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Asian Tribune is published by World Institute For Asian Studies|Powered by WIAS Vol. 12 No. 422

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Seevaratnam continues his battle to lift ban imposed by UK Charity Commission to function as chairman of the Sivayogam Trust

Tue, 2007-07-10 01:10 — admin

UK Charity Commission is considering whether to grant Nagendran Seevaratnam of the Sivayogam Trust leave to appeal to the courts against the proscription placed on him to function as the Chairman of the Sivayogam Trust. According to the Charity Commissioner this charity was suspended because it was linked to the LTTE, listed as a terrorist organization under Terrorism Act of 2000. The Charity Commissioner also placed restrictions on the bank accounts. Earlier Seevaratnam, was suspended by the British Charity Commissioner on March 28, 2007 from acting as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sivayogam Trust which runs mainly on the funds collected from the Muthumari Amman Temple in Tooting.

Minor Sri Lankan Muslim Girl was sentenced to death by three Saudi judges on a confession under duress

Tue, 2007-07-10 00:51 — admin

By Walter Jayawardhana

Miss Rizana Nafeek , a 17 year old Muslim house maid from Sri Lanka has been sentenced to death by a Saudi Arabian court of three judges on a confession obtained under duress by the Saudi Arabian police, the girl has complained. The poor Muslim girl had been sent to Saudi Arabia misstating her age by a crooked job agency that added six years to her age to make her a house maid to do household chores and her master wanted her to baby sit their four months old infant in addition to the other endless work, for which task she had been never trained, it has been also revealed.

"Eastern rocky hill captured with Airforce backing, Thoppigala fall within days" – Lanka Army

Mon, 2007-07-09 20:24 — admin

ThoppigalaThe Thoppigala mountain in the jungle area in Batticaloa located 220km east of Colombo will fall to hands of SL Army "within days," the army announced today. The announcement came in the aftermath of the seizure of a massive rocky plateau called “Tora Bora'' while Sri Lankan Air Force fighter jets bombed rebel positions in Thoppigala. "Army is now advancing across Narakamulla area, having destroyed two LTTE camps and capturing the Tora Bora" army spokesman said. The capture of Thoppigala, the LTTE's eastern bastion, will be possible since today's capture of "Tora Bora" rocky patch "cuts off rebel's supply routes", defence sources said.

The Philippines awaiting the extradition of Vijayratnam Vijayeeswaran and three others to face fraud charges

Mon, 2007-07-09 05:32 — admin

VijayeeswaranWe are awaiting the extradition of Vijayratnam Vijayeeswaran of Malaysia and the three Filipinos Joseph T. Bimark, Tagumpay Kintanar, who are arrested in Jakarta on 03 May. All those four are charged with defrauding one Patrick D. Zuniga, a Filipino, of more or less $625,000,” said Attorney Ricardo Diaz spokesperson of the Philippines National Bureau of Investigation and the Regional Director of the Criminal Investigation Division. These suspects were arrested on 03 May in Jakarta. According to sources, they were on provisional arrest in Jakarta pending a formal request from Philippines for their extradition. Once that is in place, they can be brought back to the Philippines to face justice, sources pointed out.

EPDP rejects threats of Karuna Group to evict Jaffna Tamils from the east

Mon, 2007-07-09 01:41 — admin

Resisting threats from the Karuna Group to throw the Eelam Peoples Democratic Party (EPDP) from the east the EPDP has stated that it will not surrender to the demands of the Karuna Group. It says: “This land belong all those democratic forces who love the people. We are not going to allow anyone who is trying to stop us from performing our obligations and prevent us our rights to be of service to our people. We hate the continuation of the grave grief of dipping hands in the blood of our brothers. We will work hard for the rights of our people. We will work hard for the rights to work for the people. We will stay in our land with the support and strength of our people. Our stay and desires depends on the peoples determinations.”

FACETS Sri Lanka 2007: Premier Gem & Jewellery Show

Mon, 2007-07-09 00:55 — admin

By Quintus Perera - Asian Tribune

All arrangements are in place to have the FACETS Sri Lanka 2007 the premier International Gem and Jewellery Show of Sri Lanka from 30th August to 2nd September 2007 at the BMICH, for the 17th year running. Chanaka Ellawala, Chairman, Sri Lanka Gem & Jewellery Association addressing the stall holders of the Exhibition held last week at Hotel Taj Samudra to explain as to how any problems encountered by the booth holders to be solved said that Facets 2007 is the most important event in the Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Calendar where more than 1,000 foreigners visit in addition to the large number of locals.

Cannon of a Kfir jet exploded injuring 4 airmen

Mon, 2007-07-09 00:47 — admin

By Walter Jayawardhana

Defense sources said a 30 mm Cannon of an Air Force Kfir jet accidentally exploded injuring four airmen-one seriously at Colombo?s main air force base at Katunayaka. The accident happened on June 8, at 3.45 p.m. the Media Center for National Security said. But according to the Defense Ministry website it happened yesterday at 2.45 p.m.

The State of Impasse

Sun, 2007-07-08 05:19 — admin

By Tisaranee Gunasekara

Who is fooling whom? Is the regime the deceiver or the deceived? Are the public servants duping the government or is the government getting the public servants to dupe the people? The controversy happened some weeks ago, even though the story did not gain much prominence amidst bloody tales of war and terrorism. The Auditor General issued a report claiming that the country lost 360 billion rupees due to weaknesses and inadequacies in its revenue collection system and the carelessness of its Ministry of Finance. The sum is a large one by Lankan standards, and particularly so, given the financial crisis that is gripping us.

Sri Lankan participation in the Canton Trade Fair

Sun, 2007-07-08 00:59 — admin

By Quintus Perera - Asian Tribune

As it has been done for the last 10 years, The Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) is organizing to send a delegation to the October to the Chinese Export Commodity Fair popularly known as Canton Fair. This Trade Fair is well-known internationally as it has been held more than 115 times during the last 60 years. It will be held from 15th to 20th October 2007 in Guanzhou city, Guangdong Province, China. The Fair is organized by the Chinese Council for Promoting International Trade.

Popular singer Kokila Devi Weeratunga dies

Sun, 2007-07-08 00:44 — admin

By Walter Jayawardhana

One of Sri Lanka’s most popular singers in the yester year Kokila Devi Weeratunga died at the age of 95 at the National Hospital Colombo , June 5 where she was ailing for some time. She was singing duets with the late H.W. Rupasinghe, then Ceylon’s most popular male vocalist for gramophone records of Colombia and His Masters Voice before she sang for the then Radio Ceylon.

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