Posts Tagged ‘News’
Sri Lanka: Tamils on probation [video]By Editor - March 30th, 2010 |
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Six months ago in Sri Lanka, as the last bastion of the Tamil Tigers fell, tens of thousands of civilians who had fled the fighting were detained in refugee camps. Now the Sri Lankan army has given them permission to return home. We went to meet these refugees who have lost everything. |
30 members elected for Swiss Council of Eezham TamilsBy Editor - March 29th, 2010 |
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14 of the 22 members elected for the national assembly of Swiss Council of Eezham Tamils (SCET) on Sunday were 2nd generation youths and 8 more members were elected to form Canton based councils in the elections held across the country, said initial reports from the Tamil Elections Switzerland (TES). Two non-Tamils were among the 22 member national council. The polls were organised by second generation Tamil youth and manned by around 70 non-Tamil election officials in 17 booths across the country. The election was conducted in an exemplary way was the remark of Urs Egger, a Free Democratic Party (FDP) politician, according to TES spokesman Thayatharan Deivendran. 41 candidates contested in the elections for the first country council of Eezham Tamils. |
1.9 lakh Tamils resettled in Lanka, yet no relief in sightBy Editor - March 29th, 2010 |
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The Sri Lankan government claims to have resettled more than 1.9 lakh displaced Tamils. But for thousands of the resettled the problems are far from over; a release from military-guarded camps hasn’t exactly translated into a new, bright beginning. |
Disney to offer TV serials based on ThirukkuralBy Editor - March 27th, 2010 |
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Disney Channel is all set to reintroduce to the younger generation the ancient Tamil literature Thirukkural with the first ever animated TV serials based on this celebrated text. The series developed as animal fables by Accel Animation Studios, Chennai, is titled ‘Ek Tha Jungle’ and showcases couplets from Thirukkural — one of the most important and celebrated works in Tamil literature written by noted Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar. |
Hiding away, young men wait on UNBy Editor - March 26th, 2010 |
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SURESH, a Sri Lankan Tamil, is typical of the asylum seeker who takes a chance on a leaky boat to a distant shore. He is a young adult male, a low priority for resettlement by the UN, frustrated by the protracted resettlement process, and running out of options. At 16, in Sri Lanka, he was abducted by a pro-government militia and forced to train to fight against the Tamil Tigers. He escaped, but was recaptured, tied naked to a tree, tortured and threatened with death if he escaped again. |
9.50 Film highlights key issues Tamil youth faceBy Editor - March 26th, 2010 |
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Gangs, the allure of easy money, domestic abuse, culture shock; these are some of the issues explored in the film 9 Dollars and 50 Cents, which depicts the journey of two Tamil youth in Scarborough as they grapple with a series of events over period of 24 hours. The film is going to be screened at the Scarborough Town Centre Cineplex Coliseum on Saturday, March 27, at 10:30 a.m., and film director Rangith Joeseph said the movie unveils problems that are having a detrimental affect on both the Tamil and greater community |
Tiny island disappears under rising ocean levels: Global warming solves Bay of Bengal disputeBy Editor - March 25th, 2010 |
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For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal. Now rising sea levels have resolved the dispute for them: the island’s gone. |
UOIT Placed 2nd at the Schulich Accounting Society’s Case CompetitionBy Editor - March 24th, 2010 |
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The Schulich Accounting Society, in partnership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario held a Case Competition. Many schools participated: York University, Schulich School of Business, University of Toronto (St.George, Scaraboroguh and Missassauga), University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), and Ryerson University. UOIT won Second Place from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO). It’s team members included Pairavi Srikanthan, Nishant Patel, and Zachary Thomas. Congrats! |
Coming to Toronto’s libraries: video gamesBy Editor - March 24th, 2010 |
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Make room, Holden Caulfield and Huck Finn, Sonic the Hedgehog is moving in. The Toronto Public Library is searching for close to $300,000 to start a circulating video game collection, as well as to set up gaming programs at eight branches across the city. |
Obama wins epic health-care battleBy Editor - March 22nd, 2010 |
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WASHINGTON–A watershed moment for America, a defining victory for its president. The core element of change upon which Barack Obama was elected came to pass Sunday night in the form of sweeping health-care reform. But the final gavel dropped as divisively as ever, with Washington lawmakers breaking along bitterly partisan lines, leaving Democrats alone to bear the glory – and the blame – for the most substantive expansion of the American social safety net in generations. |
