Misrepresenting the humanitarian operation
The recent UNHRC resolution sponsored by USA and
directed at the government of Sri Lanka was the culmination of a
campaign that began during the last stages of Eelam War IV. Since
2010 articulate circles in the West have been convinced that there
had been ‘40,000 civilian deaths’ during this phase. In contrast
Rohan Gunaratna asserted that there were 1,400 civilian deaths, of
which 200 were inflicted by the LTTE. Both calculations are
erroneous. Estimates provided by three moderate Tamils who have had
regular access to the Tamil personnel who were on the ground
indicate that the death toll, inclusive of Tamil Tiger personnel,
was in the range 10,000 to 16,000, in circumstances where it was
impossible to differentiate in all cases between those Tiger, those
recently conscripted as auxiliaries and those truly civilian.
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An unprecedented challenge
It is an unprecedented challenge moving nearly
300 million people - equal to the total population of the United
States - into cities by 2030. China's approach, which it has
successfully used to crack every problem it has encountered during
its reform and opening-up, is to experiment first.
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Rapid growth of Internet and increased dangers of child abuse
Sri Lanka with a population of 21,283,913 (2011)
had 2,503,194 Internet and 1,235,080 Face book users at the end of
December 2011. Surprisingly, these figures show how fast the modern
technology and the Internet have taken root and spread throughout
the country. The last decade had witnessed a rapid development and
an astronomical increase in the use of electronic and computer based
communication, and sharing of information through various media such
as the Internet, mobile phones and emailing, besides the print and
the television.
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‘Eelam is still the endgame?’
The speech made by R. Sambandan at the Ilankai
Tamil Government Party (forget the name Federal Party) convention in
Batticaloa is patently challenging our country’s existence as one
nation both in spirit and in territorial integrity. At least one
Tamil MP has criticized it as controversial.
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