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Indian 2G Scam – Tamil Nadu CM Karunanidhi got 200 crore as bribe for his Kalaignar TV

The investigation into the 2G scam seems to be snaking its way to the front door of the DMK. The CBI is connecting the dots between former Telecom Minister A Raja and the companies he allegedly colluded with; the dotted line seems to suggest that the kickbacks paid to Mr Raja were routed into a TV channel owned by the first family of the DMK.
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Australia: ASIO ruling splits up tamil refugee family - dad seperated from 4 year old kid

A Sri Lankan family granted asylum in Australia has been split up following a negative security assessment by ASIO. The father remains in Villawood detention centre where he could stay for years. The man has no prospect of being released from detention and could end up being repatriated to another country. It is the 13th case in which ASIO has intervened and given a negative security check to an individual who has already been granted refugee status.

A Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seeker will be flown to Perth for medical treatment after he was believed to have had his teeth knocked out during a brawl at the Christmas Island detention centre.The Department of Immigration confirmed that in the early hours of Monday morning an altercation broke out between eight Sri Lankan, Iraqi and Kuwaiti detainees at Christmas Island. A spokesman said that at about 1am (local time) staff from the detention centre's service provider Serco were able to break up the fight without any injuries being sustained.

Looks at the condition in tea plantations in Kenya, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka that employ millions of workers. Some tea is sold under the brand name 'Fair Trade', which is supposed to guarantee that the workers get a little extra money every time a consumer buys their tea. But does the label live up to its name? The program asks whether the money goes back to improving the conditions for the workers and whether the consumer gets value for money.

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today welcomed the release of the Kokoda Foundation’s report, ‘Optimising Australia’s Response to the Cyber Challenge’. The report, co-sponsored by the Attorney-General’s Department, examines the evolving global cyber security threat and proposed responses to the challenges it presents.“The report acknowledges the need for an integrated whole-of-government approach on cyber security and identifies a number of important issues for consideration,” Mr McClelland said.

Attorney-General Robert McClelland said Tony Abbott’s calls today for $100,000 low interest loans for small businesses affected by natural disasters in Queensland are $150,000 short of what’s already available for victims of the recent floods. In newspapers this morning, Mr Abbott called for loans of up to $100,000 for disaster-affected small businesses at an interest rate of four per cent, over a seven year period. Under assistance that’s been provided to Queensland small businesses and primary producers for nearly a month now, loans of up to $250,000 are available, at an interest rate of four per cent, over a seven year period (with the possibility of an extension to ten years). “Mr Abbott’s policy is $150,000 short of what’s being delivered right now for small businesses and farmers affected by natural disasters in Queensland,” Mr McClelland said.

The Banyan Project - CuriousWorks

The Banyan Project is an arts project that intertwines the ancient and the new: Indian classical dance with video and web production.The project is an opportunity for any Sri Lankan who has come to Australia recently and has an interest in the arts. We welcome all ages and all levels of experience – from the beginner looking to find their voice and have fun, to the professional artist looking to get a foothold in the Australian arts industry (and anywhere in between).

ATC CORDIALLY INVITES YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO ATTEND A MEETING WITH REV FATHER EMMANUEL, PRESIDENT GLOBAL TAMIL FORUM (GTF)
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Sex SNithyananda says ‘I’m not the one in CD’

Eleven months after he was clandestinely filmed making out with Tamil actress Ranjitha, Nithyananda on Tuesday denied it was he who featured in the CD in a compromising position with the woman. Nithyananda’s claim also flies in the face of his own statement before the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in April 2010, when he admitted to his interrogators that he was the one who was filmed having sex with Ranjitha. In the 15-page statement, Nithyananda admitted, inter alia, to having had sex with Ranjitha several times as well as with 15 other women devotees.

Taking a serious note of the killing of two Indian fishermen allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy, India on Tuesday told Colombo that use of force against them should not be repeated and asked it to take a decision that will not upset bilateral ties. External Affairs Minister S M Krishna also directed Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao to convene a meeting of the Indo-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group on the issue around February 15 to discuss the killing of the Indian fishermen threadbare.

A joint-agency investigation has lead to the arrest of a 47-year-old Cairns man for allegedly running a fraudulent immigration visa scheme involving more than 120 people. The man is scheduled to appear in Cairns Magistrates Court today to face 97 charges relating to his alleged role as the organiser of the scheme.
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Warning to drug couriers - Australian Federal Police

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is warning people considering acting as an internal drug courier that they are not only risking imprisonment, but also death or serious injury.Since December 2008, the AFP has charged 77 people for importing drugs via internal concealment, and is concerned that couriers see this as a legitimate way to smuggle drugs, despite the consequences of possible emergency surgery and long term health problems.

The NSW State government is directing the rezoning of public facilities across NSW (including schools, nurseries, churches, police stations, hospitals, TAFE and university campuses) away from special use zonings that protect them from sale and re-development, to residential and commercial zonings. This will facilitate their sale, according to NSW Greens MP David Shoebridge.
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Offices of anti-government website burned by assailants in Sri Lanka

A group of men broke into the offices of a website critical of Sri Lanka's government and set fire to it Monday, a journalist from the publication said, adding that he suspected a government role in the attack. Bennett Rupasinghe, news editor of LankaeNews.com, said the fire destroyed everything in the offices. He said the attackers could have been sent by the government as punishment for the website's critical articles.

Veteran superstar Kamal Hassan will unveil a book titled ‘The Best of Tamil Cinema: 1931 to 2010’ on March 2 in Chennai. The book has been penned by G. Dhananjayan, COO of Moser Baer Entertainment.The book is going to be a treat for the fans of Tamil cinema. The much awaited book will come with synopsis, trivia and some rare photographs. It is a two volume book with content of 600+ pages. It will come with minute details of blockbuster movies of Kollywood from 1931 to 2010. Starting from 1931’s Kalidas, it will discuss the 2010 movie Nandhalala.

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