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Asian Tribune is published by World Institute For Asian Studies|Powered by WIAS Vol. 11 No. 288               

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Rift in DMK camp:Some goondas entered GC meet in support of Stalin-Karunanithi says

Sat, 2012-02-04 10:48 — editor
By Sathyalaya Ramaskrishnan

Former Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK) President M Karunanidhi has alleged that some goondas had entered the General Council meeting in the guise of supporting Mr Stalin and had tried to drive a wedge in the party.

Sri Lanka’s Independence & Western agendas

Sat, 2012-02-04 02:36 — editor
By Janaka Perera

The 64th Anniversary of Sri Lanka’s Independence dawns at a time when various forces are once again plotting to undermine the nation’s stability and sovereignty. The complex political developments that followed the LTTE’s defeat have become a spring board for these conspirators in their self-proclaimed crusade for “justice and human rights.”

Victims of Detainees’ Terrorism need Justice

Sat, 2012-02-04 01:46 — editor
By Zaheerul Hassan

Media is an instrument of war and peace, which is being exercised by every nations to mould the situations for the purpose of acquiring desired results, assist in revisions and making Foreign Policy, breaking status quo, making/changing the opinion of masses and protecting national and international interests.

Praful Patel in scam row for deal as Aviation Minister

Sat, 2012-02-04 01:34 — editor
From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi

Union Minister Praful Patel on Thursday found himself at the centre of pay-off allegations concerning a USD 100 million Air India contract during his tenure as Civil Aviation Minister, but he rubbished the charges as "baseless and preposterous".

Koodamkulam Row:DMK General Council accuses Manmohan Singh and Jayalalithaa governments

Sat, 2012-02-04 01:23 — editor
By Sathyalaya Ramakrishnan


The DMK on Friday, charged the Centre and AIADMK government with being "lethargic" in solving the Koodankulam nuclear plant row and raised the pitch on Mullaperiyar dam issue demanding that Kerala restore the area, where the reservoir is located, to Tamil Nadu.

Fluid security situation in Afghanistan-Pakistan

Sat, 2012-02-04 01:14 — editor
By Asif Haroon Raja

Pakistan had become a target of Indo-US-Israeli nexus in the 1990s since it was the lone nuclear Muslim country. Before embarking upon the Afghanistan venture in October 2001, the five strategic partners USA, UK, Germany, Israel and India had mutually agreed at the outset in September 2001 to hoodwink Pakistan by offering hand of friendship and economic assistance and then systematically destabilizing, de-Islamizing, denuclearizing and Balkanizing it.

Congress disapproves Mani Shankar Aiyar appearance on Pak TV show

Sat, 2012-02-04 01:06 — editor
From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi

Congress on Friday disapproved of party leader Mani Shakar Aiyar appearing on a Pakistan TV talk show in which Hafiz Muhammed Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, participated through a phone link.

Global Health Workforce - Pathways to Health

Sat, 2012-02-04 01:00 — editor
Citizen News Service (CNS)

The Irish Forum for Global Health's (IFGH) two days conference, which opened in Dublin on 2nd February, 2012, focuses on the theme of the Global Health Workforce Crisis, recognizing that one of the greatest challenges facing global health today is the critical shortage of skilled health personnel, especially in remote areas of the world.

Landgrabing complaint by DMK men:Sasikala's brother Divakaran arrested and remanded to judicial custody

Fri, 2012-02-03 19:55 — editor
By Sathyalaya Ramakrishnan

The Tamil Nadu police have arrested V Divaharan, brother of Sasikala Natarajan, former aide of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.

Message from Queen Elizabeth II to mark Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day

Fri, 2012-02-03 19:11 — editor

The Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Queen Elizabeth II has sent in her the message her good wishes to mark Sri Lanka's 64th Independence Day.

Second Exporters’ Forum successfully clears pilot’s issues, pushes national export thrust further

Fri, 2012-02-03 14:18 — editor


The latest Exporters’ Forum to be held, the second in the revived Exporters’ Forum series in Sri Lanka’s new export thrust, concluded successfully on 02 February in Colombo.

“We can be proud of Supreme Court”: Swamy after 2G order

Fri, 2012-02-03 03:16 — editor
From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi

Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court order cancelling 122 licences granted to telecom companies during the tenure of former communications minister A Raja. The country was proud of its Supreme Court, Swamy -- who had filed the original petition before the apex court -- told reporters after the landmark order.

White Paper on Colonial Rule in Sri Lanka

Fri, 2012-02-03 03:10 — editor
By Senaka Weeraratna

As we celebrate our freedom from colonial rule on its 64th anniversary nothing is more conspicuous in our literature and written records as the absence of a White Paper and a Report of a Commission of Inquiry on the period of Western Colonial presence in Sri Lanka commencing from the landing of the Portuguese in Colombo in year 1505 until the inglorious exit of the last colonial rulers from our land in 1948.

Did Gujarat CM Modi help Jaya get rid of Sasikala ‘s mafia?

Fri, 2012-02-03 03:05 — editor
From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi

Did Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi play a key role to help Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa ward off a possible palace coup engineered by close aide Sasikala with her cronies?

TN Assembly suspended Vijayakanth for Ten Days for his unruly behavior-Pardon given to his party MLAs

Fri, 2012-02-03 01:31 — editor
By Sathyalaya Ramakrishnan


Desia Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam(DMDK) founder and Leader of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Vijayakant was suspended on Thursday for 10 days after the Privileges Committee went into his conduct during a heated exchange with Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.

This doesn't resembles the character of Egyptian people

Fri, 2012-02-03 01:25 — editor
By S.H.Moulana - Riyadh

The well known Israeli journalist, Uri Avenery, in one of his recent articles, paid rich tribute for Egyptian people for their non aggressiveness and the ever present humor in them.

Holding peace talks, Burma try to break economic sanctions

Fri, 2012-02-03 01:20 — editor
By - Zin Linn

The civil war between successive Burmese governments and the ethnic armed groups in Burma is one of the longest unending armed conflicts in the world, and it is the most important point that brings the country’s havoc.

From despondency to optimism: 25 years of HIV in India

Fri, 2012-02-03 01:13 — editor
By Shobhas Shukla – CNS

The YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education, Chennai, recently organized with partners the Chennai ART Symposium (CART 2012), and The International Science Symposium on HIV and Infectious Diseases, to deliberate upon a wide range of aspects related to HIV infection and provide latest clinical updates on the management of the disease, which has been plaguing the Indian populace for over 25 years.



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