, Mr. Blake, took the Tamil daily newspaper “Thinakkural” on his standard lip service trip. In his rare and exclusive interview with the Tamil daily newspaper, Mr. Blake once again mislead and misrepresented some of the core issues concerning the troubled island’s human rights violations and made contradictions regarding the American people value of human rights.

Following the success of the Geethavani Awards 2006, Jaffna Hindu College Old Boys’ Association of Australia, NSW branch (JHC OBA Sydney) is hosting the second Tamil singing competition in Australia for the Geethavani Awards in 2007, similar to the well known TV show ‘Australian Idol’, and are being sponsored by Tharisanam TV (www.tharisanam.tv). “Tharisanam TV commits to provide high quality television service to portray and reflect the aspirations and cultural identity of the Tamil people of this world, in Australia”, says Benkamin Xavier, Asst Operations Manager, Tharisanam TV.

The Story behind Inbathamil Oli Radio Sydney and Balasingham Prabaharan

Voice Clip : Inba Thamil Oli management team (Mr.Raguram ,Mr.Vivekanantharajah and Mr Sivapalan) under the legal entity "Tamil community media ltd", announced their formal disengagement from the self promoted main announcer Balasingham Pirabaharan, in the popular night program 'Ananda Iravu'.

Sydney Thurkai Amman temple Festival 22 Feb to 03rd March
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Tamil Parlimentarian's (Legislators) condemn Sri Lankan State sponsored violance against Journalists

"..The Tamil national Alliance strongly condemns Mr. Gananathan, the President of Tamil News and Information centre, being shot dead on the next day an indirect threat to his life was issued in the Sri Lanka National Radio on 31.02.2007 and the unlawful intrusion into the independent news media institution Tamil News and Information Centre on 09.02.2007 by Sri Lanka Army Intelligence personnel and their attempt to seize at gun point information and photographs of Media coordinator Mr. Barathi and International Media coordinator Mr. K. Kadeepan. .."

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