Sri Lanka VIII

Interesting article in the other thread about AI taking Austrailia to task for human rights breaches in respect Sri Lankins.

White countries just never stop do they.....

Part 8: Sri Lankan Conflict Thread

(Link to Part 7) (Link to Part 6) [4] (Link to Part 5 [5]) (Link to Part 4 [6]) (Link to Part 3 [7]) (Link to Part 2 [8]) (Link to Part 1 [9]) (Link to Orginal that began the debate on Sri Lanka on Rabble [10])

Al Jazeera - 101 East - A new Sri Lanka (Interview with Sri Lankan President)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGQqwcxA6cg&

HRW: Sri Lanka: New Panel Doesn't Satisfy US Concerns
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/05/27/sri-lanka-new-panel-doesn-t-satisf... [12]

Call for a UN commission
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/05/100527_yolandamnesty.sht... [13]

Sri Lanka president rejects war crimes probe
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100528/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankawarcrimesunr... [14]

Back Off Sri Lanka Inquiry, U.N. Chief Told
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=51610 [15]

'Not looking for the guilty' - Kohona
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/05/100527_khona.shtml [16]

HRW: Letter to Secretary Clinton on the Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC)
http://www.hrw.org/node/90716 [17]

Sec. Clinton's shot at uncovering justice for Sri Lanka's war crimes
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amnesty-international/sec-clintons-shot-at... [18]

Interview with Sri Lanka's FM
http://www.politico.com/blogs/laurarozen/0510/Interview_with_Sri_Lankas_... [19]

Louise Arbour on Sri Lanka: Responds to Sri Lanka's FM
http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/publication-type/multimedia/videos/louise-... [20]

Sri Lankan Minister Leaves National Press Club Without Addressing Journalists
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7018820025?Sri%20Lankan%20Minist... [21]

In DC, Peiris of Sri Lanka Shows Not Ready for Prime Time, Hillary Clinton to Hear War Crimes Defense
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri3peiris052710.html [22]

Journalists, NGOs unsettle Peiris's US visit
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31844 [23]

Sri Lankan massacre highlights failings of IC: Amnesty International
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31847 [24]

Amnesty International can't dictate terms to us, says Lankan minister
http://news.rediff.com/report/2010/may/27/amnesty-international-cant-dic... [25]

IIFA showbiz event blamed for promoting ‘paradise of genocide'
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31840 [26]

Don't ban Ban
http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=16216579&fsrc... [27]

4 SLA soldiers killed by lightning during preparation for 'War Victory Day' in Colombo
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31849 [28]

Sri Lankan government exploits flood disaster to evict slum dwellers
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/may2010/sril-m28.shtml [29]

Limestone in Valikaamam HSZ sent to Galle in South
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31842 [30]

STF arrests 2 Tamil youths in Batticaloa district
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31848 [31]

Australia: Sri Lankans facing dangerous return
http://www.catholicleader.com.au/news.php/top-stories/sri-lankans-facing... [32]

TAKE ACTION: Tell the UN to investigate war crimes in Sri Lanka
http://www.amnesty.org.au/action/action/23041/ [33]

Rajapaksa extremism cannot be changed: Lee Kuan Yew
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31857

5 male corpses exhumed from toilet pit in Ki'linochchi
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31872 [35]

Records of persons fleeing Vanni destroyed by Special Action Committee of Basil Rajapakse
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31862 [36]

Treaty discussion, reminder for appointing Sri Lanka War Crimes panel, says Boyle
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31863 [37]

US backs Sri Lanka commission
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/05/100529_glus.shtml [38]

Clinton presses Sri Lanka on rights panel
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100528/wl_nm/us_srilanka_usa_1 [39]

UN Rights chief renews call for Sri Lanka war-crimes probe
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31871 [40]

S.Lanka needs international probe: UN rights chief
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hcJw0AZAG3idNoLQe8Uxk... [41]

Sri Lankan President rejects international war crimes probe
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/292657#tab=comments&sc=0&local= [42]

Sinhala names given to junctions in Mullaiththeevu district by SLA
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31865 [43]

Malnutrition among North, East children reaches fifty percent
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31864 [44]

Sinhalese Buddhists celebrate Vesak grandly in the North
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31852 [45]

Sri Lanka: worst floods in five decades
http://www.ifrc.org/docs/news/10/10053101/ [46]

Sri Lanka's Kohona Denies Assuring UN's Nambiar Rebels Would Not Be Executed, Qorvis told Peiris to Leave NPC
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri1kohona052810.html [47]

SLA issues death threat to press owner in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31851 [48]

South Indian Film Industry calls for boycott against IIFA to be held in Sri Lanka
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31854 [49]

The torch carrying young ambassadors of the TGTE
http://www.monsoonjournal.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=185 [50]

ADB proposes equitable growth policy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/05/100528_adblanka.shtml [51]

Sri Lanka: Absence of war does not mean peace
http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/44292 [52]

A fatal intersection
http://www.himalmag.com/A-fatal-intersection_nw4586.html

Five bodies unearthed in Kilinochchi
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/05/100531_kilinochchi.shtml [54]

Sri Lankan foreign minister denounces UN rights chief
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10204507.stm [55]

Sri Lanka Denies War-Crimes Accusations
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870402620457526679113701811... [56]

SLA permits conditional worship in St. Mary's Church in Valikaamam North HSZ
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31874 [57]

'Freedom Flotilla symbolises new dimension of humanitarian struggle'
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31878 [58]

One year after the war, concerns remain in Sri Lanka
http://www.alertnet.org/db/blogs/60577/2010/04/31-113315-1.htm [59]

Riz Khan - Sri Lanka's ethnic divisions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr3HP3Nvigg [60]

India wants TNA proposals submitted to Rajapaksa
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31875 [61]

Sri Lanka Trade Pacts - Some Prefer China over India
http://www.toboc.com/tradenews/Sri-Lanka-Trade-Pacts-%E2%80%93-Some-Pref... [62]

Canada/Venezuela: Eva Golinger's misinformation endangers exiled Tamils' fight for freedom
http://vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=92565 [63]

Canada/Venezuela: Canadian NGO requests Venezuela to accept Tamils detained in Indonesia
http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=92620 [64]

Sri Lanka's politicization of judiciary complete, says AHRC
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31883

SLA hastens to destroy skeletal remains of victims killed in Vanni
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31880 [66]

Bishop's House appeals to Vatican to urge Colombo to renovate Vanni churches
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31881 [67]

Stars pull out of Bollywood Oscars amid Sri Lanka ‘war crime' protests
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7142345.ece [68]

Boycott Bollywood awards, Tamils urge
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/boycott-bollywood-awards-tamil... [69]

Tamil protests keep celebs away from IIFA
http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_tamil-protests-keep-celebs-... [70]

Sri Lanka coverage success for Channel 4 News at Amnesty Media Awards
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/arts_entertainment/sri+lanka+succe... [71]

In defense of M.I.A.
http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/story.cfm?content=175225 [72]

India should spell out its stand
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100601/edit.htm#4 [73]

Big explosions heard in the outskirts of Palaali east HSZ
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31879 [74]

Parents appeal for daughter's release from TID detention
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31882 [75]

WSWS reporters visit the devastated Sri Lankan town of Kilinochchi
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/jun2010/sril-j02.shtml [76]

'Bride of Venezuela' Eva Golinger misinterprets Solidarity: Support Tamils NOT Sri Lanka's Criminal War Government
http://vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=92633 [77]

VHeadline's Kenneth T. Tellis asks: Is, rather, Eva Golinger a 'Bride of Tyranny'?
http://vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=92676 [78]

SLA Commander's deposition provides convincing evidence of war crimes- TAG
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31845

Sri Lanka threatens to execute General Sarath Fonseka
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/hardtalk/8725899.stm [80]

Sri Lanka's war, a corporate war, says Arundhati Roy
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31915 [81]

Mass Graves: Nothing new to Sri Lanka
http://www.groundviews.org/2010/06/07/mass-graves-nothing-new-to-sri-lan... [82]

Boyle: Independent Eelam will be a bulwark for India
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31816 [83]

SLA soldiers harass resettled women during nights in Vanni
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31904 [84]

U.N. envoy accuses rights forum of turning blind eye
http://alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6531JH.htm [85]

Domestic inquiries into extrajudicial killings insufficient, UN expert stresses
http://www0.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34905&Cr=alston&Cr1 [86]

Alston: Domestic inquiries into extrajudicial killings insufficient
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31902 [87]

Father of victim in Channel 4 photo identifies son as LTTE member
http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31892 [88]

Sri Lanka gets US support on bogus human rights inquiry
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/jun2010/sril-j04.shtml [89]

NYT corrects journalistic "error" on MIA article
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31895 [90]

Indian film stars call for boycott of 'Bollywood Oscars' over Tamil deaths
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/jun/03/bollywood-oscars-boycott-sri-... [91]

Protest-hit Bollywood awards get under way in Sri Lank
http://www.france24.com/en/20100605-protest-hit-bollywood-awards-get-und... [92]

Unintended consequences and deeper dynamic of the IIFA in Colombo
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31894 [93]

After Bollywood, comes Tamil call for corporate boycott
http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=12340&sec=2 [94]

A Sri Lankan re-education for Tamil child soldiers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8721974... [95]

Swiss Tamils look to the future
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Swiss_Tamils_look_to_the_future.h... [96]

Sri Lanka must invest in rights protection
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20100604a2.html [97]

While on Gaza UN's Ban Speaks of Terms of Reference, 3 Month Delay on Sri Lanka Panel, Kohona in Israel Probe
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri1bantor060610.html [98]

Indian businessess work on beating China at its game
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100603/FOREIGN/70... [99]

Historical Shift - India, Sri Lanka and the Tamils
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers39%5Cpaper3847.html [100]

Australia: Offshore detention faces High Court challenge
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/02/2915665.htm [101]

Australia: Asylum-seekers begin relocation to remote WA town of Leonora
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/asylum-seekers-begin-relocat... [102]

Canada: Waterloo man gets reprieve as terrorism appeal delayed
http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/722005 [103]

Sri Lankan Official Says War Hero Could Be Executed for ‘Treason'
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/sri-lankan-defense-minister-...

Sri Lanka maintains defence spending
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jW4ayls4MCSVTVyfChufn... [105]

SL Defence ministry wants 201 billion for remaining 5 months of 2010
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31926 [106]

Sri Lanka PM says Tamil rebels re-emerging
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100608/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaunresttigers... [107]

As in Sri Lanka Rajapaksas Threaten War Crimes Witness Fonseka with Death, UN's Ban Ki-moon Has No Comment
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri2bantor060710.html [108]

Sri Lanka, UN duel over wartime investigations
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2010/0607/Sri-Lanka-UN-duel-over-wartime-investigations?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+ [109]|+World%29

Jaffna District Union for persons disappeared after arrest meets after 8 years
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31921 [110]

Two Economist issues held by Sri Lanka customs
http://www.newstatesman.com/magazines/2010/06/sri-lanka-customs-economis... [111]

More Colombo families targetted for eviction
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/jun2010/sri2-j07.shtml [112]

Indian Tamils protest ahead of Sri Lanka leader's visit
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10260880.stm [113]

Rajapaksa visits India amid wide-scale protests in Tamil Nadu
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31928 [114]

JVP to step up opposition against Indian involvement in Sri Lanka
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31923 [115]

Australia: Asylum seekers land in WA mining town
http://www.theage.com.au/national/asylum-seekers-land-in-wa-mining-town-... [116]

Opinion: Sri Lanka still demands justice
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/worldview/100607/sri-lanka-war-govern...

Emergency needed to nab sleeping Tiger cells: Sri Lankan PM
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31935 [118]

Exert pressure on Colombo to declare detained LTTE members as political prisoners: CPI politician
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31934 [119]

'The LTTE that we knew can never re-emerge'
http://news.rediff.com/interview/2010/jun/08/mr-narayan-swamy-on-how-the... [120]

Fonseka denies telling lies and committing treason
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10268722.stm [121]

Sri Lanka leader Rajapaksa in talks with Indian leaders
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/10271526.stm [122]

Australia: Asylum Seekers Head to Australian Outback to Await Application Processing
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Asylum-Seekers-Head-to-Austral... [123]

Australia: Oceanic Viking in new asylum seeker drama
http://www.smh.com.au/world/oceanic-viking-in-new-asylum-seeker-drama-20... [124]

Australia: 300 Sri Lankan asylum-seekers on the way to Australia
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/asylum-seekers-on-the-way/st... [125]

Canada: Crown to appeal terrorist fundraising sentence
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/crown-to-a... [126]

Tamil Nadu delegation not satisfied after meeting Rajapaksa in New Delhi
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31939

Tamil lawmaker urges Sri Lankan government to release innocent civilians accused of rebel ties
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jOkrqlWbJZB... [128]

TNA calls for donor support
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/06/100609_sampanthan.shtml [129]

US ambassador to Sri Lanka visits Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31937 [130]

S.Lanka president's India visit marred by protests
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100609/wl_asia_afp/indiasrilankatamilsdipl... [131]

CEPA will flood Sri Lanka with Indian workers: UPFA minister
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31941 [132]

India's help to rebuild the North
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/06/100609_kariyawasam.shtml [133]

India compels CEPA on Sri Lanka: Dr. Wickrembahu Karunaratne
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31942 [134]

India's deals with Sri Lanka heighten stakes in 'Great Game' with Beijing
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/09/sri-lanka-india-china-great-... [135]

Sri Lankan President's Visit to New Delhi: Economic and Political Dimensions
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers39%5Cpaper3853.html [136]

Sri Lanka moves to allow president to run again
http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/sri-lanka-moves-allow-president-run-a...

Removal of two term restriction on Presidency opposed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/06/100610_unpcon.shtml [138]

Indian Tamil Refugees In Their Homeland
http://www.eurasiareview.com/201006113021/indian-tamil-refugees-in-their... [139]

Sri Lanka: Widespread malnutrition among women and children
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/jun2010/slan-j10.shtml [140]

Students, schools in Vanni disregarded
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31946 [141]

Skeletal remains found in Ki'linochchi
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31943 [142]

Defence Ministry objects to resettlement in Wards 3, 5 in Allaippiddi
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31944 [143]

Lanka's obligation
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/74707/lankas-obligation.html [144]

India and Sri Lanka Enter New Era
http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2010/06/10/india-and-sri-lanka-enter-... [145]

Why India embraces Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa in first postwar visit
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2010/0610/Why-India-embraces-Sri-Lanka-s-Rajapaksa-in-first-postwar-visit?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+ [146]|+World%29

Australia: Asylum seekers to be 'dumped' on country towns
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/11/2925186.htm?section=justin [147]

AFTA questions the suitability of Dr. Palitha Kohana to lead the UN team investigating the human rights violation charges against Israel
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=421&id=5911

SLA engaged in obliterating evidence of mass killings in Vanni
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31958 [149]

Resettled people in Vanni suffer increasing SLA harassment
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31950 [150]

Sri Lankan President changing law to extend rule
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/sri-lankan-president-changi... [151]

Rajapaksa family tighten their grip on reins of Government
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7148486.ece [152]

6 SLA soldiers rape young mother in Visuvamadu
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31965 [153]

Police to remove 'indecent' billboards
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/06/100611_police_posters.sh... [154]

'Release' Vanni doctor - court
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/06/100614_vanni_doctro.shtm... [155]

Sri Lanka one country, unitary state: Namal Rajapaksa, in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31964 [156]

IUSU representatives threatened with death in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31962 [157]

BBC meets its match in Sri Lankan Defense Secretary
http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/opinion/19403-bbc-meets-its-match-i... [158]

China wants to start fisheries project in Mullaiththeevu: SL Fisheries Minister
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31966 [159]

China, India, USA work to increase influence in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31947 [160]

Rajapaksa wriggles from India's grasp
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LF12Df02.html [161]

India treats Sri Lankans on a par with Chinese in visa extension
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31949 [162]

Sri Lanka general urges political solution to Tamil strife
http://sify.com/news/sri-lanka-general-urges-political-solution-to-tamil... [163]

Lion's share
http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/theWeekCon... [164]

Indian awards ceremony in Colombo a total flop
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=59&id=5913 [165]

MIA: 'I'm here for the people'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/jun/13/mia-feature-miranda-sawyer [166]

M.I.A. steps from art underground to media spotlight
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65B2PE20100612 [167]

Power play between China and India puts Sri Lanka on strategic map
http://www.smh.com.au/world/power-play-between-china-and-india-puts-sri-... [168]

India wary of China's increasing role in Lanka
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100614/main4.htm [169]

Sri Lanka, China sign six agreements to enhance co-operation
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31955 [170]

Sri Lanka mass wedding for former Tamil rebels
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10308540.stm [171]

Sri Lankan Tamil's tie the knot in mass detention centre wedding
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/13/tamil-tigers-sri-lanka-mass-... [172]

Sri Lankan government prepares for austerity measures
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/jun2010/sril-j14.shtml [173]

Indonesia: Detainees complain of Taser, stun gun use
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/14/2926772.htm?section=world [174]

Australia: Merak passengers among 12 boatpeople drowned
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/merak-passengers-among-12-boatpeopl... [175]

Australia: Drowned Tamils 'desperate for safety'
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1278052/12-boat-people-%27drown-on-wa... [176]

Australia: 12 boatpeople reported to have drowned on way to Australia
http://www.smh.com.au/national/12-boatpeople-reported-to-have-drowned-on... [177]

Genocidal Colombo gets unlimited chances from US, India
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31972

Obama's Special Envoy meets Mahinda Rajapaksa
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31973 [179]

Sri Lanka: A new (cultural) campaign against Tamils in Vanni
http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?id=34878&t=Sri+Lanka%3A+++A+n... [180]

Don't trade Tamils' political aspirations for mere concessions: Tamil academics
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31968 [181]

Sri Lanka challenges war crimes allegations
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100615/wl_asia_afp/srilankaunrestwarcrimes... [182]

Indian aid to be 'directly disbursed'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/06/100614_india_aid.shtml [183]

Sri Lanka LTTE: Diaspora Wars - South Asia Intelligence Review
http://www.eurasiareview.com/201006143193/sri-lanka-ltte-diaspora-wars-s... [184]

Swiss ambassador to Sri Lanka visits Jaffna, German ambassador's visit cancelled
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31971 [185]

UN political head to visit S.Lanka, discuss rights
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N14211592.htm [186]

Rail blast: Tamil Tiger threat lingers
http://www.asianewsnet.net/news.php?id=12501&sec=1 [187]

Canada: Cohn: Building bridges over bad blood
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/823486--cohn-bui... [188]

US: After roaming oceans and continents, Sri Lankan Tamils find home in Oakland
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15295572?nclick_check=1 [189]

Australia: Merak smugglers to blame for asylum-seeker deaths
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/merak-smugglers-to-blame-for... [190]

The Obama administration officials visit Sri Lanka
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/06/100615_usteam.shtml

Obama's Genocide Expert meets Mahinda Rajapaksa
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31973 [179]

STF, police in Eastern Province continue to harass people
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31983 [192]

Japan urges world not to dictate to post-war Sri Lanka
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65F23320100616?feedType=RSS&feedNa... [193]

Japan seeks transparency in Sri Lanka after war
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gLF_6988TvWL3gGQqUhDZ... [194]

UN urges Sri Lanka recovery plan
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LF17Df01.html [195]

UN political chief to focus on human rights and political reconciliation on Sri Lanka trip
http://www.metronews.ca/halifax/world/article/553285--un-political-chief... [196]

UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs visits Vanni
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31981 [197]

German Ambassador on sudden visit to Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31976 [198]

Only 2000 army deserters surrendered out of 50,000 - SLA
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31975 [199]

Muslim trader shot, killed in Poththuvil
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31982 [200]

Tamil National Alliance Should Demand International War Crime Inquiry Openly
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=145&id=5915 [201]

M.I.A.'s Radical Politics Unacceptable to the New York Times
http://dissidentvoice.org/2010/06/m-i-a-%E2%80%99s-radical-politics-unac... [202]

Colombo's 'Victory Parade' to be held every year
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31974 [203]

JUSU condemns IUSU representatives being denied entry into Jaffna University premis
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31980 [204]

Resolving Sri Lanka's conflicts in class
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/feb/09/tefl-srilanka [205]

Tamil diaspora keeps 'Eelam' dreams alive
http://atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LF16Df04.html [206]

Canadian Tamils head to the polls on June 20 to elect council
http://digitaljournal.com/article/293437 [207]

Indonesia: Crackdown won't stop boats, says taskforce
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/16/2928953.htm?section=world [208]

Rajapaksa for ever? Sri Lankan ruling party wants presidential limit lifted
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100617/FOREIGN/70...

India was not happy about Norwegian peace: Prof Shanmugaratnam
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31990 [210]

Sri Lankan president visits India to improve relations
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/jun2010/sril-j17.shtml [211]

Political transformation should start in Tamil Nadu: Prof Ramasamy
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31987 [212]

New Tamil arrests in Netherlands
http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/new-tamil-arrests-netherlands [213]

NGOs Meeting in the UN Human Rights Council
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=150&id=5917 [214]

Sri Lanka rates held for seventh month
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/10331755.stm [215]

UN diplomat visits Mullaitivu
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/06/100616_pascoe_visit.shtm... [216]

M.I.A. In 'Dazed & Confused': Death Threats To My Baby Inspired New Album
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/15/mia-in-dazed-confused-dea_n_612... [217]

Memorial monument for war victims unveiled in Vanni
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31989 [218]

Dengue death tolls reach 104 in five months
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31984 [219]

The New Battle for Sri Lanka
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?lng=en... [220]

UK House of Commons debate: Alleged War Crimes (Sri Lanka)
Part 1: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmtoday/cmwhall/07.htm [221]
Part 2: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmtoday/cmwhall/08.htm [222]

UN panel on Sri Lanka civil war in place 'next week'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10346869.stm

UN ignores Sri Lanka's protest over war crimes panel
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jpRQmReGYgwkKTQMVy6hG... [224]

Ban Ki-moon to appoint Expert Panel next week - UN Political Under Secretary
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31992 [225]

Sri Lanka president condemns critics in victory pageant
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10347595.stm [226]

Celebrating war victory and banning commemoration of dead civilians: this is "home grown & indigenous" reconciliation and freedom in Sri Lanka?
http://www.groundviews.org/2010/06/18/celebrating-war-victory-and-bannin... [227]

S.Lanka marks Tiger defeat as war crimes pressure mounts
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100618/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaunrestannive... [228]

‘Biggest betrayal and greatest tamasha'
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31999 [229]

Sri Lanka commemorates victory, rejects war crimes push
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKSGE65H07H._CH_.2420 [230]

In pictures: Sri Lanka's victory pageant
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10351744.stm [231]

'Victory Day' declared public holiday in Sri Lanka
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31991 [232]

TGTE announces 11 committees, urges focus on Genocide investigation
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31998 [233]

Ground realities in Jaffna and its environs: Two key perspectives
http://www.groundviews.org/2010/06/14/ground-realities-in-jaffna-and-its... [234]

SRI LANKA: Much ado about few things
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=59&id=5918 [235]

Sri Lanka to sign CEPA with India
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31993 [236]

Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan visits Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31995 [237]

Sri Lanka's Post-Conflict Era Begins
http://internationalreporter.com/News-5878/sri-lanka%E2%80%99s-post-conf... [238]

Venezuela and the ‘law of the fishes'
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32010

On War Crimes, US Rapp Says Sri Lanka Panel Doesn't Meet Standards, Ban Names Next Week
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri3bantor061910.html [240]

Sinhalese undergrads demanding 'victory' money assault Tamil students in Batticaloa
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32002 [241]

Northern Tamil building contractors forced to pay commission
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32012 [242]

Freed Sri Lankan journalist Tissainayagam arrives in U.S.
http://cpj.org/2010/06/freed-sri-lankan-journalist-tissainayagam-arrives... [243]

Tissainayagam arrive in the US
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/06/100620_tissanayagam.shtm... [244]

Tiger suspects arrested in Tamilnadu
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/06/100621_indiaarrests.shtm... [245]

'President keen on devolution' Akashi
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/06/100620_akashi.shtml [246]

Sri Lanka challenges world denunciation of Holocaust: Kofi Annan
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32001 [247]

PAC instructs government heads to invite SLA Commander to official functions in North
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32013 [248]

Explosions heard from SLN base in the islets of Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32014 [249]

Australian Greens to call for War Crimes Probe
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32024 [250]

Illegal excavation of limestone in Valikaamam HSZ raises concern
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32023 [251]

Japan backs UN war crimes probe into Sri Lanka war

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jY8mJYN7CrKTNKobNadHD... [252]

Japan backs UN war crimes probe into Sri Lanka war
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32019 [253]

Sri Lanka in the Dock
http://bigthink.com/ideas/20579 [254]

Senior Tamil rebel to 'assist' Sri Lanka govt
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gOzDHallTTS0P6nfE6d6p... [255]

UN to investigate Sri Lanka on human rights charges
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/asia/100609/un-investigate-sri-lanka-... [256]

S.Lanka furious as UN's Ban names war crimes panel
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100621/wl_afp/srilankaunrestrightsun_20100... [257]

Alston assails Sri Lanka's "Reconciliation" commission
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32017 [258]

Indonesian, Austrian to form the Panel of Experts
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32021 [259]

ADB to Help Sri Lanka Repair Roads Damaged During Civil Conflict
http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2010/13255-sri-lankan-roads-developmen... [260]

‘Sri Lankan Model' is no model
http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4049164 [261]

Intoxicating hubris
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32016 [262]

Malaysia: Tamil refugees did not choose to come here
http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/135126 [263]

Australia: Take the politics out, says professor
http://www.theage.com.au/national/take-the-politics-out-says-professor-2... [264]

Australia: 200 Tamil Tigers 'sailing to asylum' in Australia
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/tamil-tigers-sailing-to-asylum-... [265]

Canada: Need growing for long-term care in Tamil community
http://www.insidetoronto.com/community/health/article/836009 [266]

Canada: Ship brought 25 Tamil Tiger terrorists to B.C. shores, report says
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Migrant+ship+full+Tamil+Tiger+terrorist... [267]

Failure of international system results in slave camps for POWs
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32029

Sinhalese with Pirapaharan photo further remanded
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32034 [269]

UN Sri Lanka Panel To Include Steven Ratner and Yasmin Sooka of S. Africa, Reconciliation or Accountability?
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri4bantor062110.html [270]

EU threatens to cut Sri Lanka's trade benefits in August
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/srilanka-rights.59p [271]

Funds allocated for resettled persons remain unused in Batticaloa district
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32026 [272]

130 Tamil civilians reported disappeared in Batticaloa district since 2007
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32033 [273]

Sri Lankan government holds victory celebrations
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/jun2010/sril-j22.shtml [274]

Champika Ranawaka visits to Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32027 [275]

Terror and free speech
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-material-20100622,0... [276]

A Bruise on the First Amendment
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/22/opinion/22tue1.html [277]

UN panel on Sri Lanka civil war almost finalised
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/connectasia/stories/201006/s2933675.htm [278]

Thailand: Cornered Tamils threaten to jump
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/cornered-tamils-threaten-to-... [279]

Canada: 29,035 Canadian Tamils vote in election, results announced
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/293680#tab=comments&sc=0&local= [280]

EU warns Sri Lanka on GSP+
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/06/100622_gsp.shtml

Ban appoints panel to advise on human rights issues during Sri Lankan conflict
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35099&Cr=lanka&Cr1= [282]

On War Crimes, UN Ban's Panel May Not Speak to Fonseka or Travel to Sri Lanka, Report May Be Secret
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri5bantor062210.html [283]

UN chief appoints Sri Lanka war crimes panel
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32039 [284]

Sri Lanka attacks UN over civil war human rights investigation
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/sri-lanka-attacks-un-over-civ... [285]

Colombo rejects UN probe as 'totally unacceptable'
http://www.france24.com/en/20100623-colombo-rejects-un-probe-totally-una... [286]

Muslim villagers of Kalmunaikkudi complain aid misuse
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32037 [287]

Colombo intensifies spread of Buddhism in North
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32038 [288]

SLA arrests sixteen Tamil civilians in Eastern provinces
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32040 [289]

Plans afoot to Sinhalicise Paasikkudaa
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32041 [290]

No vote for the IDPs in camps Again ! Thousands of IDPs haven't received applications
http://www.caffe.lk/No_vote_for_the_IDPs_in_camps_Again___Thousands_of_I... [291]

Press Conference by United Nations Human Rights Expert Concerning Authenticity of Channel 4 Videotape Depicting Extrajudicial Executions in Sri Lanka
http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs/2010/100107_Alston.doc.htm [292]

Media circles wonder whether US senators confirm offence by welcoming pardon
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32044 [293]

Continuing ‘counter insurgency' approach to chronic national question
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32043 [294]

Jaffna youths overlooked in International Olympics Day celebration
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32049

Resettled Vanni civilians left uncared for
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32050 [296]

EU puts 15 conditions to extend GSP+ trade concession to Sri Lanka
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32052 [297]

Sri Lanka rejects 'insulting' EU trade conditions
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100624/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaeurightstrad... [298]

Reconciliation in Sri Lanka and British priorities
http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2010/06/sri_lanka_and_bloody_sunda... [299]

US welcomes panel as Sri Lanka moves to block experts visa
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32053 [300]

S.Lanka to block visits by UN probing war crimes
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jJCj9xD3BW-E_0CcPaMqh... [301]

Blast wounds nine in Sri Lanka capital
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hhqRrqkZBCFPo9qrracgR... [302]

Sri Lanka Spin on S. Africa and ASEAN Played Role in UN Panel, Khmer Rouge Rajapaksa
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri6bantor062310.html [303]

Australia: New asylum arrivals push island to brink
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/new-asylum-arrivals-push-isl... [304]

Sri Lanka: Jaffna, where women weep
http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?id=35427&t=Sri+Lanka%3A+++Jaf...

Sri Lanka soldiers adapt to post-war pastimes
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jIzYhqr4Yv8u7AIGVLRTl... [306]

Ramasamy: Pakatan will recognise Tamil Eelam
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/politics/pakatan-rakyat/721... [307]

Speech criminalized in US Supreme Court material support case
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32056 [308]

Russia opposes UN Panel on Sri Lanka
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32055 [309]

UN panel to investigate alleged abuses in Sri Lanka's civil war
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/connectasia/stories/201006/s2936957.htm [310]

Sri Lankan brotherhood
http://www.smh.com.au/business/sri-lankan-brotherhood-20100623-yz85.html [311]

Sri Lanka should restart from Oslo declaration
http://truthdive.com/2010/06/24/sri-lanka-should-restart-from-oslo-decla... [312]

As Sri Lanka Says No Visas, UN Says No Need to Visit or Talk to Witnesses
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri7bantor062410.html [313]

Development without politics dangerous to Tamils
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=99&artid=32057 [314]

Canadian HC Opens Hospital New Ward in Mannar
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=558&id=5920 [315]

Sri Lanka's Wartime Abuses
http://www.fpif.org/articles/sri_lankas_wartime_abuses

UN panel 'Western conspiracy'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/06/100628_jhu_moon.shtml [317]

Sri Lankan Buddhist clerics protest UN human rights panel as interfering in domestic affairs
http://www.metronews.ca/edmonton/world/article/564870--sri-lankan-buddhi... [318]

Sri Lanka president defiant over war probe
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100628/wl_asia_afp/srilankaunrestuneuright... [319]

UPFA promises gone with the wind
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32060 [320]

Sand dunes scooped at Ma'n'niththalai
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32070 [321]

UN sets up limited inquiry into human rights in Sri Lanka
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/jun2010/sril-j28.shtml [322]

'UN war crimes panel chief criticises S.Lanka ban'
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hzyfRUJjGx4ySK2vjTfuO... [323]

Colombo schemes Sinhalicised capital for North
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32069 [324]

Malaysian corporates jump at Mahinda-KP plot for development, says Colombo media
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32065 [325]

One year on, Sri Lanka still resists rights probe
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100627/FOREIGN/70... [326]

Canada: Fair play for Tamils
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Fair+play+Tamils/3205008/story.html [327]

KP-Diaspora programme operated by SL Military Intelligence: Doctor Arudkumar
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32079

KP 'brokers' govt-diaspora link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/06/100628_kp_diaspora.shtml [329]

Sri Lanka denies deal with 'rump Tamil Tigers'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10444351.stm [330]

SLA harasses resettled civilians in Vanni - TNA
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32081 [331]

Sri Lanka's new government to present first budge
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100629/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaeconomybudge... [332]

IMF grants third tranche of $2.6 bln Sri Lanka loan
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-49728320100629?feedType=RSS&feed... [333]

China and India competing over Sri Lanka
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20100629a1.html?utm_source=feed... [334]

Australia: Refugee group says visa suspensions 'stopping boats'
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/28/2939053.htm?section=justin [335]

WORLD: The failure of international journalism in Sri Lanka
http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2010statements/2661/

Power of ideology sustains Tamil struggle: Gulf News
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32088 [337]

Pictures: A journey to Jaffna
http://gulfnews.com/pictures/news/a-journey-to-jaffna-1.647209 [338]

Sri Lanka fights for peace after years of war
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/sri-lanka/sri-lanka-fights-for-peace-afte... [339]

Tigers lurk in the shadows after 14 months of peace
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/sri-lanka/tigers-lurk-in-the-shadows-afte... [340]

Road to recovery riddled with obstacles
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/sri-lanka/road-to-recovery-riddled-with-o... [341]

Sri Lanka seeks to end its cold war
http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2010/06/29/sri-lanka-seeks-to-end-its-c... [342]

Sri Lankan authorities ban student group from Jaffna campus
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/jun2010/sril-j29.shtml [343]

Fonseka 'ready to talk' with UN panel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/06/100629_fonseka_un.shtml [344]

Aid sought for NE development
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/06/100629_budget_imf.shtml [345]

Sri Lanka sets out budget aimed at cutting deficit
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/10457911.stm [346]

Australian War Crimes motion illustrates paradigm shift
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32075 [347]

Australia: Lift Sri Lankan restrictions: Amnesty
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/lift-sri-lankan-restrictio... [348]

As Sri Lanka Threatens UN Staff, Ban's UN Makes Excuses, Calls It Gandhian
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri9bantor063010.html

INTERVIEW-No reason for Sri Lanka anger at UN war panel -Ban
http://alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N30256740.htm [350]

UN stands firm on Sri Lanka human rights investigation
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100701/FOREIGN/70... [351]

Muslim school to function with Sinhala name in Trincomalee
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32090 [352]

Hindu temples in East face forcible removal, destruction
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32093 [353]

Sri Lanka could lose trade concessions in EU spat
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-49784020100630?feedType=RSS&feed... [354]

Clash of Roadmaps
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32092 [355]

Tamil groups meet US War Crimes Ambassador
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32089 [356]

Bollywood star Salman Khan films in Sri Lanka after awards row
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/bollywood/7863987/Bollywood-s... [357]

Tamil Tigers raise funds for renewed struggle
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/sri-lanka/tamil-tigers-raise-funds-for-re... [358]

Orphanage creates haven for children of war
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/sri-lanka/orphanage-creates-haven-for-chi... [359]

Road to recovery
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/sri-lanka/road-to-recovery-1.647814 [360]

Malaysia: Thousands of Refugees Living in Constant Fear of Arrest
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=51983 [361]

Australia: Amnesty International attacks ban on Sri Lankan claims
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/amnesty-international-attacks-ban-o... [362]

DEJECTED AND GRIEVING SHORE PEOPLE
http://globaltamilnews.net/english/english_news1.php?nid=26289&cat=5

Homeless killings strike fear in Colombo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10506634.stm [364]

SRI LANKA: Killing beggars under the pretext of eliminating terrorists?
http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2010statements/2666/ [365]

Sri Lanka Drills for Oil
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25... [366]

Child recovered dead from shrub jungle in Vanni
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32125 [367]

Person sending false SMS under detention
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32098 [368]

Netherlands Backs IOM Programmes in Sri Lanka to Help Displaced Return Home, Reintegrate Former Combatants
http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/media/press-briefing-notes/pbnAS/cache/of... [369]

On Sri Lanka, UN Continues to Spin Threat Against Its Staff, From Gandhi to Apology?
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri2panel070310.html [370]

As Sri Lanka Party in Power Threatens UN Staff, Ban Stays Silent, DPR To Go
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri3panel070410.html [371]

SLA obliterates Tiger Heroes' Cemeteries, erects military bases
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32113 [372]

THE ENIGMA OF DELHI's PREDICAMENT IN OVER APPEASING THE SRI LANKA REGIME
http://www.groundreport.com/World/THE-ENIGMA-OF-DELHI-s-PREDICAMENT-IN-O... [373]

China now exports its convicts
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20100705bc.html [374]

BOOK REVIEW: Inquest of a defeat
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LG03Df01.html [375]

EU urges Sri Lanka to cooperate with UN war probe
http://sify.com/news/eu-urges-sri-lanka-to-cooperate-with-un-war-probe-n... [376]

EU suspends GSP+
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/07/100705_gsp_suspension.sh... [377]

U.N. Chief Heading for New Brawl over Sri Lanka Panel
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52038 [378]

Rights groups eye Sri Lanka
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100703/FOREIGN/70... [379]

U.S. Labour Review Comes on Top of EU Pressure
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52044 [380]

Next quits Sri Lanka, exports to EU fall - report
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32119 [381]

Parts of abandoned vehicles in Vanni sold with SLA connivance
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32114 [382]

Unions oppose Indians maintaining railways
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/07/100704_railway_india.sht... [383]

SLA Civil Admiration Offices in Jaffna to be made permanent
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32115 [384]

Colombo sinhalicises Ampaa'rai District Secretariat
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32101 [385]

Video: Situation in Sri Lanka improving, but still risky: UN
http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/07/05/2945459.htm [386]

HRW - Australia: End Suspension of Asylum Claims
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/07/04/australia-end-suspension-asylum-cl... [387]

Australia urged to end asylum freeze and 'refugee-bashing'
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hXTy1aTWFS-M6oH-zFUef... [388]

Australia: Julia Gillard to send back boatpeople
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/julia-gillard-to-send-back-boatpeop... [389]

Australia: Sending refugees home 'a scandal'
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/sending-refugees-home-a-scan... [390]

Sri Lanka Army Claims Dutch Ambassador Support Despite EU Human Rights Cut of GSP Plus Concession
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri1dutch070510.html

Sri Lankans besiege UN office over war crimes panel
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10519247.stm [392]

Sri Lanka Minister and Mob Hold UN Staff Hostage, Ban Remains Silent
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri4panel070610.html [393]

Sri Lanka police abort attempt to free UN workers
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ij-D67fEIY_lCaAalIujIS... [394]

SLA destroys remnants of Black Tiger Miller monument in Vadamaraadchi
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32128 [395]

Constitutional reforms to be further delayed
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32129 [396]

Sri Lanka April Trade Deficit Widens
http://news.ino.com/headlines/?newsid=70520100319 [397]

SL Parliament extends Emergency
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32133 [398]

Sri Lanka: European Union Commission Trade (GSP)
http://ec.europa.eu/trade/creating-opportunities/bilateral-relations/cou... [399]

Sri Lanka, India And China: 'Tamil Issue' A Casualty?
http://www.eurasiareview.com/201007064426/sri-lanka-india-and-china-tami... [400]

Ampaa'rai Tamil, Muslim volunteer teachers complain of discrimination
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32131 [401]

2010 UNHCR country operations profile - Sri Lanka
http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49e4878e6.html [402]

Australia: Policy change prompts fears among Australia's Tamil community
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/connectasia/stories/201007/s2945976.htm [403]

Australia: Tamils no longer presumed to be refugees
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1294882/Tamils-no-longer-presumed-ref... [404]

Australia: Few boat arrivals sent home, but most cases unresolved
http://www.theage.com.au/national/few-boat-arrivals-sent-home-but-most-c... [405]

Australia: Gillard's lifeline on Sri Lanka
http://www.theage.com.au/national/gillards-lifeline-on-sri-lanka-2010070... [406]

Australia: Activists say Tamils still facing rights abuses
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/06/2946410.htm?section=world [407]

Australia: Tamils cautiously welcome asylum changes
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1295097/Tamils-cautiously-welcome-asy... [408]

Australia urged to end asylum freeze and 'refugee-bashing'
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hXTy1aTWFS-M6oH-zFUef... [388]

Australia plans ETimor asylum hub
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/07/100706_australia_asylum.... [409]

Australia: Taiml refugee asks for policy beyond party politics
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/taiml-refugee-asks-for-polic... [410]

Canada: Tamil Canadians Welcome Appointment of UN Panel On Sri Lanka
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=598&id=5924 [411]

UN Sri Lankan staff under siege from protesters
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/srilanka/7876114/UN-Sri-L...

Sri Lankan Protests Test UN Power to Investigate War
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Sri-Lankan-Protests-Test-UN-Po... [413]

Sri Lanka's feud with the UN turns acrimonious
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10536434.stm [414]

Int. with Minister Weerawansa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/07/100706_weerawansa_un.sht... [415]

UN Under Siege in Sri Lanka: Why Accountability for War Crimes Matters
http://www.undispatch.com/why-accountability-sri-lanka-matters [416]

US backs UN in Sri Lanka war crimes dispute
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100706/pl_afp/srilankaununrestrightsus [417]

$588m trade penalty for Sri Lankan rights abuses
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/m-trade-penalty-for-sri-lanka... [418]

Woman's body found hanging inside house in Vaazhaichcheanai
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32136 [419]

SLN soldier found dead in Vadamaraadchi East
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32135 [420]

Jaffna Tamil daily reporter dies in accident
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32139 [421]

Unfazed by calumny
http://www.dailypioneer.com/267545/Unfazed-by-calumny.html [422]

UN Downplays Sri Lanka Hostage Taking of its Staff, Ban Has Not Called Rajapaksa
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri5panel070610.html [423]

As Sri Lanka Burns UN Ban in Effigy, Some NAM Members Abandon It, UN In Disarray, Kohona Dressed Down
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri6panel070610.html [424]

As UN Capitulates and Closes Sri Lanka Office, Conflict in Council, Bribery Alleged
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri7panel070710.html [425]

SLA converts Valvai Monumental site into army playground
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32140 [426]

Scheme afoot to Sinhalicise part of Mullaiththeevu district
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32145 [427]

Australia Video - More asylum seekers on way to Christmas Island
http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/07/07/2947617.htm [428]

Australia: Sri Lanka has improved but people still 'vulnerable'
http://www.theage.com.au/national/sri-lanka-has-improved-but-people-stil... [429]

Australia: Asylum seekers set sail in a sea of silence
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2946853.htm [430]

Australia: Sri Lanka applauds new asylum policy
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/sri-lanka-applauds-new-asylum-p... [431]

What can the West do about the 'information black hole' in Sri Lanka? (Sri Lanka: could the West do more about human rights and press freedom?)
Video - http://frontlineclub.com/events/2010/07/sri-lanka-could-the-west-do-more... [433]
Blog - http://frontlineclub.com/blogs/theforum/2010/07/what-can-the-west-do-abo... [434]

CaFFE: Thousands in Kilinochchi, Mullaitheevu to be disenfranchised
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32153 [435]

Police registration made mandatory to Wellawatte Tamil residents
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32154 [436]

As Sri Lanka Burns Him in Effigy, UN Ban Has No Comment, Pillay Says Speak to Gov't
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri8panel070710.html [437]

As Sri Lanka Minister Blocks 150 UN Staff, UN Nambiar Assured by Kohona
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri1unassure070710.html [438]

UN's Ban Now Ascribes Siege to Sri Lanka Government, Won't Call for Visas
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri1visas070810.html [439]

Sri Lanka minister begins 'fast' outside UN office
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10549819.stm [440]

UN chief Ban Ki-moon recalls Sri Lanka envoy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10562681.stm [441]

Sri Lankans damn UN 'double standards'
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/08/2948751.htm?section=world [442]

Fast Unto Death: One time shotgun terrorist is now terrorising the UN
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/news/index.php?action=full_news&id=14120 [443]

Accountability key to protecting civilians in conflict, Security Council told
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35255&Cr=civilians&Cr1=arme... [444]

Sri Lanka: Government-backed protesters besiege UN office over war crimes investigation
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/jul2010/lank-j08.shtml [445]

SLA continues fishing ban in resettled areas in Vanni
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32149 [446]

Put a stop to media intimidation, IFJ appeals to Colombo
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32152 [447]

Reconsidering the GSP regulations: What is the Sri Lankan impact?
http://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/28/2797/reconsidering-the-... [448]

The Colombo consensus
http://www.economist.com/node/16542629?story_id=16542629&fsrc=rss&utm_so... [449]

Canada: Statement by the Liberal Party of Canada on the appointment of a UN panel on Sri Lanka
http://www.liberal.ca/en/newsroom/media-releases/18477_statement-by-the-... [450]

Sri Lanka Cabinet minister quits post amid 'fast unto death' protest
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/09/sri.lanka.minister.fast/...

Ministers offers to resign over protest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/07/100709_weerawansa_resign... [452]

UN chief shuts Sri Lanka office, recalls head co-ordinator after protests
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5i5YPf7Ijed8... [453]

Fisherman drowns to death while fishing in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32161 [454]

India investigates fisherman killing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/07/100709_india_fishermen.s... [455]

Nedumaran calls for protest demanding closure of SL Mission in Chennai
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32164 [456]

Sri Lanka's enablers side with Colombo in its struggle against Ban Ki-moon
http://turtlebay.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/07/08/sri_lanka_s_enablers... [457]

Ki'linochchi police try to free SLA soldiers suspected of gang rape
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32160 [458]

Sri Lanka expels two foreign NGO workers
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32158 [459]

Malaysian corporate brokers embark on ‘development' in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32156 [460]

Sri Lanka Statement Minimizing UN Panel Done with Buhne, As Kohona Pitches Officials
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri3visas071210.html

Why the media silence on Sri Lanka's descent into dictatorship?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/jul/12/sri-l... [462]

HRW: Sri Lanka: Protests Against UN Echo Anti-Justice Campaign
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/07/11/sri-lanka-protests-against-un-echo... [463]

Tamils not safe under Sri Lankan rule
http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/44756 [464]

Sexual abuse of resettled women in Vanni by SLA soldiers escalates
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32171 [465]

Fifty Tamil Nadu fishermen wounded in new SLN attack
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32179 [466]

Family Consultant Nurses demand investigation into killing of fellow nurse in Veala'nai
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32190 [467]

Sri Lanka and the U.N. in a Confrontation
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2002739,00.html?xid=rss-wo... [468]

Sri Lankan minister ends UN hunger strike protest
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10586987.stm [469]

'Navy camp' in cashew farm in east
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/07/100711_cashew_navy.shtml [470]

Champoor uprooted Tamil villagers demand early resettlement
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32180 [471]

‘All roads lead to Mahinda Rajapaksa'
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32182 [472]

USA: Man held as security risk released; says he was tortured in Sri Lanka
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/07/10/man_h... [473]

Malaysia: From one nightmare to another
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/news/general/7796-from-one-... [474]

Australia: 'I just wanted ... freedom'
http://www.smh.com.au/national/i-just-wanted-x2026-freedom-20100709-1041... [475]

Canada: No evidence Sri Lankan refugees were terrorists, admits CBSA
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/evidence+Lankan+refugees+were+terrorist... [476]

No peace without justice, says Obama's envoy to Srebrenica
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32204

Remembering Srebrenica, Looking to Sri Lanka
http://www.undispatch.com/node/10033 [478]

Protest by nurses in Jaffna enforces arrest of Sinhala doctor suspected in murder
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32194 [479]

Midwife death-'arrest doctor'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/07/100713_jaffna_midwife.sh... [480]

SLA soldier kills fellow soldier, injures three in Trincomalee
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32195 [481]

Male body recovered from Thalaimannaar sea coast
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32201 [482]

Seeman's arrest draws media attention in Tamil Nadu
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32199 [483]

SRI LANKA: Protest Highlights Hostility to International Criticism
http://ipsnews.net/wap/news.asp?idnews=52149 [484]

Sri Lanka cabinet meets in former rebel-held area
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south+asia-10630548 [485]

SLA strengthens security in Ki'linochchi prior to Cabinet meeting
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32202 [486]

'Sink differences' to rebuild north
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/07/100714_kilinochchi_mahin... [487]

Houses constructed for SLA in Vanni as resettled civilians suffer, abandoned in huts
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32198 [488]

Madu uprooted Tamil families abandoned at school without food
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32200 [489]

SLA denies irrigation facility to resettled civilians in Ki'linochchi district
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32203 [490]

India: Sri Lankan refugees tailor their return home
http://www.livemint.com/2010/07/14204056/Sri-Lankan-refugees-tailor-the.... [491]

Australia: Tamil refugee, Brami Jegan, seeks Senate seat
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/tamil-refugee-seeks-senate-seat... [492]

Australia: Gillard's `xenophobic' agenda, pressure mounts
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/07/13/gillard039s-xenophobic039-... [493]

Australia and Indonesia discuss refugee processing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10626052 [494]

Australia: Asylum-seeker linked to al-Qa'ida
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/asylum-seeker-linked-to-al-q... [495]

Australia: Half of Sri Lankan arrivals have ties to Tigers
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/half-of-sri-lankan-arrivals-... [496]

Australia: Most Tamils real refugees, say experts
http://www.theage.com.au/national/most-tamils-real-refugees-say-experts-... [497]

Australia Tamil Congress: Sri Lankan Government puppet mounts scare campaign
http://tamiljustice.com/2010/07/14/atc-in-the-media-22/ [498]

Australia & Canada: Real terrorists enter via airports, not on leaky boats
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2953176.htm [499]

Former Sri Lanka rebels 'abused in detention'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south+asia-10647108

Can panel heal Sri Lanka's wounds?
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100715/FOREIGN/70... [501]

SLA soldiers sexually harass Tamil women in Paduvaankarai, Batticaloa
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32216 [502]

4 upcountry women commit suicide in two days
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32223 [503]

Plans afoot to transfer Sinhala doctor suspect out of Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32224 [504]

Sri Lanka's ‘war crimes'
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspa... [505]

Verdict on Sri Lanka should be warning to others: Pakistan Newspaper
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32226 [506]

Tamil Nadu Police detains Vaiko, Nedumaran, Rajendran
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32221 [507]

India, China to build rail links in Sri Lanka
http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/india-china-build-rail-links-sri-lank... [508]

Think-tank calls for refinery at Hambantota
http://portworld.com/news/i94923/Think_tank_calls_for_refinery_at_Hamban... [509]

Sri Lankan government uses emergency laws to charge former presidential candidate
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/jul2010/sril-j16.shtml [510]

A nasty row over a UN investigation panel
http://www.economist.com/node/16595312?story_id=16595312 [511]

Cabinet meeting in Ki'linochchi aims to deceive Sinhala people: UNP MP
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32207 [512]

Residents forced indoors as SL armed forces take control of Vanni
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32210 [513]

SLA appropriates Vallai weaving centre premises in Vadamaraadchi
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32215 [514]

SL government intends to keep Jaffna in SLA grip
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32227 [515]

High Security Zones will not be dismantled says SL Minister
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32222 [516]

On Sri Lanka, NAM Will Wait, "Pillay's" Neuwirth to Head Panel Staff of 8, Qatar Pitched Iran to Head NAM
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri9panel071510.html [517]

Statistics of dengue fever victims in Jaffna peninsula undisclosed
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32233 [518]

Drinking water shortage hits resettled families in Maanthai west
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32217 [519]

Australia: Tamil Tigers at the front door
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/tamil-tigers-at-the-front-... [520]

Australia: Tamil Tiger is extinct, and regime knows it
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/tamil-tiger-is-extinct-and-... [521]

Australia: Tamil terrorist claims exaggerated, former UN official
http://www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/201007/2956233.htm?desktop [522]

Australia: MAPW raises Sri Lankan human rights with PM
http://www.mapw.org.au/news/mapw-raises-sri-lankan-human-rights-pm [523]

USA: America's asylum system and the least among us
http://boston.com/community/blogs/on_liberty/2010/07/americas_asylum_sys... [524]

Canada: Statement from New Democrat Leader Jack Layton on the UN's appointment of a Sri Lanka war crimes panel
http://www.ndp.ca/press/statement-from-new-democrat-leader-jack-layton-o... [525]

Canada: Ship full of migrants heading to Canada: foreign report
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ship-full-of-migrants-headi... [526]

Canada: Ship allegedly carrying Tamil Tigers bound for B.C.: reports
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/836587--ship-allegedly-carryi... [527]

SL minister includes spouses of Balakumaran, Yogi, among widows
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32251

US landing-ship visits Trincomalee for 'community work'
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32243 [529]

Non-derogable rights under international law
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32247 [530]

On Sri Lanka, UN Panel's Problems, of Blackmail as Guatemala Cites R2P, NAM Games of Iran, Venezuela to Head G-77?
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri1nammail071710.html [531]

Release of Sinhala doctor suspect on bail causes shock in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32235 [532]

Upcountry woman found dead in a flat in Colombo
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32239 [533]

Young woman shot, killed in Kodikaamam
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32241 [534]

U.N. official to return to Sri Lanka after spat
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50189220100716?feedType=RSS&feed... [535]

Bank robbery complainants abducted, assaulted in Batticaloa
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32245 [536]

Arsonists attack village in Ampara
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/07/100718_panama_attack.sht... [537]

SLA soldiers plunder produce of civilians in Batticaloa
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32248 [538]

DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES ARE DETRIMENTAL TO RECONCILIATION
http://www.peace-srilanka.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&... [539]

SLA refuses permission of reopen fishing jetties in Vadamaraadchi
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32249 [540]

SLA installs Buddha statute in Tamil village in Mannaar district
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32240 [541]

Families to be resettled suffer without assistance in Mannaar
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32244 [542]

LTTE suspect ordered to release
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/07/100719_disabled_idp.shtm... [543]

Austalia: Horror Tales Behind Australia's Refugee Influx
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/news/index.php?action=full_news&id=14227 [544]

Canada: The Canada Revenue Agency revokes the charitable status of Tamil (Sri Lanka) Refugee-Aid Society of Ottawa
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?m=/index&nid=548149 [545]

Canada: Charity's status revoked over aid to Tamil Tigers
http://www.canada.com/news/Charity+status+revoked+over+Tamil+Tigers/3293... [546]

Canada: Migrant ship may be headed for B.C.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/migrant-sh... [547]

Canada: Why Tamil Boat People Should Be Let into Canada
http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2010/07/19/TamilBoatPeople/ [548]

Lessons of Srebrenica: How the 15th Anniversary of Srebenica Can Guide Sri Lanka
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/grace-williams/lessons-of-srebrenica-how_b...

Death threats to family of nurse killed in Veala'nai government hospital
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32256 [550]

Court orders exhumation of the body of nurse killed in Veala'nai
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32261 [551]

Death Threats to Journalist's Family in Sri Lanka
http://asiapacific.ifj.org/en/articles/death-threats-to-journalists-fami... [552]

Cracked down on Tamil Activists by Tamil Nadu Government will embolden President Rajapakse to escalate attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen!
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=59&id=5929 [553]

SLA to construct permanent base in demolished Koappaay Tiger Heroes' Resting Home site
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32262 [554]

SLA forces resettled civilians in Ki'linochchi to vacate dwellings
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32265 [555]

Analysis: Prospects for reconciliation in Sri Lanka
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/db5957acd51dcb166e4f80cf3c... [556]

'Arrest' anti-terrorist police officer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/07/100720_ltte_confession.s... [557]

UN advisory panel begins work
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/07/100720_un_panel.shtml [558]

Sri Lanka Panel Holds 1st Meeting in NYC, "Doesn't Need UN Permission" for Colombo Visit, of Darusman Fees and Sea Bass
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri1experts071910.html [559]

As Sri Lanka Panel Meets With Nambiar, 4 Month Clock Frozen, Pillay's Office Will Staff
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri2experts072010.html [560]

SLA soldier recovered dead in Pazhai
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32254 [561]

Tamil Country Councils, TAG announce legal partnership
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32258 [562]

Australia: Asylum seeker policies: our national disgrace
http://www.cpa.org.au/guardian/2010/1464/04-asylum-seekers-policy.html [563]

Australia: Boatpeople offered help to return home
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/boatpeople-offered-help-to-r... [564]

Australia: Asylum boat sails away from 'tough' Australia
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/asylum-boat-sails-away-from-... [565]

Canada: Man deported to Sri Lanka seeks return to Canada over ministers' ‘egregious' conduct
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/838145--man-deported-to-sri-l... [566]

Sri Lankan ambassador: We back Israel's war on terror
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3923309,00.html

SLA soldiers sexually abuse resettled women in Mannar
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32268 [568]

WHY NATIONAL RECONCILIATION IN SRI LANKA IS NOT POSSIBLE
http://www.tamileelamnews.com/news/publish/tns_12842.shtml [569]

Critics scoff at Sri Lankan leaders' governing proposal
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100722/FOREIGN/70... [570]

Armed men rob fuel station flanked by police, SLA, EPDP office in Point Pedro
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32266 [571]

SLA soldier taking drugs to Kilinochchi arrested
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32275 [572]

US calls for probe on rights abuses in Sri Lanka
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gKPBQBfNDSSBjSL3yncuhq... [573]

Construction of fishing centre for Southern fishermen in Mannaar suspended due to protest
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32267 [574]

Canada: Family concerned about well-being of deported Tamil man
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20100722/sittampalam-deportation-10... [575]

Sri Lanka widows 'under stress'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/07/100725_lanka_widows.shtm...

War Over, But Women Wage Battle For Survival
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52262 [577]

Tamils sue Germany for accepting alleged war crimes commander as ambassador
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32287 [578]

Millions 'homeless' in Sri Lanka
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/07/100723_lanka_homeless.sh... [579]

Resettled family children in Vanni abandon school to earn a living
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32278 [580]

Thousands of student orphans from Sri Lanka's civil war
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Thousands-of-student-orphans-from-Sri-Lan... [581]

Ban Ki-moon's UN Called Secret on Corruption, Silent on Torture from Sri Lanka to Sudan
http://www.innercitypress.com/ban1foia072310.html [582]

Reconciliation pre-requisite to development, World Bank VP tells Sri Lanka
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32279 [583]

NGOs consider withdrawing from Vanni as Sri Lanka tightens restrictions
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32281 [584]

US calls for probe on rights abuses in Sri Lanka
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/national_world&id=7567355... [585]

For UN, Is Merely Being There Enough, with Ban Under Fire for a 2d Term?
http://www.innercitypress.com/ban1bethere072610.html [586]

IFJ Questions Government Moves on Media Ethics in Sri Lanka
http://asiapacific.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-questions-government-moves-on... [587]

SL government suspends WPF relief measures to resettled people in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32297 [588]

Male corpse washed ashore in the islets of Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32284 [589]

All Things Black Since Black July
http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2010/07/25/all-things-black-since-black-ju... [590]

Horror Of A Pogrom: Remembering "Black July" 1983
http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2010/07/25/horror-of-a-pogrom-remembering-... [591]

Tamil prisoners attacked in Colombo remand prison
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32295 [592]

SLA personnel to be settled in uprooted civilians' land in Ki'linochchi
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32285 [593]

STF appropriates Tamil land to erect Buddhist temple in Batticaloa
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32286 [594]

Sri-Lanka-Housing the Sinhala Victors and the Vanquished Tamils
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=74&id=5931 [595]

Lanka 'welcome' Indian envoy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/07/100727_keheliya_india.sh... [596]

British Tamils seek boycott of defiant Sri Lanka
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32289 [597]

British Tamil embarks on Sri Lanka justice walk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jul/26/tamil-sri-lanka-justice-walk [598]

Canada: Not all Tamils are Tigers, Queen's professor says
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2681518 [599]

Canada: Migrant ship expected to reach B.C. early August: reports
http://www.canada.com/Migrant+ship+expected+reach+early+August+reports/3... [600]

Canada: Refugee ship could be boarded by U.S. or Canada
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/840538--refugee-ship-could-be... [601]

Migrant ship's passengers deserve 'due process': lawyer
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/07/25/14823636.html [602]

Canada: Tamils rally at Queen's Park
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/07/25/14824216.html [603]

Canada: Elected Tamil Representative discusses Black July, NCCT (video)
http://digitaljournal.com/article/295136 [604]

Canada: Toronto Tamils commemorate Black July at Queen's Park (video)
http://digitaljournal.com/article/295133 [605]

Canada: Tamil Transnational officials speak out about crisis in Sri Lanka
http://digitaljournal.com/article/295150 [606]

Canada: Former Sri Lankan MP M.K. Eelaventhan on politics in Sri Lanka
http://digitaljournal.com/article/295179 [607]

Sri Lanka's ‘Black July' not over yet, Christian leaders say
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Sri-Lanka%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98Black-July%E...

Body of nurse killed in Veala'nai exhumed
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32306 [609]

SLN constructs new coastal bases in Eastern Province despite protests
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32304 [610]

Resettled couple in Vanni attempt suicide, husband dies
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32309 [611]

Sri Lanka ex-army chief faces new trial
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5geokbmH2dc0j0zPtdpGxl... [612]

Tamil refugees from war: India's government sends expert to Sri Lanka
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Tamil-refugees-from-war:-India%27s-govern... [613]

Southern contractors benefit from international funds for development in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32309 [611]

Over 500 pleas to find loved ones
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/07/100728_wauniyamother.sht... [614]

Media Development Authority: Another name for media control in Sri Lanka?
http://www.groundviews.org/2010/07/28/media-development-authority-anothe... [615]

Tamil hunger striker wins libel claim against Daily Mail, Sun
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32310 [616]

Daily Mail and Sun pay out to Tamil hunger striker
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jul/29/daily-mail-sun-parameswaran-... [617]

Latest Daily Mail libel case shows why we need a new approach
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2010/jul/29/medialaw-dailymai... [618]

Australia: Asylum-seekers to face Australian court over detention centre riot
http://www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/201007/2966004.htm [619]

Australia and Canada: Tarnishing image of refugees as terrorists is an injustice to humanity
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=145&id=5932 [620]

Canada: Amnesty International Canada, Canadian Council for Refugees, Canadian Tamil Congress: RIGHTS OF TAMILS ON BOAT NEED TO BE RESPECTED
http://ccrweb.ca/en/bulletin/10/07/28 [621]

The Elders: Sri Lanka's disturbing actions met by ‘deafening global silence'
http://www.theelders.org/media/mediareleases/sri-lankas-disturbing-actio...

Sri Lanka lacking reconciliation, say global leaders
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10851163 [623]

Searches in Colombo instill fears among Colombo resident Tamils
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32320 [624]

SLA appropriates uprooted civilians' villages in Vanni
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32321 [625]

Resettled families in Vanni left abandoned in deserted places
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32328 [626]

Sri Lanka evicts some war refugees from villages
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/02/AR201008... [627]

Govt. 'trying to change' demography
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100802_north_resettlemen... [628]

Fate of teenage students disappeared during war on Vanni remains unknown
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32322 [629]

Money, revival come slowly to Sri Lanka's old war zone
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50549920100801 [630]

USA fears loss of Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka should become Switzerland of Indian Ocean
http://www.onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_6175.shtml [631]

Dias case filed in European Court, German Ambassador meets Swiss Tamils
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32317 [632]

At UN, Sri Lanka Panel Stalled on Staffing, Rajapaksa's RSVP for September, Rice and Kyrgyz Constrasts
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri3experts080110.html [633]

As UN Names Gaza Flotilla Panel, Uribe Seems Ill-Timed, Sri Lanka Delay Contrasted
http://www.innercitypress.com/ban2flotilla080210.html [634]

At UN, Sri Lanka Panel's 4 Months Has Not Begun, Ban Gives In to Protest?
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri4experts080310.html [635]

Civil service condemn Dr. Mervyn
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100803_mervyn_silva.shtm... [636]

Sri Lanka TV station firebombed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10813574 [637]

United States condemns attacks on Sri Lankan TV station and radio broadcaster
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gsMxg52dwVI... [638]

Australia: Tamils almost meet their match
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/tamils-almost-meet-thei... [639]

Canada: Payment plea for Tamil protest costs ignored
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/07/29/ottawa-tamil-protest-costs-pub... [640]

Desmond Tutu Rebukes Sri Lanka
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/desmond-tutu-rebukes-sri-lan...

Over 300 Lankans in Saudi jail
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100804_saudi_prison.shtm... [642]

SLA exploits Chinese funds meant for resettlement of uprooted Vanni civilians
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32344 [643]

Sri Lanka arrests over 1,500
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_561543.html [644]

'Errant' Sri Lankan official tied up by minister
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10855838 [645]

Workers protest at minister's action
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100804_mervyn_ranil.shtm... [646]

Sri Lankan president boosted as MPs defect
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iLwy20wjKHwbRlg3RPkZN... [647]

SRI LANKA: The state of denial and the descent to silliness
http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2010statements/2722/ [648]

Restrictions hinder Sri Lankan journalists
http://www.ucanews.com/2010/08/02/sri-lankan-journalists-lament-press-fr... [649]

British PR firm whitewashing Sri Lanka's reputation - report
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32346 [650]

China's Foray into Sri Lanka and India's Response
http://www.idsa.in/idsacomments/ChinasForayintoSriLankaandIndiasResponse... [651]

US, Canada monitor ship said full of Sri Lankan refugees
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hK-KkG6dIBUVOfv9-aAQa... [652]

US & Canada: Sri Lankan Tamils aim for North America, asylum
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/03/AR201008... [653]

Canada: Tamil candidates seek Toronto council seat
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/08/02/tor-tamil-seeks-counci... [654]

Canada: More Tamil vessels may be headed for Canada
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/more-tamil... [655]

Compromises: An Excerpt from Tea Time with Terrorists
http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/mmeadows/2010/07/compromises-an-excer...

Tea exports on a 'record high'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100806_tea_increase.shtm... [657]

Ramasamy to spearhead committee on genocide in Sri Lanka
http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=50433 [658]

Rival Tamil groups clash in Oslo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100808_norway_kovil.shtm... [659]

BBC reports wrongly about car park incident in Norway
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32375 [660]

2 Chinese key military officers on secret visit to Vanni
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32350 [661]

2 Indian High Commission officials on sudden visit to Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32376 [662]

Sri Lankan president boosted as MPs defect
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iLwy20wjKHwbRlg3RPkZN... [647]

At UN, R2P Re-Argued Amid Ban Ki-moon Silence on Sri Lanka and Sudan Starvation of IDPs, Kyrgyz Sidestep
http://www.innercitypress.com/r2p1ga080910.html [663]

New Buddhist temple in Maangku'lam in North
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32381 [664]

Devotees not permitted to stay overnight to continue rituals in Keerimalai temple
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32378 [665]

MIA takes on Google, YouTube and Wikipedia
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/aug/07/mia-google-youtube-wikipedia [666]

Hordes of monkeys plague resettled families in Vanni
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32363 [667]

Indiscriminate sand excavation in Vadmaraadchi causes seepage of seawater
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32368 [668]

PM intervention sought to allow scribes meet displaced Tamils
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_pm-intervention-sought-to-allow-scr... [669]

Extremism of defeatism
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=99&artid=32377 [670]

Tamils in Sri Lanka seeking asylum: A need no more?
http://www.unitingworld.org.au/2010/07/tamils-in-sri-lanka-seek-asylum-a... [671]

Australia: Sri Lankan and Afghan Asylum seekers (Paper)
http://www.tamileelamnews.com/news/publish/tns_12868.shtml [672]

Australia: Greens senate candidate campaigns for justice
http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/45055 [673]

Australia: Tamil Tigers pair fly in to have baby
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/tamil-tigers-pair-fly-i... [674]

Canada: Sri Lankan asylum-seekers deserve hearings
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/08/AR201008... [675]

Canada: Canada briefed about migrant ship
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/09/AR201008... [676]

Canada: Ottawa ‘concerned' about migrant ship possibly carrying Tamil Tigers: Toews
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/ottawa-con... [677]

Canada: No 'easy entry' for Tamil boat
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/08/09/14968916.html [678]

Canada: Is suspected migrant ship carrying terrorists or refugees?
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/845827--is-suspected-migrant-... [679]

Vigil in Colombo for Prageeth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100810_prageeth_vigil.sh...

Sri Lankan war inquiry commission opens amid criticism
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10934663 [681]

Sri Lanka's war probe opens as credibility questioned
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100811/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaunrestwarcri... [682]

US urged to press for international probe of Sri Lanka war
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100810/pl_afp/srilankaunrestwarcrimesusdip... [683]

Sri Lanka's Commission convenes as US calls for independent investigations
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32384 [684]

U.N. pushes war crimes probe as Sri Lanka steps up diplomacy
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/10/sri.lanka.un.eu.us.econo... [685]

Sri Lankan president sacks minister over dengue row
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iskHTc0-JO3GQZVo-qyWK... [686]

mproving basic services is key to Sri Lanka's economic prosperity, says World Bank
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32385 [687]

Students, public picket Point Pedro SLTB bus depot
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32386 [688]

EPDP monopoly in the distribution of relief ration hits uprooted familes in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32387 [689]

Canada: Jails on alert as ship of Tamils makes its way to B.C.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/jails-on-a... [690]

Canada: Tamil refugees represent problem in Sri Lanka: Spokesman
http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/local/2010/08/10/14980816.html [691]

Canada: Maple Ridge prisons to house 200 Tamil immigrants expected off B.C. coast
http://www.vancouversun.com/Tamil+refugees+expected+reach+coast+soon+off... [692]

Canada: A year later, Tamil migrants call Toronto home
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/846299--a-year-later-tamil-migra... [693]

Report To Congress on Measures Taken by the Government of Sri Lanka and International Bodies To Investigate Incidents During the Recent Conflict in Sri Lanka, and Evaluating the Effectiveness of Such Efforts
http://www.state.gov/s/wci/srilanka/releases/145884.htm

HRW: Sri Lanka: US Report Shows No Progress on Accountability
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/08/11/sri-lanka-us-report-shows-no-progr... [695]

Sri Lanka panel warns that 'conflict threat' remains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10953033 [696]

Sri Lanka war probe credibility questioned
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g0sp3Usl92kq2kh18mIny... [697]

Sri Lanka's civil war inquiry is 'eyewash', say Tamils
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/sri-lankas-civil-war-inquir... [698]

ICG calls for independent inquiry into Sri Lanka war
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10942444 [699]

Sri Lankan waters run deep with China
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LH13Df02.html [700]

Sri Lanka pins hopes on China-funded port
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i3cA6TyiNYJTlW4PM1zcx... [701]

India, surrounded
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/india-surrounded/article166... [702]

SLA in Vanni harass hapless resettled families
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32391 [703]

Male body washed ashore on Mannaar coast
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32392 [704]

Resolutions passed against governments of India, Tamil Nadu for disregarding Eezham Tamils, Tamil Nadu fishermen
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32390 [705]

UN's Ban To Be 3rd "Giant of Asia" by Tom Plate, Lee Kuan Yew's Confidante on Sri Lankan "Ethnic Cleansing"
http://www.innercitypress.com/ban1giant081110.html [706]

Analysis: NGOs question tighter access to Sri Lanka's north
http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=90133 [707]

Malaysia: 62 Sri Lankan asylum seekers released
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/news/general/9138-62-sri-la... [708]

Australia Radio Documentary: Saturday 14:05 The five fingers of Sri Lanka - Part 1
http://radiotime.com/WebTuner.aspx?ProgramId=2353&TopicId=33080664& [709]

Australia Radio Documentary: Saturday 14:05 The five fingers of Sri Lanka - Part 2 - UPDATED
http://radiotime.com/WebTuner.aspx?ProgramId=2353&TopicId=33095761& [710]

Australia: Asylum seekers say Australia reneged on deal
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/12/2980702.htm [711]

Australia: Reneging on our promise
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2981191.htm [712]

-----------------------------------------------Canada-----------------------------------------------

National Post editorial board: Turn back the Tamil ship
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/08/11/national-post-editorial-b... [713]

Toronto Star opinion: How we should deal with the Tamil boat people
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/846789--how-we-s... [714]

Globe Editorial: Keeping a lookout for Tigers
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/keeping-a-lookou... [715]

No One is Illegal: Uphold the Rights of Tamil Migrants aboard MV Sun Sea!
http://noii-van.resist.ca/?p=2151 [716]

Hundreds of refugees escorted to B.C. coast
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Hundreds+refugees+escorted+coast/33888... [717]

Tamil ship escorted into B.C. waters by Canadian Navy
http://www.vancouversun.com/Canadian+navy+escorting+suspected+Tamil+ship... [718]

Tamil migrant ship captained by Sri Lankan Sea Tiger leader: Terrorism expert
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Tamil+migrant+ship+captained+Lankan+Tige... [719]

Sri Lankan recounts harrowing journey to Canada
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/sri-lankan... [720]

'Such a difficult journey:' Sri Lankan asylum-seeker
http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100811/bc_ocean_lady_... [721]

Tamil migrants sick with TB
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/846938--hospital-prepares-for... [722]

Boatload of migrants a wake-up call for Canada
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/boatload-o... [723]

Pain of 1990 Muslim 'massacre' lingers in Sri Lanka
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10950740

SLN tightens restriction on Mannaar fishermen
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32408 [725]

Indian fishing trawlers invade Northern seas of Sri Lanka
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32403 [726]

Tamil driver found dead in his house in Batticaloa
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32402 [727]

Former army chief Fonseka convicted by court martial
http://www.france24.com/en/20100813-sri-lanka-army-chief-fonseka-convict... [728]

Russian combat ship cruiser arrives in Sri Lanka
http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/08/13/15607261.html [729]

Malaysian Tamil leader hard on Sri Lanka's abetters, urges boycott
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32396 [730]

Sri Lanka's probe into Tamil war masks the real questions
http://www.rnw.nl/international-justice/article/sri-lanka%E2%80%99s-prob... [731]

-------------------------------------------------Canada-------------------------------------------------

Fate of ship steered by two forces - Ottawa and Tamil diaspora
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/fate-of-ship-steered-by-two... [732]

Guard worries about refugees
http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/100579199.html [733]

Canada suspects Tamil Tigers on board ship
http://www.smh.com.au/world/canada-suspects-tamil-tigers-on-board-ship-2... [734]

Sri Lanka painted as a country defined by an uneasy peace
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Lanka+painted+country+defined+uneasy+p... [735]

Column: No reconciliation after Sri Lanka's civil war
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Column+reconciliation+after+Lanka+civil... [736]

Tamils from Sri Lanka heading for Canada
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/tamils-from-sri-lanka-h... [737]

Canadian officials board Tamil ship
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/847277--canadian-officials-bo... [738]

Let Tamils into Canada, advocates say
http://www.thestar.com/article/847042--let-tamils-into-canada-advocates-... [739]

Canadian Tamil Congress prepares for arrival of Tamil refugees
http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/local/article/860385--canadian-tamil-c... [740]

Ottawa plans new rules for boat migrants
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-plans-new-rules-for-... [741]

Tamil migrants must be treated fairly
http://www.ndp.ca/press/tamil-migrants-must-be-treated-fairly [742]

Detention integral stage of refugee-claims process
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Detention+integral+stage+refugee+claims... [743]

Wait to hear tales of the Tamils, recent refugee urges
http://www.montrealgazette.com/Wait+hear+tales+Tamils+recent+refugee+urg... [744]

Understanding the refugee process
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/847443--understanding-the-ref... [745]

Tamil boat not a crisis
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/847393--tamil-boat-not... [746]

Known terrorists aboard migrant ship, Sri Lanka warns
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/847372--known-terrorists-aboa... [747]

Terrorists or civilians? MV Sun Sea passengers face scrutiny in days ahead
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/terrorists-or-civil... [748]

Criminals likely behind Sun Sea voyage
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2010/08/12/15006571.html [749]

Canadia intercepts 500 Sri Lankan asylum-seekers who had turned away from Australia
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/canadia-intercepts-500-sri-la... [750]

Tight security as Tamil Refugees arrive in Canada
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Tight+security+Tamil+Refugees+arrive+Ca... [751]

Migrant ship escorted into Esquimalt Harbour
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/thewest/Migrant+ship+escorted+into+Esqu... [752]

Tamil ship arrives in Canada carrying as many as 490 people
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Tamil+ship+arrives+Canada+carrying+many... [753]

Tamil ship arrives on Canadian shore
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/847500--tamil-ship-arrives-on... [754]

Tamil migrant ship docks in B.C.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/tamil-migr... [755]

Tamil migrants arrive by ship at B.C. base
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/08/13/bc-tamil-ship-migrants-esquima... [756]

Attempt to misuse resettled women in Vanni foiled
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32425

SLA imposes new restrictions on resettled families in Vanni
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32413 [758]

US military team in Sri Lanka
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100816_us_military.shtml [759]

Military presence "irks people"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100816_sangaree_llrc.sht... [760]

Sri Lankan president OKs ex-army chief's discharge
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iIGatGuA2KLRYtTasOvPNq... [761]

GSP concessions suspended
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100815_gsp_suspension.sh... [762]

EU ends Sri Lanka trade benefits
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/08/20108158314320173.html [763]

Sri Lanka war panel hears Tamil grievances
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10973969 [764]

Tamils testify before Sri Lankan war commission
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/14/2983154.htm [765]

Tamil witnesses in Sri Lanka accuse army of human rights abuses
http://www.securitylawbrief.com/main/2010/08/tamil-witnesses-in-sri-lank... [766]

Sri Lanka unveils new China-funded seaport in south
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10979395 [767]

-----------------------------------------Canada-----------------------------------------

Sri Lanka's telling exodus
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/847832--sri-lanka-s-te... [768]

RCMP confirm death of Tamil man aboard migrant ship
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/848190 [769]

Tamil asylum-seekers spark Canadian vitriol, anger
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/848212--tamil-asylum-seekers-... [770]

Why we should welcome boatful of Tamil refugees into Canada
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/should+welcome+boatful+Tamil+refugees+i... [771]

Smuggled Tamils worth up to $10M for 'snakeheads'
http://www.torontosun.com/news/2010/08/14/15025811.html [772]

30-50 Tamil Children Seek Refugee Status in Canada
http://www.soschildrensvillages.ca/News/News/child-charity-news/Pages/Ta... [773]

Migrant ship raises human rights issue
http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/opinion/story.html?id=f3de8... [774]

One of migrants still in hospital is in critical, group says
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Eight+Tamil+migrants+still+hospital+cri... [775]

Tamil on ship bound for Canada died at sea: Tamil Congress
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gofQnVbDo8NZzGMgAZlmD... [776]

Tamil gives thanks for 'soft-hearted' Canadians
http://www.montrealgazette.com/Tamil+gives+thanks+soft+hearted+Canadians... [777]

Some migrant Tamil children taken into care: CBSA
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20100814/tamil-ship-migrants-100814/ [778]

Tamil community to gather to discuss plight of disembarked illegal migrants
http://www.theprovince.com/Tamil+community+gather+discuss+plight+disemba... [779]

Tamil migrant ship is a test, Toews says, and more boats are on the way
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/migrant-sh... [780]

Police investigating refugee boat to see if human smuggling laws violated: Vic Toews
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/847883--police-investigating-... [781]

Captain may have smuggling history
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/08/13/15019996.html [782]

Edmonton's Tamil community rallies for refugees
http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/08/13/15019126.html [783]

The long, long wait for a brother's words
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/848044 [784]

Tamil boat people in good health
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/848057--tamil-boat-people-in-... [785]

Toronto's Tamil-Canadian community gears up to host new refugees
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/848045--toronto-s-tamil-canadian... [786]

We have an obligation to review refugee claims
http://www.timescolonist.com/life/have+obligation+review+refugee+claims/... [787]

What are they running from?
http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100813/bc_sri_lanka_b... [788]

No evidence of weapons or disease on Tamil migrant ship
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/evidence+weapons+disease+found+Tamil+mi... [789]

Bob Rae - Liberal: Send Them Back an Old, and Awful, Refrain
http://bobrae.liberal.ca/journal/send-them-back-an-old-and-awful-refrain... [790]

Canada Holds Tamil Refugees Amid Media Cries of "Terror"
http://www.pacificfreepress.com/news/1/6816-beached-canada-holds-tamil-r... [791]

As the ship arrived, feeling proud of Canada
http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/ship+arrived+feeling+proud+Canada/3... [792]

Strangers by sea: A tale of Canada's boat people
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/strangers-by-sea-a-tale-of-... [793]

Tamil migrants arrive in Metro Vancouver for refugee hearings
http://www.vancouversun.com/Tamil+migrants+arrive+Metro+Vancouver+refuge... [794]

More migrant ships headed this way, Vic Toews warns
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/847500--more-migrant-ships-he... [795]

Migrants' journey treacherous: MP
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Migrants+journey+treacherous/3403424/sto... [796]

Conservatives blundered Tamils' arrival: Ignatieff
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/conservatives-blundered-tamils-ar... [797]

Government hopes to stem tide of refugees
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Government+hopes+stem+tide+refugees/339... [798]

Ottawa vows to stop illegal migrants before they depart for Canada
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-vows-to-stop-illegal... [799]

Canadian-Tamil families hopeful missing loved ones on migrant ship
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Canadian+Tamil+families+hopeful+missing+... [800]

Migrants healthy; boat was well-organized, if cramped
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Migrants+healthy+boat+well+organized+cr... [801]

RCMP eyes Canadian financial ties to Tamil migrant ship
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/rcmp-eyes-canadian-financia... [802]

No rest in peace for veddhas
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100817_vedda_protest.sht...

India: Powerful Nation, Pathetic People, Failed Democracy
http://truthdive.com/2010/08/01/india-powerful-nation-pathetic-people-fa... [804]

Traditional Hindu temples in East destroyed, replaced with Buddhist Viharas: MP
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32433 [805]

SLA tightens grip on Jaffna peninsula
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32442 [806]

Sentenced for Buddha keyrings
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100818_buddha_keyring.sh... [807]

IDPs 'ordered to move'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100817_menik_farm.shtml [808]

Sri Lanka defends war conduct, slams rebel "human shields"
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE67G0H2.htm [809]

Sri Lanka: Official Blames United Nations
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/18/world/asia/18briefs-OFFICIALBLAM_BRF.h... [810]

Sri Lanka leader's brother testifies before war panel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11003815 [811]

'6000 soldiers killed' in war
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100817_gotabhaya_llrc.sh... [812]

Escaping with dead bodies: Escapees' accounts from Sri lanka's war zone and internment camps
http://www.jdslanka.org/2010/08/escaping-with-dead-bodies-escapees.html [813]

U.S. Military members arrive in Sri Lanka for humanitarian, partnership mission
http://srilanka.usembassy.gov/pr-16august10.html [814]

Court releases 'LTTE suspects'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100817_ltte_suspects.sht... [815]

------------------------------------------English Canada------------------------------------------

Latin Americans in Canada support Tamil Refugees
http://www.barrio-nuevo.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id... [816]

Montreal International Women's Conference - Conférence internationale des femmes à Montréal (MIWC 2010 CIFM) - Declaration to the Canadian government regarding the arrival of 490 Tamil refugees in Vancouver
http://miwc2010.wordpress.com/2010/08/15/declaration-to-the-canadian-gov... [817]

CPs4: Toronto Mayoral Debate ( Check part 2 of the video clip which is on Tamil Boat new comers)
http://www.cp24.com/election2010/ [818]

Tamil migrants could cost Ontario taxpayers millions
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/08/17/15054256.html [819]

Rule doesn't hold water
http://www.torontosun.com/comment/columnists/2010/08/16/15044216.html [820]

End refugee free-for-all
http://www.ottawasun.com/comment/columnists/2010/08/13/15017846.html [821]

Tamils met with prayer and protest
http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/100900384.html [822]

An ex-Sri Lankan on migrants' flight
http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/Lankan+migrants+flight/3407389/stor... [823]

Canada paints 'terrorism' to escape responsibility
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32438 [824]

Canada's government foments reaction over Tamil refugee boat
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/aug2010/tami-a17.shtml [825]

We have an obligation to review refugee claims
http://www.timescolonist.com/life/have+obligation+review+refugee+claims/... [787]

Tamil migrants: 'We are not terrorists'
http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/08/16/tamil-migrant-ship-toews.htm... [826]

Migrant hearings begin in Vancouver
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/migrant-he... [827]

First wave of Tamil refugees ordered held in detention at hearings
http://www.theprovince.com/news/First+wave+Tamil+refugees+ordered+held+d... [828]

Stephen Harper vows to strengthen human smuggling laws
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/848825--stephen-harper-vows-t... [829]

Ottawa balks at public detention hearings for Tamils
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/848564--ottawa-balks-at-publi... [830]

Tamil boatload a drop in the immigration sea, lawyer says
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Tamil+boatload+drop+immigration+lawyer+... [831]

'Have faith in us,' Tamil migrants write
http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100816/bc_migrant_let... [832]

Sri Lanka seeks deal to share intelligence on migrants
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/sri-lanka-seeks-deal-to-sha... [833]

'It's not the Wild West here'
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Wild+West+here/3407265/story.html [834]

Why we can't turn away the Tamil ships
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/why-we-cant-turn-away-the-t... [835]

UNHCR encouraged by Canada's handling of Tamil boat people case
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/UNHCR/e714508b50812611ba642a831... [836]

Migrants claim mass murders forced them to flee Sri Lanka
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Migrants+claim+mass+murders+forced+them... [837]

Consider each Tamil refugee case on merit
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/consider-each-ta... [838]

Canada deals humanely with Tamils, but with a cool welcome
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Canada+deals+humanely+with+Tamils+with+... [839]

NDP: Tamil refugees symptom of international failure in Sri Lanka
http://www.ndp.ca/press/tamil-refugees-symptom-international-failure-in-... [840]

War on human smuggling could leave refugee casualties in wake
http://www.embassymag.ca/page/view/smuggling-08-18-2010 [841]

Tamils face 'rigorous' screening by border officials
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Tamils+face+rigorous+screening+border+o... [842]

Canada should be a safe haven
http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2716954 [843]

The Hindu review accuses LTTE for failure of peace
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32444

At UN, Holmes' Humanitarian Tenure Ends With Sudan Silence, Sri Lanka Questions of Good Cop, Bad Cop, Off Record Jokes
http://www.innercitypress.com/ocha1holmes081910.html [845]

Namal Rajapaksa engaged in promoting government propaganda in North
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32451 [846]

Australia's 'toxic' asylum issue
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10869902 [847]

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Document mix-up delays confirmation of Tamils' identities
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/document-m... [848]

Tighter immigration laws will sink ‘refugee' ships
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/tighter-immigration-laws-wi... [849]

Show Tamils some kindness
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/849564--show-tamils-so... [850]

Among the Tamils of Toronto, a tense wait for news
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/among-the-tamils-of... [851]

Hepburn: Are Tamil migrants an issue or distraction?
http://www.thestar.com/article/849546--hepburn-are-tamil-migrants-an-iss... [852]

Ford goes on the defensive
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontomayoralrace/article/849313--ford-... [853]

Kids cry as Tamil moms undergo detention hearings
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Kids+Tamil+moms+undergo+detention+hearing... [854]

CTC deeply concerned about recent Canadian government rhetoric
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=563&id=5942 [855]

Safety minister draws fire from Tamil group
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/08/18/15065726.html [856]

MP disputes claim he supports Tamil Tigers
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/08/18/15066281.html [857]

Tamils stretch workload of legal services
http://www.vancouversun.com/children+from+Tamil+ship+being+detained+Burn... [858]

Tamil relatives still waiting for news from migrants
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20100818/tamil-migrants-100818/ [859]

Calgarian says relatives among Tamil migrants
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2010/08/18/calgary-tamil-sunsea-m... [860]

Refuse asylum to Tamil boat refugees, Sri Lanka tells Canada
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32447 [861]

Canada's treatment of the Tamil refugees is a defining moment
http://rabble.ca/news/2010/08/canada%E2%80%99s-treatment-tamil-refugees-... [862]

"Collective trauma in the Vanni- a qualitative inquiry into the mental health of the internally displaced due to the civil war in Sri Lanka
http://www.ijmhs.com/content/4/1/22

‘Development' conquistadors have no appetite for psychological need of Eezham Tamils
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32458 [864]

Document - Sri Lanka: The ACF Case 4 Years On: Sri Lankan Families Still Waiting for Justice
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA37/012/2010/en/726c0646-5bfd-... [865]

Sri Lanka's Sarath Fonseka 'expects jail sentence'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11033368 [866]

Ex-army chief calls Sri Lanka a 'dictatorship'
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100819/world/as_sri_lanka_court_marti... [867]

Colombo says cannot interfere with Fonseka Court's decision
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32454 [868]

Japan, ADB grant $2.5 million to restore livelyhood of Sri Lankan families
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/44389/20100820/asian-development-bank-sr... [869]

Rebuilding, but at a cost
http://www.economist.com/node/16847146?story_id=16847146&fsrc=rss&utm_so... [870]

95 persons disappeared in Batticaloa district after SLA occupation
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32460 [871]

British youth's war crimes awareness walk to conclude Friday
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32453 [872]

Australia: Sri Lankan and Afghan Asylum seekers Australia's political football
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=145&id=5943 [873]

--------------------------------Canada--------------------------------

People willing to endure what the Tamils did are just the kind we want
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/20/call-it-the-bottom-of-the-boat-test/ [874]

Poll: Most say send Tamils home
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2010/08/20/15083191.html [875]

Vic Toews blamed for Tamil 'backlash'
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2010/08/19/15071351.html [876]

Some migrants surprised to be behind bars
http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/local/article/607460--some-migrants-su... [877]

Canadian Tamil Congress concerned over comments from Ottawa
http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/91096--canadian-tamil-congres... [878]

Tamils deserve a fair hearing
http://news.therecord.com/Opinions/Editorials/article/763969 [879]

Tamil outrage: What part of 'welcome' don't we understand?
http://www.theprovince.com/opinion/Tamil+outrage+What+part+welcome+under... [880]

Charter makes Canada an easy mark for refugees
http://www.delta-optimist.com/news/Charter+makes+Canada+easy+mark+refuge... [881]

Welfare costs to grow for Tamils
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2010/08/19/15071341.html?cid=rssnewsc... [882]

Pregnant Tamils to be held another week
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/pregnant-t... [883]

Hundreds of detention hearings complete, but all still held in custody
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/detention+hearings+complete+still+held+... [884]

Getting tough on refugees
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Getting+tough+refugees/3420574/story.h... [885]

Tamil migrant boy separated from father
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/08/18/bc-tamil-migr... [886]

Canada must welcome recent migrants
http://www.canada.com/Canada+must+welcome+recent+migrants/3417297/story.... [887]

Tories milking Tamil ship
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/canada/Tories+milking+Tamil+ship/341629... [888]

Migrant kids colour and play while parents go to refugee hearings
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/849688--migrant-kids-colour-a... [889]

Siddiqui: Let's not forget the scandal on the census
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/849543--siddiqui... [890]

Storm over China's Sri Lanka port
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mshk9uEd368&feature=player_embedded#!

USA donates maritime hardware to SL military
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32470 [892]

UN 'should probe' Lanka violations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100820_muttur_amnesty.sh... [893]

Monks protest to reinstate Mervyn Silva
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100820_mervyn_monks.shtm... [894]

Swiss German media twists heart of the matter
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32466 [895]

Economist seized in Colombo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100822_economist_ban.sht... [896]

Separate panel urged for Muslims
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100823_slmc_llrc.shtml [897]

Sinhalese, Tamils, and Muslims remember Fr Jim Brown, who disappeared during the war
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Sinhalese,-Tamils,-and-Muslims-remember-F... [898]

-----------------------English Canada-----------------------

Send us the Tamils, Vic
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/send-us-the-tamils-v... [899]

Supporters of Tamil protest downtown
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Supporters+Tamil+refugees+hold+downtow... [900]

One boat is too many? Time to sanction Sri Lanka
http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/story.cfm?content=176399 [901]

Public rage against Tamil refugees has a nasty, xenophobic odour
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Public+rage+against+Tamil+refugees+nast... [902]

These migrants want to call Canada home
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/These+migrants+want+call+Canada+home/34... [903]

'Send the Tamils home': poll
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/08/21/15098776.html [904]

Taking time for Tamils
http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/life/Taking+time+Tamils/3422294/story.htm... [905]

Allowing Tamils sets the wrong example
http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/Allowing+Tamils+sets+wrong+example/342231... [906]

On Tamils: taxpayers should have their say
http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/Tamils+taxpayers+should+have+their/342231... [907]

Almost Half of Canadians Would Deport Tamils
http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/almost_half_of_canadians_would_depo... [908]

We've been duped by the Tamils
http://www.torontosun.com/comment/editorial/2010/08/21/15098871.html [909]

Harper has determined that fear and loathing is more effective than bridge building
http://www.hilltimes.com/page/view/copps-08-23-2010 [910]

Calgary Tamil hopes father among migrants
http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Calgary+Tamil+hopes+father+am... [911]

Canada was built by migrants
http://www.timescolonist.com/Canada+built+migrants/3426802/story.html [912]

Tamils' kids embraced by guards
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Tamils+kids+embraced+guards/3428881/stor... [913]

3 months on the MV Sun Sea: Tamil migrants describe their journey
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/850885--3-months-on-the-mv-su... [914]

Identifying captain, crew of Tamil ship could be difficult, expert says
http://www.theprovince.com/opinion/Identifying+captain+crew+could+diffic... [915]

The ‘impossible' voyage of a Tamil ghost ship
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/the-impossible-voyage-of-a-tam... [916]

Lessons from Sarajevo for Tamil refugees
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/lessons-fr... [917]

Canada turning blind eye in Sri Lanka
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/letters/article/850727 [918]

Zombies intercept Tamil migrant support rally
http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Zombies+interrupt+Tamil+migrant+suppo... [919]

Persichilli: Why are Canadians so angry about Tamil migrants?
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/850700--persichi... [920]

Two tales of Sri Lankans
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/tales+Lankans/3425528/story.html#ix... [921]

-----------------------French Canada-----------------------

ministie internationale: «le Canada nous inquiète» - La Presse
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/national/201008/20/01... [922]

Une menace venue de la mer ? - Le Devoir http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/canada/294736/une-menace-venue-de-la-m... [923]
Revue de presse - Les portes closes - Le Devoir
http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/canada/294737/revue-de-presse-les-port... [924]

L'immigration pourrait faire doubler la population du Canada - La Presse
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/national/201008/20/01... [925]

Les Canadiens ne veulent pas des Tamouls - LCN
Canadians do not want Tamils - LCN
http://lcn.canoe.ca/lcn/infos/national/archives/2010/08/20100820-120032.... [926]

(LEGER MARKETING SURVEY, 1500 PARTICIPANTS. FROM AUG 2 to AUG 4, A survey across Canada suggest that Canadians do not want Tamils on our shores and they must be escorted back to Sri Lanka by force. )
Les Tamouls ne sont pas les bienvenus aux yeux des Canadiens - Le Devoir
http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/canada/294665/les-tamouls-ne-sont-pas-... [927]

Entre la bêtise et la naïveté - La Presse
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/place-publique/editorialistes/andre-pratte/201... [928]

L'accueil, oui mais... - La Presse
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-droit/opinions/editoriaux/pierre-jury/20100... [929]

Migration clandestine - Harper veut des règles plus strictes - Le Devoir
http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/canada/294547/migration-clandestine-ha... [930]

I'm not going to Sri Lanka
http://lialeendertz.wordpress.com/2010/08/20/im-not-going-to-sri-lanka/

IMF set to approve Sri Lanka loan payment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11064346 [932]

Explosive peace: Sri Lanka can't heal war wounds
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/study-abroad/100815/sri-lanka-tamil-t... [933]

Gangs of thieves from South invade Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32472 [934]

SRI LANKA: State accepts that it is unwilling and unable to prosecute the perpetrators of gross human rights violations in closing the abduction case of Poddala Jayantha
http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2010statements/2764/ [935]

SRI LANKA: Enjoying Revenge
http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2010statements/2758 [936]

Customs plays censor, detains 'The Economist'
http://www.jdslanka.org/2010/08/customs-plays-censor-detains-economist.h... [937]

Sri Lankan government to evict 66,000 families in Colombo
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/aug2010/sril-a20.shtml [938]

Sri Lankan exporters brace for life without EU tax breaks
http://www.arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/1... [939]

SRI LANKA REFUGEES - PRODUCT OF THE SIX DECADES OF SRI LANKAN GENOCIDE
http://www.groundreport.com/Business/SRI-LANKA-REFUGEES-PRODUCT-OF-THE-S... [940]

Document - Sri Lanka: The ACF Case 4 Years On: Sri Lankan Families Still Waiting for Justice
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA37/012/2010/en/726c0646-5bfd-... [865]

Still Waiting for Justice for the ACF 17
http://blog.amnestyusa.org/justice/still-waiting-for-justice-for-the-acf... [941]

Austalia: High Court challenge by asylum-seekers could undermine offshore processing, say lawyers
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/high-court-challenge-by-asyl... [942]

----------------------Canada----------------------

Xenophobia illogical in Canada
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Xenophobia+illogical+Canada/3430784/st... [943]

Michael Ignatieff: lower the rhetoric on Tamil migrants
http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/92204--michael-ignatieff-lowe... [944]

Tamil refugees already in Canada went home during ceasefire
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/08/23/15117271.html [945]

In praise of context: A little background on that "secret government survey" of successful Tamil refugees
http://www.cbc.ca/politics/insidepolitics/2010/08/in-praise-of-context-a... [946]

Canada's illiberal turn on asylum
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/aug/23/canada-ta... [947]

'No point in slamming Tamils who fled Lanka'
http://news.rediff.com/report/2010/aug/24/no-point-in-slamming-tamils-wh... [948]

Sri Lanka ambassador's refugee claims absurd, says US Academic
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32478 [949]

Officials still working to confirm identities of Tamil migrants
http://www.montrealgazette.com/Officials+still+working+confirm+identitie... [950]

Tamil coalitions congratulate Canadian government refugee stance
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/296421 [951]

Racist suggestion offensive
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Racist+suggestion+offensive/3428905/stor... [952]

Not Rex: Terrorists, traffickers and Tamil Tigers? Oh my...
http://www.rabble.ca/rabbletv/program-guide/2010/08/not-rex/not-rex-terr... [953]

Why refugees turn to smugglers
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/851509--why-refu... [954]

Saudi housemaid tortured with nails
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100824_saudi_abuse.shtml

Treading Water in Sri Lanka
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-henne/treading-water-in-sri-lan_b_69... [956]

NP Governor wants teaching stopped in war damaged schools in Vanni
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32481 [957]

Cultural and psychological attack on Tamils in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32479 [958]

---------------------------English Canada---------------------------
What the Tamils Are Fleeing
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/2086-what-the-tamils-are-fleeing [959]

A hardening of the Canadian heart
http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2010/08/2010821185255831487.html [960]

Tamils and Toronto
http://torontoist.com/2010/08/tamils_and_toronto.php [961]

Tamil Tigers allegedly on migrant ship: Website
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/08/23/15116066.html [962]

No evidence of another Tamil ship
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/08/24/15127616.html [963]

Border officials face long haul to ID Tamil migrants
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/Border+officials+face+long+ha... [964]

Ocean isn't the right channel into Canada
http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/health/Ocean+right+channel+into+Canada/34... [965]

Allowing Tamils is a huge mistake
http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/Allowing+Tamils+huge+mistake/3436233/stor... [966]

Key talks up boat people threat
http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/key-talks-up-boat-people-threat-3728356 [967]

Tamils supported with protest
http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/oakbaynews/news/101394... [968]

---------------------------French Canada---------------------------

Le Canada est difficile à cerner, selon Amnistie Internationale - La Presse
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/national/201008/23/01... [969]

Le cargo soulève des débats à Victoria - La Presse
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/national/201008/16/01... [970]

MV Sun Sea: des migrants racontent leur périple - La Presse
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/national/201008/23/01... [971]

Le droit de se poser des questions - Journal de Montréal

http://lejournaldemontreal.canoe.ca/journaldemontreal/chroniques/richard... [972]

Les Canadiens peu favorables - Radio Canada
http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/colombie-britannique/2010/08/22/001-s... [973]

At UN, Sri Lanka Move to Place Alleged War Criminal As Ambassador Questioned
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri6experts082510.html

Sri Lanka's presumptive war-criminal to take UN job in New York
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32490 [975]

On Sri Lanka, UN's Holmes Speaks of Gov't Shelling, Casualties, 2 Sides' Propaganda
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri2holmes082610.html [976]

Colombo "deliberately shelled civilians," accuses UN's departing Holmes
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32493 [977]

A Tamil widow's journey back to Sri Lanka after decades (starting at 14:45)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0097tmh/Outlook_26_08_2010/ [978]

Nails removed from 'tortured' maid
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100827_torture_housemaid... [979]

Resettled families in Vanni left to suffer in downpour
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32487 [980]

SRI LANKA: Rape Suspicions Against A Senior Judge
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1008/S00410/sri-lanka-rape-suspicions-a... [981]

Australia: Rocking the boat on asylum claims
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/rocking-the-boat-... [982]

New Zealand: Ruling on Sri Lankan's refugee status claim upheld
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/55335/ruling-on-sri-lankan%27s-re... [983]

------------------------------Canada------------------------------

Tamils' legitimacy doubted
http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/victorianews/news/1009... [984]

Tamils can't be compared to Nazis
http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/victorianews/opinion/l... [985]

Tamils taking advantage of Canada? Facts tell a different story
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=8a10... [986]

LETTER-Canada, a land of trusting fools?
http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/letters/101568883.html [987]

he ‘Boatophobia' Debate: Dehumanising Asylum Seekers and Refugees
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers41%5Cpaper4003.html [988]

Tamils can call Sri Lanka - free
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/08/25/15140346.html [989]

B'nai Birth: Measures to address Tamil refugee issues recommended
http://www.jewishtribune.ca/TribuneV2/index.php/201008253403/Measures-to... [990]

Tamil kids don't deserve jail
http://www.thenownews.com/Tamil+kids+deserve+jail/3440629/story.html [991]

Refugees and other immigrants: a drain or a gain for Canada?
http://communities.canada.com/VANCOUVERSUN/blogs/taxingissues/archive/20... [992]

Canadian immigration, Conservative xenophobia
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/apicazo/2010/08/canadian-immigration-con... [993]

Archdiocese of Vancouver: Keep dignity of Tamil refugees in mind during immigration debate
http://www.bccatholic.ca/opinion-and-editorial/203-keep-dignity-of-tamil... [994]

New Zealand Supreme Court decides LTTE a political organisation
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32503

Mannar - Tamil misery continues
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100829_vanni_visit.shtml [996]

Sri Lanka cabinet backs change for president
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gFRhQI42TimnRLdoRJ1Wr... [997]

Rajapaksa 'on way to third term'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100830_constitutional_am... [998]

Resettlement of Vadamaraadchi North uprooted families postponed indefinitely
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32507 [999]

Tamil political prisoners in A'pura appeal for release
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32513 [1000]

Blind man 'got LTTE training'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100827_blind_suspect.sht... [1001]

80% of resettled families in Batticaloa not paid livelihood assistance
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32509 [1002]

U.S. Military Members Arrive in Sri Lanka for Humanitarian, Partnership Mission
http://www.worldsentinel.com/articles/view/180381 [1003]

Sri Lanka holds withdrawal of on-arrival visa
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jiQh7GXvh094fi2_FPfJU... [1004]

Activist seeks international probe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100830_poddala_attack.sh... [1005]

--------------------------Canada--------------------------

Tamils of a different stripe
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/tamils-of-a-different-stripe/article1688200/ [1006]

Tamil migrant review hears of torture
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/08/28/tamil-migrants.html?ref=rss [1007]

Lawyer seeks quick processing for pregnant Tamil
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/lawyer-see... [1008]

In a Bangkok apartment, Tamils wait for a ship to Canada
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/in-a-bangkok-apar... [1009]

EDITORIAL - Canada's new Tamil refugees should leave hostilities behind
http://www.lavalnews.ca/articles/tln1816/Canada-new-Tamil-refugees-18160... [1010]

Migrants' lawyer blasts gov't for lack of evidence
http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100826/bc_migrant_hea... [1011]

Tamils taking away from legit immigrants
http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/Tamils+taking+away+from+legit+immigrants/... [1012]

Tamils being met with racism
http://www.langleyadvance.com/news/Tamils+being+with+racism/3450081/stor... [1013]

Canadians welcoming of Tamil Nadu ex-patriot
http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/victorianews/opinion/l... [1014]

Tamil Asylum Seekers Deserve Better Reception
http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2010/08/26/TamilAsylumSeekers/ [1015]

Our duty to give refuge
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/duty+give+refuge/3443449/story.html [1016]

Churches to help Tamil migrants
http://www.thenownews.com/news/Churches+help+Tamil+migrants/3449877/stor... [1017]

Feds moved to revoke 227 refugees for lying
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/08/26/15154806.html [1018]

Thamilvany interview on CMRTV part 1 of 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFPwEYdR0RA [1019]

Thamilvany interview on CMRTV part 2 of 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl9NTsyXdx8 [1020]

Thamilvany interview on CMRTV part 3 of 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cotg03PT0f0 [1021]

Tamils and the difference between immigrants and refugees
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Tamils+difference+between+immigrants+re... [1022]

The Scope of Canadian Conscience
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=563&id=5948 [1023]

Toews' message earns rebuke
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/toews-message-earns-rebuke-101709... [1024]

Not a crime to seek asylum: MCC
http://canada.mcc.org/stories/news/not-crime-seek-asylum-mcc [1025]

Kenney may have lost 'wider battle' to continue ethnic outreach strategy
http://www.hilltimes.com/page/view/kenny-08-30-2010 [1026]

'Anti-Tamil ideology, international meddling make reconciliation impossible'
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32514

China and India: A War of Giants
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-margolis/china-and-india-a-war-of_b_6... [1028]

China warships dock in Burma, rattling rival naval power India
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2010/0830/China-warshi... [1029]

'Ban' housemaids to Saudi
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100830_saudi_protest.sht... [1030]

Arrests made in maid's nail torture, Sri Lankan officials say
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/sri.lanka.maid.assault/index... [1031]

---------------------------Canada---------------------------

Kenney may have lost 'wider battle' to continue ethnic outreach strategy
http://www.hilltimes.com/page/view/kenny-08-30-2010 [1026]

Imagine there's no havens
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/imagine-theres-n... [1032]

CBC - The National: Tamil Migrants
http://www.cbc.ca/thenational/indepthanalysis/story/2010/08/16/national-... [1033]

CBC - Radio: How Are They?
http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/2010/08/how-are-they.html [1034]

Daniel Libeskind to design MS St. Louis monument
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/854550--daniel-libeskind-to-d... [1035]

Nirupama faces civil society outburst in North
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32520

Victims Without Voices - Poem by Jay A. Jasan
http://www.tamileelamnews.com/news/publish/tns_12933.shtml [1037]

1215 uprooted civilians abandoned in Visuvamadu in Vanni - MP
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32521 [1038]

Saudi maids 'harassed' for talking to BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/08/100831_saudi_embassy.sht... [1039]

'Devolution': a Sinhalese political parachute
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=5&id=5950 [1040]

Counterinsurgency, development conquistadors and economic integrators
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=99&artid=32523 [1041]

China Merchants Holdings in $450 mln Sri Lanka port deal
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE67T0JS20100831 [1042]

SL media curbed to publish news on military appointments, transfers
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32524 [1043]

Sri Lankan government's bogus inquiry into the civil war
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/sep2010/sril-s01.shtml [1044]

China's growing focus on Indian Ocean irks India
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/48009/20100901/india-china-foreign-minis... [1045]

Government of Sri Lanka to lease out 12 islands to set up hotels and resorts
http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/government-of-sri-lanka-to-lease-out-12-... [1046]

RI LANKA: Special Task Force illegally arrest, detain and file fabricated charges against a German philanthropist staying in Sri Lanka
http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2010/3533/ [1047]

A Widow's Journey
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p009c5z6/The_Wednesday_Documentary_... [1048]

Germany indicts three suspected Tamil Tiger leaders
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5961698,00.html?maca=en-rss-en-all-... [1049]

Australia: Fewer boats from Sri Lanka
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-election/fewer-boats-from-sri-lanka-201008... [1050]

--------------------Canada--------------------

Refugee understanding appreciated
http://www.langleyadvance.com/Refugee+understanding+appreciated/3464102/... [1051]

Suspected Tamil Tigers caged
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/08/31/15201371.html [1052]

Four women migrants expecting
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/08/31/15201451.html [1053]

NDP MP VISITS TAMIL ASYLUM-SEEKERS IN B.C.
http://peterjulian.ndp.ca/node/1007 [1054]

A Widow's Journey: Audio Slideshow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/2010/09/100901_slideshow...

Where are those Child rights' activists? How long can Sri Lanka fool the international community?
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=211&id=5951 [1056]

The 18th Amendment to the Constitution: Process and Substance
http://www.groundviews.org/2010/09/02/the-18th-amendment-to-the-constitu... [1057]

SRI LANKA: The 18th Amendment destroying democracy by manipulation of the democratic process itself
http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2010statements/2800/ [1058]

Anglican Bishop: 18th Amendment will lead to destructive erosion of democracy
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32533 [1059]

Rajapaksa seeks to lift presidential term limits
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100902/FOREIGN/70... [1060]

Anger Rises Over Torture Case, But Solution Unclear
http://ipsnews.net/text/news.asp?idnews=52694 [1061]

Sri Lankan fishermen hard hit by peace
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iM5bwgXmyhWlXNQxOTT_i... [1062]

Flurry of diplomatic activity between Delhi and Colombo
http://policyresearchgroup.com/regional_weekly/hot_topics/1057.html [1063]

Nirupama Rao meeting uprooted families in Champoor cancelled
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32530 [1064]

War-weary Civilians Dream of New Homes
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52681 [1065]

More than 25,000 war widows in Batticaloa district alone
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32527 [1066]

Properties of uprooted in Vanni plundered with SLA assistance
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32532 [1067]

Prabhakaran - the Zorro
http://truthdive.com/2010/08/29/prabhakaran-a-zorro.html [1068]

U.S. Judge Lets Suit Proceed Against Alleged Fundraisers for Tamil Tigers
http://www.law.com/jsp/law/international/LawArticleIntl.jsp?id=120247146... [1069]

Australia: People smuggler tells court of bribes
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/people-smuggler-tells... [1070]

Politics won't influence Tamil migrant case, Kenney says
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/855442--politics-won-t-influe... [1071]

----------------Canada----------------

Tamils want Ottawa to stop making unproven accusations
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20100902/tamils-kenney-100902/ [1072]

Sri Lanka's Human Rights Violations Produced Tamil Refugees
http://basicsnews.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4423:s... [1073]

From the Komagata Maru to the MV Sun Sea
http://basicsnews.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4427:f... [1074]

Sri Lanka's most war-affected community
http://www.himalmag.com/Sri-Lanka-s-most-war-affected-community_nw4665.h...

18th Amendment move reminds of Emergency Bill: Media movements
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32536 [1076]

War-drained Sri Lankans long for peace
http://southasia.oneworld.net/todaysheadlines/war-drained-sri-lankans-lo... [1077]

World Citizen: Sri Lanka, China Form Strategic Shield against the West
http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/6315/world-citizen-sri-lanka... [1078]

Sri Lanka urged to ensure safety of detained former asylum-seekers
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/sri-lanka-urged-ensure-safety... [1079]

Canada: Ethnic cleansing still going on in Sri Lanka, Markham refugee says
http://www.yorkregion.com/YorkRegion/Article/867107 [1080]

Canada: LETTER-Compassion needed in a shrinking world
http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/letters/102021038.html [1081]

Canada: Cartoon presents ‘popular but erroneous' points
http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/letters/102100753.html [1082]

Sri Lanka: Ties with Israel Expose Duplicity

http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/45297

"The exposure of Sri Lanka's close links to Israel may help the Tamil people's struggle win broader support among progressive people around the world.."

Sri Lanka is still denying civilian deaths
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/sep/05/sri-lanka-still-denying-civilian-deaths

NJ court dismisses 5 out of 7 charges against alleged fund raising by Tamils
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32556 [1085]

174 Tamil youths disappeared in Vanthaa'rumoolai remembered
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32553 [1086]

Bangladesh Leads Way With International Crimes Tribunal
http://www.irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=19377 [1087]

Top S. Lanka court backs president's third-term bid
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jaNhmxz0nI72YcRofn49I... [1088]

UNP walks out as Supreme Court clears the way for change
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100907_constitution.shtm... [1089]

India PM warns China wants foothold in South Asia
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6861NG20100907 [1090]

Sri Lanka to offer more oil exploration blocks
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE6820AK20100906 [1091]

Sri Lanka commission troubles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100903_commission.shtml [1092]

----------------Canada----------------

Rights group organizes protest rally for Tamils
http://www.langleyadvance.com/opinion/editorials/Rights+group+organizes+... [1093]

Desperate times - Ethnic cleansing still going on in Sri Lanka, Markham refugee says
http://www.yorkregion.com/YorkRegion/Article/867107 [1080]

Ottawa unveils education campaign on human trafficking
http://www.canada.com/news/Debate+jail+sentences+people+smugglers+Kenney... [1094]

Pakistanis, Tamils and the pleas for help
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/09/02/f-vp-fatah.html [1095]

Sri Lankan Tamil refugees spark racism row in Canada
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/07/canada-tamil-refugees-racism... [1096]

Tough lesson for Tamils
http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/life/Tough+lesson+Tamils/3489512/story.ht... [1097]

Experts say security reasons may keep Tamils in detention
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Experts+security+reasons+keep+Tamils+d... [1098]

Critics assail reported refugee clampdown
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20100906/refugee-changes-criticized... [1099]

Marmur: Our duty to welcome strangers
http://www.thestar.com/article/856690--marmur-our-duty-to-welcome-strang... [1100]

New migrant ship may be on the way
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/migrant+ship/3488567/story.html [1101]

Feds mulling new measures to combat human smuggling
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20100905/human-smuggling-measures-10090... [1102]

Tories float new laws to keep migrant boats from landing in Canada
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/857346--tories-float-new-laws... [1103]

Tamil migrants make risky deals to flee Sri Lanka
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20100904/tamil-boat-journeys-smugglers-100905/ [1104]

Tamils in Thailand ready for latest shipment to Canada
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Tamils+Thailand+ready+latest+shipment+Ca... [1105]

‘Terror camps in Colombo'
http://www.asianage.com/india/%E2%80%98terror-camps-colombo%E2%80%99-021

SRI LANKA: Women take over as breadwinners in north
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=90429 [1107]

Sri Lanka is still denying civilian deaths
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/sep/05/sri-lanka-still-denying-civilian-deaths [1108]

'Colombo teaches lessons of political culture for South Asia'
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32574 [1109]

Sri Lanka Ends Presidential Term Limits
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/world/asia/09srilanka.html?_r=2&partne... [1110]

Sri Lanka MPs vote in sweeping powers for president
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11225723 [1111]

Thousands protest while amendments come to parliament
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100908_protest.shtml [1112]

Concern Sri Lanka is sliding towards autocracy
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/connectasia/stories/201009/s3007004.htm [1113]

Concerns over new powers for Sri Lanka President
http://blogs.channel4.com/world-news-blog/concerns-over-new-powers-for-s... [1114]

Sri Lanka chief Mahinda Rajapakse gets total power
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/sri-lanka-chief-mahinda-rajap... [1115]

Sri Lankan 'rope minister' is reappointed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11247260 [1116]

Jaffna to get new prison complex
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32579 [1117]
Sri Lanka Shuns West, Finds Solace in Emerging Powers' Arms

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52754 [1118]
The International Dimensions of the conflict in Sri Lanka
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers41%5Cpaper4024.html [1119]

SL government appropriates lands of uprooted families in Maathakal
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32570 [1120]

Some areas in Vadamaraadchi East to be declared HSZ
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32577 [1121]

---------------Canada---------------

Tamil boat people: Racism tag lazy
http://www.langleyadvance.com/Tamil+boat+people+Racism+lazy/3465406/stor... [1122]

Migrant held on suspicion of ties to Tamil Tigers
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/migrant-he... [1123]

Sri Lankan migrant in B.C. deemed potential security risk
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/Lankan+migrant+deemed+potenti... [1124]

Stopping migrants at sea dramatic but ineffective
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/stopping-migrant-ships-at-s... [1125]

Prayers for Tamil migrants
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/09/08/15286106.html [1126]

Deported Tamil man longs to return to Canada
http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100908/kuhendrarajah-canada-100908/20100908?hub=BritishColumbiaHome [1127]

Tamil refugee claimant rejected
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/09/08/15285961.html [1128]

Rethink approach to migrant ships: experts
http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/09/08/refugee-migrant-boat.html [1129]

Ottawa spins on boat people
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/857836--ottawa-spins-on-boat-people [1130]

TNA MP Sumanthiran's submission against 18th Amendment
http://vimeo.com/14879911

Residing at Jaffna Railway Station: "Nobody Cares For Us and We have Nowhere To Go"
http://humanityashore.com/ha/archives/1176 [1132]

Sri Lanka's constitutional amendment Eighteenth time unlucky
http://www.economist.com/node/16992141?story_id=16992141&fsrc=rss&utm_so... [1133]

SRI LANKA: The fatal night that changed the phantom democracy into a complete dictatorship
http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2010statements/2817/ [1134]

FMM condemns arrest of printers producing posters against Rajapaksa's amendment
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32590 [1135]

'LLRC lessons advocate permanent subjugation of Tamils'
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32582 [1136]

TNA to relate 'historical facts' to LLRC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100912_sambandan_llrc.sh... [1137]

Danger of landmines in nearly half of Jaffna peninsula
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32595 [1138]

Amendment 18 'undermines' democracy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100912_us_amendment.shtm... [1139]

Censorship 'mistake', says Island editor
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100913_commission_media.... [1140]

Life in detention 'longer than with LTTE'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100913_ltte_detainees.sh... [1141]

SLA obstructs resettlement in Vadamaraadchi East
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32583 [1142]

SL Police arrest 6 traders in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32591 [1143]

President hails charity survey result
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100913_lanka_giving.shtm... [1144]

Rajapaksa looks to his new era
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LI11Df03.html [1145]

Commentary on Returns, Resettlement and Land Issues in the North of Sri Lanka
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=145&id=5953 [1146]

Australia: Tamils beat Afghans during riot: court
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/tamils-beat-afghans-during... [1147]

UK: Tamil asylum seeker in UK deported to Sri Lanka
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32589 [1148]

----------------Canada----------------

Tamil Congress says espionage is behind break-in
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/crime/article/860072--tamil-congress-says-espionage-is-behind-break-in?bn=1 [1149]

Canadian Tamil Congress fears 'targeted' break-in
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100912/tamil-migrant-in... [1150]

MV Sun Sea migrants' information stolen from Tamil group's office
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/mv-sun-sea-migrants-informa... [1151]

Activists show support for detained Tamils outside Burnaby detention centre
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Activists+show+support+detained+Tamils+... [1152]

B.C. most likely to welcome immigrants: poll
http://www.canada.com/most+likely+welcome+immigrants+poll/3502736/story.... [1153]

Kenney to learn about human smuggling in Australia
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/09/09/15298991.html [1154]

Tamil migrants stymied by government: lawyer
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/09/09/bc-tamil-migr... [1155]

Tell Sun Sea migrants what they need to do to get out of detention: lawyer
http://www.canadaeast.com/rss/article/1211480 [1156]

Tension in Ratnapaura following attack on Upcountry Tamils
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32620

Tamils done with - Sinhalese to be done with
http://www.groundviews.org/2010/09/14/tamils-done-with-sinhalese-to-be-done-with/#more-4148 [1158]

Jaffna peninsula fishermen exploited by SL government men
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32618 [1159]

At UN, Ban Silent on Sri Lanka Repeal of Term Limits, Links, Panel Still Not Started
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri7experts091410.html [1160]

Sri Lanka heading towards 'a totalitarian state'
http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/sri-lanka-heading-towards-a-totalitarian-state [1161]

Is Sri Lanka Taking A Turn For The Worse Again? Watch The Stock Market
http://blogs.forbes.com/meghabahree/2010/09/13/is-sri-lanka-taking-a-tur... [1162]

Why the world must stop Sri Lanka's decline
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/asia/100910/why-the-world-must-stop-sri-lanka%E2%80%99s-decline#comment-7379 [1163]

Sri Lanka must be condemned, without ifs or buts
http://antonyloewenstein.com/2010/09/14/sri-lanka-must-be-condemned-with... [1164]

Alternative Development
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=99&artid=32604 [1165]

Nail torture case shines light on Asia's migrant maids
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100914/wl_sthasia_afp/asiawomenemploymentr... [1166]

‘Extreme position of appeasement'
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32615 [1167]

Sri Lanka war 'a waste of people's lives' - ex-Tiger
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11318187 [1168]

UK 'concerned' over curtails on media
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100914_uk_parliament.sht... [1169]

Sri Lanka bans Economist edition
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11296903 [1170]

IPI General Assembly Resolution on Sri Lankan Constitutional Amendments and Continued Media Repression
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/news/index.php?action=full_news&id=14828 [1171]

Constitutional Change Undermines Political Checks
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52836 [1172]

Sri Lanka MPs vote in sweeping powers for president
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/the_hub/8989285.stm [1173]

Jaffna MPCS employees agitate against political interference
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32608 [1174]

Observations by Sri Lanka on the US State Department Press Release
http://www.slmfa.gov.lk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2499&I... [1175]

SRI LANKA: The mindset of denial is the "It is not that bad" attitude
http://ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2010statements/2830/ [1176]

---------------------Canada---------------------

Tamil congress says dozens, not hundreds, of names on stolen computer
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/860446--tamil-congress-says-dozens-not-hundreds-of-names-on-stolen-computer [1177]

With human smugglers, watching is not enough
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/with-human-smugg... [1178]

Canadians shouldn't forget their compassion
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Canadians+shouldn+forget+their+compassio... [1179]

Four Tamil migrants granted release, but three halted by judge
http://www.vancouversun.com/Four+Tamil+migrants+granted+release+three+ha... [1180]

Harper government warned eight months ago of possible Tamil migrants
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harper-government-warned-ei... [1181]

Toronto Tamils accuse Sri Lanka of burglary
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/09/13/15336641.html [1182]

Ottawa rules out invoking notwithstanding clause to stop migrant ships
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/ottawa-rules-out-in... [1183]

Sri Lanka lowers death toll from police station blast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11341236

70 feared killed in Sri Lanka construction storage site blast
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/sri.lanka.explosion/ [1185]

Sri Lanka blast kills up to 60 as explosives go off by accident
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/17/sri-lanka-explosives-acciden... [1186]

62 killed, 100 wounded in Batticaloa blast
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32635 [1187]

At least 60 killed in accidental blast in Sri Lanka
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20100917-23... [1188]

Thousands of Tamil youth 'failed by the legal system
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100916_nanda_godage.shtm... [1189]

Sri Lanka seeks to boost ties with Iran
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=226748 [1190]

Colombo refuses visa to NGO official
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32623 [1191]

Resettled families in Jaffna peninsula abandoned by SL government
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32627 [1192]

China, Sri Lanka agree to deepen military ties
http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_china-sri-lanka-agree-to-deepen-mil... [1193]

Sri Lanka ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka 'found guilty'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11345729 [1194]

At UN, Ban's 1st Meeting with Sri Lanka Panel Omitted From Schedule, Links Undisclosed
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri8experts091610.html [1195]

UN Sri Lanka panel begins work
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100917_moon_panel.shtml [1196]

Eastern farmers in need of irrigation - UN
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100916_unvisit.shtml [1197]

Sri Lanka Tamil party criticizes presidential panel
http://arabnews.com/world/article140304.ece [1198]

TNA parliamentarians to visit Valikaamam North HSZ
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32633 [1199]

Properties of uprooted families in Vadamaraadchi East plundered by SLA
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32634 [1200]

----------Canada----------

Feds challenge immigration board's release of Tamil migrant women
http://www.canadaeast.com/rss/article/1219911 [1201]

Allowing Tamils is a huge mistake
http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/opinion/editorials/Allowing+Tamils+huge+m... [1202]

Resonant support for detained Tamil women, children refugees
http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/story/resonant-support-detained-tamil-wome... [1203]

Protesters send message to Tamils
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Protesters+send+message+Tamils/3528251/... [1204]

The truth about the Tamil Tigers
http://www.canada.com/news/truth+about+Tamil+Tigers/3522412/story.html [1205]

Canada's treatment of Tamil refugees is a "defining moment," and we're failing
http://this.org/blog/2010/09/16/tamil-refugees-mv-sun-sea-public-opinion... [1206]

Tamils demand school for migrant kids
http://www.lfpress.com/news/canada/2010/09/16/15378101.html [1207]

Tamil migrant lawyers face money crunch
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/09/16/bc-tamil-migr... [1208]

Hearings for Tamil migrants put strain on legal aid funding
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/hearings-f... [1209]

‘Elusive international justice snatches away desire to live'
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32650

LTTE's Elilan surrendered to SLA on 18 May, wife tells BBC
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32649 [1211]

TID torture Tamil detainees held under PTA
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32648 [1212]

Sri Lanka bans BBC from covering civil war hearings
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11349494 [1213]

Colombo bans BBC from covering LLRC hearings
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32641 [1214]

More than 500 testify on final days of Sri Lankan offensive
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1585589.ph... [1215]

If My Story Could Be Yours Too
http://www.groundviews.org/2010/09/20/if-my-story-could-be-yours-too/ [1216]

Tamils done with - Sinhalese to be done with
http://www.groundviews.org/2010/09/14/tamils-done-with-sinhalese-to-be-d... [1217]

In pictures: Sri Lanka explosion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11344627 [1218]

Sri Lanka plays down Batticaloa blast toll
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32643 [1219]

Fonseka 'will not lose' parliamentary seat
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100919_anura_fonseka.sht... [1220]

Sri Lanka's ex-army chief vows to fight back from jail
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100919/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankamilitaryjust... [1221]

Sri Lanka's Opposition Party Crumbles in Public
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anuradha-herath/sri-lankas-opposition-par_... [1222]

UNP 'undermining TNA'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100919_tna_unp.shtml [1223]

Australia: Villawood detainees 'isolated, desperate'
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1358641/Villawood-detainees-%27isolat... [1224]

Canada's turning immigration tide
http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2010/09/201091291829330734.... [1225]

Canada adopts Australian anti-refugee policy
http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/45441 [1226]

Canada: Hundreds of Tamils protest Sri Lankan President's policies, UN visit
http://www.examiner.com/headlines-in-toronto/hundreds-of-tamils-protest-... [1227]

‘Norway wrongs by cooperating with Colombo'
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32673

President in bilateral talks with Norway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100922_mahindaun.shtml [1229]

Northern landowners call for compensation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100921_ruinedhouses.shtm... [1230]

Sri Lanka war panel hears of Tamil disappearances
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11374199 [1231]

Sri Lanka's LLRC, a hoax - Vanni war victims
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32656 [1232]

Translation of Tamil newspaper reports on the Lessons Learnt & Reconciliation Commission hearings held in Killinochchi and Mullaitivu
http://www.groundviews.org/2010/09/23/translation-of-tamil-newspaper-reports-on-the-lessons-learnt-reconciliation-commission-hearings-held-in-killinochchi-and-mullaitivu/ [1233]

Upcountry Tamils who fled to escape attack live in fear
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32654 [1234]

Container of dynamite parked in Vaazhaichcheanai police station
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32659 [1235]

SRI LANKA: Returnees dream of new houses in the north
http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=90550 [1236]

Emotional homecoming after 21 years for Sri Lanka widow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11317430 [1237]

Colombo hurriedly readies military colony in Ki'linochchi
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32663 [1238]

Colombo plans to settle Sinhala people in Thiryaay in Trincomalee district
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32667 [1239]

Compensation not paid to uprooted families in Batticaloa district
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32671 [1240]

ASP, 6 policemen arrested in Polonnaruwa
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32661 [1241]

Power grab in Sri Lanka
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20100922a2.html [1242]

SL government imposes restrictions on local NGOs in North, East
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32670 [1243]

Sri Lanka Sees Opportunity As China Costs Rise
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870386010457550831317928113... [1244]

Q&A: Post-war Sri Lanka
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11393458 [1245]

As Obama Is Booed at Fundraiser, Chinese-Only Briefing, Sri Lanka Protest, MDGs
http://www.innercitypress.com/unga2mdg092210.html [1246]

Australia: Sri Lanka-born refugee sentenced to 5½ years in Australia for smuggling asylum seekers
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jYcFq_Yq9kV... [1247]

Australia: Asylum seekers end Sydney rooftop protest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11379285 [1248]

Australia: The cruelty and indignity of mandatory detention
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s3016295.htm [1249]

Australia: 75 Tamils in stand-off make it to Australia
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/7960296/75-tamils-in-stand... [1250]

--------------Canada--------------

Australia and Canada: Keep the boats coming, but please, future PMs, keep the Canadians out
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/keep-the-boats-coming-but-please-future-pms-keep-the-canadians-out-20100811-11zu3.html [1251]

Ottawa eyes ‘mass arrival' category for asylum seekers
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-eyes-mass-arrival-ca... [1252]

Prime Minister rejects proposal to detain ‘mass arrival' refugee claimants
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/prime-minister-rejects-prop... [1253]

Human smuggling plan flawed, say refugee experts
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/864224--human-smuggling-plan-... [1254]

Ottawa's handling of ‘Sun Sea' Tamils just for show
http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/comment/article/639517--ottawa-s-handlin... [1255]

Vancouver Activists Rally in Support of Tamil Refugees
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Vancouver-Activists-Rally-in-Su... [1256]

Waterloo man awaits extradition decision in Tamil Tigers terrorism case
http://news.therecord.com/printArticle/779500 [1257]

Did the Sri Lankan Army use cluster bombs and phosphorus bombs against civilians?
http://www.groundviews.org/2010/09/24/did-the-sri-lankan-army-use-cluster-bombs-and-phosphorus-bombs-against-civilians/

‘Learning Lessons' from those affected by war: Does the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission really listen?
http://www.groundviews.org/2010/09/24/%E2%80%98learning-lessons%E2%80%99-from-those-affected-by-war-does-the-lessons-learnt-and-reconciliation-commission-really-listen/ [1259]

Sri Lankan president urges rethink on rules of war
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11404198 [1260]

Video: Sri Lankan President at the UN
http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/webcast/2010/09/sri-lanka-general-debate-... [1261]

Tamil Tiger's wife pleads for help in finding him
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11383437 [1262]

Tamil language disserves due recognition
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100924_bellanwila.shtml [1263]

SLA intruder attacked by house-owner in Vanni
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32679 [1264]

SRI LANKA: Anusha Ravichandran, "Please bring my sister back to me"
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportID=90570 [1265]

Sri Lankan government urged to say sorry for war years
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11401045 [1266]

Sri Lanka co-accused in Fonseka 'conspiracy' case freed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11405746 [1267]

FLOW OF TAMIL REFUGEES TO WEST WILL DRY UP IF ‘REAL PEACE' EVER RETURNS TO SRI LANKA (SL)
http://www.groundreport.com/Business/FLOW-OF-TAMIL-REFUGEES-TO-WEST-WILL... [1268]

----------Canada----------

The old anti-immigrant game
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/865689--the-old-... [1269]

Harper takes us back to our compassionate roots
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Harper+takes+back+compassionate+roots/... [1270]

Three more Tamil migrants ordered released from detention
http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Three+more+Tamil+migrants+ordered+rele... [1271]

All options open for refugee boats
http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2770193 [1272]

Tamils urged to help migrants
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2010/09/23/15446981.html [1273]

Burnaby school district prepares to educate Tamil children
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Burnaby+school+district+prepares+educat... [1274]

India's reasons for banning LTTE false, fabricated: Vaiko tells Tribunal
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32690

Beaten but not Broken: Tamil Women Struggle through Conflict and ‘Peace' in Sri Lanka
http://www.sangam.org/2010/09/BrokenbutnotBeatenStruggleofTamilWomen.php?uid=4073 [1276]

ICJ blames Colombo for world's largest detention, cautions donors against complicity
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32693 [1277]

Report: Beyond Lawful Constraints: Sri Lanka's Mass Detention of LTTE Suspects
http://www.tamilnet.com/img/publish/2010/09/BeyondLawfulConstraints-SLre... [1278]

Rights groups chastises Sri Lanka over rebel detentions
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11417570 [1279]

US University calls for Sri Lanka war crimes investigations
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32682 [1280]

Report: ACCOUNTABILITY NOW: THE NEED FOR A WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL REGARDING SRI LANKA
http://www.tamilnet.com/img/publish/2010/09/AULawSriLanka.pdf [1281]

Calls for Sri Lanka War Crimes Tribunal Grow
http://www.pacificfreepress.com/news/1/7013-calls-for-sri-lanka-war-crim... [1282]

UNROW Calls for Establishment of War Crimes Tribunal for Sri Lanka
http://hrbrief.org/2010/09/unrow-calls-for-establishment-of-war-crimes-t... [1283]

As Ban Meets Sri Lanka Rajajaksa, UN War Crimes Panel Not Mentioned
http://www.innercitypress.com/ban1rajapaksa092410.html [1284]

As Sri Lanka Quotes UN Ban Undermining His Panel on War Crimes, UN Questioned
http://www.innercitypress.com/ban2rajapaksa092610.html [1285]

'EU should coordinate powers to bring justice to Eezham Tamils'
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32681 [1286]

SLA replaces STF in Paduvaankarai in Batticaloa district
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32685 [1287]

Police, SLA search for buried weapons in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32691 [1288]

Sri Lanka needs a president, not a demi-god
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/sep/26/sri-lanka-president-... [1289]

IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement for Sri Lanka and Approves US$212.5 Million Disbursement
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2010/pr10352.htm [1290]

Smuggling ancient religious statues from North to South escalates
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32687 [1291]

Opinion: Sri Lanka holds tight to China
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/worldview/100923/sri-lanka-tamil-chin... [1292]

UNP rejects federal solution
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100926_tissa_federal.sht... [1293]

US businesses invited to invest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100926_president_usa.sht... [1294]

Tale of two families: The stories behind Sri Lanka's war enquiry commission
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p009t81d/Outlook_24_09_2010/ [1295]

Canada: The old anti-immigrant game
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/865689--the-old-... [1269]

Canada: Tamil migrant gives birth in detention
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/09/24/bc-tamil-migr... [1296]

Report: European Center for Constutional and Human Rights: Study on Criminal Accountability in Sri Lanka as of January 2009
http://warwithoutwitness.com/images/stories/PDF/38206877-study-on-criminal-accountability-in-sri-lanka.pdf

Environmental concern over Sri Lanka nuclear plans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11435779 [1298]

LTTE detainees will be treated differently
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100928_yapakaru.shtml [1299]

SRI LANKA: Former female fighters strive for a better life
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportID=90613 [1300]

Winning the Peace
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/09/27/winning_the_peace?page=... [1301]

From Rabble-Rousing to Rubble
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/09/27/from_rabble-rousing_to_... [1302]

Questions over Sri Lanka's Victory
http://www.channel4.com/news/questions-over-sri-lankas-victory [1303]

Sri Lanka MP interrogated over 'dictator' posters
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11425865 [1304]

SL government appropriates Tamils' lands in Batticaloa district
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32703 [1305]

Fasting Sinhala Buddhist monk admitted to Batticaloa hospital
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32712 [1306]

Australia: What happened to the Oceanic Viking refugees?
http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/45507 [1307]

Australia and Canada: Authorities on alert for influx of Tamil Tiger asylum-seekers
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/authorities-on-alert-for-influx-of-... [1308]

Canada: Tamil migrant children start school in B.C.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/09/27/bc-tamil-migr... [1309]

Canada: Cohn: Toronto, Tamil refugees and the Ford phenomenon
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/867103--cohn-tor... [1310]

A leaked video from a Sri Lankan soldiers mobile phone shows how they treated surrendered Tamil soldier. He was tied to tree and battered to death after.Hundreds of these type videos are believed to be recorded by Sri Lankan military men , have been hidden by military to avoid any war crimes. Miltary men have been threaten to be murdered if they release any such videos. Sri Lankan journalists have been working hard to bring this video to outer world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX1V1zooFvk

HRW got pictures from one of the solider showing him being tortured then shown with his dead body
http://hrwnews.org/press/HRW_SriLanka_0520.zip [1312]

SRI LANKA: Returnees brace for monsoon rains
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=90641 [1313]

IOM Delivers Indian Roofing Sheets for Sri Lanka's Homeless Returnees in North
http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/media/press-briefing-notes/pbnAS/cache/of... [1314]

22 US, UK cities hold Sri Lanka boycott campaign
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32714 [1315]

Sri Lankan president at the UN denies war crimes
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/sep2010/sril-s30.shtml [1316]

Bishop seeks equal aid for Tamil refugees
http://www.ucanews.com/2010/09/29/bishop-seeks-equal-aid-for-tamil-refug... [1317]

One-person dominated TGTE decided by narrow margin
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32720 [1318]

UN Blatantly Turns Blind Eye As Sri Lanka Becomes Nation of Totalitarianism
http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=10028 [1319]

At UN on Sri Lanka, Ban Son in Law Called "Irrelevant," Rajapaksa Relations Still Undisclosed after Tete a Tete Meeting
http://www.innercitypress.com/ban4rajapaksa092910.html [1320]

UN Won't Disclose Ban's 1 on 1 Meetings This Month, Presidents Beyond Sri Lanka?
http://www.innercitypress.com/ban2tete093010.html [1321]

Lanka Bond issue oversubscribed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/09/100929_bondlanka.shtml [1322]

Sri Lanka president backs ex-army chief's imprisonment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11441491 [1323]

Seeking the truth in Sri Lanka
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/9047814.stm [1324]

SL government neglects war-ravaged Vanni
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32716 [1325]

Sri Lanka seeks help for 90,000 war widows: minister
http://67.59.172.92/article/World_News/World_News/Sri_Lanka_seeks_help_f... [1326]

Police order Kalmunai Muslim youths to surrender weapons
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32717 [1327]

Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister On The Hot Seat
http://blogs.forbes.com/meghabahree/2010/09/30/sri-lankas-foreign-minist... [1328]

Australia: Hazaras, Tamils at less risk according to leaked papers
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/hazaras-tamils-at-less-risk-accordi... [1329]

Canada OK's most Sri Lankan refugee claims
http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/09/27/f-migrant-refugee-numbers.ht... [1330]

Canada: The limits of feeling someone else's pain
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/09/28/f-vp-handler.html [1331]

Canada: RCMP considering human smuggling charges in Sun Sea case
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/rcmp-consi... [1332]

Travers: Fear and loathing keeps voters tossing and turning
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/868096--travers-fear-and-loat... [1333]

On Ban's "Abnormal" Understanding with Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa, UN Won't Answer
http://www.innercitypress.com/ban5rajapaksa100110.html

How China and India Displaced the West in Sri Lanka
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2023178,00.html?xid=rss-wo... [1335]

SRI LANKA: War amputees fight for new limbs
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportID=90665 [1336]

Former Tamil Tiger rebels taste freedom after 16 months
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11464182 [1337]

Women clear Sri Lanka's landmine legacy
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h8JMPjKr2XTzy8mKSUjzK... [1338]

SLA units in NorthEast to be strengthened
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32740 [1339]

Swindler from South arrested in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32741 [1340]

Resettlement in Valikaamam North HSZ not possible - Jaffna SLA Commander
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32733 [1341]

‘REAL PEACE' IN SRI LANKA (SL) AFTER HISTORICAL INJUSTICE TO TAMILS?
http://www.groundreport.com/World/-REAL-PEACE-IN-SRI-LANKA-SL-AFTER-HIST... [1342]

SRI LANKAN SMALL BUSINESS TO GET US$57MLN: WORLD BANK
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/sbcod_sri-lankan-small-bu... [1343]

Dublin follow-up on Sri Lanka war crimes
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32731 [1344]

SLA closes access road to resettled families in Vaadmaraadchi Eas
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32742 [1345]

Acute shortage for wheat flour in Colombo due to price hike
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32729 [1346]

'Fonseka blamed Gotabhaya for killings' - Editor
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101004_frederica.shtml [1347]

Rudrakumaran 'PM of Tamil Government'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101003_tgte_government.s... [1348]

Call for meaningful Tamil resettlement
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101003_tamil_parties.sht... [1349]

Australia: Tamils challenge ASIO ruling
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/tamils-challenge-asio-ruling-20... [1350]

Australia: Protesters support refugee hunger striker
http://www.sa.org.au/racism-and-refugees/2933-protesters-support-refugee... [1351]

Canada: Scarborough-Rouge River ward a community of dizzying ethnic diversity
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/scarborough-rouge-r... [1352]

Realpolitik Rules in Sri Lanka March

Colder war maneuvering.

Viva la revolucion!

SLA opens ‘luxury' resort in occupied Tamil land
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32744

As US Defends Record on Darfur, France & UK Took Lead, Silence on Bashir Noted
http://www.innercitypress.com/ussc1sudan100610.html [1355]

SRI LANKA: Reflections on Sri Lanka' Constitution
http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2010statements/2861/ [1356]

Opposition launch 'release Fonseka' campaign
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101005_fonsekaalliance.s... [1357]

Elderly at risk of poverty in Sri Lanka
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Elderly-at-risk-of-poverty-in-Sri-Lanka-1... [1358]

A disservice to the young Tamils from Jaffna
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/opinion/letters/11152-a-dis... [1359]

Plans afoot to eliminate Tamils in Sri Lanka
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/opinion/letters/11198-plans... [1360]

Comentary on Returns, Resettlement and Land Issues in the North of Sri Lanka
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/ASAZ-89XBYB?OpenDocument [1361]

SL government prioritizes tourism neglecting rehabilitation in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32750 [1362]

The European Commission provides €10 million for humanitarian actions in Sri Lanka
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/1290&forma... [1363]

Colombo shuns Eastern province TNA parliamentarians
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32747 [1364]

Feast of a President
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2010/10/4/fonseka-sarath-sri-general/#... [1365]

Canada: Scarborough-Rouge River ward a community of dizzying ethnic diversity
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/scarborough-rouge-r... [1352]

Canada: Cohn: Who speaks for multicultural nation?
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/870604--cohn-who... [1366]

Canada - CBC National: Tamil Migrants (Video)
http://www.cbc.ca/thenational/indepthanalysis/story/2010/08/16/national-tamilmigrants.html [1033]

Thanks Fidel!

Inquiry urged into Sri Lankan rights violations
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2010/1008/1224280634965.html

Sri Lanka's Eighteenth Amendment: A Charter for Dictatorship
http://dissidentvoice.org/2010/10/sri-lanka%E2%80%99s-eighteenth-amendment-a-charter-for-dictatorship/ [1368]

Sinhala men continue to intimidate Tamil cultivators in Eastern Province
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32754 [1369]

Sarath Fonseka loses seat
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101007_fonseka_noseat.sh... [1370]

Lankan bishops seek Fonseka's release
http://www.cathnewsasia.com/2010/10/07/lankan-bishops-seek-fonsekas-rele... [1371]

Sobhitha Thero suspects moves to stop him
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101007_sobhitha.shtml [1372]

Sri Lanka has abandoned all efforts to solve ethnic issue - CPG
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32756 [1373]

Domestic worker abuse increase in Kuwait
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101006_kuwaitabuse.shtml [1374]

18th Amendment: Making a Mockery of Democracy in Sri Lanka
http://www.idsa.in/idsacomments/18thAmendmentMakingaMockeryofDemocracyin... [1375]

ICJ report accuses Sri Lankan government of violating human rights
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/oct2010/sril-o07.shtml [1376]

Colombo takes control of historic Kanniyaa hot wells in Trincomalee
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32751 [1377]

SLA stops volunteer teachers' demonstration in Ki'linochchi
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32753 [1378]

More Lankans likely to seek jobs in Qatar
http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar/128241-more-lankans-likely-to-see... [1379]

Canada: CBSA asks for full media ban on Sun Sea hearings
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20101006/migrant-hearings-101006/ [1380]

Canada: Preparations underway for possible second Tamil ship
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/10/06/15608731.html [1381]

Canada: Tamil migrant ship MV Sun Sea towed to Nanaimo shipyard
http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=3638605 [1382]

Canada: Govt to unveil law to deter illegal migrants
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iRnlwmJBXnjGObAholn9C... [1383]

ICG: Sri Lanka: Deciphering the Constitutional Coup
http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/publication-type/podcasts/sri-lanka-deciphering-the-constitutional-coup.aspx

Disposable People: The Tamil persecution
http://www.swp.ie/reviews/disposable-people-tamil-persecution/3704 [1385]

IUSU demands release of Northern youths detained or disappeared
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32779 [1386]

Rally calling for the immediate release Sarath Fonseka: Video and photos
http://www.groundviews.org/2010/10/12/rally-calling-for-the-immediate-re... [1387]

SRI LANKA: North crying out for more private investment
http://irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportID=90743 [1388]

HRW discusses Sri Lanka war-crimes in Harvard event
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32768 [1389]

Resettled families in Vanni suffer without adequate transport
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32762 [1390]

193 Sinhala families seek resettlement in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32761 [1391]

The Breakdown of the Rule of Law in Sri Lanka: An Overview
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1682133 [1392]

Sri Lanka leader to be guest at close of Commonwealth Games
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/11/sri-lanka-leader-commonwealt... [1393]

Row over Rajapaksa's invitation to India Games ceremony
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11522311 [1394]

Media questions the legality of Fonseka verdict
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101012_costa.shtml [1395]

Peace Dividend Perks Up Economy
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=53132 [1396]

Sri Lanka's Future Holds Promise
http://www.voanews.com/policy/editorials/Sri-Lankas-Future-Holds-Promise... [1397]

Saudi Arabia urged to suspend Sri Lankan recruitment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11514934 [1398]

Silencing Sri Lanka's anti-Govt voice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101010_fonseka_week.shtm... [1399]

Bread consumption drops by 40% as price skyrockets
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32760 [1400]

Former LTTE spokesman Ilanthirayan's wife bears witness before LLRC
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32765 [1401]

Sri Lanka Tamil Tiger spokesman 'missing after arrest'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11510315 [1402]

----------------Canada----------------

Alleged Tamil Tiger redetained
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/alleged-ta... [1403]

Canada aids in Thai arrest of Tamil migrants
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-aids-in-thai-arrest-of-tamil-migrants/article1752548/ [1404]

Thailand arrests 130 Sri Lankan Tamils
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8104707 [1405]

Canada's role in Thailand arrests queried
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/10/12/thailand-migrant-arrest.html [1406]

Canadian Tamils fear Ottawa had a hand in Thai raids
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/874313--canadian-tamils-fear-... [1407]

Concerns raised about Canadian role in Tamil migrant sweep in Bangkok
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Concerns+raised+about+Canadian+role+Tami... [1408]

Canada hunting third Tamil immigrant ship - report
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11506173 [1409]

Sri Lanka: Groups Decline to Testify Before Flawed Commission
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/10/13/sri-lanka-groups-decline-testify-flawed-commission

Sri Lanka: Crisis Group Refuses to Appear Before Flawed Commission
http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/publication-type/media-releases/2010/asia/sri-lanka-crisis-group-refuses-to-appear-before-flawed-commission.aspx [1411]

Amnesty demands Sri Lanka war crimes probe
http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/166184/1/5795 [1412]

Human rights groups snub Sri Lanka war crime inquiry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11542053 [1413]

Indian Secretary General leads Commonwealth away from human rights
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32785 [1414]

Police instructs Tamils in Colombo to register their presence
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32787 [1415]

Complaints against SLA, paramilitary groups made to LLRC in Batticaloa
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32788 [1416]

SL police fail to protect harassed former Tiger girl combatant in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32800 [1417]

Sri Lankan government to intensify austerity measures
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/oct2010/sril-o13.shtml [1418]

Thailand holding over 100 Tamil asylum seekers: police
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hQ-8YxUcRpv2pzrFQmaHR... [1419]

JHU calls for resettlement of Sinhalese
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101013_jaffnasin.shtml [1420]

Sri Lankan activists oppose plan to train boys as monks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11537305 [1421]

Sri Lanka's defense ministry 2011 allocation increases
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32789 [1422]

Abducted Tamil jeweler released on payment of ransom, in Colombo
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32792 [1423]

SL government sabotages IUSU activities in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32797 [1424]

500 Ex-LTTE cadres set free
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101015_release.shtml [1425]

Mahinda Rajapaksa's effigy burnt in Tamil Nadu
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32801 [1426]

-------------Canada-------------

Canada will urge SL to propose solution to ethnic issue
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32798 [1427]

Tamil refugees got the Canada goose that laid golden egg
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Tamil+refugees+Canada+goose+that+laid+... [1428]

Derelict boat stowed in Nanaimo Harbour shows proof of migrants' long journey
http://www.timescolonist.com/Derelict+boat+stowed+Nanaimo+Harbour+shows+... [1429]

Tamil couple changed names, lied about identities, immigration board says
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/tamil-coup... [1430]

Sri Lankan minister says Tamils seek money not safe haven
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/874881--sri-lankan-minister-sa... [1431]

Welcome speech for President Rajapakse in Houston by Tamil Attorney leaves everybody speechless, and lost for words. (Starting at 6:03)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei4cURPJdrY&

New Sri Lankan civil war photos threaten to overshadow Britain visit
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/srilanka/8071271/New-Sri-Lankan-civil-war-photos-threaten-to-overshadow-Britain-visit.html [1433]

US War Crimes Unit receives list of Sri Lanka's missing Tamil surrendees
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32802 [1434]

S Lanka rejects 'atrocity' photos
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11573050 [1435]

S.Lanka minister slams 'colonial' rights groups
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gdEqz9NpwT6r6-hImt3ns... [1436]

Sri Lanka: Hague must insist on independent investigation into war crimes when he meets his Sri Lankan counterpart, says Amnesty
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=19046 [1437]

Amnesty to begin campaign on SLA execution of Trincomalee students
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32817 [1438]

SLA, police harass ex LTTE members in Batticaloa district
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32823 [1439]

Police arrest 4 youths with T56 rifles in Kiraan in East
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32815 [1440]

SL Police identifies body washed ashore in Wellawatte
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32818 [1441]

As Human Rights Groups Boycott Sri Lanka Panel, UN Ban's Panel Invisible
http://www.innercitypress.com/ban6rajapaksa101510.html [1442]

Colombo accused of 'land grab'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101017_east_land.shtml [1443]

Murdered Sri Lankan journalist's family denied justice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11568133 [1444]

Ten years of impunity for Jaffna-based journalist's murderers
http://en.rsf.org/sri-lanka-nimalarajan-bbc-jaffna-killed-epdp-18-10-201... [1445]

IFJ calls for probe into assault
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101018_ifj_media.shtml [1446]

IUSF stages protest against police assault on journalists in Colombo
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32828 [1447]

Foreign-based Tigers trying to regroup: S.Lanka PM
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iFnsI5QBGbV5Kgvx49GyX... [1448]

Birth centenary of V. Navaratnam, pioneer of Tamil Eelam polity
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=32821 [1449]

Brothers who tamed the Tigers
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/brothers-who-tamed-the-tig... [1450]

Sri Lanka raises defence spending by six percent
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ht9U4rkAfDMYbZURGfgkm... [1451]

Soldiers help 'reduce budget deficit'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101018_vavuniya_army.sht... [1452]

Villagers stop illegal sand excavation in Vadamaraadchi East
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32807 [1453]

Mannaar Tamil village faces extinction due to illegal sand mining
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32822 [1454]

Uprooted families due to SLA offensives in East denied assistance
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32809 [1455]

SL Resettlement minister meets Sinahala families claiming resettlement in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32826 [1456]

Contradictions of capitalism
http://www.himalmag.com/Contradictions-of-capitalism_nw4754.html [1457]

US convicts Singapore man in Tamil Tigers arms plot
http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Crime/Story/A1Story20101019-... [1458]

Broke no Singapore laws, defendant testifies in Maryland case
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32813 [1459]

ICG Louise Arbour on Self-Determination
http://www.unpo.org/article/11810 [1460]

Local authorities warn of landmine danger in Pachchilaippa'l'li in North
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32814 [1461]

‘Sinhala Only' imposed on name boards in East
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32810 [1462]

A War Criminal concluding the Commonwealth Games is the best it could go!
http://ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2010statements/2885/ [1463]

UK: Slideshow: Sri Lankans find a home in London
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/people_and_places/religion_and_eth... [1464]

--------------Canada--------------

Ocean Lady's live tracking device missing
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/ocean-lady... [1465]

Students oppose honorary degree for Public Safety Minister Vic Toews
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Students-oppose-honoury-de... [1466]

"I believe our diversity is our strength!" - George Smitherman
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=563&id=5973 [1467]

Canada welcomes Thai move on Tamil migrants
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20101019-24... [1468]

More Tamils heading for Canada?
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/10/17/15723976.html [1469]

Another migrant ship planning to head to Canada
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Another+migrant+ship+headed+Canada+sour... [1470]

Reconciliation through ‘Rehabilitation' & ‘Reintegration' of Ex-LTTE members in Sri Lanka: Separating Fact from Fiction
http://www.groundviews.org/2010/10/19/reconciliation-through-%E2%80%98rehabilitation%E2%80%99-%E2%80%98reintegration%E2%80%99-of-ex-ltte-members-in-sri-lanka-separating-fact-from-fiction/

UN panel of experts call for submissions
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101020_unpan.shtml [1472]

On Sri Lanka, Stealth Solicitation of Submissions by UN Ban War Crimes Panel Unexplained
http://www.innercitypress.com/banpan1sri102010.html [1473]

SL government to erect star hotels in Vadamaraadchi coast
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32839 [1474]

Vadamaraadchi fishermen complain of intrusion by Sinhala fishermen
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32834 [1475]

Batticaloa Court orders removal of ineligible occupants in Muslim colony
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32829 [1476]

Britain to support call for investigation into Sri Lanka war deaths
http://www.tamileelamnews.com/news/publish/tns_13014.shtml [1477]

Government 'begins probe' on torture photos
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101020_primelanka.shtml [1478]

Revoke ban on Liberation Tigers: Activists in Tamil Nadu
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32830 [1479]

UK: Foreign Secretary calls for Sri Lanka to work towards a comprehensive and lasting political settlement
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=News&id=23062740&utm_sou... [1480]

S.Lanka reveals haul of civilian gold from war zone
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iHXlXw1KxsOarsP-Udxvc... [1481]

Asylum seekers tell of their journey of death
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/asylum-seekers-journey-of-death/story-e6freuzr-1225941425056 [1482]

Canada: Tories to present refugee bill
http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/10/19/conservatives-refugee-laws.h... [1483]

Canada: PM welcomes new Canadians with tough talk for human smugglers
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/pm-welcomes... [1484]

A one-eyed view of Sri Lanka
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/40326.html

'No probe' into 'atrocity photos'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101021_keheliya_dimu.sht... [1486]

Call to return 'gold seized from LTTE'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101021_mano_gold.shtml [1487]

UN War Crimes Panel solicits submissions on Sri Lanka
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32842 [1488]

Tissamaharama Tamil Brahmi inscription ‘missing'
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32843 [1489]

Indian government should hear both sides; 'A violation of Natural Justice' TGTE says
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/10/22/prwebprweb46... [1490]

Sri Lanka 'pays PR firm £3m to boost post-war image'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11606899 [1491]

Manmohan Singh unworthy to open "Little India" in Kuala Lumpur - MMSP
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32846 [1492]

Canada: Public Safety minister's refugee parents came to Canada just before doors shut
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/public-safety-ministers-refugee-parents-came-to-canada-just-before-doors-shut-105457128.html [1493]

Canada: Harper government to get tough on human smugglers
http://www.news1130.com/news/article/117884--harper-government-to-get-to... [1494]

Canada: Tough new measures target smuggled migrants
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/879003--tough-new-measures-ta... [1495]

Tamil Nadu daily questions lack of solidarity from Indian opposition on ban controversy
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32865

India accepts Prabhakaran death
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101026_rajiv_prabhakaran... [1497]

Supporters fight to get LTTE ban removed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101024_ltte_ban.shtml [1498]

Amid Sri Lanka's boom, life for Tamils remains bleak
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/dalailama/article/880196--amid-sri-lan... [1499]

Sri Lankan state paper highlights 'return' of Tamil refugees from India
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32861 [1500]

At UN, Sri Lanka Panel's Darusman Mulls Requesting Visit, Kohona Says "Let Him Ask"
http://www.innercitypress.com/banex2sri102210.html [1501]

Unruly Sinhala tourists storm into Jaffna Public Library
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=32856 [1502]

Widows Struggle to Put Life Back Together Again
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=53273 [1503]

US to build £8bn super base on Pacific island of Guam
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/guam/80... [1504]

President to write to Saudi King on Rizana
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101025_rizana_death.shtm... [1505]

Peace means a homecoming for Sri Lanka's Muslims
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11595458 [1506]

War-hit countries 'most corrupt'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101026_lanka_corruption.... [1507]

Tamil union leader in custody
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101024_bharati_police.sh... [1508]

No charges 'for years' against suspects
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/10/101025_sinhala_tigers.sh... [1509]

Parallel Governments: Living between terror and counter terror in northern Lanka (1982-2009)
http://www.groundviews.org/2010/10/26/parallel-governments-living-betwee... [1510]