Tamil Guardian News Feed Tamil Guardian - Providing comment and context on Tamil affairs http://www.tamilguardian.com Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ Presidential advisor accuses panellists of lying at public debate on reconciliation]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4837 Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Brazil truth commission inaugurated by president]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4838 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Mladic genocide trail begins]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4836 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Refugees in Australia driven to attempt suicide]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4835 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Peiris rejects 'foreign-owned' process for Sri Lanka]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4834 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Police ordered to 'liquidate' anti-Putin protests]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4833 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Posters of resistance emerge at Jaffna Uni]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4830 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Promises promises]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4832 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sri Lanka plans massive Victory Day parade]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4831 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[UN convoy comes under attack by Assad forces in Syria]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4829 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[EU forces raid Somali pirate bases]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4828 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Presidential instructions]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4826 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Rajapaksa lauded for 'not giving in' to international pressure ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4827 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ICC seeks arrests of Congolese rebel leaders]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4825 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[EU delays decision on Euro 2012 boycott]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4824 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ranil offers to mediate government-TNA talks]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4823 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Rajapakse's planned UK visit criticised]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4822 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NATO must investigate civilian casualties in Libya - HRW ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4821 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Peiris sets off to meet Hiliary Clinton ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4817 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[India's opposition party leader tells UK to withdraw aid]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4816 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bangladesh political leader charged with genocide]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4820 Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sumanthiran slams government, reiterates need for international investigation]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4819 Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Israel urged to act to save Palestinian hunger strikers]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4815 Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[China, Japan and S Korea condemn future nuclear tests by N Korea]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4814 Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sivaram remembered by journalists and activists in London]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4812 Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sri Lanka promises to comply with fishing rules after UK complaint]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4811 Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[State banks write off billions of rupees of debt]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4810 Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[JPMorgan criticised over genocide funding]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4809 Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Right to Information bill blocked by SL government]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4808 Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sri Lanka should ban tea imports - Finance Secretary]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4807 Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Syrian opposition hold talks in Rome on future leadership]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4806 Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[US partial resumption of military sales to Bahrain sparks criticism ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4805 Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Italian Tamil youth celebrate diversity]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4804 Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Military does public health]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4803 Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Navi Pillay condemns 'indiscriminate' aerial bombing by Sudan ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4802 Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[UN adopts 'land grab' guidelines]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4801 Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Judge criticises 'banner of terrorism' in sentencing US Tamil]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4800 Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Dutch peacekeeper may face charges over Srebrenica massacre ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4798 Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Mobile phone messages used by government to spread UN petition]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4796 Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Canada urges investigation into Tamil man's murder]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4795 Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Government buys up local milk]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4794 Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Minister accuses TNA of assisting the LTTE ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4793 Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Syrian government and opposition trade blame over bomb blasts]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4792 Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Evidence of Saif al-Islam ordering killings emerges]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4791 Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Chinese firm to take over US bank ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4790 Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tribute to Roy Padayachie by GTF]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4789 Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[GTF pays tribute to Comrade Roy at state funeral - S Africa]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4788 Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Channel 4 shines at One World Media Awards]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4787 Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Gigolos and a day in Sri Lanka's parliament]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4786 Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Iraqi VP will not be arrested - Turkey]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4785 Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Britain 'haven' for war criminals]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4784 Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Government seeks Rs 200m to buy cars for judges ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4782 Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Boycott forces Ukraine to postpone summit]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4781 Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Al-Jazeera closes English channel in China]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4780 Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[South Africa to investigate Zimbabwe officials]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4783 Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tamara on route to Cuba]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4779 Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Power behind the throne]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4778 Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Clinton commends India for Iranian oil reduction]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4777 Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Monks resume protests against Dambulla mosque]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4776 Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[HRW accuses Syrian army of war crimes ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4775 Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tamils from Palali demand to be resettled home]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4773 Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sri Lanka to protest against Navi Pillay]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4772 Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tamil refugees need better access to legal support - TAG ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4774 Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Far-right Greek party defiant after electoral gains ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4770 Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Putin inaugurated as president amid protests ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4769 Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Austerity under focus after European elections]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4768 Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Embassy examines murder site of Canadian Tamil ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4767 Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sailor shoots female officer and commits suicide]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4766 Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[British RAF to use Russian base to transport military hardware]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4765 Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[29,092 SLA deserters to be arrested]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4764 Sun, 6 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sampanthan attempts to defend himself]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4763 Sat, 5 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[US must heal Native American wounds - UN]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4762 Sat, 5 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Chinese lanterns flood Sri Lankan markets for Vesak]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4761 Sat, 5 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[2 SLA soldiers dead after shots fired in Jaffna ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4760 Sat, 5 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Former LTTE cadre commits suicide in military run camp]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4759 Sat, 5 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Canadian Tamil found murdered in Vanni ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4758 Sat, 5 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Chinese newspaper apologises after public outcry at anti-Chen editorial]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4757 Sat, 5 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Media should 'put country first' - Media Ministry]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4756 Sat, 5 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Beware the fake Buddhists - SL prime minister]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4755 Sat, 5 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Rajapaksa's Vesak message]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4754 Sat, 5 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Government instructs police to protect Buddhist flag against disrespect]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4753 Sat, 5 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Canadian Tamil youth hold Ilanthalir 2012]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4751 Fri, 4 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[China expected to allow Chen to travel abroad - US ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4750 Fri, 4 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sudan pledges to comply with UN resolution]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4749 Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Rajapaksa pilots Sri Lanka's airlines]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4748 Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Prosecutors demand 80-year sentence for Charles Taylor]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4747 Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sri Lanka slams both London's leading mayoral candidates]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4746 Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Press in Sri Lanka remains 'Not Free' - Freedom House]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4745 Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Pressure increases on Ukraine over Euro 2012 boycott]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4744 Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[US official reviews demining efforts in North-East]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4743 Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[UN Security Council imposes sanctions on North Korea]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4742 Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[UN threatens sanctions on Sudans]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4741 Wed, 2 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA['Legacy League' celebrates another successful season]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4739 Wed, 2 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sampanthan campaigns at May Day rally]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4738 Wed, 2 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Rajapakse will fight foreign 'conspiracies']]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4737 Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Obama presses China on human rights ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4736 Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Eelam flag seen at Jaffna May Day Rally]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4735 Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[U.S. Congressman calls for international investigation]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4734 Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Currency intervention threatened with Sri Lanka stumped]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4733 Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sri Lanka indignant at UK after FCO report ]]> http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=4732 Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT