The arrest of LTTE activists in Britain
Dushy Ranetunge in London speaks to the key
witness
As reported in the Sunday Observer, three LTTE
activists were arrested by the British police late in the evening on
June 8, outside the premises of the anti LTTE, Tamil Broadcasting
Corporation (TBC). Among the activists arrested was Nadarajah
Sethurupan who allegedly runs the website with links to the LTTE
intelligence wing. The LTTE is a listed terrorist organisation in
the United Kingdom.
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Terracotta and Mrs Thatcher
My last visit in China, before returning to
Beijing, was to Xian, site of the famous terracotta warriors. They
were created over 2000 years ago for the tomb of Shi Huang Ti, who
unified China and built the Great Wall...
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Dhammacarini vege-fair: A Gourmet's Wonderland
I remember attending a dinner party hosted by a
friend more than two decades ago. The invitation was for a night
with Robert Knox and the wording was in 'ye olde English'. It was
quaint, original and memorable.
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Panic Nation - Chapter One:
Whose opinion can we trust?
Frederick II of Germany wrote in the thirteenth
century: One ought not to believe anything, save that which can be
proven by nature and the force of reason.' His views were echoed in
the sixteenth century by the French essayist Michael de Montaigne:
'I would have every man write of that which he knows'.
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Finland - where well-known mobile phone was born
What comes into your mind when you hear the name
'Nokia'? Of course it is one of the world's most well known mobile
phones with very attractive features, which connects people. Believe
it or not, Nokia is a historical town in Finland.
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