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Sri Lankan Air Force bombs tamil hospital in Kilinochchi

Another mass massacre attempt by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa

(SLAF) Kfir jets dropped 16 bombs within 500 meters east of the newly built Kilinochchi General Hospital at Anandapuram around 2:30 p.m. Thursday. One was seriously wounded. Around 500 patients warded in the hospital, among others mothers with newly born babies in their hands and severely wounded patients from earlier SLAF bombings, were forced to leave the hospital premises. Explosion shock shattered hospital window-glasses and fans fell down while the patients were having lunch in their beds, doctors told TamilNet. Tension prevailed in Kilinochchi town following the aerial attack.

The Sri Lankan Government’s closure of the A9 Highway in August this year is part of an appalling attempt to use food as a weapon of war. It is indeed a war crime and calls for immediate condemnation. The A9 is the only route through which food and other essential items can be transported to the North of the island. According to The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) “The closure of A9 road, the only trunk road to Jaffna from rest of Sri Lanka, halted the flow of essential food provisions and medical supplies to Jaffna Peninsula…. the Sri Lankan government has imposed an undeclared embargo on humanitarian assistances”

அவுஸ்திரேலியா செல்வதற்கான மனிதாபிமான விசாவும் விண்ணப்பிக்கும் தகுதிகளும்

"..அகதிகளுக்கான ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் ஆணையத்தின் (யு.என்.எச்.சீ.ஆர்.) உலகளாவிய மீள்குடியேற்றத் தேவைகளின் மதிப்பீட்டு வழிகாட்டலின் பேரில் அவுஸ்திரேலிய மனிதாபிமான விசா வழங்கல் திட்டம் தயாரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.ஆனால், அண்மையில் பத்திரிகைகளில் வெளியானது போன்று இலங்கையர்கள் அவுஸ்திரேலியா செல்வதற்கென, இதனைத் தவிர வேறு விசேட விசா வழங்கல் திட்டம் எதுவும் கிடையாது. .."

Why Tamils Say Genocide

*by J.T. Janani, Tamil Guardian, October 18, 2006* Tamils’ invocation of the word ‘genocide’ with regards their treatment by the Sri Lankan state is viewed by many external observers as exaggeration. After all, they argue, even by the worst Tamil assertion, ‘only’ 90,000 of us have been killed in the conflict - and that too over several decades.
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Embargo on Sri Lanka to save innocent tamils - S.Sabesan-Australia

While loudly declaring its commitment to peace talks, in reality the Sri-Lankan Government is hell bent on its undeclared war against Tamils. To aggravate matters there is an economic embargo against the Tamils coupled with stringent travel restrictions. The state government enforced economic embargo together with restrictions on health care facilities and provision of essential food items are causing immense hard ship to Tamils.

Tamil Heros rememberance day in Sydney - 28th Nov 2006 Time: 06.30 pm Venue: Ryde Civic Centre
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Daylight Saving in sydney starts on Sunday 29 October 2006 at 2 a.m.

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IFJ condemns bombing of Tamil radio station in Sri Lanka

The International Federation of Journalists has condemned the bombing of the official radio station of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the Voice of Tigers (VoT), by the Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) in Vanni last Tuesday. The IFJ, reminding the Sri Lankan government of its "absolute obligation" under the Geneva Convention to respect the safety of journalists, said it hoped the attack does not set a "terrible precedent" for further "targeted attacks" on media outlets. The SLAF attack on Thamileelam Vanoli tower in Kokkavil, destroyed the main transmitter and tower of the station that broadcasts three services, the VoT, a Sinhala service and a Tamil commercial service from Vanni.

The Boston Globe, in an editorial appeared in the 22 October edition, said that Washington should prevail on Colombo to "withdraw its armed forces from the Tamil areas in the north of the island," and urge Colombo to open A9, to demonstrate Washington's seriousness towards advocating a "permanent peace that provides for Tamil self-government and human rights in a confederal Sri Lanka."
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They too celebrate Deepawali

தலை குளித்த கிழக்கு. புத்தாடை அணிந்த மேகங்கள். கதிரவனின் கைகளெல்லாம் மத்தாப்புக் கதிர்கள்.
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Tamil Orphanage children escape Sri Lankan air strike, one wounded

Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) officials Tuesday afternoon visited Arivucholai, the brother orphanage of Chencholai, in Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) controlled Puthukudiyiruppu in Mullaithivu district. The orphanage, housing 216 children, narrowly escaped from a catastrophic air strike Monday evening, according to S. Kalaivannan, an administrative official at the orphanage. The administration has sought security assurances through the SLMM in Kilinochchi.

By: Thiru Thirunanthakumar, Vice President,NSW Federation of Community Languages Schools
It was a privilege for me to attend the Community Languages Australia’s - 4th National Conference at Brisbane, which was held on the 7th October 2006. The conference was held at the Carlton Crest Hotel in the City’s CBD. The conference was sponsored by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST), QLD Government, Victorian Dept of Education and Training, Brisbane Migrant English Centre and the National Australia Bank. Albert Vella, Susan Buckle (CLS Board), Kulam Shanmugam, a Hindi Language Teacher (Ashok) from Rooty Hill and me were the participants from NSW.

A Canter vehicle with explosives blasted in an open space where more than 24 Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) vehicles and buses with more than 340 SLN troopers were parked, killing 99, around 1:40 p.m. Monday. At least 150 sailors were wounded in the attack, according to Sri Lanka military sources in Colombo. The attack took place near Digampatana junction in Habarana, a predominantly Sinhala area, 80 km southwest of Trincomalee. About 87 bodies are lying in Dambulla hospital.

A mesmerising story of innocence and brutality. Gajaani became an LTTE member at 19, and has spent the last 13 years as one of its official war photographers. Scorching in its simplicity, her highly unusual account tracks the making of a soldier.
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Tamil Study Centre, Homebush,Sydney, Australia History

Tamil Study Centre, Homebush,Sydney, Australia History
ஹோம்புஷ் தமிழ்க் கல்வி நிலையம் 1987 ஆம் ஆண்டு ஹோம்புஷ் ஆரம்பப் பாடசாலையில் சனிக்கிழமைகள் தோறும் எம் இளைய தலைமுறையினருக்கு தமிழ் மொழி, தமிழ்க் கலாசாரம் என்பவற்றைச் சொல்லிக் கொடுப்பதற்காக நல்லெண்ணம் கொண்ட சில பெரியோர்களால் ஆரம்பிக்கப்பட்டது.

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